SATELLITE survey questions and response categories
| Understanding of AF | High understanding | Moderate understanding | Low understanding | ||
| I feel I understand what atrial fibrillation is.* | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neutral | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
| The major risk of atrial fibrillation is stroke.* | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neutral | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
| Understanding of therapeutic options | |||||
| I understand the role of (rhythm control/ablation) in the treatment of AF. | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neutral | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
| I understand the various options for (rhythm control/ablation) in the treatment of AF. | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neutral | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
| I understand the role of blood thinners in the treatment of AF.* | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neutral | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
| I understand the various options for blood thinners in the treatment of AF* | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neutral | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
| Understanding of therapeutic benefits | High understanding | Low understanding | No understanding | ||
| How well would you say you understand the benefits of using the following therapies for AF.† | Completely understand | Mostly understand | Somewhat understand | Understand very little | Never heard of the therapy |
*Data collected at baseline only.
†Therapies included: warfarin/direct oral anticoagulants/left atrial appendage closure/cardioversion.
AF, atrial fibrillation.