Key result
Personal support predicts pre-hospital delay, while symptom certainty and previous AMI link to shorter delays.
Why the study?
Early diagnosis and treatment of AMI reduces morbidity and mortality, but individuals, particularly older adults, delay seeking treatment for symptoms.
Population
82 hospitalized older adults (60-80 years of age) with AMI
Comparison
Shorter delay group vs longer delay group (> 120 minutes from symptom onset)
Design
Descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study with a correlational component
Authors
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May identify targets to shorten AMI delay; cross-sectional data leaves open causal effects and practice change.
Cross-Sectional (n=82)
p-value: p=<.05
Personal support, certainty of heart-related symptoms, and previous AMI are key factors associated with shorter pre-hospital delay times in older adults experiencing acute myocardial infarction.
Deonna Tanner (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=82). Factors influencing pre-hospital delay vs. Shorter delay (≤ 120 minutes) vs longer delay (> 120 minutes) was evaluated on Pre-hospital delay time in seeking treatment (p=<.05). Personal support was the only significant independent predictor of delay time, while certainty of heart-related symptoms or previous AMI resulted in significantly shorter delay (p <.05).