Diagnoses, symptoms, and attribution of symptoms among black and white inpatients admitted for coronary heart disease.
Why the study?
Are there differences in symptom reporting and attribution between Black and White inpatients admitted for coronary heart disease?
Population
2416 Black and White inpatients admitted with diagnoses of coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May underlie racial disparities in CHD care-seeking; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before informing practice.
Structured PICO
Are there differences in symptom reporting and attribution between Black and White inpatients admitted for coronary heart disease?
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Population
2416 Black and White inpatients admitted with diagnoses of coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or myocardial infarction or to rule out myocardial infarction.
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Outcome
Prevalence of diagnosed coronary heart disease, patients' perceptions of symptoms and attribution of symptoms, and predictors of painful symptoms and attribution of cardiac symptomspatient reported
Black patients admitted for coronary heart disease are less likely to report painful symptoms and attribute them to cardiac origins compared to White patients, which may contribute to disparities in care-seeking and medical management.
Cite This Study
Raczynski et al. (1994) studied this question.