Key result
Decision-making patterns during treatment-seeking delay in 52 women with acute myocardial infarction were categorized into six distinct behaviors, grouped primarily as knowing or managing.
Population
52 women with acute myocardial infarction
Design
Other
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May guide targeted education on AMI symptom response; leaves open whether pattern-specific interventions reduce delays.
Women's delay in seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction can be categorized into distinct patterns of 'knowing' or 'managing', which can inform targeted patient education to decrease decision time.
Rosenfeld et al. (2005) studied Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=52). Decision-making patterns was evaluated on Patterns of decision-making behavior. Decision-making patterns during treatment-seeking delay in 52 women with acute myocardial infarction were categorized into six distinct behaviors, grouped primarily as knowing or managing.