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Symptom interpretation in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction influences delay in seeking treatment, driven by attribution to aging, comorbidities, and previous experience.
This review highlights that older patients often delay seeking treatment for AMI due to symptom attribution to aging or comorbidities, emphasizing the need for targeted nursing interventions.
May prompt clinicians to assess symptom attribution in elderly AMI patients; leaves open whether targeted education shortens treatment delays.
Research on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) suggests that older persons may delay significantly longer than younger persons between the first appearance of symptoms of AMI and seeking treatment and that this delay is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The factors that potentially influence delay in older persons can be grouped into 4 categories: (a) symptom attribution to aging, (b) symptom severity and duration, (c) symptom attribution to comorbid and chronic conditions, and (d) previous experience with cardiac problems. This article explores the link between symptom interpretation and health care seeking behaviors in elderly patients with AMI as it relates to delay in seeking treatment for AMI. Potential nursing interventions are presented.
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Ryan et al. (2003) conducted a review in Acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Symptom interpretation and health care seeking behaviors was evaluated. Symptom interpretation in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction influences delay in seeking treatment, driven by attribution to aging, comorbidities, and previous experience.
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