Key result
Women, particularly those of advanced age, experience longer prehospital delays when seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction due to atypical symptoms and gender role differences.
Why the study?
What are the reasons women delay seeking treatment for AMI and how can advanced practice nurses intervene to reduce this delay?
Population
Women experiencing signs and symptoms of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports consideration of atypical symptoms in older women with AMI; leaves open whether APN interventions reduce prehospital delays.
What are the reasons women delay seeking treatment for AMI and how can advanced practice nurses intervene to reduce this delay?
Women delay seeking treatment for AMI due to atypical symptoms and gender role perceptions, highlighting the need for targeted APN interventions to reduce prehospital delays.
Leanne L. Lefler (2002) conducted a review in Acute myocardial infarction. Gender factors and atypical symptom presentation was evaluated on Reasons for prehospital delay in seeking treatment. Women, particularly those of advanced age, experience longer prehospital delays when seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction due to atypical symptoms and gender role differences.
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