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August 1, 1996HeartOpen Access

Impact of a public campaign on pre-hospital delay in patients reporting chest pain.

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Why the study?

Does a multimedia public campaign reduce pre-hospital delay in patients reporting chest pain?

Population

2,477 patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department of the Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire…

Comparison

Multimedia public campaign over 12 months vs 12-month period before the campaign started

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

12 months

Authors

JGJean‐Michel GaspozPUP.F. UngerPUPhilippe Urban

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Overview

May support multimedia campaigns shortening chest pain delay; leaves open causality and outcome impact without randomized confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does a multimedia public campaign reduce pre-hospital delay in patients reporting chest pain?

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Population
2,477 patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department of the Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire of Geneva (1,337 during a 12-month multimedia public campaign and 1,140 during the 12 months prior)
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Intervention
Multimedia public campaign over 12 months
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Comparator
12-month period before the campaign started
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Outcome
Pre-hospital time delay and number of patients admitted to the hospital for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and unstable angina

A multimedia public campaign significantly reduced pre-hospital delay for patients with chest pain and increased hospital visits for AMI and unstable angina.

Cite This Study

Gaspoz et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f79d1439bab0cabc2ce5ehttps://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.76.2.150
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