April 1, 2000HeartOpen Access

Patients' interpretation of symptoms as a cause of delay in reaching hospital during acute myocardial infarction

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Population

88 patients admitted to hospital with their first myocardial infarction

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RHRobert HorneUniversity of Kent

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Implication

Symptom mismatch may prolong prehospital delays in MI; hypothesis-generating for education interventions targeting symptom recognition.

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Population

88 patients admitted to hospital with their first myocardial infarction

Outcome

Delay in reaching hospital from onset of worst symptoms, obtained from ambulance and hospital records

A mismatch between expected and actual symptoms of myocardial infarction is common (58%) and contributes to delays in seeking medical help and reaching the hospital.

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Robert Horne (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8924e5ab71709247a2b67f https://doi.org/10.1136/heart.83.4.388

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Patients' interpretation of symptoms as a cause of delay in reaching hospital during acute myocardial infarction

Discussion

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Patients' interpretation of symptoms as a cause of delay in reaching hospital during acute myocardial infarction

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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