Key result
Cardiac symptom attribution and emotion-focused coping were independent predictors of care-seeking delay among 135 patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Why the study?
What are the predictors of delayed care-seeking in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Observational (n=135)
What are the predictors of delayed care-seeking in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Cardiac symptom attribution and emotion-focused coping are independent predictors of delayed care-seeking in AMI patients, highlighting targets for future educational interventions.
A theory-testing approach to the study of delay in seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was performed using a descriptive design with 135 AMI patients. Participants provided information pertaining to history of AMI, symptom congruence, responses to symptoms, cardiac symptom attribution, and AMI care-seeking delay. Structural equation modeling fit indices suggested that the independent predictors of AMI care-seeking delay were cardiac symptom attribution and emotion-focused coping. History of AMI had a direct relationship with AMI care-seeking delay, but its total effect through symptom attribution and symptom congruence was not significant. The total effect of symptom congruence on AMI care-seeking delay was significant. In conclusion, the study findings highlight the importance of targeting cardiac symptom attribution and emotion-focused coping in interventions that are aimed at reducing AMI care-seeking delay.
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Fox-Wasylyshyn et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n=135). Cardiac symptom attribution and emotion-focused coping was evaluated on AMI care-seeking delay. Cardiac symptom attribution and emotion-focused coping were independent predictors of care-seeking delay among 135 patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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