Key result
Indecisive or irrational tele-nurse interactions during evolving MI are linked to failing to recommend acute care.
Why the study?
Rapid contact with emergency medical services is imperative for acute myocardial infarction patients, but many first contact telehealth advisory calls lack understanding of how interaction affects urgent care delivery.
How does the interaction between tele-nurses and callers with an evolving myocardial infarction affect the level of directed care?
Observational (n=30)
How does the interaction between tele-nurses and callers with an evolving myocardial infarction affect the level of directed care?
The quality of interaction between tele-nurses and callers with evolving myocardial infarction is pivotal, as indecisive or irrational communication can delay or prevent appropriate acute care recommendations.
Tele-nurse interactions in suspected MI merit protocol scrutiny; hypothesis-generating for strategies to accelerate EMS activation.
BACKGROUND: Rapid contact with emergency medical services is imperative to save the lives of acute myocardial infarction patients. However, many patients turn to a telehealth advisory nurse instead, where the delivery of urgent and safe care largely depends on how the interaction in the call is established. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the interaction between tele-nurses and callers with an evolving myocardial infarction after contacting a national telehealth advisory service number as their first medical contact. METHOD: Twenty men and 10 women (aged 46-89 years) were included. Authentic calls were analysed using inductive content analysis. FINDINGS: One overall category, Movement towards directed level of care, labelled the whole interaction between the tele-nurse and the caller. Four categories conceptualised the different interactions: a distinct, reasoning, indecisive or irrational interaction. The interactions described how tele-nurses and callers assessed and elaborated on symptoms, context and actions. The interaction was pivotal for progress in the dialogue and affected the achievement of mutual understanding in the communicative process. An indecisive or irrational interaction could increase the risk of failing to recommend or call for acute care. CONCLUSION: The interaction in the communication could either lead or mislead the level of care directed in the call. This study adds new perspectives to the communicative process in the acute setting in order to identify a myocardial infarction and the level of urgency from both individuals experiencing myocardial infarction and professionals in the health system.
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Ericsson et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Evolving myocardial infarction (n=30). Telehealth advisory nurse interaction was evaluated on Interaction characteristics and consequences for level of directed care. In 30 calls from patients with evolving myocardial infarction, indecisive or irrational interactions with tele-nurses increased the risk of failing to recommend or call for acute care.