ArticleARYA atherosclerosis2010
Delay and its related factors in seeking treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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- Myocardial Infarction in Iran: Epidemiology, Management, and Prognosis.The journal of Tehran Heart Center · 2023Review
- Delays in Presentation by Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A single centre experience from Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Article
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- Correlates of Delayed Initial Contact to Emergency Services among Patients with Suspected ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.Cardiology research and practice · 2021Article
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing coronary care networks in South Africa: a qualitative study.African health sciences · 2020Article
- Factors Associated with Prehospital Delay among Men and Women Newly Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Qualitative Inquiry.Cardiology research and practice · 2020Article
- Pre-Hospital Delay and Its Contributing Factors in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction; a Cross sectional Study.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Cardiac patients' beliefs about their illness and treatment: A sequential exploratory mixed methods design.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2019Article
- Barriers to timely treatment-seeking in patients with acute myocardial infarction in Malaysia: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2016Article
- Prehospital delay and time to reperfusion therapy in ST elevation myocardial infarction.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shockArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEarly diagnosis and treatment of myocardial infarction can prevent life-threatening complications such as dysrhythmias and death. The aim of this study was to determine the length of delay and its related factors in seeking treatment among a group of patients with myocardial infarction.
methodsIn a cross-sectional design, all the patients who had referred to a general teaching hospital (Kashan, Iran) for treatment of myocardial infarction from April 2004 to March 2005 were recruited. Demographic characteristics, the amount of delay, and the causes of having delay were recorded.
resultsTwo hundred patients were recruited for this study from which 131 (69%) patients had delay in seeking treatment. Factors such as gender, age, economical status, educational level, referring to a general physician before referring to the hospital, the severity of symptoms, residential place (urban vs. rural), and the time of the onset of the symptoms (day vs. night) were determined to be related to having delay. The most important causes of having delay were: "hoping the symptoms to alleviate spontaneously", "attributing the symptoms to other problems other than heart problems", and "disregarding the symptoms".
conclusionRegarding the most important causes of having delay in this study, the importance of educating people about the symptoms of myocardial infarction and the importance of early referral to the hospitals is clarified.
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