ArticleHeart & lung : the journal of critical care
Thoughts and behaviors of women with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome.
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- Nurse Practitioner Knowledge of Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome.The journal for nurse practitioners : JNP · 2019Article
- Treatment-Seeking Delay Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction.Health equity · 2019Article
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- Patients' anticipated actions following transient ischaemic attack symptoms: a qualitative vignette-based study.BMC family practice · 2017Article
- Preventing and Experiencing Ischemic Heart Disease as a Woman: State of the Science: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2016Review
- An Educational and Skill-Building Intervention to Improve Symptom Recognition and Interpretation in Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Pilot Study.Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCNArticle
- Why do women with cardiac symptoms delay seeking medical help? Insights from a qualitative study among Jewish Israeli women.Women's health (London, England)Article
- A Qualitative Study of Symptom Experiences of Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveWomen delay seeking care for symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) because of atypical symptoms, perceptions of invulnerability, or keeping symptoms to themselves. The purpose of this study was to explore how women recognized and interpreted their symptoms and subsequently decided whether to seek treatment within the context of their lives.
methodGrounded theory was used to provide the methodological basis for data generation and analysis. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with 9 women with ACS.
resultsAll participants went through a basic social process of searching for the meaning of their symptoms which informed their decisions about seeking care. Stages in the process included noticing symptoms, forming a symptom pattern, using a frame of reference, finding relief, and assigning causality. The evolving MI group (n = 5) experienced uncertainty about bodily cues, continued life as usual, until others moved them toward care. The immediately recognizable MI group (n = 4) labeled their condition quickly, yet delayed, as they prepared themselves and others for their departure.
conclusionsAll women delayed, regardless of their ability to correctly label their symptoms. Education aimed at symptom recognition/interpretation addresses only part of the problem. Women should also be educated about the potential danger of overestimating the time they have to seek medical attention.
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