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An Educational and Skill-Building Intervention to Improve Symptom Recognition and Interpretation in Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Pilot Study.
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- Symptom clusters and unplanned hospital readmission in Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction on admission.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Gender disparities in the mediating role of symptom knowledge level in reducing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) decision delay: Findings from a community-based study in China.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Symptom recognition and treatment-seeking behaviors in women experiencing acute coronary syndrome for the first time: a qualitative study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
- Health Information Seeking Behavior and Health Information Preferences Among Ethnically and Socioeconomically Diverse Patients and Communities: A Qualitative Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe type of symptoms that a woman experiences during an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event influences symptom recognition and interpretation. Women who experience intense, abrupt symptoms are more likely to correctly attribute symptoms to a cardiac etiology and seek care faster than women with less intense, intermittent symptoms.
objectiveA single-group pretest-posttest design was used to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-delivered education and skill-building intervention designed to improve symptom recognition and interpretation in women with recurrent ACS symptoms.
methodsWomen hospitalized for an ACS event received an individualized education and skill-building intervention that was conceptually framed by the investigator's previous research. Three in-person sessions were followed by 2 telephone sessions for reinforcement. Outcomes and acceptability were evaluated at close-out (approximately 2 months after the index event).
resultsAll but 2 women approached agreed to participate. Of the 10 women enrolled, 9 completed all study sessions within an average of 55 days. Mean knowledge scores increased by 7.4% measured by the ACS Response Index. Attitudes toward symptom recognition and help seeking increased by 2.4, whereas beliefs toward expectations and actions increased by 3.2. The women were pleased with the intervention (satisfaction scores averaging 1.4 on a 4-point Likert scale, with 1 as "strongly agree" and 4 as "strongly disagree"). All women who completed the study would recommend it to others.
conclusionThe nurse-delivered intervention was feasible and acceptable to women in the study. Results support further testing and refinement of the intervention in a longitudinal randomized control study to determine efficacy and sustainability.
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