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ArticleCardiology and therapy2022

Populational Perceptions Regarding Decision to Visit the Emergency Room with Chest Pain During COVID-19.

Jason J Han, William L Patrick, Akhil Rao, Benjamin Smood, Mark Helmers, Amit Iyengar, John J Kelly, Saiesh Kalva, Pavan Atluri, Nimesh Desai and 1 more

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Article in Cardiology and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jason J Han *Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
William L Patrick *Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Akhil RaoDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-5622
Benjamin SmoodDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Mark HelmersDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Amit IyengarDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
John J KellyDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Saiesh KalvaDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Pavan AtluriDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Nimesh DesaiDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Marisa CevascoDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Marisa.Cevasco@uphs.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · USPenn Center for AIDS Research · USHospital of the University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Training Program in Cardiovascular Biology and MedicineT32HL007843 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI THOMAS P. CAPPOLA, Sharlene M Day · 1996 to 2026
$11.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007843
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA significant decrease in emergency presentations of acute cardiac conditions has been observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to understand perceptions that influence people's decisions whether to present to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms related to acute cardiovascular events to inform necessary medical communication.

methodsWe recruited users of Amazon Mechanical Turk (Seattle, WA) to participate in a survey to elucidate perceptions of COVID-19 risk associated with a visit to the ED. A conjoint analysis was designed based on commonly reported factors associated with people's decisions to present to the ED during the pandemic to calculate preference utilities.

resultsAfter exclusions, 1003 participants completed the survey between 12/5/2020 and 12/6/2020. Participants ranked the perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 at the ED as one of the highest, only second to that at bars and restaurants. Only 68% (685/1003) were willing to present to the ED immediately with severe chest pain. Fear of further transmitting the virus to loved ones was the most frequently cited reason for not presenting. Conjoint analysis demonstrated severe chest pain to be the dominant factor in the decision to present to the ED.

conclusionsThe risk of contracting COVID-19 while presenting to the ED for a life-threatening cardiovascular symptom is overestimated and is strongly affected by social factors.

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Cardiovascular emergencyChest painCommunicationCOVID-19Risk aversion

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PMID35318609
PMCPMC8939398
OpenAlexW4220914601

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