ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2022
Symptom recognition and treatment-seeking behaviors in women experiencing acute coronary syndrome for the first time: a qualitative study.
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- Prodromal Symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence.Nursing open · 2025Pooled it
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- Sex Differences in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Report of the iSCAD Registry.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
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- Assessment of the complaints and the hospital application of patients with acute coronary syndrome, and the patient's knowledge and behaviors regarding the management of cardiovascular risk factors.African health sciences · 2025Article
- Number of comorbidities and the risk of delay in seeking treatment for coronary heart disease: a longitudinal study in Bogor City, Indonesia.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2024Article
- Women Acute Myocardial Infarction-Identifying and Understanding the Gender Gap (WAMy-GAP): A Study Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Treatment seeking experiences of ACS patients in Yogyakarta, Indonesia during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWomen are more likely to delay medical help-seeking for ACS symptoms. Understanding patients' experience of the symptoms and their response is essential in improving help-seeking behaviors and timely diagnosis and treatment for ACS. This study aimed to explore women's experience of ACS, their response to the symptoms, and treatment-seeking decisions.
methodsThis qualitative descriptive study was conducted in a tertiary referral specialized heart hospital affiliated with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Participants included 39 women who had experienced ACS for the first time.
resultsFour main themes emerged from the analysis of interview transcripts: (1) the onset of symptoms, (2) the types of symptoms, (3) response to symptoms and (4) arriving at the hospital. These themes and associated sub-themes explained women's experience of ACS symptoms, their response to the symptoms, and decision to seek medical help.
conclusionsThis study identified and discussed factors contributing to the prehospital delay in women and their decision-making to seek medical care for ACS symptoms. The results are consistent with previous research indicating that ACS symptoms in women are somewhat different from men, and women tend to underestimate their symptoms and attribute them to non-cardiac causes. Women should be supported to develop awareness and understanding of ACS symptoms and appreciate the importance of early treatment-seeking in the disease outcomes.
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