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Predictors of Delay in Seeking Health Care among Myocardial Infarction Patients, Minia District, Egypt
Joint Authors
Ghazawy, Eman Ramadan
Seedhom, Amany Edward
Mahfouz, Eman Mohamed
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To determine the barriers that hinder early seeking of medical care among Minia’s myocardial infarction patients.
Methods.
The study was based on individual interviews with 207 men and women with a first confirmed myocardial infarction (MI), admitted to the coronary care units of hospitals in Minia city in the period from April 1 to August 30, 2014.
Data was collected via structured questionnaire and patient medical charts.
The delay was evaluated by assisting patients to triangulate time of symptom onset and time of professional health care by placing both times in context of daily activities that participants could easily remember.
Results.
The median (25th, 75th percentiles) delay time was 4 (2, 10) h.
Only 32.8% of patients arrived within 2 hours of symptoms onset.
Variables that significantly predicted prehospital delay time were patient’s misinterpretation of nature of pain with OR 8.98 (95% CI) (3.97–20.32), illiteracy 7.98 (2.77–22.95), age (>65) 5.07 (1.57–16.29), and pain resistance behavior 4.61 (2.04–10.41).
Conclusions.
Interventions to decrease prehospital delay must focus on improving public awareness of acute myocardial infarction symptoms and increasing their knowledge on early treatment benefits.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghazawy, Eman Ramadan& Seedhom, Amany Edward & Mahfouz, Eman Mohamed. 2015. Predictors of Delay in Seeking Health Care among Myocardial Infarction Patients, Minia District, Egypt. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053874
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghazawy, Eman Ramadan…[et al.]. Predictors of Delay in Seeking Health Care among Myocardial Infarction Patients, Minia District, Egypt. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053874
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghazawy, Eman Ramadan& Seedhom, Amany Edward & Mahfouz, Eman Mohamed. Predictors of Delay in Seeking Health Care among Myocardial Infarction Patients, Minia District, Egypt. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053874
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1053874