dc.contributor.author | Koc, Sema | |
dc.contributor.author | Durna, Zehra | |
dc.contributor.author | Akin, Semiha | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-13T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-13T15:56:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-13T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-13T15:56:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1020-3397 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1687-1634 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.26719/2017.23.4.287 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11446/2356 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000409922300005 | en_US |
dc.description | PubMed ID: 28634979 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This cross-sectional study aimed to assess interpretation of symptoms as a cause of delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It was conducted at a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. The sample included 93 patients: 73 male, mean age 57.89 (12.13) years. Prehospital delay time ranged from 15 minutes to 10 days, with a median of 2 hours (interquartile range: 9.50). Patients waited for pain to go away (48.4%) and tried to calm down (39.8%). Most patients attributed AMI-related symptoms to a reason other than heart disease. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, the type of AMI was classified based on electrocardiography findings (odds ratio 5.18, 95% confidence interval: 1.69-15.91, P = 0.004) and was independently associated with a long prehospital delay time, indicating that patients with ST segment elevation MI would seek early medical care. Misinterpretation of symptoms and misconceptions about emergency treatment during AMI cause delays in admission and may affect treatment. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | WHO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL OFFICE | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.26719/2017.23.4.287 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.title | Interpretation of symptoms as a cause of delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction, Istanbul, Turkey | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL | en_US |
dc.department | DBÜ | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 23 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 287 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 294 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.department-temp | [Koc, Sema] Istanbul Bilim Univ, Sisli Vocat Sch Emergency, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Koc, Sema] Istanbul Bilim Univ, Aid Program 1, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Durna, Zehra -- Akin, Semiha] Istanbul Bilim Univ, Sch Nursing, Florence Nightingale Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey | en_US |