Pre-hospital attitudes adopted by patients faced with the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction

Authors

  • Viviane de Araújo Gouveia Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Acadêmico de Vitória
  • Edgar Guimarães Victor Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Sandro Gonçalves de Lima Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Hospital das Clínicas de Pernambuco; Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000500004

Keywords:

Myocardial Infarct, Symptoms, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Abstract

This case series aimed to evaluate the behavior adopted by patients during the pre-hospital phase of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A total of 115 AMI sufferers with ST-segment elevation were evaluated. The chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were applied. The individuals that did not associate the symptoms with cardiovascular disease most often attributed them to the following sources: gastrointestinal (38%), musculoskeletal (29.7%), food and/or medication poisoning (8.5%) and arising from the respiratory apparatus (6.3%). The proportion of major outcomes and of patients that arrived in the emergency department after 12 hours was higher among women, individuals with monthly income of up to one minimum wage, those who used analgesics and did not associate the symptoms with cardiovascular disease. It was found that individuals in unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, who interpreted the symptoms incorrectly, arrived later at the emergency department and had worse intra-hospital outcomes.

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Published

2011-10-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 5 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Pre-hospital attitudes adopted by patients faced with the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(5), 1080-1087. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000500004