Reducing the time-lag between onset of chest pain and seeking professional medical help: a theory-based review

Baxter, Susan K; Allmark, Peter

doi:10.1186/1471-2288-13-15

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Table 1 Summary of the included studies

From: Reducing the time-lag between onset of chest pain and seeking professional medical help: a theory-based review

Authors/date	Study design	Population	Outcomes	Quality grade
Albarran et al., 2007	Interview	12 women with coronary heart disease (CHD)	Description of symptoms	**
Banks & Dracup K, 2007	Questionnaire and interview	61 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), half male/female	Response to Symptoms Questionnaire, hours between symptoms and hospital admission	**
Buckley et al., 2007	RCT	200 people with history of CHD, mixed gender	Modified Response Questionnaire	****
Bunde & Martin R, 2006	Questionnaire and interview	433 post-AMI patients, 71% male	Neuroticism questionnaire, depression questionnaire, reported behaviour	**
Dracup et al., 2009	RCT	3522 patients with CHD	Time to presentation, Acute Cardiac Symptoms (ACS) Response Index	****
Dracup et al., 2008	Questionnaire	3522 patients with CHD	ACS Response Index Knowledge Scale	**
Fukuoka Y, 2007	Interview	1059 patients with AMI, 745 male	Description of symptom attribution	**
Fox-Wasylyshyn et al., 2010	Questionnaire and interview	135 recently diagnosed AMI patients	Symptom Congruence Scale, Coping with Heart Attack Symptoms Scale, report of delay, views regarding attribution of symptoms	**
Fox-Wasylyshyn, 2007	Secondary analysis of patient data	109 patients with previous AMI and 26 with no history of AMI	Likert scales with items relating to coping strategies	**
Galdas et al., 2007	Interview	56 males diagnosis of AMI	Views, perceptions of behaviour and common understandings	**
Gallagher et al., 2010	Interview	10 women post AMI	Reported experiences	**
Harralson, 2007	Interview and questionnaires	65 female patients with CHD	Reported barriers to delay, self-rating of health and support, depression inventory	**
Hwang et al., 2006	Secondary analysis of questionnaire data	239 patients with AMI	Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Profile, Representation of Heart Attack Symptoms questionnaire, delay time	**
Henriksson et al., 2007	Focus group	13 AMI patients and 14 relatives mixed gender	Recollection of thoughts and behaviours	**
Herning et al., 2010	Interview	14 female patients with STEMI	Recollection of thoughts and behaviours	**
Higginson, 2008	Interview	25 post-MI women	Recollection of thought processes and coping strategies	**
Kaur et al., 2006	Interview	27 AMI patients, 59% male	Recollection of thoughts and behaviours	**
Khan et al., 2007	Questionnaire and interview	720 AMI patients, 22% female	Delay time, clinical history, pain severity, knowledge of heart attack symptoms	***
Khraim & Carey, 2009	Systematic review	Patients with AMI	Predictors of delay	**
Lovlien et al., 2006	Questionnaire	82 AMI patients, 44 male	Lifestyle, medical history, symptoms, factors influencing delay	**
Løvlien et al., 2007	Questionnaire	533 patients with AMI, 384 male	Reported response, delay time, self-medication	***
McKinley et al., 2009	RCT	3522 people with CHD	ACS Response Index	****
Morgans et al., 2008	Questionnaire	600 emergency department attendees	Coping Responses Inventory, Multidimensional Health Locus of Control, delay time	**
Noureddine et al., 2006	Questionnaire and medical record review	204 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, 72% male	Response to Symptoms Questionnaire, delay time	**
Noureddine, 2009	Secondary analysis of questionnaire data	210 patients with ACS, 70% male	Response to Symptoms Questionnaire	**
Perkins-Porras et al., 2009	Interview and medical note analysis	228 ACS patients, 178 male	History, risk factors, attribution of symptoms, time of admission, symptom onset	**
Riegel et al., 2008	RCT	1777 patients at risk of ACS	Emergency admission, history, pain ACS beliefs	****
Ruston & Clayton, 2007	Interview	44 female patients following cardiac event	Interpretation of symptoms and action taken	**
Sullivan et al., 2009	Questionnaire	796 patients with suspected ischemic heart disease, 77% male	Relationships Scales Questionnaire, intentions about seeking care, Seattle Angina Questionnaire, Perceived risk of MI, depression scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory	***
Thuresson M, 2007	Questionnaire and examination of medical records	1939 ACS patients, 75% male	Interpretation and response to symptoms, patient actions, the decision-making process, delay	***
Tullmann et al., 2007	RCT	115 Over 65 year old AMI patients, 52% female	Response Questionnaire, Control Attitude Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory Anxiety Subscale	***
Turris, 2008	Interview	16 females who sought emergency department care	Experiences of care	**
Turris, 2009	Interview	16 females seeking emergency department care	Reported decision-making strategies and knowledge	**
Turris et al., 2008	Observation and interview	100 hours of observation, interviews with 16 females attending emergency departments, interviews with 3 nurses	Reported interpretation of symptoms and decision-making	**
Vavouranakis et al., 2010	Observation, interview, questionnaire	348 patients with MI, higher ratio males	Delay time, factors for delay	**
Zegrean et al., 2009	Secondary analysis of interview and questionnaire data	135 AMI patients, 72% male	Decision delay, Response to Symptoms Questionnaire, coping strategies	**

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