Perceptions of Barriers to Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Decision to Seek Treatment among Middle-aged Men with Acute Myocardial Infarction / 성인간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
; : 537-551, 2010.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study was designed to identify meaningful themes related to the recognition of lifestyle risk factors and barriers in seeking treatment following an acute event of first-time acute myocardial infarction. METHODS: A methodological mixed method of thematic content analysis and a quantitative analysis was used. The sample consisted of 120 male patients < 65 years of age who agreed to be in the study were interviewed using a semi-structured during 2008-2009. Data were analyzed according to the procedure of thematic content analysis and the meaningful themes were coded into SPSS data for quantitative analysis. RESULTS: Pre-hospital delay greater than three hours reported by 58.3% (n=70) of the sample and similarly 63.3% had no recognition about their symptoms as cardiac in origin. The mean number of risk factors was 3.9+/-1.8 out of 11 when lifestyle and psychosocial factors were included. From the interview data among the 70 patients delayed greater than three hours, thirty-five themes categorized into 12 main themes influenced the delayed decision which was identified according to personal-cognitive, socio-cultural, and contextual factors. CONCLUSION: Health care providers should consider these themes in designing individual interventions to make lifestyle changes and to facilitate more prompt decisions to seek care.
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Main subject:
Risk Factors
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Health Personnel
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Life Style
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
Year:
2010
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Article