Cognitive factors that influence delayed decision to seek treatment among older patients with acute myocardial infarction in Korea

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-159

  Hwang, Seon Young ^a   Jeong, Myung Ho ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OPTIMISM; PAIN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREINFARCTION ANGINA PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY DELAY; VERY ELDERLY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ASIAN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THORAX PAIN; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHEST PAIN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649316988     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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