Emotions delay care-seeking in patients with an acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-47

  Nymark, Carolin ^a   Mattiasson, Anne Cathrine ^b   Henriksson, Peter ^a   Kiessling, Anna ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

delay; Emotions; health care seeking behaviour; myocardial infarction; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; POWERLESSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHAME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VERY ELDERLY;

DELAY; EMOTIONS; HEALTH CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893102865     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515113475953     Document Type: Article

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