Fernanda Carneiro Mussi1, Andreia Santos Mendes2, Tassia Lacerda de Queiroz3, Ana Lúcia Siqueira Costa4, Álvaro Pereira5, Bruno Caramelli6. 1. PhD in Nursing Associate Professor II, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil. 2. Nurse, Graduate Student in the Nursing Graduate Program, EEUFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil. 3. Nurse, Masters in the Collective Health Graduate Program, UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil. 4. Nurse, PhD in Nursing Lecturer, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 5. PhD in Nursing, Adjunct Professor IV, EEUFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil. 6. MD, PhD Professor, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the time of decision (TD) to look for medical care and the time of arrival (TA) at the health service for men (M) and women (W) suffering from acute myocardial infarction and to analyze the influence of the interpretation of pain and pain resistance behaviors during these times. METHODS: This is an exploratory research, performed at the university hospital in Salvador/Bahia. 43 W and 54 M were interviewed. To study the dependence among sociodemographic and gender variables, the Fisher Exact Test was used. To analyze times, a geometric mean (GM) was used. In order to verify the association between the GM of TD and TA and the judgment of pain, and between the GM of TD and TA and the behavior of resistance to pain, as well as to test the time of interaction between the gender variable and other variables of interest, the robust regression model was used. The statistical significance adopted was 5%. RESULTS: The GM of the TD for M was 1.13 h; for W, 0.74 h. The GM of the TA was 1.74 h for M and 1.47 h for W. Those who did not recognize the symptoms of AMI and presented behavior of resistance to pain had higher TD and TA, being the associations significant. Gender did not change the associations of interest. CONCLUSION: The findings demonstrate the importance of health education aiming at the benefits of early treatment.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the time of decision (TD) to look for medical care and the time of arrival (TA) at the health service for men (M) and women (W) suffering from acute myocardial infarction and to analyze the influence of the interpretation of pain and pain resistance behaviors during these times. METHODS: This is an exploratory research, performed at the university hospital in Salvador/Bahia. 43 W and 54 M were interviewed. To study the dependence among sociodemographic and gender variables, the Fisher Exact Test was used. To analyze times, a geometric mean (GM) was used. In order to verify the association between the GM of TD and TA and the judgment of pain, and between the GM of TD and TA and the behavior of resistance to pain, as well as to test the time of interaction between the gender variable and other variables of interest, the robust regression model was used. The statistical significance adopted was 5%. RESULTS: The GM of the TD for M was 1.13 h; for W, 0.74 h. The GM of the TA was 1.74 h for M and 1.47 h for W. Those who did not recognize the symptoms of AMI and presented behavior of resistance to pain had higher TD and TA, being the associations significant. Gender did not change the associations of interest. CONCLUSION: The findings demonstrate the importance of health education aiming at the benefits of early treatment.