Stephanie O Frisch1, Ziad Faramand2, Hongjin Li3, Omar Abu-Jaradeh4, Christian Martin-Gill5, Clifton Callaway5, Salah Al-Zaiti2. 1. Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. Department of Health and Community Systems, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Delay in seeking medical treatment for suspected acute coronary syndrome can lead to negative patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of delay in seeking care in high-risk chest pain patients with or without acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of an observational cohort study of patients transported by Emergency Medical Services for a chief complaint of chest pain. Important demographic and clinical characteristics were extracted from electronic health records. Two independent reviewers adjudicated the presence of ACS. Logistic regression was used to model the predictors of delay in seeking care. RESULTS: The final sample included 743 patients (99% non-Hispanic). Overall, 24% presented > 12 h from onset of symptoms. Among those with ACS (n = 115), 14% presented > 12 h after onset of symptoms. Race, smoking, diabetes, and related symptoms were associated with delayed seeking behavior. In multivariate analysis, non-Caucasian race (black or others) was the only independent predictor of > 12 h delay in seeking care (odds ratio 1.4; 95% confidence interval 1.0-1.9). CONCLUSIONS: One in four patients with chest pain, including 14% of those with ACS, wait more than 12 h before seeking care. Compared to non-blacks, black patients are 40% more likely to delay seeking care > 12 h.
BACKGROUND: Delay in seeking medical treatment for suspected acute coronary syndrome can lead to negative patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of delay in seeking care in high-risk chest painpatients with or without acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of an observational cohort study of patients transported by Emergency Medical Services for a chief complaint of chest pain. Important demographic and clinical characteristics were extracted from electronic health records. Two independent reviewers adjudicated the presence of ACS. Logistic regression was used to model the predictors of delay in seeking care. RESULTS: The final sample included 743 patients (99% non-Hispanic). Overall, 24% presented > 12 h from onset of symptoms. Among those with ACS (n = 115), 14% presented > 12 h after onset of symptoms. Race, smoking, diabetes, and related symptoms were associated with delayed seeking behavior. In multivariate analysis, non-Caucasian race (black or others) was the only independent predictor of > 12 h delay in seeking care (odds ratio 1.4; 95% confidence interval 1.0-1.9). CONCLUSIONS: One in four patients with chest pain, including 14% of those with ACS, wait more than 12 h before seeking care. Compared to non-blacks, black patients are 40% more likely to delay seeking care > 12 h.
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