Emergency Department Observation Unit Patients Want Evaluation and Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia: A Health Belief Model Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypercholesterolemia (HCL) is common among emergency department (ED) and ED observation unit (EDOU) patients with chest pain but is not typically addressed in these settings. The objective of this study was to assess patient attitudes towards EDOU-based HCL care using the Health Belief Model.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey study among 100 EDOU patients ≥18 years-old evaluated for chest pain in the EDOU of a tertiary care center from September 1, 2020, to November 01, 2021. Five-point Likert-scale surveys were used to assess each Health Belief Model domain: Cues to Action, Perceived Susceptibility, Perceived Barriers, Perceived Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Benefits. Responses were categorized as agree or do not agree.

Results

The participants

SUBMITTER: Ashburn NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524196 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature