Predictors of prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction in kashan city.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prehospital delay might result in death in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the prehospital delay and its related factors in patients with AMI admitted to Kashan's Shahid Beheshti Hospital.

Patients and methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 117 patients with AMI in the second half of 2013. The interval between the onset of symptoms and arrival at the hospital was noted and in cases of delay, the factors leading to the delay were investigated using a questionnaire. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through content validity method and its internal consistency was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Chi-square test, odds ratio, and logistic regression a

SUBMITTER: Saberi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4348727 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature