An Exploration of the help-seeking experiences of patients in an allied professions-led rapid access chest pain pathway: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A number of studies have explored delayed help-seeking practices for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and have indentified multiple intersecting factors which may play a role, for example, attributing symptoms, age, gender, ethnicity and contextual influences. However, the pathway to diagnosis for suspected coronary heart disease (CHD) symptoms in a rapid access chest pain clinic (RACPC) context is underexplored. The objective of this study was to examine patients' help-seeking experiences of accessing RACPC services, from the point at which they notice and interpret symptoms, to their decision to seek help from their general practitioner.

Design

Qualitative study.

Setting

Interviews were conducted in the RACPC at Queen Mary's Roehampton Hospital, London, UK.

SUBMITTER: Stain N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678391 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature