TY - JOUR
T1 - Health care providers' perspectives on patient delay for seeking care for symptoms of acute myocardial infarction
AU - Zapka, Jane
AU - Estabrook, Barbara
AU - Gilliland, Janice
AU - Leviton, Laura
AU - Meischke, Hendrika
AU - Melville, Sharon
AU - Taylor, Judy
AU - Daya, Mohamud
AU - Laing, Brian
AU - Meshack, Angela
AU - Reyna, Roy
AU - Robbins, Mark
AU - Hand, Mary
AU - Finnegan, John
PY - 1999/10
Y1 - 1999/10
N2 - To inform intervention development in a multisite randomized community trial, the Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (REACT) project formative research was undertaken for the purpose of investigating the knowledge, beliefs, perceptions, and usual practice of health care professionals. A total of 24 key informant interviews of cardiologists and emergency physicians and 15 focus groups (91 participants) were conducted in five major geographic regions: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest. Transcript analyses revealed that clinicians are somewhat unaware of the empirical evidence related to the problem of patient delay, are concerned about the practice constraints they face, and would benefit from concrete suggestions about how to improve patient education and encourage fast action. Findings provide guidance for selection of educational strategies and messages for health providers as well as patients and the public.
AB - To inform intervention development in a multisite randomized community trial, the Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (REACT) project formative research was undertaken for the purpose of investigating the knowledge, beliefs, perceptions, and usual practice of health care professionals. A total of 24 key informant interviews of cardiologists and emergency physicians and 15 focus groups (91 participants) were conducted in five major geographic regions: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest. Transcript analyses revealed that clinicians are somewhat unaware of the empirical evidence related to the problem of patient delay, are concerned about the practice constraints they face, and would benefit from concrete suggestions about how to improve patient education and encourage fast action. Findings provide guidance for selection of educational strategies and messages for health providers as well as patients and the public.
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U2 - 10.1177/109019819902600511
DO - 10.1177/109019819902600511
M3 - Article
C2 - 10533175
AN - SCOPUS:0033209422
SN - 1090-1981
VL - 26
SP - 714
EP - 733
JO - Health Education and Behavior
JF - Health Education and Behavior
IS - 5
ER -