Health Promotion to Reduce Delays in Seeking Medical Attention in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

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dc.contributor.authorMoreno-Martínez, Francisco Luis
dc.contributor.authorChávez- González, Elibet
dc.contributor.authorMoreno-Valdés, María Teresa
dc.contributor.authorOroz-Moreno, Ricardo
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-24T13:05:11Z
dc.date.available2016-10-24T13:05:11Z
dc.date.issued2016-07
dc.description.abstractThe greatest benefit from myocardial reperfusion is obtained 120- 180 minutes after the onset of ischemic symptoms. Rivero et al demonstrated the existence of a delay in seeking medical attention (DSMA) in a metropolitan area in Spain. Several factors, often patient-dependent, favour this delay. Health promotion is the only action that successfully trains the general population in recognizing the ischemic symptoms in order to reduce the DSMA, which impacts mortality and quality of life. Health education is essential and it is not just the responsibility of medical professionals, but also of the government and its institutions, which should devote funds in order to spread such education to all sectors of the population. Strategies like e-health, big data, and crowdfunding are useful in this regard. Nevertheless, the proposed measures should foresee an increase in health expenditure due to an increased influx to the emergency services and a greater use of diagnostic techniques, but it is a cost worth paying, for the good of the patient.en
dc.divisionICT - European Software Instituteen
dc.identifier.citationRev Esp Cardiol. 2016; 69 (7) : 713-713en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rec.2016.03.016en
dc.identifier.issn0300-8932en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11556/305
dc.isiYesen
dc.language.isoengen
dc.language.isospaen
dc.publisherELSEVIER Españaen
dc.rights.accessRightsembargoed accessen
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Promotionen
dc.subject.keywordse-healthen
dc.subject.keywordscrowdfundingen
dc.subject.keywordsbig dataen
dc.titleHealth Promotion to Reduce Delays in Seeking Medical Attention in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromeen
dc.title.alternativePromoción de salud para reducir el retraso en buscar atención médica de los pacientes con síndrome coronario agudoen
dc.typejournal articleen
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