The Process of Care-seeking for Myocardial Infarction Among Patients With Diabetes

Conclusions: Patients with diabetes engaged in a complex care-seeking process, including several delaying barriers, when they experienced symptoms of an MI. Education for patients with diabetes should include discussions about their increased risk of MI, the range of individual variation in symptoms and onset of MI, and the best course of action when possible symptoms of MI occur.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Articles: Online Only Source Type: research