Abstract:Background: The decision to seek professional help in the circumstances of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is often delayed for too long. Aim: To explore the lived experience of three women in the decision phase prior to seeking professional care for a first AMI and provide justification for continuance of the study. Design: Hermeneutic phenomenology was used to explore for meaning, using in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted in the homes of three participants purposively recruited for the pilot stu… Show more
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