2021
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14203
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Predictors of depression amongst older adults with acute coronary syndrome seeking emergency care

Abstract: Objectives: Psychological and traumatic events may cause disruption to daily life for patients, in particular, older adult patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The present study aimed to identify the prevalence of depression and explore its predictors amongst older adults with ACS seeking emergency care.Methods: Secondary data analysis of cross-sectional data, using a convenience sample of 300 older adult patients with ACS seeking emergency care, was used in this study. Bivariate and multivariate analy… Show more

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“…Research by Eastwood et al (2021) shows that education through mass media related to ACS warning signs (including recognition of symptoms and actions to be taken) can improve ACS emergency response, thereby reducing the rate of cardiac arrest outside the hospital. This study provides evidence that increasing knowledge is important to increase the effectiveness of prehospital management, thereby saving many lives [18], [22].…”
Section: Knowledge Regarding Response To Symptomsmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…Research by Eastwood et al (2021) shows that education through mass media related to ACS warning signs (including recognition of symptoms and actions to be taken) can improve ACS emergency response, thereby reducing the rate of cardiac arrest outside the hospital. This study provides evidence that increasing knowledge is important to increase the effectiveness of prehospital management, thereby saving many lives [18], [22].…”
Section: Knowledge Regarding Response To Symptomsmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…During admission, 28.3% of the subjects had depression compared to 65.7% in an observation by Audai et al on older adults with ACS who were seeking emergency care (25) . There was a need to reassess the score in 96 (44.4%) of the subjects due to delirium and cognitive impairment during admission.…”
Section: Assessment Of Depressionmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…Of these records, 28 studies met our inclusion/exclusion criteria and were included in the final meta-analysis. [20–47] The most common reason for exclusion of a study following full-text review was ACS diagnostic criteria were not provided. A total of 4699 patients were ACS depression patients.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%