Background. Studying and understanding pathways to diagnosis and treatment is vital for
the development of successful interventions to encourage early detection, presentation, and …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate current literature on predictors of pre-hospital delay among
patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS: Medline, CINHAL, and Psych …

Background Unclear illness perceptions are common in heart failure. The self-regulation
model of illness behaviour highlights factors that may impact how people with chronic illness …

Van Bulck et al. 5 ranging from 1 (ie strongly disagree) to 5 (ie strongly agree). 10 The
questionnaire has been used for the first time and validated in patients with type 1 diabetes …

Background Health literacy (HL) plays a crucial role in the maintenance and improvement of
individual health. Empirical findings highlight the relation between a person's HL-level and …

Background The literature suggests that people delay too long prior to attending emergency
departments with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms. This delay is referred to as …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there is a need to consider
gender or sex differences as variables in information behaviour research and, if so, how …

BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of mortality in women.
Women have also been identified as late presenters in seeking medical care. AIM: The aim …

Chronic breathlessness is a multidimensional, unpleasant symptom common to many health
conditions. The Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation (CSM) was developed to help …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Many women do not recognize their risk for coronary
heart disease, or identify and respond to cardiac symptoms by seeking medical assistance …