Pre-hospital delay in acute myocardial infarction: judgement of symptoms and resistance to pain.

Objective: To estimate the time of decision (TD) to look for medical care and the time of arrival (TA) at the health service for men (M) and women (W) suffering from acute myocardial infarction and to analyze the influence of the interpretation of pain and pain resistance behaviors during these times.

Methods: This is an exploratory research, performed at the university hospital in Salvador/Bahia. 43 W and 54 M were interviewed.

[Factors associated with the decision to seek health care in myocardial infarction: gender differences].

Analyze cognitive and emotional variables between genders in terms of the decision time (DT) to seek care when experiencing symptoms of myocardial infarction. One hundred adults were interviewed at two hospitals in Salvador-BA. The analysis used percentage means, the chi-square test, and a robust linear regression model.