Factors influencing Emergency Medical Services utilization in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients at a tertiary care hospital in South India
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 379
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Rate of Ambulance usage among patients with ACS
研究概览
简要总结
The study will be conducted after obtaining IRC , IEC approval and CTRI registration,It is a mixed-method hospital based observational study that aims to identify and understand the factors affecting the utilization of emergency medical services (EMS) among patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to a tertiary care hospital in South India. The study will begin with a qualitative phase involving patient interviews to identify perceived barriers and decision making processes related to EMS use. Findings from this phase will be used to develop and validate a structured questionnaire for the quantitative phase, which will be administered to a larger sample of ACS patients. Rate of utilization of ambulance services will be studied. Factors affecting the ambulance utilization will be analysed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 99.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients diagnosed as Acute coronary syndrome in the Emergency Department Age more than 18 years age Both male and female.
排除标准
- •Patients/ legally acceptable representatives unavailable for an interview within 48 hours of presentation.
结局指标
主要结局
Rate of Ambulance usage among patients with ACS
时间窗: At baseline
次要结局
- Factors that influence or affect Ambulance use(At baseline)
研究者
Athungro Yanthan
Manipal College of Health Professions