Assessing and Improving Health Care Provider's Knowledge and Treatment of Panic-like Anxiety and Unexplained Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

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Identifier 2018_Hermansen
Title Assessing and Improving Health Care Provider's Knowledge and Treatment of Panic-like Anxiety and Unexplained Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
Creator Hermansen, Gary
Subject Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Attitude of Health Personnel; Inservice Training; Panic Disorder; Anxiety Disorders; Chest Pain; Symptom Assessment; Diagnostic Screening Programs; Quality of Life; Psychosocial Support Systems; Emergency Service, Hospital
Description This project assesses the knowledge and attitudes of health care providers (HCPs) in the emergency department (ED) of a 120-bed teaching hospital, regarding patients who present with unexplained chest pain (UCP), who may be suffering from panic-like anxiety (PLA). Several researchers have found that approximately 5% of patients who present for treatment in a typical ED, do so for complaint of chest pain (CP). However, in as many as 77% of these cases, no lifethreatening cause is ever found. Nevertheless, these patients continue to seek an explanation for their symptoms, sometimes for as much as 12 years after their first episode. A total of 12 ED RNs completed a questionnaire after viewing a PowerPoint presentation, a brochure, and a 4x6 information card. A survey of participants' attitudes and intent to change practice was analyzed using a two-tailed Wilcoxon signed-ranks test (p = .05), with changes score showing significance. If given educational materials and support, these healthcare providers expressed intent to educate their patients about the possible causes of their symptoms. This could decrease the number of times that these patients return to the ED for the same symptoms, which could not only improve the quality of their life, but also decrease the resource burden on the healthcare system.
Relation is Part of Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date 2018
Type Text
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Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Language eng
ARK ark:/87278/s6255qw3
Setname ehsl_gradnu
ID 1366625
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6255qw3
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