Association of Prior Stroke With Health Care Perceptions of Adequate Emergency Care in Women

• DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.044967
• Publication Date: 2023-11-06T10:00:41Z
• Authors: Brian Stamm; Regina Royan; Tracy E. Madsen
• Keywords: Stroke; Odds; Ordered logit; Cross-sectional study

Women with a history of stroke represent vulnerable patient population due to their extant disability, morbidity, and risk recurrence. The association between prior experience perception emergency medical care is unknown. We utilized data from the Health Care Experiences Perception cross-sectional, online survey American Heart Association Research Goes Red Registry. Ordinal logistic regression models were performed assess self-reported in 10 years not receiving adequate an department because gender or race. Models adjusted for age at time enrollment, race/ethnicity, myocardial infarction within years, current smoking status. A total 3498 women participants met inclusion criteria: 89 past (mean age, 49.4 years; 10.1% Black 5.6% Hispanic participants) 3409 without such 45.8 7.8% 7.0% participants). In multivariate models, was significantly associated greater odds answering "to great extent" that "I will receive room based on my gender" (odds ratio, 3.23 [95% CI, 1.69-6.17]) "…race/ethnicity" 3.88 1.45-10.39]). Similar results seen secondary outcomes. patients felt less likely race/ethnicity. Whether these negative health perceptions are delays presentation other time-sensitive conditions should be focus future studies, given populations known frequently advanced therapies stroke, part presentation.