Katerndahl D A, Realini J P
Department of Family Practice, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, USA.
Fam Med. 1998 Mar;30(3):210-4.
This study determined the proportion of community-dwelling Hispanics who present for medical care for their panic attacks and identified factors associated with seeking care. We also compared characteristics of Hispanic subjects with those of non-Hispanic white panic sufferers.
In this community-based study, subjects with panic attacks completed a structured interview concerning health care utilization, panic characteristics, coexisting psychiatric problems, and illness attitudes. Hispanics were self-identified and completed the Cuellar acculturation scale for Mexican-Americans.
Twenty-nine (53.7%) of 54 Hispanic subjects had sought medical care for their panic attacks. Care seeking in non-Hispanic whites was not dependent on these factors.
Half of the Hispanics with panic attacks seek no medical care for their attacks. Predictors of seeking care among Hispanics in San Antonio included coping style, symptom perceptions, and access to transportation.
本研究确定了社区居住的西班牙裔人群中因惊恐发作而寻求医疗护理的比例，并确定了与寻求护理相关的因素。我们还比较了西班牙裔受试者与非西班牙裔白人惊恐症患者的特征。
在这项基于社区的研究中，患有惊恐发作的受试者完成了一项关于医疗保健利用、惊恐特征、并存的精神问题和疾病态度的结构化访谈。西班牙裔通过自我认定，并完成了针对墨西哥裔美国人的库埃拉尔文化适应量表。
54名西班牙裔受试者中有29名（53.7%）因惊恐发作而寻求医疗护理。非西班牙裔白人寻求护理并不依赖于这些因素。
一半患有惊恐发作的西班牙裔人群未因发作而寻求医疗护理。在圣安东尼奥的西班牙裔人群中，寻求护理的预测因素包括应对方式、症状认知和交通便利性。
