Bakgrund: Akut Koronart Syndrom (AKS) är ett samlingsnamn för tre olika kliniska tillstånd som förorsakas av en ruptur på ett ateromatösa plack vilket leder till en trombosbildning som okluderar hjärtats kranskärl helt eller delvis. Den äldre populationen utgör en stor andel av patienterna som drabbas av AKS sjukdom. AKS är en diagnos som påverkar patienten både fysiskt och psykiskt och Akutsjuksköterskor ska bemöta och vårda dessa patienter under hela dygnets timmar oavsett om det är ett stort eller lågt inflöde på akutmottagningen. Enligt statistik från Socialstyrelsen ökar antalet patienter på akutmottagningarna och tiden för den erbjudna vården minskar vilket gör att vårdbehov måste tidigt kunna identifieras för att kunna sätta in rätt omvårdnadsåtgärder för dessa. Syfte:  Att belysa upplevelser av att som patient bli vårdad för akut koronart syndrom på akutmottagning.   Metod: Metoden som valts är en systematisk integrativ litteraturöversikt. Datainsamlingen har gjorts med hjälp av den femstegsprocess som beskrivits av Oermann och Knafl (2021) där analysfasen bytts ut mot en tematisk innehållsanalys enligt Braun och Clarkes (2008).  Resultat: Resultatet presenteras som tre övergripande teman (Fysiska upplevelser, Psykiska upplevelser och Vårdupplevelser) respektive åtta subteman (Smärtlindring vid koronar bröstsmärta. Rädsla, ångest och en osäkerhet över situationen. Upplevelse av hotad hälsa. Utsatthet vid hög belastning på akutmottagningen. Effekter av psykisk belastning vid AKS. Orsaker till upplevelsen av god vård. Bristande information och kommunikation. Självbestämmande och beslutstagande under vården.).  Slutsatser: Patienter som vårdas för AKS på akutmottagning har komplexa upplevelser med stor variation som alla behöver sin vård där akutsjuksköterskans kompetens är av stor vikt. Behov för information beskrevs i stora delar av resultatet. / Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a collective name for three different clinical conditions which are caused by a rupture on a atherosclerothic plaque. This situation leads to the creation of a thrombos that occludes a coronary artery in the heart partially or completely. The older generation makes up for a greater part of the patients treated for ACS. ACS is a condition that affects the patient both physically and psychologically and emergency nurses care for these patients during every hour of the day no matter if the patient flow is high or low at the emergency department. According to statistics from Socialstyrelsen, the number of patients at the emergency department is increasing and the time for care decreasing which further notes the importance of being able to early identify care-needs to be able to provide the correct care for these.    Aim: To enlighten the experiences of patients getting care for acute coronary syndrome at the emergency department  Method: The method that was chosen was a systematic integrative literature review.  Datacollection has been done with the assistance of the five-step process described by Oermann och Knafl (2021) where the data analytic step has been replaced by a thematic content analysis described by Braun och Clarkes (2008).  Results: The result section presents three general themes (Physical experiences, Psychological experiences and care-experiences) together with eight sub-themes (Painrelief during coronary chest pain.  Fear, anxiety and uncertainty over the situation. An experience of threat towards health. Vulnerability during crowding at the emergency department. Effects of psychological burden during ACS. Reasons for experiencing good care. Lack of information and communication. Self-determination and decisionmaking during care.). Conclusions: Patients receiving care for AKS at the emergency department inhibit complex experiences with great variation which all need their own personal caring where the competence of the emergency nurse is of great importance. A need for information was described in greater parts of the result.

Background. AHA guidelines have been established to reduce Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)-related morbidity, mortality and recurrent events post-discharge. These recommendations emphasize the patient as an engaged member of the health care team in secondary prevention efforts. Patients with high levels of activation are more likely to perform activities that will promote their own health and are more likely to have their health care needs met. Despite evidence and strong expert consensus supporting patients as active collaborators in their own ACS care, the complexity and unexpected realities of self-managing one’s care at home are often underestimated. This study seeks to examine the correlates of patient activation at hospital discharge and then identifies activation trajectories in this same cohort in subsequent months. Lastly, this study examines the association between patient activation and health care utilization in the year subsequent to an ACS event. Methods. This study incorporates three aims: Aim 1, identification of the correlates of low patient activation post-discharge; Aim 2, identification of patient activation trajectories among this same cohort in the months following hospitalization; and Aim 3, examination of the association between patient activation and health utilization, post-discharge. Results. Fifty-nine percent of ACS patients identified as being at the lowest two activation stages at the time of hospital discharge. Perceived stress (pidentified post-discharge: low, stable (T1), high, sharp decline (T2), and sharp improvement (T3). The majority of patients (67%) identified as being in T1. Those patients of older age (OR: 2.22; CI 1.4- 3.5), identifying as Black in race (OR: 2.14: CI 1.1- 4.3), and reporting moderate/high perceived stress (OR: 2.54: CI 1.4- 4.5) had increased odds of being in the low, stable trajectory. The bivariate analysis indicated a significant association (P=0.008) between low patient activation and self-reported hospital readmissions in the months following discharge. In the final model, moderate to severe depression (OR: 1.60; CI 1.1- 2.3) was the strongest predictor of readmissions in the 12 months subsequent to discharge. Conclusions: Patients reported low activation at hospital discharge after an ACS event indicated that these patients were not prepared to take an active role in their own care. Correlates of low activation at discharge include moderate to high perceived stress, depression, and low social support. Furthermore, in the months following hospital discharge, the majority of these patients followed either a low/stable or a sharp decline activation trajectory. Hence, these results suggest that over time patients feel less and less confident to take an active role in self-management. Lastly, we found that patient activation may impact healthcare utilization in the year subsequent to hospital discharge, although patient self-reported depression appears to be the strongest predictor of utilization in the subsequent year. Future research is needed to better understand the relationship(s) among patient activation, depression, and health care utilization.