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Lillian V Rivera1, Reina M Gonzalez1, Lorna M Torres1
1Dermatology, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PRI.
Cureus
|February 16, 2026
まとめ
プエルトリコの皮膚科の長い待ち時間は,患者の生活の質に大きく影響し,半数以上が3ヶ月待ち,多くの患者が自己ケアに訴える. 皮膚科医の不足に対処することは,ケアへのアクセスを改善するために不可欠です.
科学分野:
- 皮膚科 皮膚科について
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 医療サービス 研究 医療サービス
背景:
- プエルトリコは,皮膚科医の不足を含め,医療に影響を与える経済的課題に直面しています.
- 人口の高齢化により,皮膚科の診察の長い待ち時間が悪化し,患者の生活の質 (QOL) に悪影響を及ぼします.
- これらの遅延は,プエルトリコのサービス不足の住民に不釣り合いな影響を及ぼします.
研究 の 目的:
- プエルトリコの皮膚科の予約待ち時間を評価するために.
- 患者のQOLに対するこれらの待ち時間の影響を評価する.
- 待ち時間やQOLの結果に影響を与える要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- 12の皮膚科クリニックの464人の参加者を対象に2023年夏に実施された横断的な研究.
- 人口統計,待ち時間,OTC治療法の使用に関するアンケートによって収集されたデータ.
- QOLの影響を測定するために,皮膚科生命品質指数 (DLQI) が使用され,統計分析にはtテストとchi-squaredテストが含まれました.
主要な成果:
- 参加者の55%が3ヶ月以上,平均2.5ヶ月で予約を待った.
- 女性はより長い待ち時間を経験し,男性よりも高いQOLインパクト (より高いDLQIスコア) を報告しました.
- 38%以上が待機中に症状が悪化したと報告し,65.5%がOTC治療法を使用しました.
結論:
- プエルトリコの皮膚科の長期の待ち時間は,患者のQOLに有害な影響を及ぼします.
- この調査結果は,皮膚科の労働力不足,特に農村部やサービス不足地域での不足に対処する緊急の必要性を強調しています.
- 皮膚科医療へのアクセスを改善することは,より良い患者の治療結果と健康格差の軽減に不可欠です.
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