护理人员为社区居住的肥胖个体提供的支持:专注于老年人和西班牙裔
Tanisha Basu1, Ujala Sehar1, Ashley Selman1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 27, 2023
概括
肥胖是一个日益严重的全球健康问题,由于复杂的社会经济和环境因素,它特别影响美国的西班牙裔人口,需要有针对性的干预和支持.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医学科学 医学科学 医学科学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 肥胖是一种慢性疾病,其全球流行率日益增加,影响了世界三分之一的人口.
- 它会增加患心脏病,糖尿病和癌症等严重并发症的风险.
- 与白人相比,美国西班牙裔人口中肥胖率不成比例地高.
研究的目的:
- 总结目前的肥胖状况,特别关注美国西班牙裔人口.
- 识别和突出这一人口群体中导致肥胖差异的关键因素.
- 审查肥胖患者护理人员的角色和挑战.
主要方法:
- 文献综述和综合现有关于肥胖患病率,促成因素和健康结果的研究.
- 分析影响西班牙裔社区肥胖的社会经济,环境和文化决定因素.
- 在肥胖管理的背景下,检查护理人员负担和支持需求.
主要成果:
- 肥胖患病率在全球范围内不断上升,并对西班牙裔美国人产生重大影响,原因包括受教育程度有限,粮食不安全以及医疗保健的不足.
- 有助因素包括遗传学,表观遗传学,生物学,生理学,心理社会因素,药物,疾病,环境和社会人口统计学.
- 照顾患有肥胖症的人面临着独特的挑战,需求日益增加,特别是在西班牙裔家庭中.
结论:
- 迫切需要为美国西班牙裔人口量身定制的肥胖干预措施,以解决健康差异.
- 了解肥胖的多因素性质对于制定有效的预防和管理策略至关重要.
- 对于管理肥胖患者的护理人员来说,需要加强支持系统和资源.
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