在COVID-19大流行期间,中东/阿拉伯美国老年移民中自我报告的认知衰老和福祉

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Linda Sayed¹, Mohammed Alanazi^2,3, Kristine J Ajrouch^4,5

¹James Madison College, Michigan State University, 842 Chestnut Rd, East Lansing, MI 48825, USA.

International journal of environmental research and public health

|June 10, 2023

概括

COVID-19大流行对密歇根州的老年中东/阿拉伯移民产生了负面影响,通过恐惧,心理健康挑战和破坏社会关系影响了他们的认知健康. 这项研究强调了文化特异性的风险和需要有针对性的支持.

科学领域:

老年学是一门学科.
公共卫生公共卫生
社会学社会学社会学

背景情况:

随着COVID-19大流行,认知衰老面临新的挑战,特别是由于家庭关系的破坏,移民社区的老年人面临新的挑战.
这项研究的重点是密歇根州的中东/阿拉伯移民人口,这是美国最大的移民人口,检查了与流行病有关的对他们的支持系统的影响.

研究的目的:

调查COVID-19流行病对中东/阿拉伯移民老龄化家庭和社会支持系统的影响.
探索中东/阿拉伯裔美国成年人在疫情期间关于认知健康,社会联系和医疗保健准入的经历.

主要方法:

进行了6个重点小组,共有45名60岁及以上的参与者.
探讨了参与者在与认知健康,家庭和社会支持以及医疗保健有关的流行病期间所面临的变化和困难的描述.

主要成果:

疫情期间的社交距离对中东/阿拉伯裔美国老年移民构成了重大挑战.
出现了三个总体主题:恐惧,心理健康影响和社会关系的改变.
这些发现揭示了这种人口群体内对认知健康和幸福感的文化嵌入风险.

结论:

该研究强调了在COVID-19大流行期间中东/阿拉伯美国老年移民的独特脆弱性.
这些发现有助于更好地理解环境环境如何导致移民健康差异,并影响少数群体的老龄化.
强调文化敏感方法的重要性,以支持老龄化移民人口的福祉.

关键词:

中东/阿拉伯美国人.抑郁抑郁症抑郁症抑郁症抑郁症移民移民移民心理健康心理健康年龄较大的成年人.支持系统支持系统.

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