在COVID-19大流行期间,老年欠缺服务的退伍军人的未满足需求和应对策略
Trenton M Haltom1,2, Joyce Tiong2,3, Tracy L Evans1,2,3
1VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Houston, TX, USA.
Journal of primary care & community health
|July 3, 2023
概括
缺乏资源的2型糖尿病退伍军人在COVID-19期间面临重大挑战. 加强对技术和社会支持的访问对于在危机期间管理他们的健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 糖尿病管理 糖尿病管理
背景情况:
- COVID-19不成比例地影响了糖尿病患者,特别是那些资源有限的人.
- 种族,年龄,收入和退伍军人等因素加剧了疫情期间的健康风险.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,描述2型糖尿病的资源不足的退伍军人的经验和需求.
主要方法:
- 半结构性定性访谈对25名患有糖尿病的美国退伍军人进行了采访.
- 参与者数据包括人口统计,收入和自我报告的与糖尿病相关的痛苦.
- 用代的总结和编码来分析成绩单,以确定关键主题.
主要成果:
- 流行病相关的关闭和社交距离对退伍军人的社会,心理和身体健康产生了负面影响,导致孤立和压力增加.
- 尽管面临挑战,退伍军人发展了新的技术技能,并依靠家庭和信仰.
- 大多数参与者报告了与糖尿病相关的中度至严重的痛苦.
结论:
- 对于患有2型糖尿病的弱势退伍军人来说,社会支持和获得技术至关重要.
- 同行支持可以减轻负面的健康结果.
- 未来的应急准备工作应优先考虑技术资源的获取和对受风险人口的认识.
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