基于社区的试验教育热障碍计划在当地老年人的沙龙中
Hikaru Kuniyoshi1, Yoshiko Iwahashi1, Koichi Watanabe2
1Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba.
Journal of UOEH
|September 4, 2023
概括
一个以沙龙为基础的热障碍预防计划改善了老年人的知识和行为. 每天监测湿球球温度 (WBGT) 和教育课程提高了热安全意识.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 老年人更容易受到与热量相关的疾病的影响.
- 像沙龙这样的社区环境可以成为健康干预的有效场所.
- 现有的热障碍预防计划可能无法充分覆盖老年人.
研究的目的:
- 评估在沙龙环境中为老年人联合热障碍预防计划.
- 评估该计划对热障碍识别和预防行为的影响.
- 确定使用沙龙作为健康教育平台的可行性.
主要方法:
- 一项非随机并行组研究,包括来自两个沙龙的59名参与者.
- 干预包括教育DVD,实践湿球球体温度 (WBGT) 测量培训和定期的电话.
- 参与者每天监测卧室WBGT,并获得教育材料.
主要成果:
- 在干预组中观察到热障碍识别得分的显著改善.
- 与热障碍管理相关的预防行为也在干预后显著改善.
- 该计划对知识和行为结果都产生了积极的影响.
结论:
- 结合教育和环境监测的沙龙式干预可以增强老年人热障碍的预防.
- 在熟悉的环境中,基于社区的项目对改善这一人口群体的健康行为是有效的.
- 这种方法为针对老龄人口的热安全的公共卫生倡议提供了一个可扩展的模型.
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