在COVID-19期间患有自闭症谱系障碍的年轻成年人面临的社区参与挑战 一个光声研究
Amber Davidson1, Beth Pfeiffer2
1Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University, 1913 North Broad, Street, Suite 201G, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA. amber.davidson@temple.edu.
Community mental health journal
|October 26, 2023
概括
自闭症个体面临的社区参与障碍,如COVID-19和交通. 同时出现的心理健康状况影响了这些挑战,技术提供了潜在的解决方案.
科学领域:
- 自闭症谱系障碍研究研究
- 公共卫生危机 公共卫生危机
- 社区参与研究 社区参与研究
背景情况:
- 自闭症患者经常面临影响生活质量的社区参与挑战,包括交通,财务和可访问性.
- COVID-19大流行引入了新的和扩大了现有的障碍,使所有个人,特别是自闭症患者参与社区活动.
- 了解这些障碍对于改善自闭症社区的支持系统和生活质量至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索在公共卫生危机 (COVID-19) 期间对自闭症患者的社区参与障碍和促进者的感知.
- 为了比较自闭症个体之间的这些认知,有和没有同时发生的心理健康状况.
- 识别潜在的促进者,可以减轻参与障碍.
主要方法:
- 采用了光声 (Photovoice) 方法,是一种定性推广方法.
- 参与者完成了关于社区参与障碍和促进者的叙述.
- 基于理论进行的数据分析,涉及17名自闭症参与者 (平均年龄23岁).
主要成果:
- 两个主要主题出现了:COVID-19和运输,还有六个子主题:访问,安全,技术,休,共享体验和感官.
- 自闭症患者,特别是那些患有同时出现的心理健康状况的人,发现的障碍比促进者更多.
- COVID-19被认为是障碍和促进者,使在线参与增加;运输是一个重要的障碍,特别是对于那些患有并发症的人来说.
结论:
- 在大流行期间,COVID-19和交通是自闭症患者社区参与的主要障碍.
- 患有同时出现的精神健康状况的自闭症患者可能会因为日常生活和参与的中断而面临更大的挑战.
- 技术,共享体验和休活动被确定为克服参与障碍的关键促进因素.
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