在隔离期间和隔离后,老年人的心理健康:一项多方法研究
Angela Durante1, Leonie Klompstra2, Natalia Cezón-Serrano3
1Department of Nursing, GRUPAC, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain.
Western journal of nursing research
|November 20, 2023
概括
在COVID-19封锁期间,老年人经历了抑郁症状的增加和幸福感的降低. 在疫情限制之后,心理健康评估对这一脆弱人群至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 抑郁症是老年人的一个重要问题.
- 老龄化增加了COVID-19感染风险,可能会恶化心理健康.
- 在西班牙,COVID-19的第一波疫情给老年人群带来了独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 在西班牙首次COVID-19浪潮期间和之后调查老年人的经历.
- 评估这一群体中抑郁症状和幸福感的变化.
- 为了确定在封锁期间导致心理健康转变的因素.
主要方法:
- 采用了多方法研究设计.
- 参与者自我报告的抑郁症状和幸福感使用验证的尺度.
- 对自我报告的变化和经验进行了定量和定性数据分析.
主要成果:
- 近一半的参与者 (47.7%) 在封锁期间报告了抑郁症状的变化.
- 60%的人在隔离期间体验到健康状况恶化.
- 关键主题包括心理不适 (恐惧,无聊) 和社会问题 (孤立,缺少家人).
结论:
- 西班牙的老年人在COVID-19封锁期间表现出抑郁症状增加和幸福感下降.
- 初级保健机构应该评估心理健康,并为受锁定影响的老年人提供服务.
- 针对性心理健康支持对于老年人来说至关重要.
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