投资丧亲护理作为公共卫生优先事项
Wendy G Lichtenthal1, Kailey E Roberts2, Leigh A Donovan3
1Center for the Advancement of Bereavement Care, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
The Lancet. Public health
|March 16, 2024
概括
丧亲护理是一个关键的公共卫生问题,缺乏资源. 一个新的过渡性护理模式集成了卫生机构和社区支持,以优先考虑悲伤的家庭和弱势群体.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 心理社会支持 心理社会支持
背景情况:
- 丧亲病发率和死亡率对公共卫生构成重大挑战.
- 综合丧亲服务缺乏足够的国家和全球投资.
- 在息治疗和生命终结环境中,对丧亲的关怀的连续性往往缺失.
研究的目的:
- 提出一个过渡期丧亲关怀的模式.
- 在医疗机构内整合丧亲服务.
- 加强为悲伤的家庭建立基于社区的支持系统.
主要方法:
- 基于现有的证据和建议.
- 开发一个过渡期护理模式.
- 加强社区支持和提高专业服务的技能.
主要成果:
- 拟议的模式整合了机构和社区的丧亲关怀.
- 它强调将家庭过渡到社区支持.
- 它旨在满足弱势群体的需求.
结论:
- 丧亲护理必须成为公共卫生的优先事项.
- 过渡期护理模式可以改善对悲伤家庭的支持.
- 跨专业的合作是成功实施的关键.
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