在COVID-19大流行期间,社会联系和糖尿病自我管理:一项混合方法研究
Zachary Harrison1, Dean A Seehusen1, Christy J W Ledford1
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University.
概括
结构性的社会联系,就像与他人生活一样,帮助糖尿病患者在COVID-19大流行期间管理他们的健康. 然而,工作场所的联系给自我管理策略带来了挑战.
科学领域:
- 社会流行病学社会流行病学
- 健康心理学健康心理学
- 行为医学是一种行为医学.
背景情况:
- 由社会网络结构和规模定义的结构性社会联系对健康至关重要.
- 随着COVID-19的流行,社会结构发生了重大破坏,影响了个人联系的能力.
- 了解这些干扰对于管理糖尿病等慢性疾病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间调查结构性社会联系对糖尿病自我管理的影响.
- 探索家庭和工作场所的社交网络如何影响患者管理糖尿病的能力.
- 为医疗保健提供者提供关于支持患者自我管理的见解.
主要方法:
- 采用了一种解释性的顺序混合方法设计.
- 通过2021年对54名糖尿病患者的调查收集了定量数据.
- 通过2022年对25名患者的采访收集了定性数据,以解释调查结果.
主要成果:
- 家庭社会联系与克服与大流行有关的自我管理挑战有关.
- 家庭社会联系较强的个人表现出更好的糖尿病自我管理.
- 工作场所的社会联系,虽然存在,但为有效的自我管理引入了结构性障碍.
结论:
- 结构性社会联系在公共卫生危机期间显著影响糖尿病自我管理.
- 家庭和工作场所的社会结构之间的相互作用影响患者的结果.
- 临床医生应评估和利用社会联系,以加强糖尿病自我管理支持.
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