只要它持续-老年物质使用者,脆弱的关系和丹麦医疗保健
Jonas Strandholdt Bach1, Bagga Bjerge1, Natasja Eilerskov2
1Center for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Medical anthropology
|May 16, 2024
概括
有毒物使用问题的老年边缘化个体往往更喜欢自力更生或临时支持而不是正式的医疗保健. 这项研究探讨了他们与丹麦医疗保健系统的复杂关系,强调了"脆弱的联系".
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 药物使用障碍的老年人在医疗保健系统中面临着独特的挑战.
- 边缘化的人群经常遇到障碍,无法获得和参与卫生服务.
- 了解患者与提供者之间的关系对于改善健康结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查丹麦老年边缘化物质使用公民的医疗保健经验.
- 分析"一次性纽带"的概念,并在医疗保健参与的背景下引入"易碎的纽带".
- 调查感知到的自主权如何影响这一群体的医疗保健轨迹.
主要方法:
- 民族学实地研究提供经验范例.
- 对丹麦医疗保健系统内的相互作用进行定性分析.
- 应用社会学概念来理解社会网络和医疗保健参与.
主要成果:
- 年长的边缘化物质使用者往往更喜欢自我管理或临时网络,而不是正式的医疗保健.
- "脆弱关系"的概念描述了影响医疗保健决策的关系的不稳定性.
- 感知到的个人自主性是导航医疗保健轨迹和后续治疗的重要因素.
结论:
- 老年边缘化物质使用者的医疗保健参与是由偏好自主和依赖"脆弱的关系"而形成的.
- 丹麦医疗保健系统可能无法充分满足这一群体的特定需求和偏好.
- 需要进一步的研究,以开发更有效和定制的医疗保健干预措施.
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