建立它,他们会来:低收入老年人住房的跨学科健康诊所
Barbara Resnick1, Nicole Brandt2, Sarah Holmes1
1University of Maryland School of Nursing Organizational Systems and Adult Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Journal of community health nursing
|August 12, 2024
概括
马里兰大学跨学科健康诊所 (UM-IWC) 成功为165名低收入老年人住房的居民提供了可访问的医疗服务. 居民参与度很高,提供了众多服务,证明了对社区健康的积极影响.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社区健康 社区健康
背景情况:
- 低收入的老年人住房社区经常面临进入基本医疗保健服务的障碍.
- 马里兰大学跨学科健康诊所 (UM-IWC) 成立是为了应对这些接入挑战.
研究的目的:
- 描述UM-IWC实施的最初四个月.
- 评估在服务不足的社区为老年人提供可访问的医疗保健服务.
主要方法:
- 在四个低收入老年住房社区进行了一项描述性研究.
- 收集的数据包括居民人口统计,参与率和提供医疗服务的类型.
主要成果:
- 165名居民 (目标人口的44%) 得到了服务,平均年龄为77岁.
- 总共进行了253次患者访问,包括摄入评估,免疫接种,血压检查和年度健康访问.
- 还提供了诸如足部护理,皮膜清除和提前指令完成等服务,以及对急性问题进行家庭访问.
结论:
- UM-IWC表现出强烈的居民参与,并成功提供了大量以前无法获得的医疗服务.
- 未来的努力将集中在维持和加强居民参与,并确保诊所的长期可行性.
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