在日本的技术实习生中,心理痛苦和相关因素:一项跨部门研究
Ei Thinzar Khin1, Yuko Takeda1, Kazunari Iwata2
1Department of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
概括
许多在日本的外国技术实习生都经历了心理困扰和健康不安全感. 诸如性别,国籍,财务状况和医疗保健接入挑战等因素导致心理健康不佳,需要改善支持服务.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 国际移民研究 国际移民研究
背景情况:
- 日本人口老龄化需要通过技术实习生培训计划 (TITP) 等计划的外国劳动力.
- TITP参与者经常面临重大挑战,包括压力,健康不安全感和有限的医疗保健准入.
- 评估这个弱势群体的心理福祉对于开发有针对性的支持至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估日本技术实习生中心理困扰的流行情况.
- 识别与心理痛苦相关的社会人口统计学,健康相关和行为因素.
- 为外国工人制定有效的心理健康支持策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及304名日本12个县的技术实习生受训的横截面研究 (2021年8月至10月).
- 用母语自行管理的问卷评估了社会人口结构,健康不安全感,寻求医疗护理的行为和心理困扰 (K6凯斯勒尺度).
- 多变量逻辑回归分析确定了与心理痛苦相关的因素.
主要成果:
- 26.3%的受训者报告中度和2.3%的严重心理困扰.
- 大约有15%的人经历了健康不安全感,尽管需要医疗护理,但却没有寻求医疗护理.
- 心理困扰与女性性别,非越南国籍,艰难的财务状况,健康不安全以及不寻求医疗护理有显著的联系.
结论:
- 日本的技术实习生表现出相当大的心理痛苦和未满足的医疗保健需求.
- 护理障碍包括对医疗保健系统的知识有限以及对医疗成本的担忧.
- 对这一群体迫切需要加强心理健康支持,包括咨询和可访问的医疗保健信息.
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