在新英格兰农村的一个后急性COVID-19综合征 (PACS) 诊所
Shoshana H Bardach1, Jonathan D Lichtenstein1,2, Frida Velcani3
1The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
概括
这项研究分析了一家农村后急性COVID综合征诊所,发现远程医疗对患者获取至关重要. 需要进一步的研究来改善农村长期COVID患者的护理.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健管理的管理
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 后急性COVID综合征 (PACS) 带来了独特的挑战,特别是在农村地区.
- 了解专业诊所的需求和利用率对于有效的医疗保健服务至关重要.
- 随着COVID-19的流行,人们在获得医疗保健方面的差异变得明显,尤其是在农村地区.
研究的目的:
- 调查农村后急性COVID综合征诊所的需求和利用模式.
- 描述被转诊诊所的患者以及他们访问的专业服务.
- 评估远程医疗在为农村PACS患者提供护理方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 在2021年4月至2022年4月期间,对电子健康记录进行回顾性分析.
- 确定患者的人口统计,急性疾病特征和先前存在的疾病.
- 追踪各种专业服务产生的推.
主要成果:
- 在747个推中,363个 (48.6%) 被观察到,其中89.6%使用了远程医疗.
- 大多数患者 (63.1%) 来自农村社区,平均年龄为49岁.
- 常见的转诊包括职业治疗 (27.3%),物理治疗 (24.8%),精神病学 (19.8%) 和神经病学 (17%).
- 几乎一半的患者 (49%) 已经存在心理健康诊断.
结论:
- 远程医疗显著提高了农村患者患有后急性COVID综合征的护理机会.
- 专科护理转诊表明身体,职业和心理健康需求的复杂相互作用.
- 为了制定针对农村PACS恢复的有针对性的干预措施,需要进行进一步的研究.
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