弱势老年人药物坚持的障碍和促进因素:焦点小组研究
Martina Horvat1, Ivan Eržen1, Dominika Vrbnjak2
1National Institute of Public Health, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 14, 2024
概括
改善弱势老年患者的药物坚持需要解决药物问题和医疗保健系统挑战等障碍. 有针对性的策略,包括更好的健康教育和社会支持,对于提高患者坚持治疗至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 药物不合规是严重的公共卫生问题,特别是在老年人群中.
- 不遵守导致疾病,死亡和医疗保健费用增加.
研究的目的:
- 探索和理解影响弱势老年人药物坚持的障碍和促进因素.
主要方法:
- 使用对焦小组采访对31名参与者的定性研究.
- 参与社区护士,社会护理人员,非政府组织志愿者,患者倡导者和非正式护理人员.
- 采用半结构化问题和诱导性内容分析来解释数据.
主要成果:
- 确定了关键障碍:与药物相关,与患者相关以及与医疗保健系统/人员相关的问题.
- 突出了重要的促进者:药物管理,健康教育,社会支持网络和护理连续性.
结论:
- 易受伤害的老年人面临着药物坚持的多方面的挑战.
- 制定针对性干预措施,重点关注已识别的障碍和促进者,对于改善依从性和健康结果至关重要.
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