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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
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利用医疗服务研究来解决老龄化问题 卫生公平
Megan Huisingh-Scheetz1, Naoko Muramatsu2, R Tamara Konetzka3
1Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the University of Chicago.
概括
实现公平的老龄化护理需要解决在获取,质量和成本方面的差异. 卫生服务研究对于理解和纠正老年人脆弱护理中的健康不平等至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 对于老年人来说,最佳的健康结果需要公平获得,质量和负担得起的老年护理.
- 目前在老年护理方面的差异对边缘化人口产生了不成比例的影响,加剧了健康不平等.
- 脆弱性不成比例地影响到边缘化群体,他们面临着获得基本老年保健和长期护理服务和支持 (LTSS) 的障碍.
研究的目的:
- 为了突出美国各地老年护理公平的迫切需要.
- 检查目前脆弱护理方面的不平等现象,特别是对边缘化群体的不平等.
- 强调卫生服务研究在解决这些健康差异方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 关于老年护理的获取,质量和成本的当前文献的审查.
- 分析不同老年人群中脆弱性流行率和护理利用率的健康差异.
- 讨论卫生服务研究的潜力,以告知政策和实践.
主要成果:
- 边缘化的老年人经历了不成比例地更高的脆弱率.
- 这些人群在获得高质量的老年医疗护理和LTSS方面面临重大障碍.
- 现有的不平等导致加速的脆弱轨迹和更差的健康结果.
结论:
- 对所有老年人来说,平等获得高质量,负担得起的老年护理是必不可少的.
- 卫生服务研究对于记录,理解和解决虚弱护理中的健康不平等至关重要.
- 需要专注于早期诊断,专门护理转诊和资助LTSS的干预措施,以减轻脆弱性和促进健康公平.
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