使用光声作为老年缅甸移民孤独干预措施的可行性
Samia C Akhter-Khan1, Chanyanut Wongfu2, Nang Myat Pont Aein2
1Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|January 28, 2025
概括
使用摄影的干预方法Photovoice有效地减少了泰国老年缅甸移民的孤独感. 这种参与式的方法促进了联系和价值,为类似的人口群体显示了希望.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社区心理学 社区心理学
背景情况:
- 孤独会对身体和精神健康产生重大影响.
- 对于孤独的干预措施在资源较低的环境中很少.
- 年长的成年移民面临着与社会联系有关的独特挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为了测试孤独的老年人"amanane"光声干预的可行性和初步有效性.
- 探索参与式行动研究和社会关系期望框架在干预开发中的使用.
- 评估光声对缅甸老年移民孤独感的接受度和影响.
主要方法:
- 在泰国与9名老年缅甸移民 (57-82岁) 进行了为期6周的使用光声的"amanane"干预.
- 举办的每周研讨会重点关注护理规定,个人采访,以及最终的照片展览.
- 采用了包括小组讨论,采访和视频分析在内的定性评估方法.
主要成果:
- 实现了完美的参与者完成率,表明了高可行性.
- 在参与者中证明了光声干预的高可接受性.
- 参与者报告说,通过通过摄影相互分享,减少了孤独感,增强了团结,并感受到展览参观者的价值.
结论:
- 光声是减少老年人孤独感的可行和可接受的干预措施.
- 这种"amanane"干预措施有望改善边缘化的老年人群的社会联系和福祉.
- 需要在不同环境中进行更大规模试验的进一步研究来证实这些初步发现.
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