印度泰米尔纳德邦的Siddha COVID护理中心:覆盖范围,工作量和知识差距
Shanmugasundaram Natarajan1,2, Chandrasekaran Anbarasi3, Muthappan Sendhilkumar4
1Central Council for Research in Siddha, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, Thiruvananthapuram, IND.
Cureus
|March 5, 2025
概括
泰米尔纳德邦的Siddha COVID护理中心在疫情期间提供了全面的护理,将传统医学与现代支持相结合. 挑战包括资源限制,突出需要在未来的公共卫生战略中更好地整合传统医学.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传统医学的传统医学.
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响印度,需要多元化的医疗保健应对措施.
- 锡达医疗体系起源于泰米尔纳德邦,有着管理流行病的历史.
- 锡达COVID护理中心 (SCCC) 成立,以支持泰米尔纳德邦的COVID-19管理.
研究的目的:
- 评估泰米尔纳德邦的Siddha COVID护理中心 (SCCC) 覆盖范围,工作量,并确定其运营中的差距.
- 评估SCCC中Siddha治疗的使用情况和患者遵守预防措施的情况.
主要方法:
- 在2021年6月至7月进行了一项横截面研究,包括所有SCCC.
- 数据收集包括设施评估,患者人口统计,医疗用品,卫生实践和Siddha治疗利用.
- 用描述性统计数据来分析收集的数据.
主要成果:
- 来自46个SCCC的数据显示,大多数中心位于教育或公共设施空间.
- 基本资源,如水,消毒剂和医疗设备 (温度计,脉冲氧计,血压仪器) 通常是可用的.
- 截至2021年6月,SCCC已经接收了15744名患者,其中很少有百分比的患者因医疗建议而被转诊或出院.
结论:
- SCCC展示了一种全面的方法,整合了Siddha医学,饮食和心理支持COVID-19患者.
- 发现的挑战包括资源局限性和需要在公共卫生响应中更好地整合传统医学系统.
- 这些发现为公共卫生当局提供了有价值的见解,在未来的流行病准备和应对策略中考虑传统医学.
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