一项定性研究,检查英格兰超重和肥胖的老年人隐藏的护理负担
Gargi Ghosh1, Hafiz T A Khan2, Salim Vohra2
1Faculty of Health, Medicine & Social Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|March 19, 2025
概括
在英格兰,超重和肥胖的老年人由于未满足的社会需求和歧视,经常依赖非正式的护理. 解决这些差距可以提高福祉,减少健康不平等.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会护理研究 社会护理研究
背景情况:
- 肥胖患病率在老年人中正在上升,但其对社会护理需求的具体影响尚未得到充分研究.
- 现有研究表明,老年人社会护理需求尚未得到满足,但对那些超重或肥胖的人的关注较少.
- 这项研究调查了英国超重和肥胖老年人的社会护理经验和需求.
研究的目的:
- 探索英格兰居住的超重和肥胖老年人的正式和非正式社会护理需求.
- 了解这个人口群体在社会护理系统中的独特挑战和经验.
主要方法:
- 使用有目的抽样从英国伦敦国家卫生服务 (NHS) 卫生中心招募参与者.
- 与33名符合条件的参与者进行了半结构面试.
- 使用定性结构叙事分析来分析数据.
主要成果:
- 超重和肥胖的老年人报告了更多的身体健康和运动问题.
- 他们主要接受非正式的,自愿的支持,而不是正式的社会护理.
- 参与者经历了社会孤立,丧,缺乏住房适应,安全问题和歧视,导致未满足的护理需求,这可能会加剧健康不平等.
结论:
- 这项研究强调了英国超重和肥胖的老年人中显著的未满足的护理需求.
- 整体的社会护理方法至关重要,解决健康和心理社会方面的问题.
- 有针对性的干预措施,包括可访问的支持网络和促进社会参与的政策,可以提高福祉并减轻健康不平等.
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