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痴呆症严重程度与熟练家庭医疗保健期间未满足的护理需求有关
Julia G Burgdorf1, Jennifer L Wolff2, Yolanda Barrón1
1Center for Home Care Policy & Research at VNS Health, New York, NY, USA.
概括
大多数患有痴呆症的家庭医疗保健患者有未满足的护理需求. 缺乏护理人员的可用性和能力是重大问题,特别是对于那些认知症状严重程度较高的人来说.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 神经学 神经学
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 痴呆症影响了三分之一的家庭医疗保健 (HHC) 患者.
- 护理人员对这一群体至关重要,但他们的需求未得到充分研究.
- 未满足的护理需求在HHC环境中带来了重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定HHC痴呆患者未满足护理需求的患病率.
- 确定与未满足的护理需求相关的风险因素.
- 突出痴呆症护理需求和可用的支持之间的差距.
主要方法:
- 从2018年的数据分析了426,608名老年 (65岁以上) HHC患有痴呆症的患者.
- 由于缺乏照顾者的可用性或能力 (培训需求) 而定义的未满足需求.
- 统计分析以确定相关因素,包括医疗补助招生,抑郁症,临床严重程度和认知症状严重程度.
主要成果:
- 观察到高患病率 (83%) 的未满足的护理需求.
- 医疗补助招生和抑郁症与缺乏护理人员的可用性有关.
- 较大的临床严重程度和后急性状态与缺乏护理人员能力有关.
- 高认知症状严重程度增加了由于护理人员能力问题的未满足需求的几率 (aOR:1.80).
结论:
- 对于患有痴呆症的HHC患者而言,存在重大未满足的护理需求.
- 特定的患者特征与不同类型的未满足需求有关.
- 迫切需要加强支持性资源,如护理人员培训,以弥合痴呆症护理方面的差距.
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