探索在农村和城市医疗欠缺的阿拉巴马州社区的物理治疗的准入和障碍
Maegan Powell1, Kelly Atkins, Morayo Bhadmos
1Dep. of Physical Therapy, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229, USA. Tel 337-396-8180. mpowell7@samford.edu.
Journal of allied health
|June 10, 2025
概括
医疗服务不足的人群往往面临着进入物理治疗 (PT) 的挑战. 这项研究探讨了阿拉巴马州对PT的认识和障碍,揭示了改善获得这些重要医疗保健服务的必要性.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 康复医学 康复医学 康复医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 数以百万计的美国人缺乏医疗服务,面临着获得医疗保健的重大障碍.
- 物理治疗 (PT) 对于改善移动性和预防次要疾病至关重要,但仍然无法为许多服务不足的人提供.
- 了解人们的看法和障碍是改善公平医疗服务的关键.
研究的目的:
- 探索医疗服务不足的人群对物理治疗 (PT) 准入的认识,感知和障碍.
- 为了比较城市和农村医疗服务不足的环境中的接入障碍.
- 为了确定提高PT可访问性多样化的人口增强的战略.
主要方法:
- 一项定性研究涉及52个面对面的访谈,涉及阿拉巴马州城市和农村医疗服务不足地区的个人.
- 参与者主要是女性 (81.8%),并被确定为黑人/非洲裔美国人 (81.8%).
- 用专题分析来确定有关PT意识和获取的关键主题.
主要成果:
- 对PT存在积极的看法,但对其全方位服务的认识是不完整的.
- 在农村和城市服务不足的环境中发现了PT访问的常见障碍.
- 还观察到农村和城市环境中独特的明显障碍,影响了获得护理的机会.
结论:
- 调查结果强调需要提高认识和有针对性的干预措施,以克服PT访问障碍.
- 共同和独特的障碍需要定制的策略,以改善医疗服务不足的社区的物理治疗 (PT) 使用.
- 这项研究的见解与改善贫困人口获得各种相关卫生服务的机会有关.
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