在无偿护理方面存在地理差异
Emma Kathryn Boswell1, Monique J Brown2, Lorie Donelle3
1University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
概括
与城市护理人员相比,农村护理人员的健康状况更差,慢性病率更高. 这凸显了在照顾者健康和福祉方面存在显著的地理差异.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 农村卫生 农村卫生
背景情况:
- 以前关于农村和城市护理人员差异的研究已经过时或缺乏概括性.
- 需要对护理人员的经验,健康和福祉进行全国代表性的检查.
- 本研究通过检查当前的城乡差异来解决这一差距.
研究的目的:
- 在护理人员的特点,经验和健康方面对农村和城市之间的差异进行全国代表性的检查.
- 使用最新数据更新现有知识.
- 为旨在改善护理人员福祉的干预措施提供信息.
主要方法:
- 利用了2021-2022年行为风险因素监测系统 (BRFSS) 的数据.
- 使用国家卫生统计中心 (NCHS) 城市-农村分类方案来定义农村.
- 采用千平方测试来比较农村和城市护理人员的人口统计,护理强度,健康状况和健康行为.
主要成果:
- 农村的护理人员报告的慢性病率 (58.3%与53.2%) 和肥胖率 (42.9%与37.5%) 较高.
- 在农村的护理人员中,吸烟率显著更高 (24.2%对15.5%),而狂饮则更低 (12.7%对15.3%).
- 农村护理人员更有可能报告一般健康状况良好/不良 (20.3%对比17.0%),身体健康状况不佳的天数更多 (15.6%对比12.0%).
结论:
- 在无薪护理人员的健康和福祉方面存在显著的地理差异.
- 农村护理人员面临更大的健康挑战,包括更高的慢性疾病和较差的健康状况.
- 需要进一步的研究来确定导致这些差异的因素,并制定有针对性的支持策略.
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