基于小型社区基层医疗诊所的部署后医疗需求初步调查。
A pilot survey of post-deployment health care needs in small community-based primary care clinics.
机构信息
VERDICT, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Scott & White, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
出版信息
BMC Fam Pract. 2011 Jul 29;12:79. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-79.
BACKGROUND
Relatively little is known regarding to what extent community-based primary care physicians are encountering post-deployment health care needs among veterans of the Afghanistan or Iraq conflicts and their family members.
METHODS
This pilot study conducted a cross-sectional survey of 37 primary care physicians working at small urban and suburban clinics belonging to a practice-based research network in the south central region of Texas.
RESULTS
Approximately 80% of the responding physicians reported caring for patients who have been deployed to the Afghanistan or Iraq war zones, or had a family member deployed. Although these physicians noted a variety of conditions related to physical trauma, mental illnesses and psychosocial disruptions such as marital, family, financial, and legal problems appeared to be even more prevalent among their previously deployed patients and were also noted among family members of deployed veterans.
CONCLUSIONS
Community-based primary care physicians should be aware of common post-deployment health conditions and the resources that are available to meet these needs.
背景
对于社区基层医疗保健医生在多大程度上遇到阿富汗或伊拉克冲突退伍军人及其家庭成员的部署后医疗保健需求，人们知之甚少。
方法
本试点研究对德克萨斯州中南部地区实践型研究网络所属的 37 名小型城市和郊区诊所的基层医疗保健医生进行了横断面调查。
结果
约 80%的回应医生表示照顾过被部署到阿富汗或伊拉克战区的患者，或有家庭成员被部署。尽管这些医生注意到与身体创伤、精神疾病和心理社会障碍相关的各种情况，例如婚姻、家庭、财务和法律问题，在他们之前部署的患者中更为普遍，而且在部署退伍军人的家庭成员中也有注意到。
结论
社区基层医疗保健医生应该了解常见的部署后健康状况以及满足这些需求的可用资源。
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