Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (TZ).
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA (PMY, SR, SI, DLV, AD-S).
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 Sep 1;79(9):279-284.
Congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) infection can cause lifelong medical and developmental conditions and management needs. There is limited information on the strengths and weaknesses of the systems of care for addressing ZIKV and other neurodevelopmental disabilities (NRD) in the United States (US) Affiliated Pacific Island Territories. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to assess the quality of the chronic illness systems of care for children with congenital ZIKV and other NRD in the US Pacific Island Territories. A cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals from American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Participants completed an adapted version of the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care 3.5 (ACIC), which is based on the Chronic Care Model. The median Total Program Score was calculated, which ranged from limited support (0-2), basic support (3-5), reasonably good support (6-8), to fully developed support for care (9-11). Among the 17 health professionals who completed the survey, 47% were Guamanian/Chamorro, 24% were Samoan, 12% were Filipino, and 6% were Other Pacific Islanders. The median (25th percentile, 75th percentile [interquartile range]) Total Program Score was 5 (3, 6 [3]), indicating basic support for ZIKV and other NRD care for children. As more is learned about the full spectrum of clinical findings related to ZIKV, it is critical to continue to build an interdisciplinary maternal and child health workforce with the capacity and preparation to adequately address the special needs of children with ZIKV and other NRD.
先天性 Zika 病毒 (ZIKV) 感染可导致终身医疗和发育状况,并需要进行管理。美国(美国)附属太平洋岛屿领土针对 ZIKV 和其他神经发育障碍 (NRD) 的护理系统的优势和劣势信息有限。因此,本研究的目的是评估美国太平洋岛屿领土中先天性 ZIKV 和其他 NRD 儿童慢性疾病护理系统的质量。横断面研究在美国萨摩亚、关岛和北马里亚纳群岛自由联邦的卫生专业人员中进行。参与者完成了慢性疾病护理评估 3.5 版 (ACIC) 的改编版本,该版本基于慢性护理模型。计算了中位数总计划评分,范围从有限支持(0-2)、基本支持(3-5)、合理良好支持(6-8)到完全发展的护理支持(9-11)。在完成调查的 17 名卫生专业人员中,47%是关岛/查莫罗人,24%是萨摩亚人,12%是菲律宾人,6%是其他太平洋岛民。中位数(25 百分位数,75 百分位数 [四分位距])总计划评分 5(3,6[3]),表明对儿童 ZIKV 和其他 NRD 护理有基本支持。随着对与 ZIKV 相关的临床发现的全貌了解得更多,继续建立一个具有能力和准备充分的跨学科母婴健康劳动力来充分满足患有 ZIKV 和其他 NRD 的儿童的特殊需求至关重要。