Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden.
Department of Social Work, Umeå University, Sweden.
Scand J Public Health. 2021 Feb;49(1):29-32. doi: 10.1177/1403494820969544. Epub 2020 Nov 8.
The emergence of COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it, arguably none more so than for older people. In Sweden, the majority of COVID-19-related fatalities have been among people aged ⩾70 years, many of whom were receiving health and social care services. The pandemic has illuminated aspects within the care continuum requiring evaluative research, such as decision-making processes, the structure and organisation of care, and interventions within the complex public-health system. This short communication highlights several key areas for future interdisciplinary and multi-sectorial collaboration to improve health and social care services in Sweden. It also underlines that a valid, reliable and experiential evidence base is the sine qua non for evaluative research and effective public-health systems.
新冠疫情的出现改变了我们所熟知的世界，尤其是对老年人而言。在瑞典，大多数与新冠病毒相关的死亡病例发生在 ⩾70 岁的人群中，其中许多人正在接受医疗和社会保健服务。这场大流行凸显了医疗保健连续体中需要评估研究的各个方面，例如决策过程、医疗保健的结构和组织以及复杂的公共卫生系统中的干预措施。本简短交流重点介绍了未来跨学科和多部门合作的几个关键领域，以改善瑞典的医疗和社会保健服务。它还强调，有效的公共卫生系统需要一个有效的、可靠的和基于经验的证据基础。
