Chang Wei, Oo May, Rojas Adriana, Damian April Joy
Weitzman Institute, Community Health Center, Inc., Middletown, Connecticut, USA.
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Health Equity. 2021 Apr 9;5(1):160-168. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0159. eCollection 2021.
To examine patients' perceptions of the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a safety net-based community health worker (CHW) program. Semistructured interviews with patient participants diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (=13) were analyzed using a traditional text analysis method based on grounded theory. This study highlights that the CHW program can improve satisfaction in accessing health services and community resources, and overall health outcomes of patients in safety net practices. Patients' overall positive perception of the CHW program suggests that the intervention may be a viable solution to address the health and social needs of patients in safety net settings.
为了考察患者对基于安全网的社区卫生工作者（CHW）项目的可行性、可接受性及影响的看法。采用基于扎根理论的传统文本分析方法，对13名被诊断为2型糖尿病的患者参与者进行了半结构化访谈。本研究强调，社区卫生工作者项目可以提高患者在获取医疗服务和社区资源方面的满意度，以及安全网医疗机构中患者的整体健康结局。患者对社区卫生工作者项目总体上持积极看法，这表明该干预措施可能是满足安全网环境中患者健康和社会需求的可行解决方案。
