School of Nursing & Health Care Leadership, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK; Public Health England, Fleetbank House 2-6. Salisbury Square. London. EC4Y 8AE, UK.
Working with Everyone, London, UK.
Public Health. 2021 Aug;197:6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.05.026. Epub 2021 Jun 12.
To contain the spread of COVID-19 within the UK over the past year, there have been a series of local and national lockdowns. These restrictions are likely to have impacted upon the health and well-being of marginalised groups who rely on now closed social and community support services to stay healthy. An understanding of the experiences of marginalised people is important; therefore, this study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on the health and well-being of marginalised groups in the UK.
In summer 2020, a rapid telephone survey was conducted by trained, trusted volunteers with 76 participants who were from marginalised groups. As part of this survey, 64 participants consented to describe their experience of lockdown. These case studies were thematically analysed to identify patterns of meaning.
Findings indicate that lockdown led to the deterioration of health of participants, impacted adversely on their socio-economic positions and affected access to food and essential supplies. In addition, government public health messaging was considered confusing and inadequate.
This study highlights the need for pathways into services which support marginalised groups to remain accessible during periods of restrictions and essential supplies and food to be mapped and protected for marginalised individuals within our local communities.
为了在过去一年控制 COVID-19 在英国的传播，英国实施了一系列地方和国家封锁措施。这些限制措施可能会对依赖现已关闭的社会和社区支持服务来保持健康的边缘化群体的健康和福祉产生影响。了解边缘化人群的经历非常重要；因此，本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 限制措施对英国边缘化群体健康和福祉的影响。
在 2020 年夏天，由经过培训的、值得信赖的志愿者对 76 名来自边缘化群体的参与者进行了快速电话调查。作为这项调查的一部分，64 名参与者同意描述他们的封锁经历。对这些案例研究进行了主题分析，以确定意义模式。
研究结果表明，封锁导致参与者的健康状况恶化，对他们的社会经济地位产生不利影响，并影响了他们获得食物和必需品的机会。此外，政府的公共卫生信息被认为是混乱和不足的。
本研究强调了在限制期间和必要供应和食品为我们当地社区的边缘化个人提供支持和保护的情况下，需要为支持边缘化群体的服务提供途径，使其在封锁期间仍然可以获得。
