De Roo A, Ado B, Rose B, Guimard Y, Fonck K, Colebunders R
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Trop Med Int Health. 1998 Nov;3(11):883-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00322.x.
This study describes experiences of the survivors of the 1995 Ebola epidemic in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo. Most of the survivors in our sample had cared for a sick family member before becoming ill themselves, and most had never heard of Ebola before they developed symptoms and therefore did not suspect that they were infected by the virus. Fear, denial and shame were their principal initial feelings. After release from hospital, survivors were abandoned by family or friends more often than they had expected. Belief in god was an important aid to all of them. Their most negative experiences were witnessing other people dying in the isolation ward of the Kikwit General Hospital, and the reluctance of hospital personnel to treat them. During Ebola outbreaks more attention should be given to the psychosocial implications of such an epidemic. Information campaigns should include antidiscrimination messages and more psychosocial support should be given to patients and their families.
本研究描述了1995年刚果民主共和国基奎特埃博拉疫情幸存者的经历。我们样本中的大多数幸存者在自己患病之前曾照顾过生病的家庭成员，而且大多数人在出现症状之前从未听说过埃博拉，因此并未怀疑自己感染了该病毒。恐惧、否认和羞耻是他们最初的主要感受。出院后，幸存者被家人或朋友抛弃的情况比他们预期的更为频繁。对上帝的信仰对他们所有人来说都是重要的支持。他们最负面的经历是目睹其他人在基奎特综合医院的隔离病房死亡，以及医院工作人员不愿治疗他们。在埃博拉疫情爆发期间，应更多关注此类疫情的社会心理影响。宣传活动应包括反歧视信息，并且应向患者及其家人提供更多社会心理支持。
