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Barriers to Accessing Paid Parental Leave Among Birthing Parents With Perinatal Health Complications: A Multiple-Methods Study 围产期健康并发症的分娩父母获得带薪育儿假的障碍:多重方法研究。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.02.002

Introduction

Even in the small number of U.S. states with paid parental leave (PPL) programs, studies have found awareness of PPL remains low and unevenly distributed among parents. Moreover, little is known about whether parents with perinatal health complications have unmet needs in obtaining information about and support for accessing parental leave during that time. This study aims to address this research gap. Given the strong evidence linking paid leave with improvements in maternal and infant health, it is critical to evaluate access among vulnerable populations.

Methods

We used a multiple methods approach, including a subset of the 2016–2017 Bay Area Parental Leave Survey of Mothers (analytic sample = 1,007) and interview data from mothers who stayed at a neonatal intensive care unit in 2019 (n = 7). All participants resided at that time in California, a state that offers PPL. The independent variable for the survey analysis was a composite measure of perinatal complications, quantified as binary with a value of 1 if respondents reported experiencing any of the four complications: poor maternal mental health during or after pregnancy, premature birth, or poor infant health. Dependent variables for the survey analysis measured lack of support or information for accessing PPL. We used linear probability models to assess the relationship between perinatal complications and PPL support. Thematic analysis was conducted with the interview data to understand how perinatal complications shape the process of accessing PPL.

Results

Survey results revealed that parents with perinatal complications had a lower understanding of PPL benefits and low overall support for accessing leave, including from employers, compared with parents without perinatal complications. From interviews, we learned that perinatal complications present unique challenges to parents navigating PPL. There were multiple entities involved in managing leave and providing information, such as the benefits coordinator and employers. Supervisors were reported as providers of critical emotional and financial support.

Conclusions

Taken together, the findings from surveys and interviews suggest that health care and human resources personnel should be better equipped to provide information and support, particularly to those who experience perinatal complications and might struggle to complete paperwork while facing health challenges.

导言:即使在美国少数几个有带薪育儿假(PPL)计划的州,研究也发现父母对带薪育儿假的认知度仍然很低,而且分布不均。此外,人们对患有围产期健康并发症的父母在获得育儿假信息和支持方面是否存在未满足的需求知之甚少。本研究旨在填补这一研究空白。鉴于有确凿证据表明带薪休假与改善母婴健康息息相关,因此评估弱势群体获得带薪休假的情况至关重要:我们采用了多种方法,包括 2016-2017 年湾区母亲育儿假调查的子集(分析样本 = 1,007),以及对 2019 年入住新生儿重症监护室的母亲(n = 7)的访谈数据。所有参与者当时都居住在提供 PPL 的加利福尼亚州。调查分析的自变量是围产期并发症的综合衡量指标,如果受访者报告经历了以下四种并发症中的任何一种,则量化为二进制,值为 1:孕期或产后产妇精神健康状况差、早产或婴儿健康状况差。调查分析的因变量衡量了在获得 PPL 方面缺乏支持或信息的情况。我们使用线性概率模型来评估围产期并发症与 PPL 支持之间的关系。我们还对访谈数据进行了主题分析,以了解围产期并发症是如何影响获得《公共保健计划》的过程的:调查结果显示,与没有围产期并发症的父母相比,有围产期并发症的父母对 PPL 福利的了解较少,对获得假期的总体支持也较低,包括来自雇主的支持。从访谈中我们了解到,围产期并发症给父母们驾驭 PPL 带来了独特的挑战。有多个实体参与管理假期和提供信息,如福利协调员和雇主。据报告,主管提供了重要的情感和经济支持:综合来看,调查和访谈的结果表明,医疗保健和人力资源人员应更好地提供信息和支持,尤其是为那些经历围产期并发症、在面临健康挑战时可能难以完成文书工作的人提供信息和支持。
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Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Infertility Prevalence, Help-Seeking, and Help Received Since 1995 自 1995 年以来,不孕症患病率、寻求帮助和获得帮助方面的社会经济和种族/族裔不平等现象。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.03.005

Background

In the United States, infertility and treatment for infertility are marked by racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities. Simultaneously, biomedical advances and increased public health attention toward preventing and addressing infertility have grown. It is not known, however, whether the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities observed in infertility prevalence, help-seeking, or help received have changed over time.

Methods

Using National Survey of Family Growth data (1995 through 2017–2019 cycles), this study applied multivariable logistic regression with interaction terms to investigate whether and how racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in 1) the prevalence of infertility, 2) ever seeking help to become pregnant, and 3) use of common types of medical help (advice, testing, medication for ovulation, surgery for blocked tubes, and artificial insemination) have changed over time.

Results

The results showed persisting, rather than narrowing or increasing, inequalities in the prevalence of infertility and help-seeking overall. The results showed persisting racial/ethnic inequalities in testing, ovulation medication use, and surgery for blocked tubes. By contrast, the results showed widening socioeconomic inequalities in testing and narrowing inequalities in the use of ovulation medications.

Conclusions

There is little evidence to suggest policy interventions, biomedical advances, or increased public health awareness has narrowed inequalities in infertility prevalence, treatment seeking, or use of specific treatments.

背景:在美国,不孕不育症和不孕不育症的治疗存在种族/族裔和社会经济方面的不平等。与此同时,生物医学的进步以及公众对预防和解决不孕不育问题的关注也在不断增加。然而,在不孕症发病率、寻求帮助或获得帮助方面观察到的种族/民族和社会经济不平等现象是否随着时间的推移而发生了变化,目前尚不得而知:本研究利用全国家庭成长调查数据(1995 年至 2017-2019 年周期),采用带交互项的多变量逻辑回归,调查种族/民族和社会经济在以下方面的不平等是否以及如何随着时间的推移而发生变化:1)不孕症患病率;2)曾经寻求怀孕帮助;3)使用常见类型的医疗帮助(建议、检测、排卵药物、输卵管堵塞手术和人工授精):结果:结果表明,在不孕症的发病率和寻求帮助的总体情况下,不平等现象持续存在,而不是缩小或增加。结果表明,在检测、排卵药物使用和输卵管堵塞手术方面,种族/民族间的不平等持续存在。相比之下,结果显示在检测方面的社会经济不平等在扩大,在使用排卵药物方面的不平等在缩小:几乎没有证据表明,政策干预、生物医学进步或公众健康意识的提高缩小了不孕症患病率、寻求治疗或使用特定治疗方法方面的不平等。
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United States Doula Programs and Their Outcomes: A Scoping Review to Inform State-Level Policies 美国的 Doula 计划及其成果:为州级政策提供信息的范围审查。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.03.001

Background

The field of maternal health has advanced significantly over the past decades. However, the United States continues to have poor outcomes in comparison with other industrialized nations. With emerging evidence on the promise of doula care, states are including doula care under their Medicaid programs.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review across four academic databases and gray literature published between January 1, 2012, and March 10, 2022, to describe the landscape of literature on U.S. doula programs and their outcomes in order to inform state policy makers considering laws or programs related to doula care.

Findings

Of 740 records identified, 100 met inclusion criteria. Outcomes fell into four areas: birthing people's outcomes, infant outcomes, systems of care and implementation, and cross-cutting issues. Data on outcomes related to doula care in the literature were predominantly clinical, even though doulas are not clinical providers. Although some studies have found associations between doula care and improved clinical outcomes for birthing people and infants, the evidence is limited due to small sample sizes, study methodology, or conflicting conclusions. Doula outcomes are underexplored in the literature, with mainly qualitative data describing low levels of diversity and equity within the doula workforce and ineffective payment models. When cost-effectiveness estimates have been calculated, they largely rely on savings realized from averted cesarean births, preterm births, and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.

Conclusions

As state Medicaid programs expand to include doula care, policymakers should be aware of the limitations in the evidence as they plan for successful implementation, such as the narrow focus on certain clinical outcomes to quantify cost savings and conflicting conclusions on the impact of doula care. An important consideration is the impact of the reimbursement rate on the adoption of doula care, which is why it is important to engage doulas in compensation determinations, as well as the development of improved metrics to untangle the components that contribute to maternal health outcomes in the United States.

背景:过去几十年来,孕产妇保健领域取得了长足的进步。然而,与其他工业化国家相比,美国的孕产妇死亡率仍然很低。随着有关朵拉护理前景的证据不断涌现,各州正在将朵拉护理纳入其医疗补助计划:我们对2012年1月1日至2022年3月10日期间发表的四个学术数据库和灰色文献进行了一次范围审查,以描述美国朵拉项目及其结果的文献概况,从而为考虑制定与朵拉护理相关的法律或项目的州政策制定者提供信息:在确定的 740 份记录中,有 100 份符合纳入标准。结果分为四个方面:分娩者的结果、婴儿的结果、护理系统和实施以及交叉问题。文献中与朵拉护理相关的结果数据主要是临床数据,尽管朵拉并不是临床服务提供者。尽管一些研究发现朵拉护理与改善分娩者和婴儿的临床结果之间存在关联,但由于样本量小、研究方法或结论相互矛盾,因此证据有限。文献中对朵拉的结果探讨不足,主要是定性数据描述了朵拉队伍中的低水平多样性和公平性,以及无效的支付模式。在对成本效益进行估算时,主要依赖于避免剖宫产、早产和新生儿重症监护室入院所节省的费用:随着各州医疗补助项目扩大到包括朵拉护理,政策制定者在计划成功实施时应注意证据的局限性,如狭隘地关注某些临床结果以量化成本节约,以及关于朵拉护理影响的相互矛盾的结论。一个重要的考虑因素是补偿率对采用朵拉护理的影响,这就是为什么让朵拉参与补偿的确定以及制定改进的指标以理清有助于美国孕产妇健康结果的组成部分是非常重要的。
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Neighborhood Racialized Economic Polarization, Home Visiting Coverage, and Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Medicaid-eligible Population 符合医疗补助资格人群中的邻里种族经济两极分化、家访覆盖率和不良生育结果》(Nighborhood Racialized Economic Polarization, Home Visiting Coverage, and Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Medicaid-eligible Population)。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.05.001

Background

Residential polarization shaped by racial segregation and concentrations of wealth (hereafter neighborhood racialized economic polarization) results in both highly deprived and highly privileged neighborhoods. Numerous studies have found a negative relationship between neighborhood racialized economic polarization and birth outcomes. We investigated whether community-informed home visiting programs achieve high rates of service coverage in highly deprived neighborhoods and can attenuate the deleterious effect of neighborhood polarization on birth outcomes.

Methods

We used 2016–2019 data from Michigan's statewide database that links birth records, Medicaid claims, and program participation (N = 211,412). We evaluated whether 1) home visiting programs achieved high rates of service coverage in highly deprived neighborhoods, 2) participation in home visiting may help to mitigate the negative relationship between neighborhood polarization and birth outcomes, and 3) the reductions in preterm birth and low birthweight were larger among Black birthing individuals. Data were examined using multilevel generalized linear models and mediation analysis.

Results

The statewide home visiting program achieved higher rates of coverage in the most deprived neighborhoods (21.0% statewide, 28.3% in the most deprived vs. 10.4% in the most privileged neighborhoods). For all, home visiting participation was associated with a decrease in the relationship between neighborhood polarization and preterm birth by 6.8% (mean indirect effect, −0.008; 95% confidence interval, −0.011 to −0.005), and by 5.2% (mean indirect effect, −0.013; 95% confidence interval, −0.017 to −0.009) for low birthweight, adjusting for individual-level risk factors. The decrease was larger among Black individuals.

Conclusions

A statewide Medicaid-sponsored home visiting program achieved high rates of service coverage in highly deprived neighborhoods. Program participation may help to mitigate the negative relationship between neighborhood polarization and birth outcomes, and more so among Black individuals. Continued support for home visiting services is required to better engage birthing individuals in neighborhoods with concentrated deprivation and to decrease disparities.

背景:种族隔离和财富集中所形成的居住两极化(以下简称 "邻里种族化经济两极化")导致了高度贫困的邻里和高度优越的邻里。大量研究发现,邻里种族经济两极化与出生结果之间存在负相关。我们调查了社区知情家访项目是否能在高度贫困社区实现高服务覆盖率,是否能减轻社区两极分化对出生结果的有害影响:我们使用了密歇根州全州数据库中 2016-2019 年的数据,该数据库将出生记录、医疗补助申请和项目参与(N = 211,412 人)联系在一起。我们评估了:1)家访项目是否在高度贫困的社区实现了高服务覆盖率;2)参与家访是否有助于缓解社区两极分化与出生结果之间的负面关系;3)早产和低出生体重在黑人产妇中的降低幅度是否更大。我们使用多层次广义线性模型和中介分析对数据进行了研究:结果:全州家访计划在最贫困社区的覆盖率更高(全州为 21.0%,最贫困社区为 28.3%,最富裕社区为 10.4%)。就所有人而言,参与家访与邻里两极化和早产之间的关系降低了 6.8%(平均间接效应,-0.008;95% 置信区间,-0.011 至 -0.005),与低出生体重之间的关系降低了 5.2%(平均间接效应,-0.013;95% 置信区间,-0.017 至 -0.009),调整了个人层面的风险因素。黑人的降幅更大:一项由全州医疗补助计划资助的家访项目在高度贫困社区的服务覆盖率很高。该计划的参与可能有助于缓解邻里两极分化与出生结果之间的负面关系,对黑人的影响更大。需要继续支持家访服务,以更好地让贫困集中社区的分娩者参与进来,并减少差异。
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Contraceptive Attitudes and Beliefs of Women With Sickle Cell Disease: A Qualitative Study 镰状细胞病妇女的避孕态度和信念:定性研究。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.03.007

Objectives

We aimed to qualitatively explore factors influencing contraceptive use in women living with sickle cell disease (SCD).

Study Design

We conducted a semi-structured qualitative study using data from interviews with reproductive-aged women with SCD. The Theory of Planned Behavior, which describes an individual's attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control as drivers of a health behavior, served as a framework for data collection and thematic analysis.

Results

We analyzed interviews from 20 participants. Attitudes toward contraception showed skepticism regarding hormonal contraception and concern about adverse effects of contraception related to SCD. The role of subjective norms in contraceptive choice depended on whether participants possessed trusted sources of information, such as health care providers, family, and friends, or whether they relied on themselves alone in their contraceptive decision-making. The influence of health care providers was complicated by inconsistent and sometimes conflicting counseling. Finally, with regard to participants’ perceived control in their contraceptive choices, some were motivated to alleviate menstrual pain or prevent SCD-related pregnancy risks, but many reported feeling disempowered in contraceptive decision-making settings because of ways that healthcare providers exerted pressure or responded to participants’ demographic characteristics.

Conclusions

Women living with SCD are influenced by many factors similar to those documented for other populations when making decisions about contraception. However, SCD amplifies both the importance and risks of contraception and may also complicate individuals' autonomy and contraceptive access. Hematology and reproductive health providers should recognize the risk of coercion, maximize patients’ reproductive agency, and coordinate reproductive health counseling for patients with SCD.

研究目的研究设计:研究设计:我们利用对镰状细胞病育龄妇女的访谈数据进行了一项半结构化定性研究。计划行为理论(Theory of Planned Behavior)将个人的态度、主观规范和感知到的行为控制作为健康行为的驱动因素,并以此作为数据收集和主题分析的框架:我们对 20 名参与者的访谈进行了分析。结果:我们对 20 名参与者的访谈进行了分析,他们对避孕的态度显示出对激素避孕的怀疑以及对与 SCD 相关的避孕不良反应的担忧。主观规范在避孕选择中的作用取决于参与者是否拥有可信赖的信息来源,如医疗服务提供者、家人和朋友,或者他们在避孕决策中是否只依靠自己。医疗保健提供者的影响因其提供的咨询不一致,有时甚至相互矛盾而变得复杂。最后,关于参与者对其避孕选择的控制感知,一些人的动机是减轻经痛或预防与 SCD 相关的怀孕风险,但许多人表示,由于其人口特征或来自医疗保健提供者的压力,她们在避孕决策环境中感到无能为力:结论:患有 SCD 的妇女在做出避孕决定时会受到许多因素的影响,这些因素与其他人群中存在的因素相似。然而,SCD 增加了避孕的重要性和风险,也可能使个人的自主权和避孕途径变得复杂。血液学和生殖健康服务提供者应认识到胁迫的风险,最大限度地发挥患者的生殖自主权,并协调为 SCD 患者提供的生殖健康咨询。
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Delays in Care by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Cross-Sectional Data From the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program 利用美国国立卫生研究院 "我们所有人 "研究计划的横断面数据,按种族、民族和性别分列 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间的护理延误情况。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.02.003

Purpose

Delays in receiving medical care are an urgent problem. This study aims to determine whether the odds of, and reasons for, experiencing care delays differ by gender, race-ethnicity, and survey completion before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of survey data from participants age ≥18 in the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program collected from May 6, 2018, to January 1, 2022. Logistic regressions were performed to assess the association of gender, race-ethnicity, and survey completion date with any of nine reasons for delaying care in the past 12 months.

Results

Of 119,983 participants, 37.8% reported delaying care in the past 12 months. After adjusting for employment status, education, income, marital status, health insurance, and age, women of every race-ethnicity and Black and other race-ethnicity men were more likely than white men to report delays in care: Asian women (odds ratio [OR] 1.23; 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.13, 1.34]), Black men (OR 1.15; 95% CI [1.05, 1.25]) and women (OR 1.46; 95% CI [1.38, 1.54]), Hispanic women (OR 1.36; 95% CI [1.28, 1.44]), white women (OR 1.55; 95% CI [1.50, 1.60]), and other race-ethnicity men (OR 1.15; 95% CI [1.05, 1.27]) and women (OR 1.79; 95% CI [1.67, 1.91]). A small but statistically significant difference was seen in reports of care delays for non-pandemic-related reasons during versus before the COVID-19 pandemic (OR 0.88; 95% CI [0.83, 0.93]).

Conclusions

In this study of a diverse group of U.S. participants, women and Black and other race-ethnicity men were more likely than white men to report delays in care, both before and during COVID-19. Addressing care delays may be necessary to ameliorate health disparities by race-ethnicity and gender.

目的:延误就医是一个亟待解决的问题。本研究旨在确定在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间,因性别、种族-民族和调查完成情况的不同,出现就医延误的几率和原因是否存在差异:我们对2018年5月6日至2022年1月1日期间收集的美国国立卫生研究院 "我们所有人研究计划 "中年龄≥18岁参与者的调查数据进行了横截面分析。我们进行了逻辑回归,以评估性别、种族-民族和调查完成日期与过去12个月内推迟就医的9个原因中的任何一个之间的关联:在 119,983 名参与者中,37.8% 的人表示在过去 12 个月中延迟了护理。在对就业状况、教育程度、收入、婚姻状况、医疗保险和年龄进行调整后,各种族女性以及黑人和其他种族男性比白人男性更有可能报告延误治疗:亚裔女性(几率比 [OR] 1.23;95% 置信区间 [CI] [1.13,1.34])、黑人男性(OR 1.15;95% CI [1.05,1.25])和女性(OR 1.46;95% CI [1.38,1.54])、西班牙裔女性(OR 1.36;95% CI [1.28,1.44])、白人女性(OR 1.55;95% CI [1.50,1.60])以及其他种族-民族男性(OR 1.15;95% CI [1.05,1.27])和女性(OR 1.79;95% CI [1.67,1.91])。与 COVID-19 大流行之前相比,COVID-19 大流行期间因与大流行无关的原因导致护理延误的报告差异较小,但具有统计学意义(OR 0.88;95% CI [0.83,0.93]):在这项针对美国不同人群的研究中,无论是在 COVID-19 之前还是期间,女性和黑人及其他种族男性都比白人男性更有可能报告护理延误。要改善不同种族和性别的健康差异,可能需要解决护理延误问题。
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Pregnancy Care Utilization, Experiences, and Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrants in the United States: A Scoping Review 美国无证移民的孕期保健使用情况、经历和结果:范围审查》。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.02.001

Background

Undocumented immigrants face many barriers in accessing pregnancy care, including language differences, implicit and explicit bias, limited or no insurance coverage, and fear about accessing services. With the national spotlight on maternal health inequities, the current literature on undocumented immigrants during pregnancy requires synthesis.

Objective

We aimed to describe the literature on pregnancy care utilization, experiences, and outcomes of undocumented individuals in the United States.

Methods

We performed a scoping review of original research studies in the United States that described the undocumented population specifically and examined pregnancy care utilization, experiences, and outcomes. Studies underwent title, abstract, and full-text review by two investigators. Data were extracted and synthesized using descriptive statistics and content analysis.

Results

A total of 5,940 articles were retrieved and 3,949 remained after de-duplication. After two investigators screened and reviewed the articles, 29 studies met inclusion criteria. The definition of undocumented individuals varied widely across studies. Of the 29 articles, 24 showed that undocumented status and anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric are associated with lower care utilization and worse pregnancy outcomes, while inclusive health care and immigration policies are associated with higher levels of prenatal and postnatal care utilization as well as better pregnancy outcomes.

Conclusions

The small, heterogeneous literature on undocumented immigrants and pregnancy care is fraught with inconsistent definitions, precluding comparisons across studies. Despite areas in need of further research, the signal among published studies is that undocumented individuals experience variable access to pregnancy care, heightened fear and stress regarding their status during pregnancy, and worse outcomes compared with other groups, including documented immigrants.

背景:无证移民在获得孕期保健方面面临许多障碍,包括语言差异、隐性和显性偏见、保险范围有限或没有保险,以及对获得服务的恐惧。随着全国对孕产妇健康不平等问题的关注,需要对目前有关孕期无证移民的文献进行综合:我们旨在描述有关美国无证人士孕期保健利用、经验和结果的文献:我们对美国的原始研究进行了一次范围界定审查,这些研究专门描述了无证人群,并考察了孕期保健的利用、经验和结果。由两名调查人员对研究报告的标题、摘要和全文进行审查。采用描述性统计和内容分析法对数据进行提取和综合:结果:共检索到 5940 篇文章,去重后剩余 3949 篇。经过两名调查人员的筛选和审查,29 项研究符合纳入标准。不同研究对无证人员的定义差异很大。在这 29 篇文章中,有 24 篇表明,无证身份和反移民政策及言论与护理利用率降低和妊娠结局恶化有关,而包容性医疗保健和移民政策则与产前和产后护理利用率提高以及妊娠结局改善有关:关于无证移民和孕期保健的文献数量少,内容杂,定义不一致,因此无法对不同研究进行比较。尽管有需要进一步研究的领域,但已发表研究的信号是,与其他群体(包括有证移民)相比,无证人士获得孕期护理的机会不尽相同,在怀孕期间对其身份的恐惧和压力增加,结果更差。
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A Multipronged Approach to Caring for Women Veterans With Military Environmental Exposures 多管齐下,关爱接触军事环境的女退伍军人。
IF 2.8 2区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.05.002
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Young Women's Perspectives on Being Screened for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk During Routine Primary Care 年轻女性对在常规初级保健期间接受遗传性乳腺癌和卵巢癌风险筛查的看法。
IF 3.2 2区 医学 Q1 Nursing Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.01.004
Mady Head MS, LCGC , Betty Cohn MBE , Karen J. Wernli PhD, MS , Lorella Palazzo PhD , Kelly Ehrlich MS , Abigail Matson BA , Sarah Knerr PhD, MPH

Purpose

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening women to identify individuals eligible for genetic counseling based on a priori hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) risk (i.e., risk assessment). However, risk assessment has not been widely integrated into primary care. This qualitative study explored young women's views on implementing routine HBOC risk assessment with a focus on equity and patient-centeredness.

Methods

We conducted group discussions with young women (aged 21–40 years) receiving care in an integrated health care system. Discussion groups occurred in two phases and used a modified deliberative approach that included a didactic component and prioritized developing consensus. Twenty women participated in one of three initial small group discussions (phase one). All 20 were invited to participate in a subsequent large group discussion (phase two), and 15 of them attended.

Findings

Key themes and recommendations were as follows. Risk assessment should be accessible, contextualized, and destigmatized to encourage participation and reduce anxiety, particularly for women who do not know their family history. Providers conducting risk assessments must be equipped to address women's informational needs, relieve emotionality, and plan next steps after positive screens. Finally, to minimize differential screening uptake, health care systems must prioritize equity in program design and contribute to external educational and outreach efforts.

Conclusion

Young women see pragmatic opportunities for health systems to optimize HBOC screening implementation.

目的:美国预防服务工作组建议对妇女进行筛查,根据先验遗传性乳腺癌和卵巢癌(HBOC)风险(即风险评估)确定符合遗传咨询条件的个体。然而,风险评估尚未广泛纳入初级保健。本定性研究探讨了年轻女性对实施常规 HBOC 风险评估的看法,重点关注公平性和以患者为中心:我们与在综合医疗系统接受治疗的年轻女性(21-40 岁)进行了小组讨论。讨论小组分两个阶段进行,采用了一种经过修改的审议方法,其中包括说教部分,并优先考虑达成共识。20 名妇女参加了最初三个小组讨论中的一个(第一阶段)。所有 20 人都被邀请参加随后的大组讨论(第二阶段),其中 15 人参加了讨论:主要议题和建议如下风险评估应便于参与、符合实际情况并消除耻辱感,以鼓励参与并减少焦虑,尤其是对不了解其家族史的妇女而言。进行风险评估的医疗服务提供者必须具备满足妇女信息需求、缓解情绪以及在筛查结果呈阳性后计划下一步行动的能力。最后,为了最大限度地减少筛查接受率的差异,医疗保健系统必须在项目设计中优先考虑公平性,并为外部教育和外联工作做出贡献:结论:年轻女性为医疗系统优化 HBOC 筛查的实施提供了切实可行的机会。
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“How Do I Prepare for This?” Patient Perspectives on Providers’ Employment-related Support During Pregnancy "我该如何做好准备?患者对医疗服务提供者在怀孕期间提供的与就业相关的支持的看法。
IF 3.2 2区 医学 Q1 Nursing Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.01.002
Julia M. Goodman PhD, MPH , Annette M. Crawford MPH, MPA, MSc , Erika K. Cottrell PhD, MPP , Jeanne-Marie Guise MD, MA, MPH, MBA

Background

Health care providers can offer employment-related support to pregnant patients by providing information about occupational risks and benefits, discussing adjustments, and/or completing paperwork to help patients obtain accommodations or benefits, but little research has examined whether and how this support is provided.

Methods

We conducted interviews with 20 adults who had been employed while pregnant within the 5 years preceding data collection. Eligible participants had low incomes, were hourly wage earners, or were employed in service or retail occupations. Applied thematic analysis was used to identify emergent themes.

Results

People who had been employed while pregnant described a range of experiences during that time, including physical and psychological demands from work, lack of access to appropriate accommodations, difficulties combining breastfeeding with work, and work-related challenges accessing health care. Participants described four primary roles that health care providers played: 1) completing paperwork needed to apply for benefits or receive work modification; 2) providing information about how to mitigate employment-related risks; 3) providing referrals to social or medical services; and 4) advocating for patients to ensure receipt of accommodations, resources, and information. Strategies identified by patients that could be enacted within health care to help them better navigate the work-pregnancy interface include increasing appointment flexibility, providing information about work-related risks and benefits programs and referrals to legal support, and helping providers to understand and support their patients’ individual work-related concerns.

Conclusions

Health care providers have a critical role to play in supporting employed pregnant people to achieve flexibility in managing their work and to be active participants in discussions about recommended workplace accommodations.

背景:医疗服务提供者可以通过提供有关职业风险和益处的信息、讨论调整措施和/或完成文书工作来帮助患者获得便利或益处,从而为怀孕患者提供与就业相关的支持,但很少有研究探讨是否以及如何提供这种支持:我们对 20 名在数据收集前 5 年内曾在怀孕期间受雇的成年人进行了访谈。符合条件的参与者收入较低,为小时工资劳动者,或从事服务或零售职业。我们采用应用主题分析法来确定新出现的主题:结果:怀孕期间受雇的人描述了怀孕期间的一系列经历,包括工作对身体和心理的要求、无法获得适当的便利、母乳喂养与工作难以兼顾,以及与工作相关的获得医疗保健的挑战。与会者描述了医疗服务提供者扮演的四个主要角色:1) 完成申请福利或接受工作调整所需的文书工作;2) 提供有关如何降低就业相关风险的信息;3) 提供社会或医疗服务转介;以及 4) 为患者进行宣传,以确保他们获得便利、资源和信息。患者提出的可在医疗保健机构内实施的策略包括:增加预约的灵活性、提供与工作相关的风险和福利计划信息及法律支持转介、帮助医疗服务提供者理解并支持患者个人与工作相关的担忧:医疗服务提供者在支持受雇孕妇灵活处理工作和积极参与有关工作场所调整建议的讨论方面发挥着至关重要的作用。
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