Health and social care access for adults with learning disabilities across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
Health and social care access for adults with learning disabilities across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
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DOI：
10.1108/tldr-06-2021-0014
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发表时间：
2021-09-01
影响因子：
0.6
通讯作者：
Hatton, Chris
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作者：
Flynn, Samantha;Hatton, Chris
本文旨在介绍英格兰、北爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士各地学习障碍成年人在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间获得卫生和社会护理服务的数据。设计/方法/方法直接从621名有学习障碍的成年人中收集数据，并通过家庭照顾者和另外378名有学习障碍的成年人的有偿支持人员的单独代理报告收集数据。这些数据是在2020年12月至2021年2月期间收集的，涉及自2020年3月第一次COVID-19国家封锁开始以来卫生和社会护理服务的使用情况。在2020年3月至2021年2月的COVID-19大流行期间，英国各地有学习障碍的成年人获得和使用卫生和社会护理服务的机会大大减少，许多人在此期间根本没有接受任何服务。英格兰、北爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士也出现了类似的情况。然而，数据表明，某些服务在各国之间存在一些差异。未来的大流行规划必须确保有学习障碍的成年人及其家庭照顾者不会完全失去获得这些基本服务的机会，就像2020年COVID-19大流行期间的一些情况一样。这是关于COVID-19大流行对英国有学习障碍的成年人的健康和社会护理服务影响的最大研究。作者主要直接从有学习障碍的成年人那里收集数据，并在整个研究过程中与有学习障碍的人的伙伴组织合作。
Purpose This paper aims to present data about access to health and social care services during the COVID-19 pandemic for adults with learning disabilities across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected directly from 621 adults with learning disabilities and through separate proxy reports by family carers and paid support staff of another 378 adults with learning disabilities. The data were collected between December 2020 and February 2021 and concerned the use of health and social care services since the start of the first COVID-19 national lockdown in March 2020. Findings Access to and use of health and social care services significantly reduced for adults with learning disabilities across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 and February 2021, with many people not receiving any services at all during that period. Similar patterns were seen across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. However, data suggest some variations between countries for some services. Practical implications Future pandemic planning must ensure that access to these essential services is not completely lost for adults with learning disabilities and their family carers, as it was in some cases during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Originality/value This is the largest study about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and social care services for adults with learning disabilities in the UK. The authors primarily collected data directly from adults with learning disabilities, and worked with partner organisations of people with learning disabilities throughout the study.