Survey among survivors of the 1995 Ebola epidemic in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo: their feelings and experiences
Survey among survivors of the 1995 Ebola epidemic in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo: their feelings and experiences
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00322.x
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发表时间：
1998-11-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Colebunders, R
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作者：
De Roo, A;Ado, B;Colebunders, R
本研究描述了1995年在刚果民主共和国基奎特发生的埃博拉疫情的幸存者的经历。我们样本中的大多数幸存者在自己生病之前都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病毒，因此没有怀疑自己感染了病毒。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要多。对上帝的信仰是对他们所有人的重要帮助。他们最消极的经历是目睹其他人在基奎特总医院的隔离病房中死亡，以及医院工作人员不愿治疗他们。在埃博拉疫情期间，应更多地关注这种流行病的心理社会影响。宣传运动应包括反歧视的信息，并应向病人及其家属提供更多的心理支持。
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.