Perceptions of heatwave risks to health: results of an qualitative interview study with older people and their carers in Freiburg, Germany.
Perceptions of heatwave risks to health: results of an qualitative interview study with older people and their carers in Freiburg, Germany.
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对健康风险的看法：对德国弗雷堡的老年人及其照顾者进行定性访谈研究的结果。
DOI：
10.3205/psm000083
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发表时间：
2012
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通讯作者：
Stößel U
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作者：
Bittner MI;Stößel U
目的和目的：热浪会对健康构成严重威胁，特别是对老年人。然而，警告并不一定会导致采取预防行动。本研究旨在探讨老年人及其照顾者的个体风险认知和适应措施。他们的观点被探讨，并考虑到个人背景。方法：对20名男性和女性(-94岁，住在自己家里或养老院)和13名照顾者进行问卷访谈。按照框架方法进行了定性分析。结果：大多数受访者表示，老年人可能会受到热浪的影响；然而，很大一部分受访者认为自己受到的影响比平均人口要小。大多数受访者在热浪期间采取了预防措施，大多数人收到了警告或信息。全科医生在直接警告情况下的作用被认为是有争议的。调查受访者对使用技术设备监控潜在危险情况表示抵制。此外，这些结果支持了许多以前的发现。特别是，可以确认老龄化的相关概念、所使用的各种信息渠道和控制方向。结论：全科医生在促进预防行动方面拥有信任的地位并发挥着核心作用，但他们的推广也存在局限性。许多答复者可以归类为社会活跃分子，这对预防宣传运动有影响。应考虑使用不同渠道的信息宣传活动，并针对更大的受众。照顾者的信息程度可以部分提高。
Aims and objectives: Heatwaves can pose a severe threat to health, especially to older people. However, warnings do not necessarily lead to preventive action. This study aims at exploring individual risk perception and adaptive measures of older people and their carers. Their views are explored, taking into account personal backgrounds. Methods: Questionnaire-based interviews were administered to 20 men and women (64–94 years, living in their own homes or nursing homes) and 13 carers. A qualitative analysis following a framework approach was performed. Results: The majority of respondents stated that older people might be compromised by heatwaves; however, a large proportion of respondents saw themselves as less affected than the average population. Most respondents adopted preventive measures during heatwaves and a majority received warnings or pieces of information. The role of general practitioners in direct warning situations was judged controversial. Survey respondents displayed resistance to the use of technical devices to monitor potentially dangerous situations. In addition, the results support many previous findings. In particular, the relative concepts of ageing, variety of information channels used, and control orientations could be confirmed. Conclusions: General practitioners hold a position of trust and play a central role in the promotion of preventive action, but there are also limitations to their outreach. Many respondents could be classified as socially active, which has implications for preventive information campaigns. Information campaigns using different channels and targeting a larger audience should be considered. The degree of information of carers can partly be improved.