新冠肺炎疫情对老年健康服务的影响及启示

新冠肺炎疫情给老年健康服务带来新的挑战的同时,也在一定程度上促使中国老年健康服务提级升档。疫情期间尤其是疫情初期,老年人面临着就医用药难、照护服务开展受阻、健康信息获取渠道单一、社会隔离以及防疫物资准备不充分等问题。国家层面迅速做出响应,出台了一系列政策措施,支持老年健康服务业发展,地方层面也积极探索,通过线上线下相结合的方式,调动家庭医生团队开展服务、多渠道普及健康防疫知识,保障老年人健康需求。基于网络化治理理论,老年健康服务应实现主体多元化、治理基层化、信息化和动态化。结合疫情防控经验,分别从服务环境、基层卫生服务能力建设、健康教育服务、老年人心理健康以及公共突发卫生事件抵御能力等几个方面提出了具体建议。

Impacts and Enlightenments of COVID-19 on Health Services for the Elderly

COVID-19 epidemic has not only brought new challenges to elderly health services,but also promoted the development of elderly health services in China to some extent.During the epidemic period,especially in the early stage of it,the elderly are faced with difficulties in medical medicine,hindered development of care services,and single access to health information,social isolation and inadequate preparation of epidemic prevention materials.At the national level,a series of policies have been implemented to support the development of health services for the elderly.At the local level,measures have been taken to ensure the health needs of the elderly,such as the combination of online and offline medical treatment,mobilization of family doctor team to carry out services,and popularizing health and epidemic prevention knowledge.Based on the theory of network governance,the development of elderly health service should be diversified,grass-roots governance,informized and dynamic.Combined with the experience of epidemic prevention and control,the corresponding suggestions are put forward from the following aspects:service environment,capacity building of primary health service,health education service,mental health of the elderly,and resilience to public health emergencies.