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Riskgruppspatienters kunskap och upplevelser av munskydd under covidpandemin
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Risk group patients' knowledge and experiences of mask during the covid pandemic (English)
Abstract [sv]

Introduktion:Pandemier hotar folkhälsan och kan ge allvarliga konsekvenser på individ och befolkningsnivå. Munskydd ses som en förebyggande åtgärd för att skydda sin egen hälsa och förhindrar smittspridning till medmänniskor i samhället. Patienter i riskgrupp var goda samhällsmedborgare och visade en god efterlevnad till munskyddsanvändning.

Syfte: Att undersöka riskgruppspatienters kunskap och upplevelser av användning och hälsoinformation om munskydd under Covid 19-pandemin i Sverige.

Metod:En kvalitativ metod användes och datainsamlingen genomfördes genom semistrukturerade telefonintervjuer. Deltagarna (n=7) var riskgruppspatienter av svenskt ursprung och använde munskydd under covidpandemin. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys användes enligt Graneheim & Lundman (2004) för att analysera data. Temaidentifieringen genomfördes enligt Nutbeams(2000) beskrivning av tre dimensioner av health literacy.

Resultat:Studiedeltagarna har varierande erfarenheter kring munskyddsanvändning. Under covidpandemin använde inte många i allmänheten munskydd, vilket resulterade i att riskgrupper upplevde att de skiljdes ut när de bar munskydd. De upplevde rädslor när de befann sig ibland folk som inte bar munskydd, vilket påverkade patienterna negativt. Bärandet av munskyddet försvårade kommunikationen med omgivningen. Riskgrupper som prioriterades av myndigheter var de riskgrupper som löpte störst risk att drabbas av en allvarlig sjukdomsutveckling av covid-19. Enligt studiedeltagarnas erfarenhet fanns inte information för resterande riskgrupper, vilket resulterade i att patienterna inte trodde att de tillhörde någon riskgrupp. Riskgruppspatienter har fått en ökad förståelse om virusets smittvägar och använder munskydd på ett korrekt sätt.

Slutsats: Studiedeltagarna har en varierande erfarenhet kring munskydd men de önskade strängarerekommendationer kring munskyddsanvändning, baserat på deras upplevelser kringmunskydd samt deras goda kunskaper om munskyddets nytta på individ och samhällsnivå.

Abstract [en]

Introduction:Pandemics threaten public health and can have serious consequences at the individual and population level. Face masks are seen as a preventive measure to protect one's own health and prevent the spread of infection to other people in society. Patients in the risk group were good citizens and showed good compliance with mouth protection use and social distancing.

Aim:To investigate risk group patients' knowledge and experiences of use and health information about mouth protection during the Covid 19 pandemic in Sweden.

Methods:A qualitative method was used, and the data collection was carried out through semi-structured telephone interviews. The participants (n=7) were risk group patients of Swedish origin and used mouth protection during the covid pandemic. Qualitative content analysis was used according to Graneheim & Lundman (2004) to analyze the data. Theme identification was carried out according to Nutbeam's (2000) description of three dimensions of health literacy.

Results:The study participants have varying experiences regarding face masks use. During the covid pandemic, many members of the public did not use masks, resulting in at-risk groups feeling singled out when wearing masks. This gave rise to negative feelings. They also experienced fears when they were around people who did not wear masks. Wearing the mask made communication with the environment difficult. At-risk groups that were prioritized by authorities were the groups that ran the greatest risk of being affected by a serious disease development from covid-19. According to the study participants belief there was no information for the remaining at-risk groups available, which resulted in the patients not believing that they belonged to any risk group. Risk group patients have gained an increased understanding of the virus's transmission routes and use mouth protection correctly.

Conclusion:This study strengthens the perception of the study participants' mixed physical and psychological experiences related to face masks use. The study participants' desire for stricter recommendations regarding face masks use is due to their experiences with face masks and their good knowledge of the benefits of face masks on an individual and societal level.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
health information, mask, experiences, knowledge, risk group patients
Keywords [sv]
hälsoinformation, munskydd, upplevelser, kunskap, riskgruppspatienter
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22213OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22213DiVA, id: diva2:1732180
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Public Health Science
Educational program
Public Health Science: Infection Prevention and Control - Master’s Programme 60 ECTS
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Available from: 2023-01-30 Created: 2023-01-30 Last updated: 2023-01-30Bibliographically approved

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