Analysis and measurement of demand for community- and home-based integrated elderly care and medical services with characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.03.07
- VernacularTitle:社区居家中医特色医养结合服务需求分析与测度
- Author:
Yang YU
1
;
Hanwei LI
1
Author Information
1. School of Management， Shanghai University of Engineering Science， Shanghai 201620， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine;
integrated elderly care and medical service;
community- and home-based
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(3):310-320
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Integrated elderly care and medical services with characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） has unique advantages in improving the sub-health status of the elderly， managing chronic disease， and promoting medical rehabilitation. However， there is currently a lack of research on the actual needs of the elderly for community- and home-based integrated elderly care and medical services with characteristics of TCM. This paper analyzed and measured the demand for community- and home-based integrated elderly care and medical services with characteristics of TCM， constructed an evaluation index system through grounded theory for the community- and home-based integrated elderly care and medical services with characteristics of TCM， consisting of 4 first-level indicators， 11 second-level indicators， and 38 third-level indicators. The analysis network process method was used to obtain the weight of each indicator. This study showed that the demand for service projects of TCM was diverse， with a strong demand for highly professional and specialized technologies； there was a growing demand for popularizing knowledge of integrated elderly care and medical services with characteristics of TCM， with the effectiveness of popularization being the top priority； there was an urgent need to establish and improve a political supervision system， with resources and management being the underlying support needs. Combined with the results of demand analysis， targeted recommendations were proposed， including developing and promoting the projects of integrated elderly care and medical services with TCM， strengthening talent training and discipline integration； optimizing the knowledge popularization process of integrated elderly care and medical services with TCM； as well as establishing and improving the political supervision system and optimizing resource allocation and management.
