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一项随机试验考察了产后“患者导航员”能否帮助低收入家庭更顺利地获得医疗服务。部分就诊和筛查比例提高了，但研究预设的综合目标没有出现统计学显著差异。

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After a baby is born, medical care can become hard to manage. A new mother may need check-ups, mental health screening, tests and help with other health needs. At the same time, she may face tiredness, childcare problems, transport costs or confusing hospital rules. A new study asked whether one trained guide could help people complete more of this care.

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宝宝出生后，医疗安排可能变得很难管理。新手母亲可能需要复查、心理健康筛查、各项检测，以及处理其他健康需求的帮助。与此同时，她还可能面对疲劳、照护孩子的困难、交通费用或令人困惑的医院规定。一项新研究询问：一名受过训练的引导人员，能否帮助人们完成更多这类医疗服务？

The study took place at one medical center in Chicago. It included 405 pregnant people with low incomes who had Medicaid insurance. The researchers randomly placed 203 people in a navigation group and 202 in a usual-care group. The guides were not doctors. They were trained to help patients from late pregnancy through the first year after birth.

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研究在芝加哥的一家医疗中心进行，共纳入405名参加医疗补助保险的低收入孕期人群。研究人员随机将203人分到导航组，202人分到常规护理组。这些引导人员不是医生。他们接受培训，从妊娠后期一直帮助患者到产后第一年。

Each guide made a care plan with the patient and shared it with the medical team. Guides arranged appointments, explained difficult information and sometimes attended visits. They also helped with practical barriers, such as transport and childcare. The aim was not to make patients depend on them forever. It was to help patients become more confident in using the health system.

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每名引导人员都会与患者制定护理计划，并与医疗团队共享。他们安排预约、解释复杂信息，有时还陪同就诊。他们也帮助解决交通和儿童照护等实际障碍。目标并不是让患者永远依赖他们，而是帮助患者更有信心地使用医疗系统。

Several results were encouraging. Ninety-six percent of the navigation group completed a full postpartum visit, compared with 80% in usual care. Screening and care for postpartum depression reached 86%, compared with 72%. One year after birth, 57% of the navigation group attended a primary-care visit, while only 30% of the other group did so.

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几项结果令人鼓舞。导航组中96%的人完成了完整的产后就诊，常规护理组为80%。接受产后抑郁筛查和护理的比例分别为86%和72%。分娩一年后，导航组有57%的人参加了基层医疗就诊，另一组只有30%。

However, the main result was less clear. The researchers defined the best outcome as receiving all six important parts of postpartum care. Only 9.4% of the navigation group reached that goal, compared with 7.9% in usual care. This difference was not statistically significant. The study was also based at one center and began near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It did not test whether navigation reduced rare but serious health problems.

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然而，主要结果没有那么明确。研究人员把“接受产后护理的全部六个重要部分”定义为最佳结果。导航组只有9.4%达到这一目标，常规护理组为7.9%，差异没有统计学意义。研究也只在一个中心开展，而且开始时间接近新冠疫情初期。它没有检验导航服务是否减少了少见但严重的健康问题。

Different health systems may organize support in different ways. In France, for example, national health insurance offers some home follow-up by a midwife, as well as a postnatal medical visit. The Chicago study does not prove that every hospital should copy one model. Still, it shows why simple coordination can matter. A guide cannot replace medical care, but may make existing care easier to reach and use. That support may matter most when families face several barriers at once.

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不同医疗系统可能以不同方式组织支持。例如在法国，国家医疗保险提供一定的助产士上门随访，以及产后医疗检查。芝加哥的研究不能证明每家医院都应复制同一种模式，但它说明简单的协调为何可能重要。引导人员不能替代医疗护理，却可能让现有服务更容易获得和使用。当家庭同时面对多重障碍时，这种支持可能尤其重要。

新闻来源

• ScienceDaily · One simple addition to postpartum care made a major difference
• JAMA Health Forum · Patient Navigation and Postpartum Health Care Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
• Northwestern University · Moms of infants overcome barriers to postpartum care with help from patient navigators
• Assurance Maladie · Après l’accouchement : le retour à la maison

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