Community Care System for Hypertension People during the COVID-19 Outbreak Situation

Abstract

The situation of the epidemic of COVID-19 affecting the patient care system especially hypertension people when infected with COVID-19 there will be a risk of severe symptoms. This descriptive qualitative research the objective is to analyze the care system for hypertension people in the community, Chum Phuang Subdistrict, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. In the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak. Information providers include public health officer, hypertension people, patient caregivers, village health volunteers and community leaders totaling 98 people. Data were collected between March and July 2022 using in-depth interviews, focus group interviews and field note taking. Qualitative data is the analysis of content analysis. The results of the study found that the care system has collaboration between the hospital and the community in normal situations and the epidemic situation. Use information to change activity patterns to reflect the situation. Support self-management of health behaviors by adding channels to access the care system such as delivering medicine to patients at home, use the LINE application to communicate, providing transportation services for hypertension people who are infected, establishment of community isolation, home isolation and providing welfare for patients. It shows that the workspace is so strongly connected that it can manage the hypertension care system during the COVID-19 epidemic very well. So the results of this study can be used as information for developing a care system for people with chronic non-communicable diseases in the community when there is an outbreak of an epidemic that may occur in the future.