Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Among Home Care Aides in Washington State

IF 0.8 Q4 NURSING

Home Health Care Management and Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-30 DOI:10.1177/10848223231196585

Elizabeth S Knaster, Marcail Moody-Burks, C. Dent, Sahar Banijamali

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Abstract

This study assessed the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among Home Care Aides (HCAs) and explored the relationship between ACEs and mental health. A 2017 survey of 424 HCAs assessed childhood trauma using the CDC-BRFSS ACE module. Approximately 27% of HCAs had a high ACE score (between 4 and 10). There were no associations found between ACE score and respondent demographic characteristics. HCAs with high ACE scores reported lower rates of social and emotional support and higher rates of past-month hopelessness compared with those with no or limited experience of adverse childhood events. This research suggests that HCAs have higher than average rates of ACEs, known to be linked to various negative physical and mental health outcomes.

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华盛顿州家庭护理员的不良童年经历与心理健康

本研究旨在评估家庭照护人员不良童年经历的发生率，并探讨不良童年经历与心理健康的关系。2017年对424名hca进行的一项调查使用CDC-BRFSS ACE模块评估了儿童创伤。大约27%的hca有高ACE分数(在4到10之间)。没有发现ACE分数与被调查者人口学特征之间的关联。与没有或只有有限不良童年事件经历的儿童相比，ACE得分高的hca报告的社会和情感支持率较低，过去一个月的绝望率较高。这项研究表明，hca的ace发生率高于平均水平，而ace与各种负面的身心健康结果有关。

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