COVID-19軽症感染者の社会復帰に向けた支援ニーズ —軽症者等宿泊療養施設退所後の調査から—

Support Needs for Social Reintegration of Persons with Mild COVID-19 Symptoms Admitted to Recovery Accommodation Facilities: Survey Results of Post-discharge

要　　旨

【目的】軽症者等宿泊療養施設を退所後の軽症感染者の社会復帰に向けた支援ニーズを明らかにすることである。

【方法】2021年1月26日〜2021年2月28日の期間に軽症者等宿泊療養施設入所中調査に協力いただいた方に退所後調査を依頼した。

【結果】退所後調査は18名から回答を得た。退所後調査の有症状者全員が嗅覚・味覚障害を有していた。退所後の経験として「迷惑をかけて申し訳ない」「また感染させるのではないかという不安」を抱えていた。退所後の課題として、後遺症や症状の経過、社会生活への復帰への不安、誹謗中傷が挙げられた。

【考察・結論】退所後は、後遺症への不安、誹謗中傷や職場復帰する際に受け入れられにくい問題を抱えており、就労・雇用に関連するものを含めた迅速な情報提供、相談窓口の提供、感染者の経験を活かす場作りや受け入れ側への教育・啓蒙の必要性が明らかとなった。

【Aim】 This study investigated support needs for the social reintegration of persons with mild COVID-19 symptoms after discharge from recovery accommodation facilities.

【Methods】 A post-discharge survey was administered to participants who had participated in the admissions survey and who had been in recovery accommodation facilities between January 26, 2021,and February 28, 2021.

【Results】 In all, 18 respondents completed the post-discharge survey. All symptomatic respondents reported olfactory and taste disorders in the post-discharge survey. After discharge from the recovery accommodation facility, approximately 50% of the participants expressed “feeling really sorry for causing trouble” and“ worrying about infecting others again.” The challenges cited during and following discharge included being infectious, the after-effects of the disease together with its possible further progression, anxiety about returning to social life, and slander.

【Discussion and Conclusion】 Following discharge from the recovery accommodation facility, participants experienced anxiety about the after-effects of the disease, slander, and difficulty in being accepted on return to work. In addition, there was a clear need for information on employment and job placement, counseling, opportunities for infected individuals to share their experiences, and education and knowledge concerning how people should be treated after discharge.