@article{ref1,
title="Barriers of pre-hospital services in road traffic injuries in Tehran: the viewpoint of service providers",
journal="International journal of community based nursing and midwifery",
year="2015",
author="Alinia, Shahrokh and Khankeh, Hamidreza and Maddah, Sadat Seyed Bagher and Negarandeh, Reza",
volume="3",
number="4",
pages="272-282",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Iran is one of the countries with considerable road traffic injuries. Pre-hospital interventions have an important role in preventing mortalities and disabilities caused by traffic accidents. The present study aimed to explore the barriers of pre-hospital care in traffic injuries in Tehran, Iran. <br><br>METHODS: A qualitative content analysis approach was conducted based on 21 semi-structured interviews with 18 participants. A purposeful sampling method was applied until reaching data saturation. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and then data condensing, labeling, coding and defining categories were performed by qualitative content analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: Four main barriers including 4 main categories and 13 subcategories emerged; they included Barriers related to people, Barriers related to metropolitan infrastructure, Barriers related to the profession and Barriers related to managerial issues. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of this study, pre-hospital service barriers in traffic accidents have many dimensions including cultural, structural and managerial domains. Policy makers in health system can use these findings to promote the quality of pre-hospital services, especially in the field of traffic injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2322-2476",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}