TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Barriers of pre-hospital services in road traffic injuries in Tehran: the viewpoint of service providers
JO  - International journal of community based nursing and midwifery
A1  - Alinia, Shahrokh
A1  - Khankeh, Hamidreza
A1  - Maddah, Sadat Seyed Bagher
A1  - Negarandeh, Reza
SP  - 272
EP  - 282
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2322-2476
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -