NDLI: The implementation of a community-centered first aid education program for older adults—community health workers perceived barriers

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Yin, Guo Chen, Linghui Wu, Yuanrong Zhao, Fei Zhu, Qian Lin, Siting
Abstract	Background Older adults are a high-risk group for accidental injuries, and strengthening training in first aid for older adults can improve their first aid capabilities and minimize their post-accident mortality. Community health workers are the greatest option to equip older adults with first aid instruction and training. However, the development of first aid education for the public by community health workers fails to take into account the elderly population. In view of this, this study aims to explore the barriers and challenges of first aid training for older adults from the perspective of community health workers and to provide a basis for better first-aid training for older adults in the community. Methods This study adopted a qualitative research design. A total of 18 community health workers were recruited from two community health service centers in Qujing and one community health service center in Guangzhou from May to July 2022 to participate in the study. Participants were interviewed face-to-face using semi-structured in-depth interviews. The interview data were analyzed using Krippendorff's thematic clustering technique. Results The results of the study identified community health workers' perceived challenges and barriers to providing first aid training to older adults in the community as older adults-level barriers, community health workers-level barriers, management systems–level barriers, and society-level barriers. Conclusions Community health workers are highly aware of multiple barriers and challenges in providing first aid training to community-based elderly populations. In particular, lack of professional training, heavy workloads, and limited resources and financial support. Therefore, supportive training, policies, and government funding are crucial for community health workers to conduct first aid training for older adults.
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Page Count	9
Starting Page	1
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14726963
DOI	10.1186/s12913-023-09142-y
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	23
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-02-08
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Administration Health Informatics Nursing Research First aid education Older adults Community Community health workers
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy

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