Bahmaei Jamshid, Bahrami Mohammad Amin, Asadollahi Abdolrahim, Bastani Peivand, Ravangard Ramin
Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2024 Jan 22;12:428. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1785_22. eCollection 2023.
Older people's health policies suffer from many challenges in Iran. The issue is more highlighted considering the increasing rate of the older population in the country. This study aimed to explore the challenges of older people's health policies in Iran as well as make an avenue for policy responses.
This study was a qualitative study that was conducted using conventional content analysis in 2020-2021 in Iran. The purposive and snowball sampling methods were used for semi-structured interviews with 30 selected participants. Data were analyzed through the content analysis approach using Granheim and Landman's five-step thematic method.
The results of analyzing the data were categorized into four main themes, 16 sub-themes, and 70 final codes. The main themes were executive, policymaking, intra- and inter-sectoral, and environmental challenges.
Older people are facing challenges in receiving appropriate and timely care. In order to achieve a wide national policy dialogue for covering all older people's health needs in policy agendas and better formulation and implementation of the policies, it is necessary for Iranian health policymakers to address executive challenges and apply effective strategies.
伊朗老年人健康政策面临诸多挑战。鉴于该国老年人口比例不断上升，这一问题更加凸显。本研究旨在探讨伊朗老年人健康政策面临的挑战，并为政策应对开辟途径。
本研究为定性研究，于2020 - 2021年在伊朗采用传统内容分析法进行。采用目的抽样和滚雪球抽样方法，对30名选定参与者进行半结构化访谈。通过内容分析方法，使用格兰海姆和兰德曼的五步主题法对数据进行分析。
数据分析结果分为四个主要主题、16个子主题和70个最终编码。主要主题为执行、政策制定、部门内部和部门间以及环境挑战。
老年人在获得适当和及时护理方面面临挑战。为了在政策议程中就满足所有老年人的健康需求开展广泛的全国性政策对话，并更好地制定和实施政策，伊朗卫生政策制定者有必要应对执行挑战并应用有效策略。
