ArticleBMC health services research2022
Difficulties and countermeasures in implementing age-friendly policies in primary health centers in Taiwan.
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- Age-Friendly Healthcare: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2024Pooled it
- Measuring supply-demand coupling coordination in China's older adult care services: spatiotemporal evolution, spatial spillover effects, and driving factors based on the spatial Durbin model.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Evaluating older adults' satisfaction with age-friendly hospitals services: insights from an Eastern Taiwan regional teaching hospital.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Developing a customized model for aged-friendly comprehensive health centers in Iran: A protocol study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Rural age-friendly ecosystems for older adults: An international scoping review with recommendations to support age-friendly communities.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTaiwan is predicted to become a super-aged society by 2025, and primary health centers (PHCs) are set to play a crucial role in the care of older adults. The Taiwanese government has developed an age-friendly verification framework for PHC. The aims of this study were to explore the difficulties faced by PHC staff in the implementation of age-friendly policies and their solution strategies.
methodsThis study adopted a qualitative research method. The first stage involved conducting five focus groups with the responsible staff of PHCs (n = 41) that have been certified "age-friendly." The focus groups covered the effectiveness, difficulties, and resources of PHCs in regards to the introduction of age-friendly policies. In the second stage, in-depth interviews were conducted with executives of PHCs (n = 5), both certified and not certified as age-friendly, to further compare the difficulties faced by these two types of PHCs, thereby gaining perspectives for solution strategies. The principles of grounded theory were used for data analysis.
resultsFour major PHC strategies are employed in the promotion of age-friendliness. First, organizational management, through which managers apply management methods and analyze the present PHC-related health concerns; second, resource utilization, which refers to the tallying, linking, and integrating of resources; third, business operation process, in which work efficiency is improved through the combination of business operations and staff training; finally, hardware improvement, which is achieved through comprehensive cataloging of facility environments.
conclusionThe implementation of age-friendliness in PHCs requires the efforts of both the service units and government. With resources provided by the government, PHCs can integrate management methods, businesses operations, and essential resources. Moreover, PHC executives can lead their teams in promoting age-friendly policies, and closely monitor their effectiveness.
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