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Providing equitable access to patient falls prevention education in hospital is an important component to empower older culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) patients adopt healthy behaviours and engage in informed decision-making about their wellbeing. Yet a large body of literature has found older CaLD adults experience greater barriers to accessing health education compared to the dominant population of the host nation.The purpose of this study was to explore older Chinese migrants’ experiences accessing health information in hospital and their perspective of an individualised hospital falls prevention education program called The Safe Recovery Program from a cultural lens. Adopting a qualitative descriptive approach, a purposive sample of older Chinese adults was recruited for interviews (n=21) from a local Chinese community day centre. Data were analysed using content analysis to identify barriers and enablers to accessing health information, and to examine the compatibility of the Safe Recovery Program with participants’ cultural preferences for engaging in falls prevention education. Overall, participants praised the quality of hospital care but reported challenges communicating with staff and using interpreters, often relying on their adult children for advocacy and translation. While all valued falls prevention education and recognised its importance during admission, fewer than 14% recalled receiving any during their last stay. Although most participants found the Safe Recovery Program resources useful, further cultural tailoring beyond translation would be needed to improve accessibility for older Chinese patients.
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