Social capital in Japan: What characteristics do public health nurses see in their communities?

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-145
Author(s):  
Hikaru Honda ◽  
Mariko Kawaharada ◽  
Yukari Shindo ◽  
Rie Tanaka ◽  
Ayaka Nakajima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Public Health Nurses

Public Health Nurses' Population Focused Practice

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Meagher-Stewart ◽  
Megan Aston ◽  
Nancy Edwards ◽  
Donna Smith ◽  
Eileen Woodford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nurses

Public health players: Enablers and barriers for public health nurses

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Underwood ◽  
Andrea Baumann ◽  
Anne Ehrlich ◽  
Jennifer Blythe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nurses

scholarly journals Effectiveness of an app for perinatal home visitation by nurses in preventing infant abuse in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Isumi ◽  
S Doi ◽  
T Fujiwara
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Active Treatment ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Home Visitation ◽  
Active Treatment Group ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Control Group

Abstract Background In Japan, public health nurses provide home visitation with pregnant women who are at high risk for child maltreatment, but its effectiveness in preventing child maltreatment has not been evaluated because contents and quality of home visitation vary from municipality to municipality. This study aims to evaluate whether the tablet app developed to standardize and assist perinatal home visitation by public health nurses is effective in preventing child maltreatment. Methods An intervention study was conducted in 2018 in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan. Public health nurses at two public health centers used the tablet app when they support high-risk pregnant women through home visitation and interviews, while public health nurses at the other three public health centers provided support as in the past. Because two public health centers were different in usage of the app, the treatment group was further divided into two groups: active and inactive. As fatal abuse among infants, frequency of shaking and smothering was assessed as an outcome through a self-reported questionnaire at the 4-month health check, and compared between the active treatment group, inactive treatment group, and control group, using multiple logistic regression (N = 5,651). Results Prevalence of infant abuse was 0.82% in the active treatment group, 1.34% in the inactive treatment group, and 1.50% in the control group. When adjusted for parental demographics and parenting situations, mothers in the active treatment group were less likely to shake or smother their baby than those in the control group (Odds ratio: 0.51, p = 0.093). Conclusions It possibly suggests that the tablet app developed to assist perinatal home visitation by public health nurses was effective in preventing infant abuse. Key messages An intervention study was conducted at public health centers in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan, using the tablet app developed to standardize and assist perinatal home visitation by public health nurses. The finding suggested that the tablet app may be effective in preventing shaking and smothering among 4-month old infants.

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