scholarly journals Factors associated with professional confidence in Japanese public health nurses: A cross‐sectional survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-280
Author(s):  
Tomoko Ogawa ◽  
Hisae Nakatani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Professional Confidence

Self‐reported competences of public health nurses for developing needs‐oriented local healthcare plans: A nationwide cross‐sectional survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoko Yoshioka‐Maeda ◽  
Misa Shiomi ◽  
Takafumi Katayama ◽  
Noriko Hosoya ◽  
Hitoshi Fujii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Local Healthcare

scholarly journals How Public Health Nurses Identify and Intervene in Child Maltreatment Based on the National Clinical Guideline

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paavilainen Eija ◽  
Helminen Mika ◽  
Flinck Aune ◽  
Lehtomäki Leila
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Clinical Guideline ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
The Public

Objectives. To describe how Finnish public health nurses identify and intervene in child maltreatment and how they implement the National Clinical Guideline in their work.Design and Sample. Cross-sectional survey of 367 public health nurses in Finland.Measures. A web-based questionnaire developed based on the content areas of the guideline: identifying, intervening, and implementing.Results. The respondents reported they identify child maltreatment moderately (mean 3.38), intervene in it better (4.15), and implement the guideline moderately (3.43, scale between 1 and 6). Those with experience of working with maltreated children reported they identify them betterP<0.001, intervene betterP<0.001, and implement the guideline betterP<0.001than those with no experience. This difference was also found for those who were aware of the guideline, had read it, and participated in training on child maltreatment, as compared to those who were not aware of the guideline, had not read it, or had not participated in such training.Conclusions. The public health nurses worked quite well with children who had experienced maltreatment and families. However, the results point out several developmental targets for increasing training on child maltreatment, for devising recommendations for child maltreatment, and for applying these recommendations systematically in practice.

scholarly journals Missed Opportunities in Tuberculosis Investigation and Associated Factors at Public Health Facilities in Uganda 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Kakame ◽  
Noel Namuhani ◽  
Andrew Kazibwe ◽  
Felix Bongomin ◽  
Joseph Baluku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract BackgroundThe incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is high in Uganda; yet, TB case detection is low. A recent national TB prevalence survey revealed that only 16% of presumptive TB patients seeking care at health facilities were offered sputum microscopy or chest-X ray (CXR). The objective of this study was to determine the magnitude of, and patient factors associated with missed opportunities in TB investigation at public health facilities of Wakiso District in Uganda.MethodsA facility-based cross-sectional survey was conducted at 10 high volume public health facilities offering comprehensive TB services in Wakiso, Uganda, among adults (≥18 years) with at least one symptom suggestive of TB predefined according to World Health Organisation criteria. Using exit interviews, data on demographics, TB symptoms, and clinical data relevant to TB were collected. A missed opportunity in TB investigation was defined as a patient with symptoms suggestive of TB who did not have sputum and/or CXR evaluation to rule out TB. Poisson regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with missed opportunities in TB investigation using STATA 14.ResultsTwo hundred forty seven presumptive TB patients were recruited into this study exiting at antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics (n=132) or general outpatient clinics (n=115) at public health facilities. Majority of participants were females (161/247, 65.2%) and the mean +SD age was 35.1 + 11.5 years. Sputum and/or CXR were not requested from 138 (55.9%) patients with symptoms suggestive of TB disease. Patients who did not inform health workers about TB related symptoms were more likely to miss a TB investigation (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.68, 95%CI; 1.36-2.08, P<0.001). Conclusion; A large proportion of patients with symptoms suggestive of TB did not have sputum and/ or CXR requested for investigation. Patients who did not inform health workers about their TB related symptoms were more likely to miss having sputum and/ or CXR requested. We recommend studies to explore barriers and facilitators of disclosure of TB symptoms to enable formulation of effective interventions to empower people to improve likelihood of disclosing TB related symptoms.

scholarly journals Public health nurses’ perinatal mental health training needs: A cross sectional survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 2535-2547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Noonan ◽  
Rose Galvin ◽  
Julie Jomeen ◽  
Owen Doody
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Perinatal Mental Health ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Training

scholarly journals Missed opportunities in tuberculosis investigation and associated factors at public health facilities in Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Twirire Kakame ◽  
Noel Namuhani ◽  
Andrew Kazibwe ◽  
Felix Bongomin ◽  
Joseph Baruch Baluku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is high in Uganda; yet, TB case detection is low. The population-based survey on the prevalence of TB in Uganda revealed that only 16% of presumptive TB patients seeking care at health facilities were offered sputum microscopy or chest-X ray (CXR). This study aimed to determine the magnitude of, and patient factors associated with missed opportunities in TB investigation at public health facilities of Wakiso District in Uganda. Methods A facility-based cross-sectional survey was conducted at 10 high volume public health facilities offering comprehensive TB services in Wakiso, Uganda, among adults (≥18 years) with at least one symptom suggestive of TB predefined according to the World Health Organisation criteria. Using exit interviews, data on demographics, TB symptoms, and clinical data relevant to TB diagnosis were collected. A missed opportunity in TB investigation was defined as a patient with symptoms suggestive of TB who did not have sputum and/or CXR evaluation to rule out TB. Poisson regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with missed opportunities in TB investigation. Results Two hundred forty-seven (247) patients with presumptive TB exiting at antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics (n = 132) or general outpatient clinics (n = 115) at public health facilities were recruited into this study. Majority of participants were female (161/247, 65.2%) with a mean + SD age of 35.1 + 11.5 years. Overall, 138 (55.9%) patients with symptoms suggestive of TB disease did not have sputum and/or CXR examinations. Patients who did not inform health workers about their TB related symptoms were more likely to miss a TB investigation (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR): 1.68, 95%CI; 1.36–2.08, P < 0.001). However, patients who reported duration of cough of 2 weeks or more were less likely to be missed for TB screening (aPR; 0.69, 95%CI; 0.56–0.86, p < 0.001). Conclusion There are substantial missed opportunities for TB diagnosis in Wakiso District. While it is important that patients should be empowered to report symptoms, health workers need to proactively implement the WHO TB symptom screen tool and complete the subsequent steps in the TB diagnostic cascade.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Prenatal Smoking Cessation Interventions among Public Health Nurses in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6135
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Reiko Okamoto ◽  
Aoki Tada ◽  
Misaki Kiya
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Research Utilization ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Prenatal Smoking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated

This study aimed to identify the factors associated with prenatal smoking cessation interventions based on the 5As model among public health nurses (PHNs) in Japan. A nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2019 to February 2020 via a self-administered questionnaire. The study subjects were 1988 PHNs working in 431 health centers of municipalities and special wards across the country. Of the 1988 questionnaires mailed, 521 responses (26.2%) were included in the analysis. Of the 521 responses, most of the respondents were female (98.1%) and the mean age was 37.5 years. There were statistically significant differences on age, work regions, experience years working as a PHN and smoking cessation training after becoming a PHN in implementing the 5As. Self-efficacy, professional development competency, research utilization competency, age and experience years working as a PHN were positively associated with the 5As. Social nicotine dependence was negatively associated with the 5As. Furthermore, self-efficacy mediated the relationship between the 5As and professional development competency, research utilization competency, social nicotine dependence, age and experience years working as a PHN. In the future, smoking cessation intervention training should be widely implemented to improve self-efficacy and prenatal smoking cessation interventions among Japanese PHNs.

scholarly journals Community Health Nursing Competency and Psychological and Organizational Empowerment of Public Health Nurses in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Pyng Kuo ◽  
Yu-Ling Hsiao ◽  
Hsiao-Mei Chen ◽  
Shang-Yu Yang ◽  
Pei-Lun Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Organizational Empowerment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Care Nursing

Abstract Background: This study explored the effect of public health nurses’ current community care nursing competency on the psychological and organizational empowerment of public health services in Taiwan.Method: A cross-sectional survey design and a self-developed structured questionnaire were administered to Taiwanese public health nurses, recruited using a purposive sampling technique, who participated in community health care workshops offered by Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2019.Results: The majority of subjects were aged between 40 and 49 years and reported working in public health for over 10 years. Furthermore, 89.30% of the subjects worked in a Public Health Center. The mean score of Community Care Nursing Competence (CCNC) was 3.92 ± 0.83 (measured using a five-point Likert scale). The mean score in Community Empowerment (CE) was 3.66 ± 0.90, between “Neutral” and “Agree.” The CCNC was positively correlated with the workplace. The CE was positively correlated with age. The CCNC was positively correlated with psychological and organizational empowerment. The stepwise regression revealed that age (B = 0.18, p = .021) and communication competence (B = 0.17, p = .002) positively predicted community empowerment. Conclusions: The study revealed that age and communication competence were crucial factors in public health nurses working in the community. With age and through the accumulation of practical experience, Taiwanese public health nurses’ communication competence may also improve, which can further enhance their psychological and organizational empowerment in the nursing workplace.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes and Beliefs: A National Cross-Sectional Survey and Cluster Analysis (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie L Benham ◽  
Omid Atabati ◽  
Robert J Oxoby ◽  
Mehdi Mourali ◽  
Blake Shaffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Health Messaging

BACKGROUND There are concerns that vaccine hesitancy may impede COVID-19 vaccine rollout and prevent the achievement of herd immunity. Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite their availability. OBJECTIVE We aimed to identify which people are more and less likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine, and factors associated with vaccine hesitancy to inform public health messaging. METHODS A Canadian cross-sectional survey was conducted in October-November, 2020. Cluster analysis was performed to identify distinct clusters based on intention to take a COVID-19 vaccine, beliefs about COVID-19 and a COVID-19 vaccine, and adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions. Vaccine hesitancy was measured by respondents answering the question “what would you do if a COVID-19 vaccine were available to you?” Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. RESULTS Of 4,498 participants, 64% reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy was significantly associated with female sex, lower education level, lower household income, and African/Caribbean/Central and South American ethnicity. Participants that reported vaccine hesitancy were less likely to believe that a COVID-19 vaccine would end the pandemic or that the benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine outweighed the risks. Vaccine hesitancy was associated with higher odds of being concerned about vaccine side effects, lower odds of being influenced by peers or healthcare professionals, and lower trust in government institutions. CONCLUSIONS These findings can be used to inform targeted public health messaging to combat vaccine hesitancy as COVID-19 vaccine administration continues. Messaging related to preventing COVID among friends and family, highlighting the benefits, emphasizing safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination and ensuring healthcare workers are knowledgeable and supported in their vaccination counselling may be effective for vaccine hesitant populations.

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