2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of continuing education programs with ICT for public health nurses who work at small remote islands.

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Project/Area Number	20K10668
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 58050:Fundamental of nursing-related
Research Institution	Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing
Principal Investigator	Chinen Maki 沖縄県立看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (60796754)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	牧内忍沖縄県立看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (70336981) 神里みどり沖縄県立看護大学, 保健看護学研究科, 教授 (80345909) 當山裕子琉球大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90468075) 田場真由美名桜大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (90326512)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	小規模離島 / 保健師 / 継続教育 / ICT
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Purpose of the study: This study aimed to develop an ICT-based continuing education program for public health nurses working in municipalities of small remote islands (hereafter referred to as "small remote islands") Research results: The study's findings were not just theoretical but also had practical applications.A conference was established to discuss continuing education for public health nurses on small remote islands, with the relevant local government public health nurses and universities in the prefecture as working members. This led to developing a career ladder for small remote islands, a continuing education program for public health nurses, and an OFF-JT program conducted by the universities. A survey on the continuing education program was conducted in 13 small remote island municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, with responses received from 6 of them. The training program's content reflected the survey results, making them more relevant and effective.
Free Research Field	公衆衛生看護、人材育成
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究で作成した小規模町村離島に勤務する保健師の継続教育プログラムは、これまでの先行研究等を基に小規模離島の保健師やその支援に携わっている者の意見を取り入れて作成した。そのため、離島の特殊性や保健師のネットワーク構築に配慮した内容のものとなっている。このプログラムは、小規模離島での人材育成に役立つだけでなく、保健師の早期離職の予防につながると考える。また、本研究で作成した自治体保健師の標準的なキャリアラダーの小規模離島版は、同じような環境にある国内の他の小規模町村離島やへき地でも活用できる。