Development of indicators of collaborative activities between public health nurses and midwives for seamless support to parents and children for abuse prevention

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19243
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Sapporo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Okada Naomi 札幌医科大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (00515786)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 保健師 / 助産師 / 連携活動指標 / 虐待予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Sixty-three items were generated as indicators of collaborative activities between public health nurses and midwives. The indicators of collaborative activities were: "discussing and confirming collaboration with midwives in the office" and other activities before public health nurses collaborate with midwives; "agreeing on the direction of support for the family with midwives" and "understanding the level of risk for the family and discussing specific plans at the meeting of persons in charge"; "creating opportunities to meet with midwives outside of individual cases" and other activities to build a foundation for collaboration; and "providing opportunities to meet with midwives in other situations" and other activities to build a foundation for collaboration. and "providing opportunities to meet with the midwife outside of the individual case.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

連携活動指標を活用することで、保健師と助産師の連携の促進に寄与することができると考える。それにより、継続的な支援が必要な親子に対して、早期から切れ目のない支援を行う一助となり、虐待予防につながるといえる。
また、実態を捉えにくい連携活動を明らかにし、新人教育、現任教育、基礎教育における実践力向上のための効果的なツールになり得、さらに連携活動の評価にも活用できるといえる。