Development of a social capital scale for assessment of local public health activities

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463608
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Sapporo City University
• Principal Investigator: KAWAHARADA Mariko 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 教授 (90374272)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHINDO YUKARI 北海道大学, 大学院保健科学研究院, 助教 (70433141) ; HONDA HIKARU 北海道大学, 大学院保健科学研究院, 助教 (80581967) ; TANAKA RIE 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 助教 (40613683)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SHIMA AKIKO 名古屋大学, 大学院医学系研究科看護学専攻, 准教授 (80337112)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ソーシャル・キャピタル / ヘルスプロモーション / 地域保健活動 / 測定尺度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a credible and valid social capital scale for use in the field of local public health. The set of scale items based on the interview survey among 11 public health nurses and 13 local citizens from 5 municipalities represented characteristics of interrelationships between community members, social resources that help create bonds between people, etc. To assess the content validity of the items, we conducted a questionnaire survey among 199 chief public health nursing officers in 179 municipalities. Next we conducted a questionnaire survey among 1000 citizens in 4 cities and towns and assessed the validity and credibility of the items through item analyses, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analyses, criterion-related validity analyses, and reliability coefficient calculation. Finally, we developed a social capital scale comprising 5 factors and 20 items.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護学