Support model of the intrinsic motivation of public health nurses (PHNs) to become more professionally active

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25671018
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: AMAMIYA YUKO 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (30279624)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 保健師 / 現任教育 / 内発的動機づけ / 価値 / 感情 / Inner Branding

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we conducted a survey to investigate methods to support the intrinsic motivation of public health nurses (PHNs) to become more professionally active and to improve the level of their practical output. In terms of intrinsic motivation to become more professionally active, PHNs who responded to our survey recognized the value of practical outcomes based on expertise, personal relationships through PHN activities, the role of the PHN, and self-development. Action guidelines developed on the basis of these PHN experiences regarded the local community specialists as being a target of PHN activities, gave consideration to individuals who may require PHN assistance, and emphasized good relationships with the local community and specialists. The factors that constituted these experiences were the educational perspectives of others, self-exploration and interactions with others, while the factors associated with positive emotions appeared to be relevant at all career stages.

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地域看護学