Collaborative Development of a Community Health and Nursing Practicing Model for Shifting to Prevention and Health Promotion in a Rural District of West Java, Indonesia

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25671025
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: TASHIRO Junko 聖路加国際大学, 看護学部, 教授 (30134175)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NAGAMATSU Yasuko 聖路加国際大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (80286707)
• Research Collaborator: MAFTUHAH Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, 教員 ; MIZUTANI Mayumi 聖路加国際大学, 大学院, リサーチアシスタント ; OGATA Ai 聖路加国際大学, 大学院, リサーチアシスタント
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: インドネシア / 予防・健康増進転換 / 農村部 / 地域保健・看護強化モデル / 地域保健・看護教育強化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to develop a community health and nursing practicing model collaboratively with Indonesian counterparts in order to enhance rural community health and nursing activities which is transitional phase. Research activities were conducted, firstly, interviews with district stakeholders; secondly, need’s survey for rural people with blood hypertention, thirdly discussion with health care workers, and finally curriculum review with counterparts. Based on results we proposed a community health and nursing practicing model inducing adult nursing subject dealing with non-communicable disease to prevent and promote health for basic nursing education; develop continuing education for increasing health issues for community nurses and health workers; and provide more interprofessional education. A community health and nursing practicing model was developed for strengthening preventive and promotive health care in rural Indonesia.

Free Research Field

看護学・地域看護学