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Effectiveness of an educational program for mid-level Japanese public health nurses to improve program planning
Kyoko Yoshioka-Maeda1, Misa Shiomi2, Takafumi Katayama3
1Department of Health Promotion, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan.
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of an education program for mid-level Japanese public health nurses (PHNs) to improve their competencies in program planning, which will fulfill community health needs.
Design:
Randomized control trial.
Sample:
During 2017, 103 PHNs with 5-20 years of PHN work experience in Japan were enrolled and randomly allocated to the intervention (n = 51) or control group (n = 52).
Measurements:
The primary outcome measured competency in program planning based on Competency Measurement of Creativity for PHNs (CMC), knowledge, and skills regarding program planning.
Intervention:
Six web-based learning modules followed by two face-to-face group sessions.
Results:
The PHN participants averaged about 12 years of experience. In the intervention group, 25 PHNs completed all modules (49.0%). Post intervention, there were no statistically significant differences among any between-group CMC scores. However, the intervention group's CMC 3 score was significantly higher than that of the control group of ≥12 years of experience. Total knowledge and skill scores also improved significantly in the intervention group compared with the control group.
Conclusions:
The results suggest that PHNs with ≥12 years of experience are a suitable target of this educational program, and should play a key role in program planning.
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