Tomita Sanae    Department   Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare  ,    Position   Professor
Article types	原著
Language	English
Peer review	Peer reviewed
Title	Health Support Provided by Public Health Nurses for Middle-aged Recipients of Public Assistance Living at Home
Journal	Formal name：Kawasaki Journal of Medical Welfare
Volume, Issue, Page	20(1),pp.31-41
Author and coauthor	Tomita Sanae, Mitoku Kazuko
Authorship	Lead author
Publication date	2014/06
Summary	This study was conducted to examine the relationship between health problems in middle-aged recipients of public assistance living at home and awareness of these problems by public health nurses. Survey items included the basic attributes of 353 public health nurses and their awareness of health problems in middle-aged recipients of public assistance living at home. Valid responses were collected from 206 nurses (valid response rate: 63.2%). The following nurses recognized that middle-aged recipients of public assistance have a number of health problems: those who work in government-ordinance-designated and major urban cities and towns; collaborate with social workers; and consider that the health needs of the recipients of public assistance should be understood. Public health nurses' awareness was not correlated with their age, years of experience, and whether or not they had experience of providing public assistance recipients with support. It is necessary to implement education with an emphasis on the weak and improve the skills of public health nurses working in municipalities by providing them with support.