The Management Status of Chronic Disease of Healthgiver at Community Health Centers: Centered Jeanlanamdo.
- Author:
Hye Sook KIM
1
;
Jong PARK
;
Eun JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Chronic disease;
Management status;
Community health centers
- MeSH:
Chronic Disease;
Community Health Centers;
Community Health Workers;
Diet;
Disease Management;
Health Education;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Hypogonadism;
Mitochondrial Diseases;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Smoke;
Smoking
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2009;34(3):334-345
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to investigate the management status of chronic disease at community health centers. METHODS: The study subjects were 450 employed persons at community health centers in Jeonlanamdo. General characteristics, status of chronic disease management and health education were collected for statistical analysis. The differences on management status among working areas were assessed with chi-square test and ANOVA. RESULTS: The mean values of work duration were 18.7 years in rural, 14.4 years in fishing village, and 17.4 years in urban-rural, respectively. The number of management registration was highest in hypertension. The ways of disease management were medication check-up, diet stopping smoking. The contents of group health education were exercise, diet and prohibition of smoking. The place of health education was town assembling hall. The fields which officials wanted to be educated were symptom, diagnosis, treatment and complication. The most important field was early detection of chronic disease patients and health education. Finally, the field requiring support was work standardization. CONCLUSIONS: Community health workers have worked positively in chronic disease management. The barriers to work were the lack of professional and preliminary data. The support system with other health organ and health education were needed for the improvement of working ability.
