Attitudes of health care professionals about the importance of health education of public health visitor

Cilj: Ispitati stavove zdravstvenih djelatnika o važnosti zdravstveno odgojnog rada patronažne sestre usmjerene pojedincu, obitelji i zajednici. Ispitanici i metode: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 142 ispitanika; 56 patronažnih sestara/tehničara, 44 liječnika obiteljske medicine i 42 medicinske sestre u timu obiteljske medicine. Istraživanje je provedeno u domovima zdravlja Beli Manastir, Osijek, Valpovo i Đakovo. Kao instrument istraživanja korišten je dio standardiziranog upitnika PHN survey instrument–tablica intervencija koje provode patronažne sestre (California public health nursing investigation – Center for California Health Workforce Studies). Rezultati: Nema značajnih razlika u stavovima ispitanika prema spolu (p = 0,898) i dobi (p = 0,067) o važnosti zdravstveno odgojnog rada patronažne sestre, iako s nekim tvrdnjama u emocionalnim sastavnicama stavova ispitanici od 60 i više godina se manje slažu (p = 0,019). Prema duljini radnog staža, također, nema statistički značajnih razlika (p = 0,228) u ukupnoj skali stavova zdravstveno odgojnog rada patronažne sestre, dok gledajući pojedinačne sastavnice skale ispitanici s kraćim radnim stažem se više slažu s emocionalnim sastavnicama stavova (p = 0,004). Prema razini obrazovanja nema značajnih razlika u stavovima ispitanika (p = 0,156) prema zdravstveno odgojnom radu. Istraživanje pokazuje da nema značajnih razlika u stavovima o važnosti zdravstveno odgojnog rada patronažne sestre prema radnom mjestu (p = 0,159). Zaključak: Zdravstveni djelatnici imaju pozitivne stavove o zdravstveno odgojnom radu patronažne sestre usmjerene pojedincu, obitelji i zajednici.Objectives: To examine the attitudes of health care professionals towards the importance of the health educational workof a health visitor directed to an individual, a family and the community. Participants and methods: The study included 142 examinees, there were 56 nurses/technicians, 44 family physicians and 42 nurses in a team of family practice. The study was conducted in health centres in Beli Manastir, Osijek, Valpovo and Djakovo. A part of a standardized questionnaire PHN survey was used as a survey instrument – a table of interventions carried out by health visitors (California public health nursing investigation - Centre for California Health Workforce Studies). Results: There were no significant differences in attitudes according to gender (p = 0.898) and age (p = 0.067) towards the importance of health educational work of health visitors, although respondents aged 60 or more agree less on some claims in emotional components of the attitudes (p = 0.019). According to the length of working experience there are no statistically significant differences as well (p = 0.228) in the total scale of attitudes of health educational work ofhealth visitors, while when taking into account the individual components of the scale,the respondents with shorter length of service are more consistent with the emotional components of attitudes (p = 0.004). Considering the level of education there are no significant differences in the attitudes of the respondents (p = 0.156) regarding the health educational work. The research shows that there are no significant differences in attitudes towards the importance of health educational work of health visitors regardless of the working place (p = 0.159). Conclusion: Health professionals have positive attitudes towards the health educational work of health visitors focused on an individual, a family and the community