Abstract
Objective: In this study, we clarify the skills used by public health nurses in promoting the residents’ participation in community health activities.
Methods: First, we used a range of published textbooks about public health nursing to define community participation. Next, we collected research papers on community participation (search date: July 2020) and technical items were generated from the literature and analyzed.
Results: From 18 papers, 5 categories and 47 subcategories were extracted. The categories were: motivating participation in community health activities, developing resident organizations, participating in community health activities, strengthening knowledge and skills for participating in community health activities, forming partnerships with residents and establishing a mechanism for resident participation.
Discussion: The skills used by public health nurses to promote participation in community health activities include: increasing the residents’ interest in community health activities and initiating their participation, developing residents’ organizations as core groups, promoting participation in the expansion of health activities, and supporting the formulation of a policy on community health activities on equal footing with participants and professionals and administrative officials. Public health nurses also collaborate with appropriate individuals to create a system that allows residents to participate freely.
Public health nurses were required to encourage systematic participation of residents by making full use of support from district organizations and groups as well as health education technology, and to encourage the government and professionals to have a common understanding, understand the diverse positions of residents, and engage in equal relationships.
