2022 Volume 42 Pages 899-907
Purpose: This study was conducted to identify community empowerment (CE) processes and competencies of nurses employed in community-based care.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 nurses employed in community-based care. The processes of CE were analyzed using Trajectory Equifinality Modeling. Thereby, the competencies of the respective stages were assessed qualitatively.
Results: Processes of CE followed by nurses in community-based care include three phases: “aspiring community care,” “producing community care,” and “establishing community care.” The “aspiring community care” phase includes the “motivating” and “preparing a project” stages. The “producing community care” phase includes the “identifying care-needs” “building companionship,” and “repeating trial and error” stages. The “establishing community care” phase includes the “facilitating collaboration” and “continuing an activity” stages. The competencies of the respective stage include “competency to discover issues particularly addressing daily life,” “competency to take action toward new nursing activities,” “competency to empathize with diverse values,” “competency to build relationships through dialogue,” “competency to accept challenges of social resource creation,” “competency to coordinate care with respect for people’s autonomy,” and “competency to manage for business continuity.”
Conclusion: The CE followed by nurses in community-based care was characterized by flexibility of activities in collaboration with people of multiple professions and by the difficulty of project continuation.
