J Agric Med Community Health.
2012 Jun;37(2):67-75.
A Survey of Role Perception and Function Performance Related to Public Health Service among the Medical Staff in a National Hospital
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- 1Family Medicine Clinic and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea. saylee@pnu.edu
- 2Medical Education Unit and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University, School of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Korea.
- 4Department of Preventive medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
While there have recently been efforts to improve public health service at a governmental level, there is actually insufficient research on awareness of the roles related to public health service among hospital employees. This study examined role perception and function performance related to public health service among the medical staff in a national hospital.
METHODS
15% were randomly sampled from each type of occupation among the medical staff in a national university hospital, a survey was conducted in 323 persons, and there were a total of 265 participants (80.2%): 103 doctors(38.9%), 98 nurses (37.0%), and 64 others (24.1%).
RESULTS
The hospital employees had insufficient awareness of their roles as public health service providers in terms of six required items for public health service: 1) services for supporting establishment, implementation, and assessment of public health service policies, 2) participation in the health service activities and support services by central or local governments, 3) technological support and educational services for private health service institutions, 4) health service for unprivileged brackets, 5) health service that requires association with other areas dealing with geriatric, disabled, and mentally-disordered people, and 6) health service for children and mothers.
CONCLUSIONS
In general, since the hospital employees had insufficient awareness of their roles and responsibilities as public health service providers, it is necessary to secure manpower exclusively in charge of public health service and provide education about strategic public health service.
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