J Agric Med Community Health.  2009 Dec;34(3):334-345.

The Management Status of Chronic Disease of Healthgiver at Community Health Centers: Centered Jeanlanamdo

• Kim HS
• Park J
• Jeong E

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.

Keyword

Chronic disease; Management status; Community health centers

MeSH Terms

Chronic Disease
Community Health Centers
Community Health Workers
Diet
Disease Management
Health Education
Humans
Hypertension
Hypogonadism
Mitochondrial Diseases
Ophthalmoplegia
Smoke
Smoking
Hypogonadism
Mitochondrial Diseases
Ophthalmoplegia
Smoke