J Nurs Acad Soc.  1975 Jun;5(1):17-30.

A Study on Value Orientation of Health of Rural Health Center Milieu

• Kim SJ

Abstract

The concept and definition of nursng and her role have been changing in accordance with the socio-cultural factors of the initial society. At present, nursing is conceptualized as a health qare profession assisting man to restore, maintain and promote health by providing knowledge, will strength and resources through various processes of interaction. Man's behavior, of individual and group, activities for health inclusive, is driven by the initial man' s value orientation. The purppose of this study is to investigate the value orientation regarding health of rural health center milieu in order to give data for; 1. the planning for the delivery of community nursing service, 2. the health education pkn at all level of nursing care activities, and 3. the planning of curriculum for nursing education. A hundred opinion leaders among the labor pupulation residing in rural areas (P-group), hundred and six professional nurses at rural health centers(N-group) were intirectly interviewed through questionaires. And ninety five of N-group were interviewed likewise of their perceptions of P-group (NP-group) from July 15, to October 15, 1974. The result is as follows: 1. Maintenance of health is revealed to be the most valued component for man' s happiness in all the three groups. (P-group;7. 30 S. D. =1.31), (N-group;7,84S. D. =49), and (NP-group; 5. 93 S. D. =2.28) 2. The average value score of the maintenance of health revealed significant difference by P(. 001 level between each of the three groups. (Between N-group snd P-group; T= -4. 07 P and NP; T=-6.93, N and NP; T=-9.35) 3. Basic health maintenance activities necessary for maintenance and promotion of personal health were moderately valued by all the three groups, P-group;3. 74 (S.D. =.43), N-group; 3.52 (S. D.=.34), NP-group; 3.07 (S. D. =,55) Among the 8 categories of basic health maintenanc activities, "food intake" was highly valu-ed by P-gruup(mean value score; 4.00 S. D. =.51), "exercise and rest" and "personal cleanliness" was highly valued by both P-group (4.02, 4.08) and N-group (4.08, 4.22). 4. The mean value score of basic health maintenance activities revealed significant differ-ence by P(.001 level between each of the three groups (between P-group and N-group; T= -4.07, N-and NP; T=-6.93, P and NP; T=- 9.35) 5. Among the 30 questionnaires, dynamic activities for health maintenence were more valued in comparison to passive activities in all the three groups. 6. In N-group, correlation between the value of basic health maintenance activities and the personal health status personal revealee moderate significance. Correlation between the value of basic health maintenance activities and the age revealed low significance. 7. In P-group, correlation between the value of basic health maintenance activities and; perception of personal health status revealed non significance, between the age and sex reve-aledlow sign ificance, and between the educational status revealed moderate significance. Recommendations are as follows; 1. The efforts towards alteration of value orientation concerning health in general in community nursing practice de focussed be that of family planning. 2. In order to prepare professional nurses competent in understanding individual and group, social science and behavioral science be strength ened in planning nursing curricuum. 3. Milieu of nursing experience during nursing education be planned to begin at simplenurs-ing problem and move towards complex, f. e. home care towards health crisis situation in orderr to achieve dynamic role mastery.

MeSH Terms

Behavioral Sciences
Curriculum
Education, Nursing
Educational Status
Family Planning Services
Happiness
Health Education
Home Care Services
Humans
Nursing
Nursing Care
Nursing Services
Surveys and Questionnaires
Rural Health Services*
Rural Health*
Social Sciences
Social Values*