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Hiroshi Murayama, RN, PHN, MS¹, Atsuko Taguchi, RN, PHN, MS¹, Sachiyo Murashima, PhD, PHN, RN², and Shuhei Ryu³. (1) Department of Community Health Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, 81-3-5841-3597, hmurayama-tky@umin.ac.jp, (2) Graduate School of Medicine Department of Community Health Nursing, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, (3) Section of Community Health Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-tyo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

Purpose: In Japan, health promotion volunteers (HPVs) with expertise in health have been fostered from general community population. HPVs have involved in promoting a level of community health with local government through activities such as health education. Public health nurses (PHNs) have collaborated closely with HPVs and supported their activities. However, the effective support of PHNs for HPVs has been incompletely understood.The purpose of this study is to explore the evidence regarding the linkage between satisfaction and burden on HPVs' activities, and support which HPVs receive, by years of membership, and to show the effective support of PHNs for HPVs. Methods: Self-check questionnaires were mailed to 604 HPVs in two cities. The questionnaire solicited information related to HPVs' satisfaction and burden on activities, supports which HPVs receive, and others. We used multiple regression analysis to clarify factors related to satisfaction and burden on the activities, classifying HPVs into three groups by years of membership: group of 1-3 years, 4-8 years and 9 and more years. Results: In total, 432 questionnaires were returned. The response rate was 71.5%. High satisfaction on the activities was significantly related to high support provided by PHNs and local residents in the group of 1-3 years of membership, high support provided by colleagues and local residents in the group of 4-8 years, and high support provided by family, colleagues and PHNs in the group of 9 and more years. Low burden on the activities was significantly related to high support provided by colleagues and local residents in the group of 1-3 years of membership, and high support provided by colleagues in the group of 4-8 years. Discussion: Various supports which HPVs received increased their satisfaction and reduced their burden. We found that support directly provided by PHNs for HPVs was important and effective, and also that PHNs should strengthen the relationship among members and encourage less experienced HPVs to participate more in the activities with local residents.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the condition of the community organization for health promotion in Japan.
• Discuss how public health nurses support the community organizations.

Keywords: Health Promotion, Lay Health Workers

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