Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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[Korean] Institutionalization of Visiting Nursing Services Provided By Public Health Centers and the Formation of Employment Structures for Visiting Nurses, 1990–2012: Yeon Yi Song, Dahye Jeong; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2026;37(2):152-165. Published online June 30, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01333

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This study aims to examine the history of visiting nursing services at Korean public health centers from 1990 to 2012 in Korea’s historical and institutional context.
Methods
We collected and analyzed materials from metropolitan/provincial archives; government policy documents; guidelines and reports from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and Korea Health Promotion Institute; newspapers; the Public Health Nursing Newsletter(Bogeon Ganho Sosik); and memoirs of public health center nurses.
Results
Visiting nursing was formalized in the 1990s through Seoul pilot projects and took root as a public health service focused on low-income populations. After the 1997–1998 financial crisis of Korea, a public-works–based visiting nursing project expanded and standardized services nationwide but entrenched a short-term, low-wage employment structure. Driven by Health Plan 2010(HP2010), established in 2002, the 2005 Urban Visiting Health Pilot Project, and the 2007 Customized Visiting Health Care Services, the program’s target population and workforce expanded markedly, and nationwide implementation began. In the early 2000s, guidelines and training materials were developed and the Field Management Training Program(FMTP) was introduced, strengthening professional capacity; however, establishing sustainable regular staffing and a stable training system remained limited.
Conclusion
Between the 1990s and 2012, visiting nursing at public health centers became institutionalized and expanded into a nationwide, routine program, accompanied by changes in program nomenclature, staffing standards, and delivery modalities. Maintaining visiting nursing as a core universal service of public health centers requires public systems that foster the accumulation of visiting nurses’ professional expertise and reflect the value of care.

[English] Structural Barriers and Strategic Directions for the Professional Role of Local Government Public Health Nurses in Integrated Community Care: A Qualitative Study: Han Nah Park, Hye Jin Nam, Sujin Lee; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2026;37(1):81-89. Published online March 31, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01417

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Local government public health nurses (LG PHNs) in South Korea deliver integrated community health and welfare services. However, their professional identity is often challenged within welfare-centered administrative structures, and the structural barriers to their role performance have not been fully explored.
Methods
An exploratory qualitative study using focus group interviews was conducted. Seven LG PHNs from various local government divisions participated. Data were analyzed thematically to identify key challenges in role performance.
Results
Three main themes emerged: (1) Systemic unreadiness and structural support gaps in deployment, characterized by inadequate orientation and ambiguous role boundaries resulting from rapid policy implementation; (2) Challenges in professional identity negotiation within integrated welfare-health frameworks, where the underutilization of nursing expertise and overlapping responsibilities within administrative settings led to role confusion and professional marginalization; and (3) Institutional isolation and absence of clinical governance, resulting from a lack of systematic clinical supervision and institutional backing. Participants reported significant difficulty prioritizing specialized nursing tasks due to limited resources and structural hierarchies.
Conclusion
LG PHNs’ effectiveness is hindered by fundamental structural limitations and governance gaps. To prepare for the 2026 nationwide implementation of integrated care, a transition toward nursing-led care management is essential. Policy measures should include establishing a legal role framework, implementing dual-reporting systems for clinical supervision, and promoting inter-professional education (IPE) to empower LG PHNs as proactive community health leaders.

[English] Education Needs for Public Health Crisis Using an Importance-Performance Analysis and Borich Needs Assessment Model: Focused on Aircraft Quarantine Officials: Jiyun Park, Gye Joung Yeom, Seok Hwan Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(4):361-372. Published online December 31, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01193

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This study aimed to investigate the importance and performance levels of the duties related to public health crisis response of the aircraft quarantine officials and to analyze their educational needs for public health crisis. Methods: The subjects were quarantine officials at Incheon airport in Korea, and data from a total of 121 individuals were utilized for analysis. Data were analyzed by an independent t-test, paired t-test, and one-way ANOVA for the importance and performance of duties regarding public health crisis according to general characteristics. An Importance-performance analysis (IPA) and Borich needs assessment model were used to analyze public health crisis education needs. Results: The IPA analysis revealed that the area requiring focused improvement efforts (concentrate here), where importance is high, but performance is low, primarily includes epidemiological investigation of emerging infectious diseases. The Borich needs assessment was used to identify the following priority items: epidemiological investigation of emerging infectious diseases, occurrence of social disaster after patient isolation, donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE), and epidemiological investigation of respiratory infectious diseases. Conclusion: Based on these results, it will be necessary to develop and implement practical education and training programs for aircraft quarantine officials.

[Korean] Korea’s First Manual of Public Health Nursing: A Foundation for Public Health Nursing Practice in Korea: Junho Jung, Kyunghee Yi; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(3):245-256. Published online September 30, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01102

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This study aims to understand the functions and roles of public health nursing, which played a key role in public health center activities during the formative years of the organizations in Korea. It does so by analyzing the structure and content of Manual of Public Health Nursing, the first of its kind published in Korea, as well as its authors’ records—particularly the U.S. nurse advisors. Methods: Manual of public health nursing was investigated from the cover to the appendix with other related records from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Results: The manual was published in response to the expansion of health centers and the increasing need for standardized practice for public health nurses. It includes theoretical and practical guidelines on maternal and child health, communicable disease control, school health, health education, etc. as well as the qualifications of public health nurses. The manual was influenced by U.S. nursing education and international public health manuals. Conclusion: The manual played a critical role in shaping early public health nursing practices in Korea by providing essential knowledge and standardizing public health services. It reflected Korea’s evolving public health system, heavily influenced by U.S. aid and technical assistance. Despite its significance, challenges such as a shortage of trained public health nurses and an underdeveloped administrative structure remained unresolved.

[Korean] Factors Influencing Participation in Hypertension Management Education Among Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients in Busan: Utilizing the 2021 Community Health Survey: Hye Jung Jun, Kyoung Mi Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2024;35(4):424-433. Published online December 30, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00759

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This study investigated the completion rate of hypertension management education and its influencing factors among adults in the Busan region, utilizing data from the 2021 Community Health Survey.
Methods
The study included 3,660 adults aged 19 years or older who had been diagnosed with hypertension. Data were analyzed using SAS 9.4, focusing on demographic, socioeconomic, and health status characteristics.
Results
The results indicated that 22.1% of participants had completed hypertension management education. Key influencing factors varied by region: in the Western region, age, income, education level, marital status, and life satisfaction were significant factors associated with participation in hypertension management education. In the Southern region, income and education level were identified as relevant factors. Additionally, in the Central and Eastern regions, education level was a significant determinant.
Conclusion
Therefore, tailored hypertension management education programs that consider age, income, marital status, and life satisfaction are essential for residents in the Western region of Busan. Moreover, it is critical to enhance access to hypertension management education for low-income populations in the Southern region. Educational programs should also be designed to align with the educational levels of Busan residents to ensure effective hypertension management education.

[English] Factors Associated with Nurse Self-Leadership: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nurses Working at Public Health Centers and Primary Healthcare Posts: Saeryun Kim, Younkyoung Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2024;35(3):195-206. Published online September 30, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00493

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This study aimed to analyze the factors influencing self-leadership among public health nurses as they implement health promotion projects in public health centers and primary healthcare posts.
Methods
The study sampled 120 public health nurses from 22 public health centers and their associated primary healthcare posts in J province. Data were collected from October 11 through October 25, 2022.
Results
Employment at a primary healthcare post instead of a public health center (β=.23, p=.012), was significantly associated with self-leadership in model 1 (adjusted R2=.17, F=4.56, p<.001). Furthermore, communicative competence (β=.48, p<.001) and nursing professionalism (β=.26, p=.001) were significantly associated with self-leadership in model 2 (adjusted R2=.51, F=14.77, p<.001).
Conclusion
Open and self-directed work environments, along with opportunities for education and training, are necessary to enhance communicative competence and nursing professionalism. These improvements may, in turn, strengthen self-leadership among nurses, facilitating the implementation of health promotion projects within public health institutions.

[English] Influencing Factors for Work Engagement of COVID-19 Response Workers in Public Health Centers: Based on the Job Demands-Resources Model: Songran Park, Yeongmi Ha; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2024;35(1):64-75. Published online March 29, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00346

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This study aimed to identify the influencing factors for work engagement of COVID-19 response workers in public health centers based on the JD-R model.
Methods
The participants were 119 civil servants and professionals of 20 public health centers with at least 6 months of work experience and have experience of COVID-19 response tasks in cities, districts and counties. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression using IBM SPSS 27.0.
Results
The factors influencing work engagement were age, career development opportunity, and person-job fit. The explanatory power of these variables was 61%.
Conclusion
In order to enhance the work engagement of public health center workers in responding to future infectious disease outbreaks, it is necessary to develop various strategies such as assigning job roles that aligned with individual characteristics, providing career growth opportunities even during infectious disease outbreaks, and designing tasks by taking into account age.

[Korean] Needs assessment of community health practitioners for community care competency of older adults: Na Bee Yoon, Hyeon Kyeong Lee, Haesun Lee, Sang Woo Park; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2023;34(1):32-42. Published online March 31, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2022.00360

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To identify needs and priorities of community care competency for older adults among community health practitioners. Methods: Data were collected from a convenient sample of 326 community health practitioners using an online questionnaire, which included items on community care competencies and personal characteristics. Items were developed through literature review, consultation meeting, content validity verification, and preliminary investigation. The data were analyzed using the t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffe’s test with SPSS 25.0. The analysis of needs and priorities was conducted by using the Borich needs assessment and the Locus for focus model. Results: Three competencies have been identified as high-priority needs; ‘Linkages with resources’, ‘Education to others’, ‘Leadership and management’. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate the need to develop an educational program for community health practitioners to strengthen community care competencies. The programs will need to be provided, especially for young community health practitioners, to ensure that they are well equipped to care for community-dwelling older adults living in rural areas.

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[English] Public Health Center Service Experiences and Needs among Immigrant Women in South Korea: Duck Hee Chae, Hyun Lye Kim, Min Jeong Seo, Keiko Asami, Ardith Doorenbos; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(4):385-395. Published online December 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.4.385

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To support implementation of comprehensive, person-centered healthcare, this study aimed to explore immigrant women's public health center (PHC) service experiences and needs while considering Photovoice's feasibility for this purpose. Methods: This qualitative study included 15 marriage-based immigrant women. Participants were recruited from churches and multicultural family support centers using purposive and snowball sampling. Data were collected through four focus group interviews and were subjected to inductive content analysis. Results: Five categories of experiences were identified: language barriers, hectic environment, affordable and practical primary healthcare, feeling ignored and discriminated against, and feeling frustrated. In addition, five categories of needs were identified: language assistance services, ease of access, healthcare across the lifespan, expansion of affordable healthcare, and being accepted as they are. This study provides preliminary evidence that the Photovoice approach can facilitate the interview process in a qualitative inquiry involving participants with limited ability to express their perspectives in the researchers' language. Conclusion: Study findings highlight the need to implement institutional policy and procedural changes within PHCs and to provide culturally competent, personcentered care for South Korea's marriage-based immigrant women and other ethnic minority populations. The findings also provide evidence-based direction for PHC service planning.

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[English] A Preliminary Study for the Curriculum Development of Community Care Coordinators: Educational Needs Analysis: Han Nah Park, Ju Young Yoon, Soong Nang Jang, Hye Jin Nam; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(2):153-163. Published online June 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.153

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A care coordinator is an emerging nursing professional role in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to identify educational needs and priorities for care coordinators among nurses. Methods An online survey was conducted on 661 current or retired nurses from January 30 to February 28, 2021. A total of 17 essential competencies for care coordinators, recognized based on literature review, were used to analyze the educational needs. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired t-test, and one-way analysis of variance with SPSS 25.0. The educational needs analysis was conducted by using a paired t-test, the Borich Needs Assessment Model, and the Locus for Focus Model. Results Five contents were identified as the first priorities for educational needs: ‘Health program planning and evaluation’, ‘Care planning’, ‘Coordinating community-based services’, ‘Case management’, and ‘Transitional care’. The second priorities for educational needs included 'Population health management' and'Welfare resource linkages via communicating with social workers’. Conclusion The priority items derived from this study offer underpinning insights for the development of care coordination training program.

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[English] A Study on the Gongjungwisaeng Kanhohak, the First Korean Textbook for Public Health Nursing: Kyung Ja June, Ggod Me Yi; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(1):84-95. Published online March 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.1.84

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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to extend the knowledge about the textbook, Public Health Nursing Textbook (in Korean, Gongjungwisaeng Kanhohak) which is published in 1933 by the Nurses' Association of Korea.
Methods
Public Health Nursing Textbook was investigated from the cover page to the last page and compared with two original books and other nursing books published in modern Korea.
Results
Public Health Nursing Textbook was the forth published Korean nursing textbook and the first published Korean public health nursing textbook. Rosenberger, a missionary nurse from USA, Lee Keumjeon, Korean public health nurse who studied in Canada, and other Koreans were in charge of translation, etc. It is a user‐friendly book written mainly in Korean (Hangul) with Chinese characters and included the English table of contents, preface and back cover. Most of its contents were extracted and translated from two original books, one is Public Health Nursing by Mary Gardner and the other is Personal Hygiene Applied by Jesse Williams. It is worth noting that the book not only introduced the public health nurses’s activities across the country, but also focused on the information necessary for common health problems at that time.
Conclusion
From the Public Hygiene and Nursing, it can be seen that public health nurses had been independently educated since Imperial Japan’s colonial period, and public health nursing was growing as a independent field in Korea.

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[English] Current Status and Needs Assessment for Obesity Prevention and Management Project at Public Health Centers: Ji Young Park, Mi Hae Im, Seol Hyang Baek, Chongwon Park, Ga Hui Hwang, Wan Soo Kim, Yu Mi Oh, A Ra Cho, Ji Eun Jo; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2021;32(3):368-381. Published online September 30, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2021.32.3.368

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The obesity prevention and management program led by public health centers are important in the community. This study aims to identify the current status of obesity prevention and management programs at public health centers and perceptions regarding facilitators and barriers when implementing programs.
Methods
This study used a concurrent mixed methods design. A survey was conducted to investigate the current status and infrastructure of the obesity prevention and management program at eighty-three public health centers nationwide. Nine program managers and six local residents with experience in the program were interviewed by using a semi-structured questionnaires.
Results
Most of the infrastructure facilities for the program were inadequate, and insufficient budgets and lack of professional staff were identified as barriers. Facilitators included diversification of program delivery methods, operator competence, and visible outcomes and rewards. For the effectiveness of the program, it is vital to have adequate assistants, a sufficient budget, various promotional methods, and connections with various institutions in the community. On this basis, it is acknowledged that the public health center serves as a platform for preventing and managing obesity in the community. Conclusion: It is expected that infrastructure improvements in public health centers and the link with community resources are needed. In addition, there is an urgent need to set standards for obesity prevention and management programs implemented in public health centers to ‘resolve regional disparities’.

[English] A Content Analysis of Disaster Nursing Education in Korean and Japanese Universities: Suk Jung Han, Chung Min Cho, Young Ran Lee, Kaori Nagasaka, Mie Izummune, Sang Bok Lee, Ji Hye Lee; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2019;30(3):307-323. Published online September 30, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.3.307

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to analyze the contents of disaster nursing education at universities in Korea and Japan, with focus on textbooks.
METHODS
Disaster nursing contents from 11 Korean community health nursing textbooks and 3 Japanese disaster nursing textbooks were analysed.
RESULTS
Three themes and 8 categories of disaster nursing content in the selected textbooks were analyzed. The themes classified include â€˜understanding of disasterâ€™, â€˜disaster managementâ€™ and â€˜disaster management systemâ€™. The theme of â€˜understanding of disasterâ€™ consists of such categories as â€˜disaster concept/outlineâ€™, â€˜classification of disasterâ€™, â€˜disaster management stepâ€™ and â€˜disaster impactâ€™. The theme of â€˜disaster management activitiesâ€™ consists of categories such as â€˜disaster management activitiesâ€™ and â€˜disaster nursingâ€™. The theme of â€˜national disaster management systemâ€™ consists of categories like â€˜national disaster management systemâ€™ and â€˜international disaster reliefâ€™. From the comparison of disaster nursing education in the two countries, we found that themes were similar but there were differences between the two countries in content configuration. Korea and Japan have adopted the framework of International Council of Nurses for disaster nursing education. Korea stressed legal and ethical capabilities, while Japan included psychological support for disaster management service providers.
CONCLUSION
Disaster education is an important factor in a nurse's ability for a disaster management. Development of a comprehensive disaster education program is necessary to enhance disaster care capacities.

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[English] Comparison of Working Conditions among Non-regular Visiting Nurses in Public Health Centers based on Their Employment Types: Hee Girl Kim, Ryoun Sook Lee, Soong Nang Jang, Kwang Byung Kim, Young Ran Chin; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2018;29(3):267-278. Published online September 30, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2018.29.3.267

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PURPOSE
This study is to investigate working conditions including job stress among visiting nurses in public health centers in Korea.
METHODS
An social network based mobile survey was conducted in May 2017 (N=936, response rate: 47.0%).
RESULTS
The visiting nurses in this study had their average total career as a nurse is 13.7 years. The 68.3% of them were employed in an indefinite term, 17.0% were hired in a fixed term, and 11.0% came from outsourcing. They responded as high job-stress level including inadequate compensation (71.22/100) and job demands (71.91/100). They experienced down-talk (63.4%), swearwords (32.9%), being made a dirty face (39.9%), sexual jokes (30.8%), or being likened or evaluated with their appearance sexually (14.3%). Among the causes of job related conflicts and discrimination, deprived salary level was the most frequent reason (83.4%). The conflicts and discrimination were incurred by government officers (52.4%). There were no significant differences in overall job stress, emotional labor, organizational commitment, violence, and discrimination experience based on their employment types.
CONCLUSION
The differences in working conditions among the non-regular nurses were trivial, and their overall working conditions were poor. It is necessary to improve non-regular nurses' working conditions in order to make up the limitations of the Korean healthcare system which is centered on hospitals.

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[English] Analysis of Current Status of the Community Health Nursing Practice Education: Yoo Hyang Cho, Eun Young Do, Kyung Sook Kang, Young Me Kim, Youn Kyoung Kim, Farrah Rou, Chong Mi Lee, In Hee Choi, Hee Chung Choi; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2017;28(3):347-356. Published online September 30, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.3.347

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to provide basic evidence to improve community health nursing practice education by analyzing the current status of actual operation, program outcomes and evaluation methods, and the level of achieving learning goals.
METHODS
Data were collected through an e-mail survey from 155 professors teaching community health nursing in April 2016. Out of 45 responses in total, 42 cases were used for analysis (response rate 29.0%).
RESULTS
Community health nursing practice was a 3-credit course in most of the schools (66.7%) and included a practice at public health centers without exception. The most common diagnosis classification system was OMAHA (81.0%). The core fundamental nursing skills evaluated during the practice were subcutaneous injection, vital signs, oral administration, and intradermal injection. Among the subjects of community health nursing practice, the area with the highest potential for achieving learning goals was primary health care provision (4.4/5) and the area with the lowest potential was disaster management (2.4/5).
CONCLUSION
The results of this study show that there would be active efforts to complement and improve several problems of the community health nursing practice among the community health nursing practice instructors for more effective and qualitative community health nursing practice.

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