Kushida Osamu, Iida Ayaka, Arai Yusuke, Koyama Tatsuya, Tanaka Kazumi, Morooka Ayumi, Isobe Sumie, Okamoto Rie, Yoshita Katsushi
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Shizuoka, Japan.
Faculty of Health and Social Services, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka 238-8522, Kanagawa, Japan.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jun 15;11(12):1765. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11121765.
Lifelong education for dietitians in Japan is based mainly on competencies according to years of experience. Because learning content differs depending on the desired position and specialty, training programs that reflect the individual learning needs of public health dietitians are needed. This study aimed to assess the individual learning needs of public health dietitians via years of experience in health promotion. In 2021, an online survey of public health dietitians involved in health promotion in prefectures, designated cities, and other municipalities throughout Japan was conducted. Years of experience in health promotion were categorized as early (<10 years), mid-career (10-19 years), and leadership (≥20 years) periods. To ascertain individual learning needs, the survey asked about respondents' desired final position, career path, and skills they felt they needed to improve in the future. Of the 1649 public health dietitians analyzed, all administrative categories preferred to work as public health generalists in mid-career or leadership periods rather than in the early period. In municipalities, more public health dietitians across all experience categories selected "professional competence", such as knowledge in specialized areas and nutritional guidance techniques. It was suggested that public health dietitians in the mid-career and leadership periods have individual learning needs, in both nutrition specialists and public health generalists.
日本营养师的终身教育主要基于与工作经验年限相关的能力要求。由于学习内容会因期望的职位和专业不同而有所差异，因此需要能够反映公共卫生营养师个人学习需求的培训项目。本研究旨在通过公共卫生营养师在健康促进方面的工作经验年限来评估其个人学习需求。2021年，对日本各都道府县、指定城市及其他自治市中参与健康促进工作的公共卫生营养师进行了一项在线调查。在健康促进方面的工作经验年限被分为早期（<10年）、职业生涯中期（10 - 19年）和领导期（≥20年）。为了确定个人学习需求，该调查询问了受访者期望的最终职位、职业发展路径以及他们认为未来需要提升的技能。在分析的1649名公共卫生营养师中，所有行政类别都更倾向于在职业生涯中期或领导期担任公共卫生通才，而非早期。在各自治市中，所有经验类别的更多公共卫生营养师选择了“专业能力”，如专业领域知识和营养指导技巧。研究表明，职业生涯中期和领导期的公共卫生营养师在营养专家和公共卫生通才方面都有个人学习需求。
