Division of Human Health Science, Graduate School of Regional Design and Creation, University of Nagasaki, Nishisonogi-gun, Japan.
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, University of Nagasaki, Nishisonogi-gun, Japan.
Public Health Nurs. 2024 Sep-Oct;41(5):1220-1223. doi: 10.1111/phn.13378. Epub 2024 Jul 24.
This study investigated the number of public health nurses (PHNs) and the turnover rates of PHNs working in small municipal administrations on remote islands throughout Japan.
A questionnaire survey was administered on 359 remote islands, each with a population of less than 5000, including islands connected to the Japanese mainland by a bridge or road. The survey questionnaire asked about the number of PHNs stationed on the remote islands, their length of service, the number of retirees, and the ages of those who had retired.
Of the 353 islands which responded, 30 islands had a total of 77 PHNs. Of those 30 islands, 29 were isolated islands that were not connected to the mainland by a bridge or road. The turnover rate of PHNs on the 29 islands was 13.3%.
The turnover rate of 13.3% for PHNs on remote islands (with no bridge or road) with a population of less than 5000 was higher than the 7.9% turnover rate for PHNs in municipalities of equal size. To maintain the quality of life of island residents, preventing PHNs from leaving their jobs is an important challenge.
本研究调查了在日本偏远岛屿的小型市町村工作的公共卫生护士（PHN）人数和 PHN 的离职率。
对 359 个人口少于 5000 人的偏远岛屿进行了问卷调查，这些岛屿都与日本本岛有桥梁或道路相连。调查问卷询问了偏远岛屿上的 PHN 人数、服务年限、退休人数以及退休人员的年龄。
在 353 个做出回应的岛屿中，有 30 个岛屿共有 77 名 PHN。在这 30 个岛屿中，有 29 个是与本岛没有桥梁或道路相连的孤岛。这 29 个岛屿上 PHN 的离职率为 13.3%。
在人口少于 5000 人的没有桥梁或道路的偏远岛屿上，PHN 的离职率为 13.3%，高于同等规模市町村 PHN 的 7.9%离职率。为了维持岛民的生活质量，防止 PHN 离职是一项重要挑战。
