Development of Community Psychiatric Health Care - A Study of Visiting Nurses for Persons with Mental Disorders who lives in Their Communities -

本研究的目的是调查公共卫生护士和精神科访问护士对社区精神障碍患者的支持情况。一名为5名公共卫生护士(均为女性)，另一名为4名精神科访问护士(3名女性，1名男性)。采用半结构式访谈和参与式观察的方法收集数据，结果表明，公共卫生护士和精神科来访护士都得到了使用者的日常生活支持、持续治疗和与其他专业人员建立的网络。公共卫生护士和精神科探视护士最重要的角色是赋予居住在社区的精神障碍患者有质量的生活质量。

The purpose of this study was to examine the support of public health nurses and psychiatric visiting nurses toward persons with mental disorders who lives in their communities.The subjects consisted of two groups. The one was five public health nurses (all female) and the other was four psychiatric visiting nurses (3 female, 1 male). Data was collected through semi-structured interview and participant-observation.The results show that both public health nurses and psychiatric visiting nurses were supported of users everyday lives, on going treatment and created network with other professionals. Both nurses were worked as care managers and supported self-determination of users.Most important of public health nurses and psychiatric visiting nurses role was empower the persons with mental disorders who lives in their communities to have a quality of their lives.