Development of a community health workers perceptual and behavioral competency scale for preventing non-communicable diseases (COCS-N) in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community health workers in Japan are commissioned to work on a voluntary basis on behalf of their communities, to promote healthy behaviors. They are a valuable resource because they can often provide health information and services for local residents with whom professionals find it difficult to engage. However, no instruments exist for evaluating perceptual and behavioral competencies for prevention of non-communicable diseases among voluntary unpaid community health workers in developed countries. This study aimed to develop a community health workers perceptual and behavioral competency scale for preventing non-communicable diseases (COCS-N), and to assess its reliability and validity.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-reported questio

SUBMITTER: Imamatsu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9315843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature