[The application and evaluation of the system theory for community health assessment in a rural village].
In assessing the health of a community is important to select tools appropriate to the community's characteristics. The framework for this paper is the system framework for community assessment developed by Trotter, Smith and Maurer (2000); the data were collected by windshield survey, literature review, interview, and observation. Through data analysis and the identification of the community's problem, the authors prioritize those problems in accordance with Goeppinger and Schuste's (1992) criteria. They illustrate the practicality and local applicability of this method by means of a local case. Finally, the authors evaluate the framework in terms of concept clearance, variable classification, and indicator measurement. In addition, they propose concrete suggestions for community workers to consider in the selection of assessment tools, and to enrich nursing knowledge.
Wu
Guey-Hau
GH
School of Nursing, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taiwan, ROC.
Liou
Yiing-Mei
YM
Huang
Lian-Hua
LH
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012423:Rural Health; D013598:Systems Theory