Performance and Importance Analysis of Dietitian's Task in Public Health Nutrition Areas

보건소 영양사 직무 분석(I) : 업무수행도 및 중요성 인식도 분석

  • Park, Hae-Ryun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Cha, Jin-A (Department of Traditional Food Culture, Jeonju University) ;
  • Lim, Young-Suk (Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University)
  • 박혜련 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 차진아 (전주대학교 전통음식문화) ;
  • 임영숙 (명지대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2008.08.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze task performance and importance level of the dietitian who is working in the public health nutrition area. Work oriented job analysis methodology was employed for the study purpose. Subjects of 38 dietitians currently working at health centers in 2002 were recruited. Based on the focus group interview with 7 public health nutritionists and 7 professors, information about task elements was collected. Questionnaires measuring work performance and self-perception of importance of the selected task elements were administered. The results of this study can be summarized as follows; 1) The tasks with high performance and importance level among 20 tasks are developing nutrition education material (B1), nutrition services for adults and the elderly (C3), writing the proposal for nutrition services (A2), evaluating service effect (A4), improving professionalism (E1), and self management (E2). 2) The task elements with high performance and importance level among weekly task elements are nutrition education for diabetes (C56), nutrition counseling for adults (C47), nutrition for hypertension (C53), managing and keeping records (C80), nutrition education for kindergarten and nursery school children (C42), searching for nutrition education materials (B26), and searching for media (B27). 3) The number of task elements with high performance and importance level among monthly task elements are 13 in the planning and evaluation of public health nutrition service, and 5 in developing nutrition education materials. The tasks of a dietitian in the public health center show a very wide spectrum. However dietitians recognize most of the tasks are important even though they cannot perform those tasks adequately.

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