Development of the Community Participation in Health Promotion Model for Elderly at Chuen Chom District, Maha Sarakham Province.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The world's population and Thailand is changing, with an aging population, increased health problems of the elderly followed.

Objective: To study condition of community participation and develop model community participation to the health promotion for the elderly.

Method: Action research in elderly and community leaders. The data were collected from the elderly and community leaders 52 stakeholders, by using research tools consisting of in-depth interview, focus group and physical examination. There are 4 stages of research: 1) the study of the elderly; 2) the planning of the research; 3) the implementation of the plan; and 4) the evaluation of the research. The quality of data analyzed by content analysis. Model Experiment by simple random sampling 358 elderly, quantitative data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, average and standard deviation. Inferential statistics using T-Test.

Results: The community had only elderly stayed home. The food was not healthy, Lack of exercise. The elderly had less activity in community. Organization in community lack of integration. The operations were integration and participation in working. Community participation of 8 steps; 1) Study of context and community participation. 2) Meeting to discuss the issue. 3) Plan for participation. 4) The data for the community to recognize the problem. 5) The workshops to community participation. 6) Implementation. 7) After Action Review. 8) Monitoring. These methods will affect their behaviors of the elderly between before and after participating were significant differences (p <.05).

Conclusion: The success factors are participation of elderly, family, social, health volunteers, aging volunteers caregivers, local administration and government organizations to provide constant care seriously.

 

Keyword: Community participation, Health promotion, elderly.