Development of the Community Empowerment to Well-Being and Health Behaviors of the Elderly in Phetchaburi Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research and development were (1) to study Well-Being and Health Behaviors of the elderly in Phetchaburi Province (2) to develop the pattern of the Community Empowerment for the elderly in Phetchaburi Province and (3) to study the Community Empowerment to Well-Being and Health Behaviors of the Elderly in Phetchaburi Province. The research was divided into 4 steps including: 1) survey of Well-Being and Health Behaviors for the elderly in Phetchaburi Province. The research instrument used was a questionnaire and in-depth interviews. Data analysis included percentages, means, standard deviations; 2) developing of the Community Empowerment to Well-Being and Health Behaviors of the Elderly in Phetchaburi Province. The researcher used the findings from the first step to develop Community Empowerment to Well-Being and Health Behaviors of the Elderly in Phetchaburi Province model namely PHETCHARA Model 3) Study the effectiveness of the PHETCHARA Model. Sample was 60 elderly. The research instruments were the PHETCHARA Model, and the questionnaire Well-Being and Health Behaviors. Data were analyzed by correlation coefficient testing using Pearson correlative and 4) Evaluate effectiveness of the Community Empowerment to Well-Being and Health Behaviors of the Elderly in Phetchaburi Province by Satisfaction Survey. The results revealed as follows; 1) Overall, the elderly in Phetchaburi Province. had Well-Being and Health Behaviors at moderate level 2) The PHETCHARA Model included (1) P:Phetchaburi/Personal (2) H:Health Behavior (3) E:Empowerment/Elderly (4) T:Team/Technology (5) C:Community (6) H:Happiness (7) A:Activity (8) R:Reflection (9) A:Active Aging. After using the PHETCHARA Model, the experimental group had higher Well-Being and Health Behaviors level than before using the model and higher than control group with statistical significance at 0.05 (p=0.01, 0.03). Effective of model at very good level