The Development of Elderly Health for Preventive Care Do not fall, do not forget, do not depress and good eats, based on the Concept : Charathiwas, Narathiwas.

Abstract

The increasing elderly population has led to a rise in health abnormalities, especially geriatric syndromes. Geriatric syndromes arise from the deterioration of various bodily functions and cause significantly impact the quality of life for the elderly. Current elderly care is more complex than before including in preventing falls, memory loss, depression. and eating. Medical and public health eating personnel must be aware and understand the health impacts on the elderly, and there should be a well-organized and safe health care system to improve their quality of life. This is a research and development project. It comprises of three stages: Stage 1 involves studying the problem and seeking empirical evidence for model development; Stage 2 involves developing the model; Stage 3 involves evaluating the effectiveness of the model. It employs a quasi-experimental design, specifically the one-group pre-test post-test design. Study participants were selected with a purposive sampling of 382 individuals who are elderly residents of Narathiwas province. All participants join the program voluntarily. Data was collected before and after the experimental, following an initial health assessment. The sample group was incorporated into the model development, which includes five activities activity 1. Appointment of committees and working groups, activity 2. training to develop potential for elderly care covering multidisciplinary fields, activity 3. sharing activities in elderly care, activity 4. Organizing a health promotion fair Under the concept of Charathiwas, activity 5. Build a model community in caring for the elderly to prevent falling, forgetting, depression, and eating delicious food. under the concept of Charathiwas for sustainability. Finding shows that after developing a model for elderly health care to prevent falls, memory loss, depression, and ensure good nutrition, under the concept of 'Elderly-friendly Narathiwas Province, Before and after the model development that the body mass index (BMI), walking balance test, and assessment of depression There was a statistically significance at p <0.05