Effects of Discharge Planning Program in the Pneumonia elderly patients at Medicine department (Rachawadee) Wanonniwat Hospital, Sakon Nakhon Province.

Abstract

     This study was quasi-experimental research using a one-group pretest and posttest design. The One Group Pretest Posttest Design aimed to study Effects of Discharge Planning Program in the Pneumonia elderly patients at Medicine department (Rachawadee) Wanonniwat Hospital, Sakon Nakhon Province. The sample groups 30 selected was carers for elderly patients with pneumonia by purposive sampling. The quantitative data was collected by using questionnaires that examined and verified by three experts for content validity with content validity index for scale (S-CVI) was 0.96, and reliability with Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.95. Data were collected from 17th January, 2024 to 17th April 2024. The statistics used for data analysis were descriptive statistics and paired samples t-test, with a statistical significance level of 0.05.
     The results showed that the mean scores of after is higher than before used Effects of Discharge Planning Program in the Pneumonia elderly patients at Medicine department (Rachawadee) Wanonniwat Hospital, Sakon Nakhon Province. (Mean Difference = 7.86, 95% CI: 7.08-8.64, p-value<0.001) And the overall level of Satisfaction of used Effects of Discharge Planning Program were at a highest level. 4.50 (S.D.=0.62) Therefore, providing the right knowledge to caregivers is vital.