Application of local wisdom for care elderly with participation in community of Namon District, Kalasin Province.

Abstract

     This research is participatory action research (PAR) aims to study application of local wisdom for care elderly with participation in community, Namon District, Kalasin Province. Study was conducted during October 2023 - September 2024, total of 12 months. Sample group was community leaders, village health volunteers, and representatives of the elderly, 3,550 people. Tools used in the research consisted of the process of applying local wisdom in taking care of the elderly with participation in the community. General information interview form Screening assessment for ability to perform daily activities (ADL) and Sadness Assessment for Thai Elderly (TGDS). Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis and triangulation. Quantitatively, descriptive statistics were used, percentages, medians.
     The results of the study found that most of the problems of the elderly include difficulty walking, 44.56%. Their ability to carry out daily activities (ADL) is mostly non-dependent, 69.58%. Assessment of the level of sadness in the elderly. (TGDS) Most of them do not have depression, 80.45 percent. The application of local wisdom in taking care of the elderly with participation in the Namon community is as follows: 1) Promote exercise in the elderly according to the needs of each community according to wisdom, such as Lam Mai Phong, Bass Lob, aerobics, Thai boxing according to the style of Mr. Khet Siyaphai, etc. 2) Promote knowledge among the elderly and caregivers. Through schools for the elderly in each sub-district, promoting knowledge based on wisdom, such as using 11 herbal oils, composing knowledge poems such as Mo Lam Stroke. 3) Promoting careers and income for the elderly according to the wisdom of the sub-district and community, such as supporting vegetable seeds. drying tobacco leaves packing tobacco leaves, raising chickens, raising grasshoppers 4) supporting environmental management in the home Support various equipment such as canes, wheelchairs, glasses, food, rice, milk, eggs by integrating with the Namon Project, leaving no one behind in collaboration with Namon District Chief and the Community Elderly Caregiver Project by people who have undergone training and budget from the organization. Local government 5) Support mental health care, such as 2Q, 9Q assessments. TGDS supports donation of white clothes for the elderly to practice Dhamma.