Effectiveness of Self Health Care Promotion Program of Elderly Who have had Cataract Surgery

Abstract

     The quasi– experimental research aimed to compare 1) elderlies^, cataract and self-health care knowledge, 2) Health Belief Model, and 3) self-health care behavior of elderly who have had cataract surgery before and after experiment self-health care promotion program. The conceptual framework for this study was applied from knowledge, behavior, and Health Belief Model. The study population were 30 elderly people who have receiving cataract surgery at the Ophthalmology Department of Mae Sot Hospital, Mae Sot District, Tak Province during the month of June until August, 2024. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and paired t-test.
     The study results revealed that 1) cataract and self-health care knowledge of the study group before the experiment was at a moderate level, but after the experiment their cataract and self-health care knowledge was at a high level. The cataract and self-health care knowledge of the study group after experiment was higher than before the experiment at a statistically significant level of .05 2) The Health Belief Model of the study group before the experiment was at a moderate level, but after the experiment their Health Belief Model was at a high level. The Health Belief Model of the study group after experiment was higher than before the experiment at a statistically significant level of .05 3) The self-health care behavior of the study group before the experiment was at the least level, but after the experiment their self-health care behavior was at a high level. The self-health care behavior of the study group after experiment was a higher than before the experiment at a statistically significant level of .05