Effects of Preparation to Care for relatives of Elderly Program before Returning at Santisuk hospital Nan Province

Abstract

Abstract

          Objective: 1) To compare the results of the preparation program for the care of relatives of elderly patients. between the experimental group and control group Before and after joining the program 2) To compare the results of the preparation program for the care of relatives of elderly patients. within the experimental group and control group Before and after joining the program Research design: quasi-experimental research (Two group pretest –posttest design) Method and Material: The experimental group is relatives who brought patients for treatment at Santisuk Hospital. Santisuk District, Nan Province, both male and female who acts as a caretaker when the patient returns home, there is 60 people that meet the criteria, divided into an experimental group and a control group, 30 people per group. Data is collected using a questionnaire. Data is analyzed using Descriptive statistics, Paired t-test and independent t-test. Confidence interval is set as 95%. Results: After the experiment, the experimental group’s mean of preparation for care of relatives of elderly patients was statistically significantly higher than the control group (p<.001). Experimental group after mean of preparation for care of relatives of elderly patients was statistically significantly higher than before (p<.001). Conclusion: The preparation program for care of relatives of elderly patients has resulted in preparation of relatives for the care for elderly patients.