Effectiveness of the promoting of quality of life program among elderly in NaKhum Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Ban Khok District, Uttaradit Province.

Abstract

Abstract

The Quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effectiveness of a program to promote the quality of life of the elderly in the area of ​​Na Khum Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital, Ban Khok District, Uttaradit Province. The sample size consisted of 30 elderly people. The program was developed by using the research results from Phase 1 to design the program, including variables that were significantly related to health literacy and had an effect on the quality of life of the elderly at a statistical level of 0.05, consisting of knowledge and understanding (P-value<0.001), access to health information and health services (P-value=0.002), communication (P-value<0.001), and self-management (P-value=0.015), respectively, by applying the theory of health perception, self-efficacy perception, motivation, moral support, social intelligence learning activities, and social support, along with participatory theory. It consisted of 4 activities: Activity 1: Training to enhance knowledge and skills in self-care for the elderly; Activity 2: Self-Help Group in the elderly group using the peer-to-peer model; and Activity 3: Increasing access to health services by Multidisciplinary team and health network Activity 4 Organizing knowledge exchange activities among the elderly, caregivers and relatives. The experimental period was 4 months. The tools used to collect data were interview forms and health data records. Data analysis used the Independent t-test. The research results found that after the experiment, the variables with significantly increased mean scores compared to before the experiment were health literacy, including knowledge and understanding (P-Value<0.001), access to health service information (P-Value<0.001), communication (P-Value<0.001), and self-management for safety (P-Value<0.001), respectively.