A DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY ELDERLY HEALTH PROMOTION MODEL, KHAN HAM SUBDISTRICT, UTHAI DISTRICT, PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA PROVINCE

Abstract

The research article aimed to 1) development of community elderly health promotion model, Khan Ham subdistrict, Uthai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, and 2) evaluate performance according to a community elderly health promotion model. This research used villages as the unit of data analysis by purposive sampling, selecting Ban Khan Ham, Moo 1. The research tools included: 1) focus group discussion topics for a study on elderly health promotion, 2) focus group discussion topics for determining the community elderly health promotion model, and 3) focus group discussion topics for performance according to a model. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis, and quantitative data were analyzed using percentages.

          The research results found that:

          1) A community elderly health promotion model, khan ham subdistrict consists of 4 steps: 1) Establishing a working group and exploring data; 2) Defining outcome goals, objectives, activities (provide education, promote exercise, support mental health, and home visits), and planning the implementation; 3) Implementing the plan; and 4) Evaluating and summarizing the results.

          2) The results had strengthened the community. The community had the potential and mechanisms to support effective elderly health promotion. As a result, all elderly people in the community exercise. The working group visits the elderly at their homes every month and conducts health check-ups every 2 months. The outcome was that all elderly people in the village received health promotion, consumed appropriate food, experienced increased happiness in their daily lives, and the elderly were very satisfied with the project. They wanted it to be continued indefinitely.