Effectiveness of Health Care Model for Bed Bound Elderly by Community Participation, Pathum Thani Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to develop a community participatory bedridden elderly health care model; and 2) to compare the results of using the community participatory bedridden elderly health care model, Pathum Thani Province. The samples were 2 groups: 16 bedridden elderly and 16 primary caregivers. The instrument used was a questionnaire with a concordance index between 0.67-1.00 and a reliability of 0.93. Statistical data were analyzed by computer program. Statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and the t-test of sample types that were independent of each other. The results of the research were as follows: 1) in terms of a community  participatory bedridden elderly health care model, Pathum Thani Province, there was continuous monitoring and evaluation by a team of interdisciplinary teams involved and the person responsible for the work of the elderly and the disabled of Khlong Ha Subdistrict Administrative Organization, including village health volunteers, community leaders and members of Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) of each village by preparing a visit plan that specified the date and time and the exact number of personnel to visit;  2) there was a comparison of mean scores on ability to perform daily activities, quality of life, and level of palliative care of bedridden elderly and depression of primary caregivers. Before and after receiving community participatory health care, it was found that there were statistically significant differences.