STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGES OF THE ELDERS AFTER APPLYING KAP THEORY WITH TEACHING AND PROVIDING COUNSELING IN HEALTH CARE PROGRAMME OF THANYABURI DISTRICT, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE, THAILAND

Abstract

The elderly health care promotion in the changing of behavior of the elder’s modification program, applying KAP theory together with the teaching techniques and health care counseling in the elderly group of Bueng Sanan Subdistrict, Thanyaburi District, Pathumthani Province. This research is a quasi-experimental research (Quasi - Experimental Research). A group of 40 persons between 60 years of age and over is the sample group in the study. The research is done by the Before-After Research one group design model. Tools used are questionnaires; statistic is by mean, Pearson’s simple correlation moment. Using frequency, percentage, average and standard deviation. According to the study, 28.8% are female and 21.3% are male. Most of them are between 60-69 years old. Most of them have primary school education or equivalent. 31.3% of the sample group of people had an average income earning of less than 1,000 Thai Baht per month, and 33.8%, and most did not work, while the other 37.5% have had the knowledge, practices and having attitudes concerning the promotional program of elderly health care in the experimental group before and after the experiment. From the research results on the appropriate health care promotional program for the elderly in the responsibility area of Bueng Sanan Health Promoting Hospital, Thanyaburi District, Pathum Thani Province, it is found that the elders need the Public Health officers to visit them, in order to educate them in the eating habits, exercises, in oral and dental health care and in the prevention of accidents.