Development of care for elderly in community

Abstract

Thailand has taken a complete step into an aging society. As a result, the development of the potential of caregivers for the elderly plays an important role in the quality of life for the elderly, especially the village health volunteers. In this study, the researcher is interested in the guidelines for the development of caregivers for the elderly in the community. The objectives of this research were to: 1) study the opinion levels, government policy, education administration, participatory management, training design, and the development of caregivers for the elderly in the community; 2) study the government policy factors, education administration, participatory management, and training design influencing the development of caregivers for the elderly in the community; and 3) study the guidelines for developing caregivers for the elderly in the community. This research employed a mixed research methodology, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. In quantitative research methods, proportional stratified random sampling was employed in this study. The sample consisted of 300 village health volunteers in Samut Prakan Province. The sample size was determined using the criteria 20 times of the observed variable. A structural equation model was used to analyze the data after the questionnaires were distributed.