Development of bed bound elder care process by family nurses, and participation of family and community party network at Bangpakong districts, Bangpakong, Chachoengsao.

Abstract

Objectives   :  To develop a bed bound elder care process; and evaluate efficiency of the developed bed bound elder care process.

Methods  :  This study was a research and development.  Nursing process was generalization comprising  three stages.The first stage was to study of the problems and needs of care process. The second stage was to develope  the care process.The third stage was to test the efficiency and evaluation of the developed  process.The sample for efficiency testing consisted  of 15 care givers and bed bound elder  random  sampling  was selected  in Bangpakong district. The research instruments  were (1) the Barthel  ADL Index :  BAI;(2)   a learning achievement  test for pre-testing and post-testing; (3)a skill assessment  scale  , and  (4) a WHOQOL–BREF–THAI. Statistics employed   for data analysis  were  the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

Results   : The sample  needs the knowledge  and skills to care for the elderly  in bed 100 %. The development of bed bound elder care process has 6 components: target group Knowledge Management Activities Role of Community Participation And evaluation. The samples had a higher average knowledge score than before entering the process at .05 level,  the average skill skill level  for care giving of the elderly  was not less than 80% and the average quality of life was higher than before entering the elderly  care process by family nurses.  The statistically significant at .05 level.

Keywords  : bed bound elder care process, family nurses, participation of family and community party network