The Development of a Health Promotion Model for Elderly People at Risk for Dementia Through Community Participation
Keywords:
Development, Health promotion program, Elderly at risk of Dementia disease, Community ParticipationAbstract
This action research aimed to 1)study the problems of promoting health among elderly people at risk of dementia in the community, 2) develop a health promotion model for the older people at risk for dementia through community participation, and 3) study the results of the model. The sample consisted of 2 groups: 1) 20 participants were informants who participated in model development, and 2)56 elderly people at risk of dementia. The research instruments were structured interviews for participants and questionnaires to measure knowledge of dementia and preventive behaviors for elderly people. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, T-test and content analysis.
The research results found that: 1) The elderly people were not aware of self-care and the community did not have a pattern of care for the older people at risk for dementia. 2) The health promotion model for the elderly people at risk of dementia consisted of 2.1) Dementia screening, 2.2) health promotion activities, 2.3) Referring for treatment at the district hospital, and 2.4)Support system from the sub-district administrative organization and community participation. 3) The study results of using the model found that knowledge about dementia, behavior to prevent dementia, and perception according to the concept of health belief patterns of the elderly before and after the development were significantly improved.
These results indicating that the health promotion model for the elderly people at risk of dementia through community participation can lead to behavioral changes to prevent dementia.
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