ผลของโปรแกรมส่งเสริมการเข้าร่วมกิจกรรมทางสังคมต่อความรู้สึกมีคุณค่าในตนเองของผู้สูงอายุ อำเภอละอุ่น จังหวัดระนอง

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This quasi-experimental research was designed to examine the effect of social participatory training program on self esteem of the elderly in La-un district Ranong province. The social activity in this program was self-esteem promoting, evening praying each meditating and telling story to children in day care. There were 35 elderly aged 60-70 years in the experimental and comparative group. The intervention period was between July - October 2009. The data was collected by interview questionnaires and analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, pair-sample t-test and independent-sample t-test. The result found that before intervention the self-esteem mean score was not different in each group (p-value > 0.05). After intervention the mean score in experimental group was statistically signifi cant higher than before intervention and in comparative group (p-value < 0.05). The mean score in comparative group was not different between before and after intervention (p-value > 0.05). In conclusion, The social participatory training program is useful and can be applied to promote self-esteem to the elderly by public health personnel.

Key words: Elderly, self–esteem, social activity