The effects of a web-based learning program on promoting literacy in health care for the home-bound elderly among family caregivers in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Keywords:
Health literacy, home-bound elderly, family caregiversAbstract
This research is a quasi-experimental research, divided into 2 groups, 35 people each, namely an experimental group and a comparison group. The study employed a two group pretest-posttest design. The purpose of this research to study the effects of a web-based learning program on promoting literacy in health care for the home-bound elderly among family caregivers in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Using the activity period of 12 weeks. Data were collected using questionnaires. Analyzing and comparing the average results with Paired t-test, t-test and ANCOVA statistics.
The research results found that 1) after the experiment, the average score of literacy in health care for the home-bound elderly among family caregivers in the experimental group was significantly better than before the experiment. (Mean Diff.= 21.49, 95%CI 15.82-27.15, p-value <0.001) and after the experiment, the mean score of the behavior in health care for the home-bound elderly among family caregivers in the experimental group was significantly better than before the experiment. (Mean Diff.= 9.69, 95%CI 7.63 - 11.75, p-value <0.001) And 2) After the experiment, the mean score of literacy in health care for the home-bound elderly among family caregivers in the experimental group was significantly better than the comparison group. (Mean Diff.= 21.11, 95%CI 16.44 – 25.79, p-value <0.001) and after the experiment, the mean score of the behavior in health care for the home-bound elderly among family caregivers in the experimental group was significantly better than the comparison group. (Mean Diff.= 10.11, 95%CI 8.19 – 12.03, p-value <0.001)
Therefore, the developed program can be applied to promote health literacy in care for the home-bound elderly in other groups of elderly caregivers.
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