The Effective of a Health Promotion of Elderly in Pathumthani Province

Abstract

The purposes of this quasi experimental research were to study 1) the effective of a health promotion of elderly in Pathumthani Province. The study samples were purposive sampling consisted of 50 elderly. Data were collected using the demographic data record form, the knowledge of health promotion questionnaire, and the behavior health promotion of elderly questionnaire. The content validity index was at .88, the reliability test was conducted using the result of KR 20 was at .70, and Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient which were at .76. Descriptive statistics and independent t- test were used for data analysis.

The results of the study showed that 1) the knowledge of health promotion of elderly after participating in the program were increased from 76% to 98%, and mean knowledge of health promotion of elderly before and after participating in the program were statistically significant difference at .05 (t= 3.18, P=.01). The behavior health promotion of elderly after participating in the program were at increased from 66% to 96%, and the behavior health promotion of elderly before and after participating the program were statistically significant difference at .05 (t= 3.54, P=.01)