The Development of Activity Package to Enhance the Competency in Palliative Care Counseling of Village Health Volunteers in Kanchanaburi Province

Abstract

          The purpose of this research and development were to develop activity package to enhance the competency in palliative care counseling of village health volunteers in Kanchanaburi Province and to study the efficiency and effectiveness of the activity package. The study was divided into two steps. The first step was developing the activity package. The sample of this step consisted of 5 experts experiencing with contemplative learning approach and palliative care. The second step was studying the efficiency and effectiveness of the package. The sample consisted of 40 village health volunteers in Kanchanaburi province. The research instruments were interview and competency in palliative care counseling assessment. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation and effectiveness index. The results were as followings; There were 6 activities in the package and each activity consisted of 4 steps which were relaxation and awareness, experiences management and sharing, contemplation reflection and summarization. The efficiency of the package was at a high level. The effectiveness of the package was at a standard level. It was also found that the package can be used for enhancing quality of life of people in that community.