Factors Related to Motivation in Caregivers’ Performance for the Dependent Elderly, Ban Kha District, Ratchaburi Province

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study the motivating factors of caregivers for dependent elderly persons in Ban Kha District, Ratchaburi Province. The target population was specifically selected by purposive sampling, consisting of 33 caregivers who have been trained in the caregiver course at Ban Kha District. The structured interview questions on personal factors and working motivation factors were employed to collect the data. The research tool's reliability was analyzed by using Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient for the motivation factors in the elderly care with 0.82. The data were collected during 1-30 March 2021 and analyzed by descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.  

The results revealed that the motivation factor had the overall score at a high level (  = 4.07,  = 0.36). When analyzing in each aspect, it was found that the samples had a high level of motivation factors in all 5 areas by descending order as follows: interpersonal relationships (  = 4.31,  = 0.47);  public health work (  = 4.08,  = 0.42); the content of work  (  = 4.04,  = 0.40);  compensation (  = 4.01,  = 0.45);  and social respect (  = 3.96,  = 0.49) respectively.

        It could be concluded that to promote working motivation factors for caregivers of the elderly in terms of interpersonal relationships, knowledge and understanding about public health work, compensation, and social respect should be considered for assisting the caregivers’ performance to work reaching their full potential.