Development of a long-term care system for the elderly with dependency Under the mechanism of the District Quality of Life Development Committee, Kamphaeng Phet Province
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Long-term care, District Quality of Life Development Committee, Dependent elderlyAbstract
This action research aimed to develop a long-term public health care model for dependent elderly under the mechanism of the District Quality of Life Development Committee in Kamphaeng Phet Province. 1) Use the questionnaire with the District Quality of Life Development Committee of 11 districts and 110 dependent elderly people or their caregivers. 2) The model development process was carried out between December 2024–May 2025. The study results found that: the long-term public health care model for the dependent elderly under the mechanism of the District Quality of Life Development Committee in Kamphaeng Phet Province include: 1) Long-term care (LTC) policy determination as an ODOP issue 2) Creating awareness to create cooperation from families, communities and network partners 3) Developing the potential of CM CG, village health volunteers and community leaders 4) Continuing care at home by the family medicine team 5) Support from local government organizations and various sectors. After participating in the development, the District Quality of Life Development Committee had more knowledge and participation in the operation, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05) compared to before participating in the development. Dependent elderly people or their caregivers had increased satisfaction with the long-term care system and had a statistically significant difference from before participating in the development (p<0.05). The recommendations are to develop the capacity of family caregivers and create cooperation in caring for the elderly with dependency and to study and develop a model of District Quality of Life Development Committee in implementing long-term public health care for the elderly with dependency (LTC).
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