The Effects of Caregivers Empowerment Program on Performance of Bedridden Elderly Care in Bangban District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Abstract

     This research was a quasi-experimental research, one group pre-post test design, aimed to study the effectiveness of caregivers’ empowerment program on performance of bedridden elderly care. The samples group was 30 family caregivers, in charge Bangban district. Focus group discussion was employed by using the Gibson s empowerment framework. The framework was composed of 4 stages : discovering of the real situation, reflection critical thinking, choosing suitable practice for oneself and maintaining of efficient practice. The experimental group attended empowerment activities in twelve weeks.
Data were collected using questionnaire to measure of knowledge, perceived power, stress, performance of bedridden elderly care, before and after in empowerment program, and were analyzed with frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation paired t-test, and Pearson correlation.
     Research results showed that after the implementation of empowerment program, mean scores of knowledge, perceived power, performance of bedridden elderly care were at .001 level of significant better than before. There was no statistically significant difference in caregivers stress. Perceived power of caregiver have a positive correlation with performance of bedridden elderly care at 0.05 level significant. Therefore, the finding indicated the empowerment program was effective of caregivers in enhancing on performance for bedridden elderly care.