A Study of health situation and readiness preparation to prevent a deconditioning in social bound elderly people in Saraburi province

Abstract

This descriptive research aim to survey the deconditioning and the guideline to promote health of the Social-Bound Elderly in Saraburi province. The samples were 60,494 cases of the Social-Bound Elderly and  103 cases of the stakeholder, included as a member of the elderly families, the community leaders, the Village Health Volunteers, the public health personnel. The research instrument were a community screening, Focus group discussion, Analyzed by descriptive statistic, Content analysis. The result of this study found that: The Social-Bound Elderly in the age of 60-69 years were not deconditioning (54.71 %) and have deconditioning (45.29 %).  Most of the deconditioning were vision recession (63.14%), Oral and crunch problem (45.44%), The problem of movement recession (36.80%). On the other hand, Saraburi society concerned an important for three problems were (1) The problem of movement recession, (2) Mild Cognitive impairment (MCI), and (3) Malnutrition and Urinary incontinence. The guideline to promote health of the Social-Bound Elderly in Saraburi province consist of; (1) an elderly have a personal self-care awareness. (2) elderly family member have to learning and understanding in a nature of an elderly, observing, helping and encouraging. (3) community have to resource support and to promote health activities. 4) Health care Providers have a community screening, hospital care service, Comprehensive care and Seamless Referral System.