การเสริมสร้างพลังอำนาจเพื่อส่งเสริมพฤฒพลังสู่สังคมผู้สูงอายุตำบลน้ำโจ้ อำเภอแม่ทะ จังหวัดลำปาง

Abstract

The research program entitled “The empowerment through active aging for aging society of Namjo Sub-District, Maetha District, Lampang Province” is composed of 2 sub programs; 1) The development of activities package to enhance active aging for homebound elderly and 2) The model of intergeneration participatory activities to promote the active aging of the pre-aging. This action research aims to empower the active aging for the aging society. The target groups were 30 homebound elderly people, and 30 pre-aging people aged between 45 – 59 years old by a volunteer selection. The research instruments were pre- and post-use activities package for the elderly of active aging evaluation form and pre- and post-use model of intergeneration participatory activities of the pre-aging evaluation form. The process included the community context analysis, participation in planning and design, using focus group, carrying out the activities with the target group, follow-up and After Action Review (AAR). The data were analyzed by content analysis and comparing the active aging, using the percentage, mean and descriptive narrative. The results reveal that the empowerment by using the activities package to enhance active aging for elderly which the quality is at the highest level and the quality of the model of intergeneration participatory activities of pre-aging is at the high level. After implementing the activities package, the active aging of elderly is a 65.33%, increasing to 92.08%. Moreover, after using the model of intergeneration participatory activities, the active aging of pre-aging is a 68.47% and increase to 90.13%. The elderly and pre-aging have the greatest increase in active aging from the moderate level to the high level.