Abstract:
This evaluation research was aim to study and evaluate the long term care pilot project for aging in Tha-khuen sub-district, Thasala Na-khon-Si-Thammarat province using the CIPP model of evaluation: Context, Input, Process and Product. A variety of stakeholders were selected by purposive sampling yield 73 samples: health personnel, local officer, community leader, care for-the elderly-at home volunteer, community health volunteer. Elderly were selected by quota sampling yield 344 samples. Primary data were collected by questionnaire and in-depth interview guidelines. Secondary data were collected for the 2013 fiscal year. Content analysis and descriptive statistics were performed for data analysis.
The findings were 1) Context: the overall appropriate was high (µ= 4.00, 80.00%), the national policy of long term care for the elderly was clear and relevant to community situation, however at policy transmission and explanation were not rich at provincial, district, health and local administrative organization. The local administrative organization was not set their own policy for long term care in elderly. 2) Input: the overall budgeting was moderate appropriate (µ=3.00, 60.00%), however there was a deficient in materials and operational handbooks supporting. There was a moderate appropriate for staffing with a deficient in aging specialist yet. The ratio of elderly care volunteer to community elderly was not meet the gain. There was a participation of stakeholders for planning but the action for dependent elderly was not continuously. Organization leaders had a high motivation and supportive for action (µ= 4.00, 80.00%). 3) Process: the action planning and operating related to community elderly situation at high level (µ= 3.83, 76.60 %). There was an updated database, however still had a deficient in information sharing among community networks. The appointment of operating committee was not coverage for all stakeholders and there was not evaluating and monitoring plan. 4) Product: the participation of stakeholders was moderate (µ= 3.15, 63.00%). The overall satisfaction was moderate (µ= 3.53, 70.60 %) and elderly had a high satisfaction for supportive from elderly care or community health volunteer and their own family (µ= 4.07, 81.40 %). The output for desirable standard was 20.91 % which was not pass the long- term care for elderly gain. The conclusion and suggestion were the local public health organization should be the supporter for knowledge, staffing, quality monitoring and project management in order to pass the requirement gain. The local administrative organizations should have their own policy and resource management system. Otherwise, they should integrate with community partnerships and health service system networking for the appropriate way of life and contextual problems of elderly in community.
WALAILAK UNIVERSITY. CENTER FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA