Communication by Using Digital Technology for Public Health Care of Health Volunteers in Villages in the 4.0 Era, Nong Bua District, Nakhon Sawan Province
Abstract:
This study was quantitative in nature. The objectives of this research were to (1) study the skills of understanding and using digital health technology by village health volunteers in the 4.0 era; and (2) study the health literacy of village health volunteers in the 4.0 era. (3) investigate village health volunteers health practices in the 4.0 era; (4) investigate the relationship between personal factors and understanding skills, use of digital health technology, health literacy, and changes in village health volunteers health behaviors. The population used in this study was 632 village health volunteers 4.0 for the year 20182019, a sample of 161 people. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Using basic statistics such as percentage, mean, and standard deviation, the statistics used in this hypothesis test were correlation coefficient statistics (Pearson Product Moment Coefficient). The results of the research showed that: (1) understanding and using technology in the 4.0 era, the digital health of village health volunteers was moderate (X=4.96, SD=1.76). (2) In the 4.0 era, the health literacy of village health volunteers was moderate (X=3.79, SD=0.87). (3) Village public health leadership in health behavior change and health behaviors volunteers 4.0, considered consistent with the 3 E 2 S of village public health volunteers in the 4.0 era overall, was at a high level (X=3.95, SD=1.11). (4) Age, education, and duration of vocational education (R-value = 0.206, 0.367, and 0.258) were related to comprehension skills and use of technology and had a statistically significant correlation of .05, gender, income, occupation, comprehension skills, and use of technology were not related. As for sex, age, income, occupation, duration of being a volunteer, and health literacy, they were not related, and sex and occupation (R-value=0.282 and 0.260) were associated with health change behaviors and had a statistically significant relationship .05, age, income, duration of volunteering, and health change behaviors were not related.