EFFECTIVENESS OF ELDERLY CAREGIVER TRAINING PROGRAM

Abstract

Abstract—This research was a quasi-experimental research that aimed to 1) study the results of the Elderly Caregiver Training Program, and 2) comprehend the attitudes of participants trained in the Elderly Caregiver Program towards the elderly person. The samples used in the research were 30 elderly caregivers who work in Samut Songkhram Province. Experimental method was designed by One Group Pre and Post-test Design. The research tools were divided into 3 parts as follows: 1) 80 hours training course for elderly caregiver, 2) Form of Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP), and 3) Elderly Caregiver Attitude Survey. Data collections were recorded in three periods of pre-training (before training), after training and repeat after 2 weeks training. For Pre-training, the elderly caregivers had to perform the Form of KAP, then continually train 80 hours length. After 80 hours training, the elderly caregivers had to promptly complete the Post-test of KAP, and repeat again in the next 2 weeks. Statistics analysis employed in this research was the percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pair t-test. The results of this research were identified as follows. 1.) 73.4% of the elderly caregivers before training had knowledge about the elderly care in the moderate level. However, after training, the scores of Post-test were informed that 100% of all participants had been reached to the high level. Repeatedly, 53.3% of the elderly caregivers had scores of repeated Post-test in the high level. 2. ) The differences of score between pre-test and post-test after training were statistically significant at .01 level in accordance with pre-test compared with post-test after 2 weeks. 3.) The differences of attitude of the elderly caregivers towards the elderly person between pre-training and post-training were statistically significant at .01 leve