Objective: To assess oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior of personal oral health care among staff caring for the elders. Background: Frail and elderly people with chronic illness depend on caregivers’ help for their oral health care.…
In 1986; the Ottawa Charter identified community empowerment as being a central theme of health promotion discourse. Community empowerment became a topical issue in health promotion literature. Examining two cases in the Home for the Elderly in…
The objectives of this research were to study health behaviors of the elderly in Mueang District, Roi Et province, concerning exercise, diet, self-care during illnesses and stress management; to describe each personal attribution factor, such as,…
The shift of age structure toward an “aging society” has become apparent, thus requiring related agencies to provide more essential healthcare services, welfare, occupation and income as well as additional assistance. Once lifestyles of elderly…
Thailand has an elderly population of 10%. This paper shows how the Thai elderly live; both socially and economically. A national survey found that 16% of elderly households in the rural areas live in substandard conditions. The majority of the…
Focusing on different aspects of care; fourteen papers explored the long-term care environment in countries such as Indonesia; South Korea; China; Thailand; Philippines; Myanmar; Japan; Vietnam; and Singapore. Panels looked at the role of community…
Objective: To survey hearing and balance problems of a sampling group of Thai elders in the central region of Thailand.Methods: A population study was people aged 60 and over who agreed to join the survey at the 14 elderlysocial associations. The…
The study examined the process of policy implementation of lifelong learning for the elderly in Thailand; covering four main regions within the country. The study empirically compared inputs; processes; outputs; and outcomes of policy implementation…