Development of a Knowledge Database on Local Functional Food for the Elderly in Samutprakarn Province
Keywords:
Elderly Person, Functional Food, Knowledge DatabaseAbstract
The objectives of this study were 1) to develop a local health food knowledge database system for the elderly and 2) to study the satisfaction of system users with the local health food knowledge database system for the elderly. The research was conducted using research and development methods. The sample consisted of 400 elderly in Samutprakarn Province. The research tool was a local health food website for the elderly and a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The results showed that Health food knowledge database system contains data tables, including a table to collect information on healthy food for the elderly, disease data collection table born to the elderly, a table of information on healthy foods that can help cure various diseases, a table of information on local vegetables that can help cure various diseases and a table to collect information on various nutrients in local vegetables. The analysis of overall satisfaction in using the system found that satisfaction was at a high level, with an average of 4.49 and a standard deviation of 0.52. When analyzing each aspect, it was found that the aspects with the highest average were utilization and application with an average of 4.62 and a standard deviation of 0.53, followed by in terms of content and presentation, the average score was 4.47 and a standard deviation of 0.50, in terms of font and color, the average score was 4.45 with a standard deviation of 0.51 and in terms of design and presentation, the average score was 4.41 with a standard deviation of 0.50 respectively.
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