FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCESS TO ELDERLY HEALTH SERVICES IN THE RESPONSIBLE AREA OF SRISA LALEUNG SUBDISTRICT, HEALTH PROMOTION HOSPITAL, MUANG DISTRICT NAKHONRATCHASIMA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research is a survey research with a purpose to study the access to health services of the elderly and what factors led the elderly to come to the health promotion hospital. the sample were 306 The research tool was a questionnaire that was researched from theory. The research tool was a questionnaire that was researched from the theory. Academic textbooks were used to create a tool by using questionnaires and used to find the confidence value of .73 to analyze and interpret the results. Statistics, percentage, mean ( ) and standard deviation (S.D.), chi-square the results of the research were as follows Most of the elderly were 177 females, Most of those who come in service are between the ages of 60 and 69, accounting for 63.72 percent. service places that the elderly choose to use first Found that they chose to use the service of sub district health promoting hospital accounted for 94.44 percent. Most of the elderly receive health information from their doctors. nurses and health workers It was 54.26 percent, and the reason that the elderly chose to use this facility was mostly found that the elderly chose to use their universal health insurance card ( =4.49) translation results are at a high level. The most important factor in accessing elderly services was clean and tidy facilities ( =4.95). In summary, from the data to find the relationship, factors affecting service access, it was found that travel had an effect on service access with a correlation value of .00 and the distance spent traveling to receive the service was related to the reach. Service with a correlation value of .02 was statistically significant. As for the expense and the selection of entering this place there was no relationship with the access to service, which were statistically significant at .49 and .07, respectively