EFFECTS OF THE COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE BED BOUND ELDERLY CAREGIVERS IN NONGMAIDANG SUB-DISTRICT MUANG DISTRICT, CHONBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aimed to study the effects of the competency development program for the bed bound elderly caregivers in Nongmaidang Sub-district, Muang District, Chonburi Province. The research design is one group with pre-test, post-test design quasi-experimental study, seventeen bed bound elderly caregivers who lived in the area in charge of Nongmaidang Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital were recruited by purposive sampling. The research instruments comprising of the competency development program in order to enhance of competency; knowledge, skill and motivation. The participant would be participated in four activities along with six weeks including. Activity 1: Enhancing knowledge to promote right skills, Activity 2: Motivation to achieve the caring goal, Activity 3: Enhancing capacity to achieve the caring goal and practices, Activity 4: Monitoring and evaluating their practices. Data were collected by interview form including personal information, knowledge, skill and motivation. Data were analyzed by using frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation and comparing the different of average scores between before and after intervention by using paired-sample t-test.

The findings revealed that after intervention, bed bound elderly caregivers had higher scores of knowledges, skills and motivation than before intervention with statistically significance at .05. (p-value < .001)

This research of had shown the significant effect of the competency development program that could change knowledge, skill, and motivation of bed bound elderly caregivers to be better. It   can be applied to be the guideline in order to promote and support bed bound elderly caregivers to fulfill their competency and can be used the empirical data to develop plan for the elderly.