Sirima Mongkolsomlit
Thammasat University, Thailand
Title: Epidemiological of health problem among elderly and need assessment for developing healthcare environmental services program for elderly people in Town Municipality, Pathumthani Province, Thailand
Biography
Biography: Sirima Mongkolsomlit
Abstract
The purpose of this research were to studies the epidemiology of health problems, need assessment of health problems and factors associated with health problem in elderly people in Thaklong Municipality and Muang Patumthani Municipality, Patumthani Province. The study design was cross-sectional study among 2,027 elderly people. The results found that the majority of elderly people in the sample were female (62.8%). There were 54.6% in the young old group (60-69 years old), 31.6% the middle age old group (70-79 years old) and 13.7% the old old group (more or equal 80 years old). The status of couples living together with getting married were 57.4%. Source of income in elderly people received from subsistence allowance for elderly 85.3%. Almost of elderly has underlying of diseases around 80.9%, such as hypertension, diabetes, arthrosis, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular diseases, allergic rhinitis, asthma and paresis. Physical health and mental health need assessment of elderly in Thaklong Municipality and Muang PathumThani Municipality were health check-up 82.8% and health education from public health officer and health care clinic 79.49%. Social environmental need assessment of elderly were elderly club 31.6% and activities for elderly such as occupational training or exercised 15.9%. Moreover, elderly need for good waste management, community cleaning and facility management. In conclusion, Health services provided for elderly people by local government should be offer a promotion and support the activity both physical health, mental health, and social environment for quality of life among elderly people.
Key words; health problem, healthcare environmental, services program, Town Municipality.