The effectiveness of an older adult participation on health promotion program at a primary care unit in Khon Kaen province, Thailand

This study applied a participation of older adults people on health promotion program that contributed to health promoting behaviour of the older adults at a primary care unit level. A participatory action research was designed to explore the effectiveness of an older adults health promotion program. The qualitative and quantitative data were collected by participatory observation and in-depth interview. The structured interview, used health promoting behaviour questionnaire. The participants included 29 older adults living in Chaiso sub-district of Khon Kaen province who volunteered to join the health promotion program at Chaiso health center. The results revealed the effectiveness of participating on health promotion program on health promoting behaviour of the older adults before and after participating in older adults health promotion program is significantly different (p < 0.05). The effectiveness of the participation included enhancing physical and psychological health, particularly their self-esteem that enables them to being viewed as a worthwhile member in the community. To sum up, the authors illustrated that the 29 older adults had joined the health promotion program which could empower participants to create and share their life experiences and participatory learning leading to enhance their health promoting behaviour and life satisfaction from being a member of the older adults health club.