Electronic ISSN 2287-0237

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EFFECTS OF A SELF-EFFICACY PROMOTING PROGRAM ON VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY FOR DEMENTIA SCREENING IN OLDER PERSONS: A CASE STUDY AT SAKON NAKHON PROVINCE

FEBRUARY 2019 - VOL.15 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE
OBJECTIVES:

To study the effects of self-efficacy promoting program on villagehealth volunteers’ (VHVs) knowledge and perceived self-efficacy for dementia screeningin older adults.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

In this quasi-experimental study, two group pre-testand post-test design were used to study sixty VHVs who fulfilled the inclusion criteria.These were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group (n = 30) receivingthe self-efficacy promoting program for a 4-week period and a control group (n = 30)receiving the routine program. Data were collected using a demographics questionnaire,a dementia knowledge questionnaire, and a perceived self-efficacy for dementia screeningin older adults’ questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-squaretest, paired t-test, independent t-test, Wilcoxon signed ranks test and Mann Whitney Utest.

RESULTS:

 After participating in the self-efficacy promoting program the experimentalgroup had significantly higher mean scores of dementia knowledge and perceivedself-efficacy for dementia screening in older adults than before receiving the programwhen compared to the control group (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, respectively).

CONCLUSION:

The self-efficacy promoting program is useful for developing thecompetency of VHVs in similar communities in order to assist nurses in monitoring andcaring for dementia in older adults.Keywords: a self-efficacy promoting program, village health volunteers, dementiascreening

Keywords:

a self-efficacy promoting program, village health volunteers, dementiascreening

Received: October 07, 2018

Revision received: November 14, 2018

Accepted after revision: February 01, 2019

BKK Med J 2019;15(1): 57-62.

DOI: 10.31524/bkkmedj.2019.02.010

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Figure 1: Process of VHVs programs
Table 1: Comparison between mean scores of dementia knowledge and perceived self-efficacy for dementia screening in older adults between experimental group and control group before the program by using Mann-Whitney U test (n = 60).
Table 2: Comparison of mean scores of dementia knowledge and perceived self-efficacy for dementia screening in older adults Pre-test and Post-test the program by using Wilcoxon signed rank test and paired t-test (n = 30).
Table 3: Comparison of mean scores on dementia knowledge and perceived self-efficacy for dementia screening in older adults after the program between experimental group and control group by using Mann-Whitney U test and independent t-test (n = 60).
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