Proportion of Rights and Social Welfare Accessibility Among the Older Patients at Srinagarind Hospital
Keywords:
rights and social welfare, access to rights and social welfare, the older personAbstract
Background and Objective: Thailand has transitioned to an aging society, and the government has implemented social welfare policies to enhance the quality of life of elderly persons. However, the varieties of access to these rights and welfare depend on the context and management capability of the relevant organizations. This research aimed to explore the proportion of accessibility to rights and social welfare and factors related to patients at Srinagarind Hospital.
Methods: Descriptive study, sample size 165 elderly persons. The time frame allocation method was used for sampling. The tool was a questionnaire, with Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.73. Data collection was conducted during July-august 2023 through the trained interviewer. Data analysis was descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, median (IQR), and inferential statistics was chi-square and 95%CI.
Results: The response rate was 100%. The majority of the elderly persons were female (56.4%), Median±IQR 68.78±11. More than half of elderly persons knew/used rights and social welfare for their health care, and only 1 in 4 knew about their other rights and social welfare. The factors that affect access to rights and social welfare were age, occupation, education level, and social interaction with statistically significant at p< 0.05.
Conclusions: The most rights and social welfare that the elderly persons access was the health care dimension. However, elderly persons still have limited access to other rights and social welfare such as social, economic, environmental, and social work, therefore the relevant organizations and the community leaders should give more information and public relations.
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