Abstract
Study of health situations, aging society and travel problems for health services; A case of the urban community surround Sirinthorn Hospital, Bangkok has relationships with the environment in determining education, social health activities of the elderly with travel patterns in urban communities, Bangkok. From problems due to deficiencies of the body according to age and from diseases with age making the elderly need to get health services to maintain, promote, prevent and rehabilitation for the elderly to have a good quality of life. By attending health services for the elderly There are many factors involved both the hospital's service system Access to hospitals or health services, public transport travel system and personal vehicles for the elderly. Objective of the research was to study the health activities of the elderly. With travel patterns in urban communities. To study the factors related to traveling to receive health services for the elderly in the urban community lead to the reporting of health situations, social aging and travel problems for health services. In the urban community in order to make recommendations for development to relevant agencies. The methods of the study were quantitative and qualitative research, which is divided into 3 steps; Step 1: Survey data from a sample of aged 60 and over with a questionnaire traveling from the accommodation to receive health services at Sirindhorn Hospital Bangkok. The amount of 407 samples, divided by data groups 1) Good walking group, 2) Group sitting in a wheelchair and 3) Group lying on the bed. Step 2. Select the elderly volunteers from the questionnaire responses in Step 1 to interview, traveling from home to Sirindhorn Hospital by using the accompanying map to explain 154 examples. Step 3. Selection of elderly volunteers from interviews Map of the journey in step 2 in order to travel to the hospital with a sample of the elderly and use the survey to observe the travel patterns of the elderly. To study factors related to traveling to receive health services at Sirindhorn Hospital. Situation research results Elderly social health and travel problems to get health services. In conclusion; 1. Elderly social health activities Scheduled to travel to the hospital as scheduled More than other types of travel. By the majority of the elderly, there are participants traveling to receive health services. In which the traveling group already knows the route to the hospital. Therefore most travel times are between 30-59 minutes. From the survey of elderly social health activities and traveling patterns in urban communities contribute to the analysis of factors related to traveling to receive health services for the elderly. According to the research objectives, item 1. The study of health activities of the elderly with travel patterns in urban communities Bangkok. 2. Factors related to traveling to receive health services for most of the elderly รs receiving information for health care, in which the elderly listen to their own notifications. And followed by listening through the caretaker, in which the bedding group takes the time to prepare for the longest journey. Next is the wheelchair group and the group was able to walk conveniently, taking the least time to prepare before traveling. It is a decision to travel in a variety of ways. Analyze according to research objectives, item 2. The study of factors related to traveling to receive health services for the elderly in the surrounding urban community Sirindhorn Hospital Bangkok. By showing travel patterns for health services, for the elderly in the urban community, the sample consisted of 1) Travel information to receive health services from a sample of elderly people in the category of walking easily 2) Travel information to receive health services from a group of elderly people in a wheelchair 3) Travel information to receive health services from a group of elderly people in bed. Assessing the situation of traveling to receive health services for the elderly analyze according to research objectives article 3. Reporting of health situations, elderly society and problems of traveling to receive health services in the surrounding town community. Sirindhorn Hospital Bangkok lead to make suggestions for development to the relevant departments for the development of a technology model to promote health care for the elderly 1) Design of Activities for the elderly group according to the schedule of health services and public relations creates a community participation 2) Establishing supporting factors for traveling to receive health services. With basic information that is standard, will make the design of travel factors convenient and high efficiency. Especially map analysis, in a convenient travel information system save time for traveling and able to communicate basic health information of the elderly to the destination hospitals to prepare the management of appropriate areas and health services, meets the needs of the elderly most.
