Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a peer-training program for village health volunteers (VHVs) to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand. Methods: The study was guided by community-based participatory research (CBPR). The peer-training program...
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a peer-training program for village health volunteers (VHVs) to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand. Methods: The study was guided by community-based participatory research (CBPR). The peer-training program was developed by engaging diverse stakeholders, including community organizations, healthcare services, VHVs, older adults with chronic illnesses, and folk scholars in remote communities with high healthcare needs. The peer-training program comprised a three-day training workshop that convened once a week for three weeks with the following six sessions: knowledge sharing, peer support and empowerment, health literacy and health behavior, the general caring procedure for older adults with chronic illnesses, information sharing and communication, and home visit. From January to April 2021, a total of 28 VHVs completed the peer training program in a rural area in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The Health Literacy and Health Behavior-3E2S (HLHB-3E2S), the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases Questionnaire (MNCDQ), and a self-confidence questionnaire were used to survey pre (week 1) and post-intervention (week 12), respectively. Then VHVs were interviewed to collect attitudes, and opinions about the intervention. Results: After the intervention, the HLHB-3E2S scores (49.39 ± 5.54 vs. 52.35 ± 4.26, P = 0.001), the MNCDQ scores (44.10 ± 6.27 vs. 50.60 ± 4.84, P < 0.001), and the self-confidence questionnaire scores (22.28 ± 2.46 vs. 23.21 ± 1.81, P = 0.01) of VHVs significantly increased. VHVS also reported that the peer-training program enhanced their healthcare services, including health education, chronic disease management, leadership skills, and improving their relationship with healthcare providers. Conclusion: Peer training programs are a practical strategy to improve VHVs’ capacities.Healthcare professionals should provide a continuous training program for VHVs with their peers to increase capacities, confidence, and satisfaction in caring for the older adults with chronic diseases in the community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1faf12ac9ed04980bf89170bee25fff32022-12-22T00:42:35ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences2352-01322022-07-0193328333Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural ThailandKhanittha Pitchalard0Katemanee Moonpanane1Pawadee Wimolphan2Onnalin Singkhorn3Sathit Wongsuraprakit4School of Nursing, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandSchool of Nursing, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand; Corresponding author.School of Nursing, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandSchool of Nursing, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandFaculty of Nursing, Nation University, Lampang, ThailandObjectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a peer-training program for village health volunteers (VHVs) to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand. Methods: The study was guided by community-based participatory research (CBPR). The peer-training program was developed by engaging diverse stakeholders, including community organizations, healthcare services, VHVs, older adults with chronic illnesses, and folk scholars in remote communities with high healthcare needs. The peer-training program comprised a three-day training workshop that convened once a week for three weeks with the following six sessions: knowledge sharing, peer support and empowerment, health literacy and health behavior, the general caring procedure for older adults with chronic illnesses, information sharing and communication, and home visit. From January to April 2021, a total of 28 VHVs completed the peer training program in a rural area in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The Health Literacy and Health Behavior-3E2S (HLHB-3E2S), the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases Questionnaire (MNCDQ), and a self-confidence questionnaire were used to survey pre (week 1) and post-intervention (week 12), respectively. Then VHVs were interviewed to collect attitudes, and opinions about the intervention. Results: After the intervention, the HLHB-3E2S scores (49.39 ± 5.54 vs. 52.35 ± 4.26, P = 0.001), the MNCDQ scores (44.10 ± 6.27 vs. 50.60 ± 4.84, P < 0.001), and the self-confidence questionnaire scores (22.28 ± 2.46 vs. 23.21 ± 1.81, P = 0.01) of VHVs significantly increased. VHVS also reported that the peer-training program enhanced their healthcare services, including health education, chronic disease management, leadership skills, and improving their relationship with healthcare providers. Conclusion: Peer training programs are a practical strategy to improve VHVs’ capacities.Healthcare professionals should provide a continuous training program for VHVs with their peers to increase capacities, confidence, and satisfaction in caring for the older adults with chronic diseases in the community.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013222000436AgedChronic diseaseEducationHealth serviceProgramVillage health volunteers |
| spellingShingle | Khanittha Pitchalard Katemanee Moonpanane Pawadee Wimolphan Onnalin Singkhorn Sathit Wongsuraprakit Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand International Journal of Nursing Sciences Aged Chronic disease Education Health service Program Village health volunteers |
| title | Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand |
| title_full | Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand |
| title_short | Implementation and evaluation of the peer-training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural Thailand |
| title_sort | implementation and evaluation of the peer training program for village health volunteers to improve chronic disease management among older adults in rural thailand |
| topic | Aged Chronic disease Education Health service Program Village health volunteers |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013222000436 |
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