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| Age-friendly primary health care in Thailand | | Author(s) | Duangporn Hoontrakul |
| Journal title | BOLD, vol 17, no 4, August 2007 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), August 2007 |
| Pages | pp 12-20 |
| Source | http://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | General practice ; Qualitative Studies ; Thailand. |
| Annotation | The qualitative study reported here was designed to describe the meaning of age-friendly primary health care from the perspective of older people. The data were collected by participatory observation, natural interviews, focus groups and in-depth interviews with 42 older people living in the community in northeastern Thailand, to which the university hospital provides health services, in Kohn Kaem Province. The data were analysed using content analysis. Older people describe age-friendly primary health care as emphasising socio-cultural aspects of service rather than biomedical components of care. Age-friendly primary health care providers should respect older people, deliver a direct service within the community, focus on service equity, provide care to the older person's family, facilitate a good death, and ensure an age-friendly environment within the primary care remit. Results of this study provide an understanding of older people's needs. The study also indicates that primary health care for older people must integrate socio-cultural considerations with biomedical care in order to develop age-friendly primary health care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071024203 A |
| Classmark | L5: 3DP: 7HG |
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