EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION ON ENHANCING ACTIVE AGEING IN NAKHONRATCHASIMA PROVINCE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2020.78Keywords:
Enhancing active ageing, Effectiveness, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Policy implementationAbstract
This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of policy implementation on enhancing active ageing in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, barriers, and construct a grounded theory of management strategy related to policy effectively, and evaluate quality of life (QOL) among older adults who received services in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The research methodology was designed by using a mixed method design, concurrent embedded strategy was employed, a qualitative based on GT. Key informants were official providers of Local government, Provincial social development and human security, and Provincial public health. Moreover, there were older adults who receiving services. Data were collected in qualitative by using observation, in-depth interviews through semi structure. Quantitative instruments were questionnaires: effectiveness of policy management of official providers, older adults, and QOL assessment tool. Each item is rated on 0-4-point scale. Cronbach’s Alpha was used for reliability, those were 0.77, 0.79, and 0.90 respectively. Content analysis; Strauss and Corbin’s method was utilized. Quantitative; descriptive statistic and Pearson’s correlation were used. The results revealed that the effectiveness of managing policy was at a moderate level, also mean of evaluating by official provider and older adults; 97.98 (SD=26.51), 91.33 (SD=31.11) respectively. Four major themes emerged: 1) public policy development, law revision, and decentralization; 2) creating coordination and networks; 3) data based development; and 4) local government’s administrator development. The QOL was at high level (mean=80.05, SD=6.2), total score of 106. The effectiveness of public policy implementation was not relating to older adults’ QOL (r=-0.262, p>0.05).
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