Designing and Developing Information Technology System for Managing Data on Well-Being of the Elderly in Phopraya, Mueang District, Suphan Buri Province
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This project on designing and developing Information Technology (IT) system in Phopraya, Mueang Suphan Buri aims to 1) study features of health, quality of life and well-being of the elderly residing in the areas in terms of their physical, mental, social, economic and environmental dimensions, 2) design and develop an IT system to support management of the elderly well-being that matches their needs in the aforementioned dimensions; and 3) assess its user satisfaction. Quantitative data were collected from 261 elderly people who reside in four villages in Phopraya municipality using a questionnaire to elicit information on the five dimensions. They were selected using probability sampling method, sampling without replacement. Qualitative data were collected via focus group discussion with the representatives of the elderly group from the four villages. Statistics was employed in data analysis including frequency, percentage and mean, while content analysis was used for the data collected through focus group discussion. It was found that the elderly need to have access to information and activities to raise their awareness in relation to their well-being in physical, social and economic dimensions. Subsequently, we developed an IT system to support management for their well-being in the three needed dimensions. The system is a web application that is set a server. It is designed for two user groups: general users and admin users. General users can have access to two functions: registration, information related to the elderly well-being and inquiries. Other functions are meant for the admins including management of registration system, information related to the elderly well-being, inquiries, and reporting information. The system was later tested with 80 elderly group. Their average satisfaction of using the system is 2.77, which is considered moderate. In fact, the current system was developed based on the information provided by Phopraya Subdistrict Municipality. The municipality can make use of the elderly database to improve service quality and operation of the elderly well-being in the community.
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