Effects of the "HEAT SMART : Health Literacy for Heat Protection" Program Among Elderly Service Recipients at Regional Health Promotion Center 4 Hospital,Saraburi, Thailand.

Authors

  • Nutpimol Sookneti Regional Health Promotion Center 4 Saraburi
  • Saifon Saisum āļĻāļđāļ™āļĒāđŒāļ­āļ™āļēāļĄāļąāļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆ 4 āļŠāļĢāļ°āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ
  • Siripa Srisawat āļĻāļđāļ™āļĒāđŒāļ­āļ™āļēāļĄāļąāļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆ 4 āļŠāļĢāļ°āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ

Keywords:

Health Literacy, Elderly, Heat Hazard, Health Behavior, HEAT SMART Program

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research, utilizing a one-group pretest-posttest design, aimed to study and evaluate the changes in heat-preventive health behaviors resulting from the implementation of the developed "HEAT SMART: Health Literacy against Heat Hazards" program. The purposive sample consisted of 30 elderly participants aged 60 and above residing under theoperational responsibility of the Health Promotion Center 4, Saraburi. Research instruments used for data collection and intervention included a 4-dimension health literacy enhancement program and a comprehensive questionnaire assessing environmental health literacy and specific health behaviors. Collected data were systematically analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-test. The results revealed that the sample had an equal proportion of males and females (50.0% each), with a mean age of 67.47 years, and 70.0% of them suffered from chronic diseases. After fully receiving the program, the overall health literacy level of the participants significantly increased from a poor level (ð‘ĨĖ„ = 2.44) to an excellent level (ð‘ĨĖ„ = 4.32) at the .05 statistical significance level. Among all aspects, the health decision-making dimension achieved the highest average score (ð‘ĨĖ„ = 4.38$). Regarding heat-preventive health behaviors, the overall score significantly improved from a poor level (ð‘ĨĖ„ = 1.72$) to an excellent level (ð‘ĨĖ„ = 2.74) at the .05 level. The top three most improved behaviors were washing hands before meals, consuming freshly cooked food while abstaining from alcohol, and drinking clean water frequently during the day. In conclusion, the HEAT SMART program is highly effective in enhancing environmental health literacy and modifying heat-preventive behaviors among the elderly. It particularly strengthens information-verification and critical decision-making skills to effectively reduce the risk of heatstroke in high heat index areas.

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āļžāļĢāļ§āļīāļĄāļĨ āļ™āļēāļ„āļŠāļ§āļ™, āļĻāļīāļĢāļīāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ“ āļ‰āļąāļ•āļĢāļĄāļ‡āļ„āļĨāļāļļāļĨ, āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāđ€āļŠāļĐāļāđŒ āļžāļĨāļēāļĒāļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒ. (2564). āļœāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ›āļĢāđāļāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļ­āļšāļĢāļđāđ‰āļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļžāļ•āđˆāļ­āļžāļĪāļ•āļīāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ”āļąāļ™āđ‚āļĨāļŦāļīāļ•āļŠāļđāļ‡āđƒāļ™āļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄāļœāļđāđ‰āļŠāļđāļ‡āļ­āļēāļĒāļļāļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄāđ€āļŠāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ‡. āļ§āļēāļĢāļŠāļēāļĢāļžāļĒāļēāļšāļēāļĨāļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļŠāļļāļ‚, 35(1), 85–101.

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āļŠāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāļĒāļĢāļ•āļī āļĻāļīāļĢāļīāļĢāļąāļ•āļ™āļžāļĪāļāļĐāđŒ, āļ‰āļąāļ•āļĢāļŠāļąāļĒ āļ‰āļąāļ•āļĢāļ›āļļāļāļāļžāļ‡āļĻāđŒ, āļŠāļēāļĒāđ€āļžāļŠāļĢ āļĒāļ­āļ”āļ§āļīāļŠāļąāļĒ, āđāļĨāļ°āļ›āļ“āļīāļ˜āļēāļ™ āđ€āļŠāļ·āļ­āļ—āļīāļĄ. (2559). āļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāđ‚āļĢāļ„āļˆāļēāļāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ™āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļāđ‰āļēāļĢāļ°āļ§āļąāļ‡. āļ§āļēāļĢāļŠāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļĄāļ„āļ§āļšāļ„āļļāļĄāđ‚āļĢāļ„, 42(1), 5–13.

āļŠāļ–āļēāļšāļąāļ™āļ§āļīāļˆāļąāļĒāļĢāļ°āļšāļšāļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļŠāļļāļ‚. (2566). āļœāļĨāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļšāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđ‚āļĨāļāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ™āļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļžāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļāļĢāļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ›āļĢāļēāļ°āļšāļēāļ‡āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒ. āļ­āļąāļāļĐāļĢāļāļĢāļēāļŸāļŸāļīāļ„āđāļ­āļ™āļ”āđŒāļ”āļĩāđ„āļ‹āļ™āđŒ.

āļŠāļģāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āļāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļļāļ™āļŠāļ™āļąāļšāļŠāļ™āļļāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđ€āļŠāļĢāļīāļĄāļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļž. (2563). āļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļģāļĢāļ§āļˆāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļ­āļšāļĢāļđāđ‰āļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļžāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒ āļ›āļĩ 2562.

āļ­āļąāļ‡āļĻāļīāļ™āļąāļ™āļ—āđŒ āļ­āļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāļāļģāđāļŦāļ‡. (2560). āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļ­āļšāļĢāļđāđ‰āļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļž: āļāļēāļĢāļ§āļąāļ”āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļžāļąāļ’āļ™āļē. āļŠāļ–āļēāļšāļąāļ™āļ§āļīāļˆāļąāļĒāļžāļĪāļ•āļīāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒ āļĄāļŦāļēāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒāļĻāļĢāļĩāļ™āļ„āļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāļ§āļīāđ‚āļĢāļ’.

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2026-08-26

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Sookneti, N., Saisum, S., & Srisawat, S. (2026). Effects of the "HEAT SMART : Health Literacy for Heat Protection" Program Among Elderly Service Recipients at Regional Health Promotion Center 4 Hospital,Saraburi, Thailand. Sustainable Health Innovation Management Journal, 1(2), 55–73. retrieved from https://he05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SHIMJ/article/view/7607