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Shareholding Networks for Care in Rural Thailand: Experiences of Older Persons and Their Family Members

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  • Supaporn Voraroon

    (PhD.Student nursing at Mid Sweden University)

Abstract

Most members of the older population in Thailand live in rural areas whiletheir children live in cities. With the joint family system separated, elderlyThai persons often have to care for themselves, and opportunities for them toget involved in community care remain limited. In response, the aim of thisstudy was to describe older persons? and their family members? experienceswith shareholding networks for the care of older people in rural Thailand.Paired interviews with five older persons and five of their family memberswere conducted, and collected data were subjected to content analysis, whichyielded results organized around two themes: older persons? outsider statusand disregard for older persons? individuality. Whereas the theme of outsiderstatus describes shortcomings in health care encounters, the theme of disregardfor individuality describes the lack of engagement of authorities and caregiversin older persons? care. In that sense, the concept of participationemerged as a framework for understanding interviewees? experiences. Givenfindings from local authorities, older individuals and their family membersshould engage in dialogue in order to support healthcare based on shared understanding.

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  • Supaporn Voraroon, 2017. "Shareholding Networks for Care in Rural Thailand: Experiences of Older Persons and Their Family Members," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 5808195, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:5808195
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    Keywords

    Community Healthcare; Content Analysis; Older Persons; Participation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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