Development of a health literacy scale for COVID-19 prevention among pregnant women in Thailand.

COVID-19 infection among pregnant women results in more severe symptoms and higher mortality rates. No comprehensive health literacy for protection against COVID-19 among pregnant women has been available for general use in Thailand. This cross-sectional study aimed to develop and examine an instrument for measuring health literacy of prevention COVID-19 infection among pregnant women (HLS-P).

Challenges to therapeutic footwear usage for foot ulcer prevention among type 2 diabetes patients: A qualitative study.

Objective: Many contemporary designs solely prioritize the therapeutic function of footwear, neglecting other crucial social and environmental considerations. The study aimed to explore challenges to therapeutic footwear usage for foot ulcer prevention.

Methods: A qualitative critical ethnography design was used in this study.

The Value of Sports and Functional Exercise on Preventing Falls in Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: To explore the value of sports and functional exercises in preventing falls in elderly patients with cognitive impairment.

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, Wanfang Database, and China Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), from inception to January 2023, were used to search the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of sports and functional exercises in elderly patients with cognitive impairment. Two independent researchers extracted the data and evaluated the quality of the included literature.

Community-based flood disaster management for older adults in southern of Thailand: A qualitative study.

Objective: This study explored the approaches for community-based flood disaster management for older adults in Southern Thailand. It sought to understand community culture for supporting older adults and promoting community strength in case of flood disaster.

Method: This was a qualitative content analysis study using data from observation, in-depth interviews, secondary data, and focus group discussion.

Investigating the experience of local community networks of disaster self-management: A qualitative study in Thailand.

Background: Thailand is exposed to multiple climate-related hazards. Those cause disaster, instability and destruction to human life and property. People affected by disasters need self-help capabilities.

Roles of mutual help of local community networks in community health activities: Improvement for the quality of life of older people in Thailand.

Objectives: This study aimed to describe work and activities of community networks focusing on the improvement of the quality of life (QOL) of older people in Thailand. The understanding of the work can help enhancing the community development and strengthening of local communities and their networks.

Methods: Qualitative methods including in-depth interview, observation, and focus group discussion were employed to the study.

Care of patients with schizophrenia in the community.

There has been a worldwide paradigm shift for community care in Psychiatric treatment, and it has been successfully implemented in many developing countries, including Thailand. This qualitative study aimed to explore the care of patients with schizophrenia in the rural areas of Northeastern Thailand based on the community context. Eighty-three informants were interviewed and group discussions were conducted.

Community social capital on fighting dengue fever in suburban Surabaya, Indonesia: A qualitative study.

Purpose: Dengue hemorraghic fever (DHF) is a communicable disease that is difficult to manage, especially in tropical countries. Social capital is believed to be able to improve the ability of entire communities to work together to solve a collective health problem. This study aimed to describe the existing social capital in a community and how it was used to fight DHF.