A Model of Integration of Health Care Culture with Buddhist Medicines

Abstract

The research and development report has the purpose of presenting the development of an integrated model of health care cultures with the Buddhist Dhamma Medicine. The research was divided into 3 phases: 1) To study current conditions of health care with the Buddhist Dhamma Medicine, 2) to develop the integrated model of health care cultures and try it out, and 3) to evaluate the integrated model. The researcher collected data for each phase from a sample of 384 people. Phase 1) was collecting data from 28 core informants selected by purposive sampling. Phase 2) was focus group discussions with a group of 15 qualified persons to develop the model and try it out with the target group of 60 people selected by purposive sampling (one group pre-test, post-test design). In Phase 3), 19 experts evaluated the model. The research instruments were a test, a questionnaire, focus groups discussion records, and an in-depth interview form, which passed a quality review by 5 qualified persons. The data were analyzed with percentage, mean, standard deviation, dependent samples t-test, while the qualitative data were subject to content analysis. The research findings were as follows. The integrated model of health care cultures with the Buddhist Dhamma Medicine consisted of 5 components: principles, objectives, operation, evaluation and conditions for success. 1) The principles referred to the implementation of the personnel development to integrate health care cultures with the Buddhist Dhamma Medicine in their lifestyles or “a Trilogy of Cultural Self Care Model.” The Trilogy of Cultural Self Care Model consisted self-care in the forms of excellent (E), main (M) and supplement (S). (1) Excellent with Dhamma (E: Excellent) was implemented by chanting, listening to dhamma, reviewing dhamma, discussing dhamma, practicing Buddhist principles and knowing balance of being and resting perseverance. (2) Practicing to be the main (M: Main) was implemented mainly by consuming balanced diet and exercising appropriately. (3) Supplementing for moderation was implemented by selecting ways to release the poison, adjust to a suitable balanced. 2) The objectives were to develop individuals to use the Trilogy of Cultural Self Care Model with Buddhist Dhamma Medicine in their lifestyles. 3) The operation consisted of 5 procedures (5P), namely, (1) creating health problem Awareness, (P1: Health Problem Awareness (2) studying to perceive and prove (P2: Perceive and Prove), (3) practicing with Four Base of Success (P3: Practicality), (4) being paragon (P4: Paragon) and (5) gathering the power to share each other with sincerity (P5: Power of sharing). 4) The evaluation involved the evaluation of knowledge, perception of self-ability, implementation and holistic health. 5) The conditions of success included (1) Internal factors consisting of inspiration, opening mild to learn, good typical faith and belief in karma and (2) External factors consisting of supporting from families, volunteering, public health personnel, sources to learn Buddhist Dhamma Medicine. foundation of Buddhist Medicine of Thailand, government agencies or organizations and public social sectors.