From village health volunteers to paid care givers: the optimal mix for a multidisciplinary home health care workforce in rural Thailand

• Main Authors: Nonglak Pagaiya (Author), Thinakorn Noree (Author), Penapa Hongthong (Author), Karnwarin Gongkulawat (Author), Pagaluk Padungson (Author), Dariwan Setheetham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Thailand is a rapidly aging society, which places high demand on home health care services for the elderly. The shortage of health care workforce in rural areas is a crucial obstacle to the delivery of adequate home health care services. The appropriate skill-mix between multidis...