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Title: | Factors Affecting Quality of Life of the Elderly in Thailand |
Authors: | Piyakorn Whangmahaporn Phongsak Simmonds Benya Whangmahaporn |
Keywords: | Quality of Life Elderly Thailand |
Issue Date: | 18-December-2018 |
Citation: | Whangmahaporn, P., Simmonds P., Whangmahaporn, B. 2018. Factors Affecting Quality of Life of the Elderly in Thailand. Asian Political Science Review. 2 (2) July-December : 79-87. |
Abstract: | This article is intended for educational purposes in the quality of life of the elderly in Thailand, factors affecting quality of life in the elderly in Thailand and suggestions for the needs of the elders in Thailand. Sample of this research are 1,436 elderly people who are in the name list of the elderly club in the province of Thailand and use the World Health Organization quality of life test as research instrument. Data analysis are frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and multiple linear regression analysis to determine all variables in the regression. The result indicate that the quality of life of the elderly in Thailand was at a moderate level ( = 3.43, S.D. = 0.37) and the factors that affected the quality of life of the elderly were 0.87 (R2 = 0.87), it means that independent variables can describe the quality of life of the elderly in Thailand 87.00%. The most effective factors in order on the quality of life of the elderly in Thailand are Health promotion behaviors: Social behavior, Health promotion behaviors: Living behavior, Materials, finance and labor support. Suggestions of Elderly in Thailand are the needs to increase the premium for the elderly that suit the economic conditions, vocational training for the elderly and participate in social events. |
URI: | http://dspace.spu.ac.th/handle/123456789/5873 |
Appears in Collections: | GRA-01. บทความวิชาการ/วิจัย (วารสารระดับนานาชาติ) GRA-01. บทความวิชาการ/วิจัย (วารสารระดับนานาชาติ) |
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