A study of the Quality of Life for the Elderly in Chat Trakan District,Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the quality of life of the elderly in Chat Trakan District, Phitsanulok Province, 2) to compare the factors affecting the quality of life of the elderly in Chat Trakan District, Phitsanulok Province. It is a mixed method: quantitative and qualitative research. The samples were 370 participants for quantitative research and 15 participants for qualitative one. The data were collected by using questionnaires and interview forms and analyzed by using descriptive statistics: frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test and inferential statistics: One-Way Analysis of Variance.

The results of the research showed as follows:

1. Quality of life of the elderly in Chat Trakan District, Phitsanulok Province, in 7 areas, overall was at a high level, when considered in each item, the facet with the highestmean was the accommodation, and followed by Government Social welfare, Socio economic facet, Social relations, Environment, and Physical and mental facets.
2. The comparative factors affecting the quality of life of the elderly in Chat Trakan District, Phitsanulok Province classified by personal factors, it was found that personal factors regarding gender, age, marital status, number of children, highest education, occupation, monthly income, duration of living in the community, and the frequency of participation in community activities affecting physical, mental, social relationships, environment, socio-economic facets, accommodation, right, welfare in the public sector affected the quality of life study of the elderly in Chat Trakan District, Phitsanulok Province with statistically significantly different at 0.05.