The Meritorious Audio Environment for Home-Treatment Patients in Chiang Rak Noi Sub-District, Thailand

Sukheesom Jiramahasuwan

Authors

Sukheesom Jiramahasuwan Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

Keywords:

Home-treatment patients, Meritorious Audio Environment, Dhamma

Abstract

This paper is to study the problems and causes of home-treatment patients in Chiang Rak Noi sub-district, Ayutthaya province and to study the meritorious audio environment (MAE) in Buddhism for developing well-being of home treatment patients. A qualitative methodology was applied to this research. The in-depth interview was conducted with patients and caregivers at 6 households to find out the causes and the problems of home-treatment patients and the effect of MAE on their well-being. They were asked to discuss on how meritorious audio environment affect your health and whether they think the meritorious audio help develop the well-being of home treatment patients. The research results revealed that MAE has a positive effect on the well-being of patients such as reduced stress levels, feeling calmer and more relaxed, being more mindful and feeling happy.

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