KNOWLEDGE OF THE USE OF THE PAO TANG APPLICATION FOR THE ELDERS IN NONTHABURI MUNICIPALITY

Abstract

The objectives of this study were (1) to study the level of knowledge on the use of the Paotang Application for the elders in Nonthaburi Municipality (2) To compare the knowledge of the use the Paotang Application for the elders in Nonthaburi Municipality according to demographic factors. The sample was 397 elders people aged 60 years and over in Nonthaburi Municipality. Data were collected by questionnaires. The statistics employed in the research was frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-Way ANOVA, and LSD. The statistical significance level was at .05.

The findings revealed that the knowledge of the use of the Pao Tang application for the elders in Nonthaburi Municipality was low (mean = .50, S.D. = .25). The hypothesis testing found that the differences in demographic factors, such as the level of education, the last major occupation before the age of 60 years, the average income per year before the age of 60 years have different effects on the knowledge of the use of the Pao Tang application for the elders in Nonthaburi Municipality, except for sex.