Active Aging of Elderly Migrants Moving into Urban Area
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Sep 5, 2019
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Active Ageing, Elderly migrants
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This research aimed to describe and analyze the factors related to active aging of elderly migrants. The quantitative approach and structured questionnaires were adopted to collect the data from elderly migrants live in Khon Kaen municipality 276people from April 2018. The obtained data was analyzed by using the descriptive statistics and chi-square test. The results of this study found that gender, age, marital status, education level, income, number of household member living in the household, area stay, migration characteristics, reason of migration, migration plan, activity of everyday life, role in household, and health cares were significantly correlated with the active aging of elderly migrants (p-value< 0.05). Therefore, elderly migrants who active aging need to preparation of health, economic status, including activities in to your own, which helps elderly continue to have the potential for life, reduce reliance on household members, and continues to be a contribution to the community and society.
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Thongsrikate, I. , Ayuwat, D. and Chaytaweep, S. 2019. Active Aging of Elderly Migrants Moving into Urban Area. Journal for Community Development and Life Quality. 7, 3 (Sep. 2019), 295–305.
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Goll, J.C., Charlesworth, G., Scior, K. & Stott, J. 2015. Barriers to Social Participation among Lonely Older Adults: The In uence of Social Fears and Identity. PLoS One 10 (2) : e0116664. (Online). Available: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338142/.
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House, J.S. 2010. Social isolation kills, but how and why. Psychosomatic Medicine 63: 273–274.
Jampaklay, A. 2013. Labor Migration and its Impacts on Family and Children in the ASEAN Community: Gains and Losses. Nakhon Pathom,Thailand: Mahidol University, Institute for Population and Social Research [IPSR]. (in Thai)
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Kaplan, L.D., M.T. Chahine, J. Susskind, and J.E. Searl.1977. Spectral band passes for a high precision satellite sounder. Applied Optics 16 (2):322-325. doi:10.1364/AO.16.000322.
Kim, O.-H., Kim, H.-B.& Kim, W.G. 2003. Impacts of seiner Citizens ‘Lifestyle on Their Choices of Elderly Housing. Journal of Consumer Marketing 20 (3):210-226.
Kongmaha, H., H. Hansoongneon, V. Runkawat and P. Kongmaha. 2018. Development of a Model for Promotion of Active Ageing among Older Peoplein Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.Nakhon Phanom University Journal [Humanities & Social Science] Special edition the nursing times 25: 54-62. (in Thai)
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Parasartkul, P., S. Chuanwan and K. Thainlai. 2012. Elderly: Inner People to Be Marginalised. Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University. (in Thai)
Porapakkham Y. and S. Atibobhi. 2000. Health conditions and tendency of the elderly population. Nonthaburi, Thailand: Health System Research Institute. (in Thai)
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Yodpetch, S. 2006. Research and Management of Health-Supporting Activities by the Elderly Club. Report. Bangkok. Mister Copy Press (Thailand). (in Thai)
