Quality of Life Development of Older Persons in Elderly School of Tha Khon Yang Subdistrict Municipality Kantharawichai District Maha Sarakham.

Abstract

This research consists purposes 1. study level the quality of life of the elderly in Tha Khon Yang Subdistrict Municipality Kantharawichai District Mahasarakham Province and 2. setup guidelines to develop the quality of life of the elderly in Tha Khon Yang Subdistrict Municipality Kantharawichai District Mahasarakham Province. It is a quantitative research. The research tool was a questionnaire. The research sample consisted of 80 seniors in the school seniors who came from a specific selection. The data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics consisting of percentage, mean, standard deviation. The research results showed that: 1) the quality of life of the elderly in Tha Khon Yang Subdistrict Municipality Kantharawichai District  in overall were at a moderate level (=3.34) considering aspect it was by aspect found that all of the 4 aspects were also at a moderate level, ordering from high to low as follows : the environmental aspect, social relations aspect, physical aspect and psychological aspect, 2) The guidelines to develop the quality of life of the elderly in Tha Khon Yang Subdistrict Municipality Kantharawichai District were as follows; (1) physical aspect, Tha Khon Yang Subdistrict Municipality should work collaboratively with hospital health district and elderly club in the community Kantharawichai district and health offices Kanchanaburi visit the elderly to educate and advise seniors about health care, (2) psychological aspect, temple should teach the principles of Buddhism, together with the principles of life by starting awareness about gratitude to their relative since youth, and teaching practice meditation (3) social aspect, should organize activities for elderly family members and elderly people in the community to attend activities provided by temples, schools, organizations, or institutions transcription experience to young. and (4) environmental aspect, should support the elderly to earn extra income.