Guideline for Promoting Active Ageing to be a Health Tourism Guide: Ageing’s Perspective, a Case Study of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Authors

  • Juntima Rerkluenrit Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University
  • Rukchanok Kochakri Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University

Keywords:

Promoting active ageing, Ageing guide, Health tourism, Qualitative research

Abstract

This qualitative research aims to develop a guideline for promoting active ageing to be a health tourism guide. The participants in a focus group were comprised of 13 ageing living in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. A personnel data questionnaire and semi-structured interview named “guideline for promoting active ageing to be a health tourism guide interview” with content validity index 1 were used for collecting data. Analyze personal data using statistics, percentage, mean, standard deviation while content analysis was used for the qualitative data. The result revealed that HAS model consisting of promoting health, application (technology, communication skill), social participation (social network and security).

This study supports that HAS model should be applied to promote active ageing become a health tourism guide.

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Published

30-12-2020

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Rerkluenrit J, Kochakri R. Guideline for Promoting Active Ageing to be a Health Tourism Guide: Ageing’s Perspective, a Case Study of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. J Royal Thai Army Nurses [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];21(3):473-80. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JRTAN/article/view/234288

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