Factors and Experience for preparation to Active Aging in Phitsanulok
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This research was a mixed methodology and the aims to investigate the factors related to active aging and study the experience in preparation to be the active aging. The population were 152,935 elderly, the 343 samples were random by multi-stage random sampling in cross-sectional survey and in-depth interview 16 key informants who are the high level of active aging. Data was analyzed by descriptive, chi-square statistical and content analysis.
The result found that most of the participants are women who approximately 56-69 years old, highest education in primary school, salary less than 1,000 THB per months, married, with chronic conditions, and consistently heal. The factors related to daily life was moderate (35.3%), Exercise, Eating and Emotional management were moderate. Family and social factors overall was moderate (40.5%), Organizing activities, Counseling, Supervision and supporting were moderate. The overall of active aging index were low (66.8%), health index was low (59.2%), participations index were moderate (49.9%) and security index was low (100%). Furthermore, the result found that Personal factors, living related variation factors, family and social factors were related to the active aging index in significant (p<0.05). The qualitative research found that the elderly preparation to be active aging by exercise, healthy diet, including checkup health status and practice spiritual mind by Buddhist context. Preparing to savings, adjust the appropriated infrastructure. Preparing activities for family and social networks, association with friends by meeting or social media.
This research points to a practice procedure for stepping into the active aging. Appropriate with elderly need and aging society development. Therefore, health agencies and those who responsibilities, including the elderly should urgently plan for cover in the physical, mental health, building capacity in life, property and the environment for elderly and should to encourage the adult to prepared for the active aging in soon, which will result in the nation saving budget in upon.
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