Factors Related to Holistic Health of Older People in Duan Yai Sub-district, Wang Hin District, Sisaket Province

Abstract

The study of factors related to the holistic health of older people is for the concerned individual to apply the appropriate activities to support the well-being of elderly people with greater quality of life.  This research aimed to study factors related to holistic health of older people in Duan Yai Sub-district, Wang Hin District, Sisaket Province. Using simple random sampling, the samples were 180 older people aged 60 years old. The instruments included questionnaires of personal data, perceived health status, community involvement, Barthel ADL index, Thai geriatric depression scale: TGDS-15, social support assessment, spiritual well-being assessments, and an assessment of holistic health for older people. Moreover, data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-Square test, Eta coefficient and Pearson’s product-moment correlation. The findings revealed that the samples had a high level of holistic health (58.4%). The factors included age (Eta = .149, p = .035); senior club members (Eta = .251, p < .001); chronic disease (Eta = .335, p < .001; financial status (Eta = .367, p < .001); perceived health status (Eta = .688, p < .001); community involvement (Eta = .641, p < .001); capacity in daily living (r = .585, p < .001);  social support (r = .609, p < .001); spiritual well-being (r = .689, p < .001); and depression (r = - .423).   According to the findings, nurses and other healthcare professionals should pay special attention to personal factors, perceived health status, community involvement, daily living ability, depression, social support, and spiritual well-being when developing programs or projects to promote the holistic health of older people.