Factors affecting to the quality of life among the elderly in wale Sub-district, Phob Phra District, Tak Province.

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive research aimed to study the factors affecting the quality of life of the elderly in Wale Subdistrict, Phop Phra District, Tak Province. There are a total of 674 elderly people. Use Daniel's sample size calculation formula to calculate the sample size to be 248 people. Data were collected using an interview form, consisting of four parts: personal characteristics, health literacy, health behavior, and quality of life of the elderly. The interview form was examined for content validity by three experts and used for reliability analysis using Cronbach's alpha coefficient formula, which was 0.890. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The research results found that health literacy was significantly related to the quality of life of the elderly at the 0.05 level. It includes access to health information and services, correct knowledge and understanding, health communication skills, health self-management skills, decision-making skills, and health self-management skills. Health behaviors that are significantly related to the quality of life of the elderly at a statistical level of 0.05 include food consumption, exercise, emotional management, and alcohol consumption. Factors affecting the quality of life of the elderly included access to health information and services (P-value<0.001), correct knowledge and understanding (P-value<0.001), food consumption (P-value<0.001), and alcohol drinking behavior (P-value<0.001), respectively. Able to predict correctly 21.2 percent (R2 =0.212)