Factors Related to Quality of Life among Elderly-dependency Caregivers Living in Bangkok Metropolitan
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This study was a cross-sectional descriptive research aimed to examine the quality of life and factors related to the quality of life among caregivers of dependent elderly living in the Bangkok metropolitan area by applying the PRECEDE-PROCEED model as a conceptual framework. The subjects were 232 caregivers of dependent elderly which were selected by multi-stage sampling. Data were collected through interviews between October and November 2023, guided by a questionnaire consisting of 7 parts, including personal data, caregiving burden measurement, depression scale, resilience scale, health service access assessment, social support scale and quality of life. The content validity index ranged from 0.80 to 1, and the reliability of the questionnaires ranged between 0.78 and 0.89. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The results revealed that most of the samples had a moderate level of quality of life (53.9%). Factors were correlated with the quality of life among caregivers of dependent elderly living in the Bangkok metropolitan including predisposing factors: income, health status, caregiving burden, depression, and resilience; enabling factors: health service; and reinforcing factors: social support. When performing stepwise multiple regression, income, health status, caregiving burden, resilience, access to health services and social support can jointly predict about 49.7% of the variance in the quality of life among caregivers of dependent elderly living in the Bangkok metropolitan area.
According to the findings, recommendations include that the government and public health organization of Bangkok metropolitan area should provide welfare assistance, support healthcare education, enhance caregivers' adaptability for better health, ensure access to quality health services, and create social support network to improve the quality of life of caregivers of dependent elderly.
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