รูปแบบการพัฒนาคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้สูงอายุตามหลักพุทธจริยศาสตร์ในเทศบาลตำบลหาดเจ้าสำราญ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดเพชรบุรี

Nutkawee  Sirirat; Wipavanee  Phueakbuakhao; Napattamon  Noimorkunladech; Kanyarat  Phuengbanhan; Duangdao  Thepthongkam; Duangkamol  Poonual

Authors

Nutkawee Sirirat Faculty of Nursing, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Uttaradit
Wipavanee Phueakbuakhao Phetchaburi Rajabhat University, Phetchaburi
Napattamon Noimorkunladech Faculty of Nursing, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Uttaradit
Kanyarat Phuengbanhan Faculty of Nursing, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Uttaradit
Duangdao Thepthongkam Faculty of Nursing, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Uttaradit
Duangkamol Poonual Faculty of Nursing, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Uttaradit

Keywords:

quality of life, elderly, Buddhist ethics, four noble truth

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the problem of the quality of life for the elderly in Hadchaosamran Subdistrict Municipality, 2) to study the level of the development model of the quality of life, and 3) to propose the development model of the quality of life for the elderly base on Buddhist ethics in Hadchaosamran Subdistrict Municipality, Maung District, Phetchaburi Province. This research was a mixed method with a sample group consisting of 271 people aged more than 60 years in Hadchaosamran Subdistrict Municipality, and 9 elderly representatives in Hadchaosamran Subdistrict Municipality. The data were collected by using an elderly quality of life questionnaire and a structured in-depth interview, tested by 3 experts, the conformity index was .67-1.00 and the reliability of the whole questionnaire was .968. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.

The research results were as follows: 1) The elderly in Hadchaosamran Subdistrict Municipality had deteriorated physical health, were unhealthy, and suffered from various diseases, causing limitations for the body to live resulting in the inability to do a normal job. These drawbacks negatively affected their mental state making them feel low on themselves, be a burden on their family, and feel unimportant, which decreased their roles in their family and society and led to stress from self-altering conditions and delays in perception, memory, and learning; 2) The development model of the quality of life for the elderly based on Buddhist ethics was overall at a high level (M = 3.83, SD = .41). The component with the highest mean was suffering (M = 3.95, SD = .53), and the least was the noble eightfold path, (M = 3.67, SD = .49). Moreover, the quality of life in 4 aspects of the elderly was overall at a high level (M = 3.68, SD = .40). The component with the highest mean was mental (M = 3.89, SD = .51), and the least was physical (M = 3.42, SD = .51); and 3) The development model of the quality of life for the elderly based on Buddhist ethics in Hadchaosamran Subdistrict Municipality, Maung District, Phetchaburi Province was the “BPHV Model” format with the following components: cognition building, participation, health promotion, and value creation.

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