Factors Predicting Quality of Life among Older Adults in Narathiwat Province during COVID-19 Pandemic
Keywords:
Predictive factors, Quality of life for the elderly, Coronavirus 2019Abstract
This research aimed to study factors predicting quality of life among older adults in Narathiwat province during the Covid-2019 pandemic. The sample was 142 older adults. Multi-stage sampling was applied. The research tool was a self-reported questionnaire which was validated by three experts, yielding index scores of objective-item congruence (IOC) ranged from .67–1.00, respectively. The questionnaire included five parts, namely 1) activities of daily living, 2) perception of health status, 3) health literacy (except health knowledge and understanding dimension), 4) 3E2S questionnaire on health behaviors, and 5) quality of life. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the questionnaire was .94, .95, .81, .81 and .89, respectively. The health literacy questionnaire on health knowledge and understanding was tested using the Kuder-Richardson 20 method, obtaining a value of .81. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.
1. The results showed that the older adults had activities of daily living and 3E2S health behaviors at a good level (M = 19.53, SD = 1.70 and M = 22.23, SD = 3.53 respectively). The quality of life was at a moderate level (M = 93.61, SD = 21.11). However, the perception of health status and health literacy was at a poor level (M = 108.37, SD = 30.31 and M = 36.23, SD = 7.52 respectively)
2. The perception of health status, activities of daily living and health literacy significantly predicted the quality of life among the older adults in Narathiwat province during the Covid-2019 pandemic accounted for 24.10% (adjR2 = .241; β= .450, .137, and .060, respectively).
Therefore, health personnel should organize project and activities to develop perception of health status, health literacy and activity of daily living to the older adults to increase their quality of life during any pandemic.
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