Factors Affecting Mental Health of Elderly with a COVID-19 Background History, Nonthaburi Province

Abstract

The objectives of this descriptive research are to study 1) the relationship between mental health and strength of mind; the perception of COVID-19 news; the fear of re-contracting COVID-19; patience in stress;self-esteem; optimism; social support of the elderly (60 years and older) with COVID-19 infected background; depression 2) the factors affecting the mental health of elders with COVID-19 infected background in Nonthaburi; 60 years and older population with COVID-19 infected background in two districts: Muang and Bangkruay.The consenting sample group with COVID-19 background, comprised of 100 subjects from each district, was examined with nine sets of tools, the Five-Level Likert Questionnaire, and quality inspection.The research has been confirmed through the human ethics research from Saint Louis College, certification number E.043/2565. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Stepwise Regression Analysis were used to analyze results respectively.Finding showed positive relationships in mental health towards the factors in objective one (above) except for the relationships between mental health and strength of mind and that of depression. Positive mental health predictive factors were patience in stress, optimism, the perception of COVID-19 news, and self-esteem---all together clarifying the variability of mental health at a percentage of 21.8. Gannaway, Susan B.S., M.S. Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, USA