Social Activity Participation, Social Networks and Factors Influencing Social Activity Participation in the Elderly Club in Phitsanulok Municipality
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This study aimed to 1) study the level of participation in social activities; social networks and factors that hinder the participation in social activities of the elderly in Phitsanulok municipality and 2) to study a relationship between participating in social activities. The sample studied was elderly people in the Phraongkhaow Community Health Center living in Phitsanulok Municipality. The 213 sample was selected using a simple sample random method based on the inclusion criteria The data were collected by using questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and the relationship was Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient.
The results showed that participation in social activities of older adults in health centers the overall at a considerable level. (ðĨĖ = 2.83, SD = 1.095). Social networks and social activities were associated with high levels of positivity (r = .79, p = .001, and factors hindering participation in social activities at low levels with activity attendance (r = .34, p = .002) and significantly positively correlated at a statistically level of .05 in Phitsanulok Municipality.
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