FACTORS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY IN A COMMUNITY IN BANG PHO NUEA SUBDISTRICT SAM KHOK DISTRICT, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aims to examine relationship demographic factors which is related to quality of elderly life in a community in Bang Pho Nuea Subdistrict, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province. The samples consist of 220 elderly people who voluntarily participation in the study and the academic service project. The research instruments included the demographic data record, Barthel ADL Index and the WHOQOl_BREF_THAI questionnaires. The determination of accuracy between the terms of question and purpose (index of item objective congruence; IOC) in the range of 0.6-1.0. The confidence was analyzed by calculating with Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the ability to perform daily routine tasks had an overall confidence .942 and the quality-of-life of the elderly had an overall confidence value of .913. The data was analyzed by using the descriptive statistic is the Pearson product moment correlation for demographic and ability of daily living of elderly. The result of this study revealed that the samples had overall quality of elderly life and environmental domain were at good level ( = 3.75, SD = 0.71) ( = 3.68, SD = 0.63) and the elderly quality of life, physical domain, psychological domain and social relationship domain also were at moderate level respectively ( = 3.42, SD = 0.54) ( = 3.51, SD = 0.57) ( = 3.58, SD = 0.77)The quality of elderly life had a significant positively relationship with activities of daily living. In addition, the demographic factors including education, income and health problem or congenital disease had the significant correlation with overall quality of elderly life. The conclusion of this research can be applied for planning and developing the establishment of an elderly school community in Bang Pho Nuea Subdistrict, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province.