To Study Stress of The Elderly in Nakhonratchasima And Chaiyaphum

Abstract

Study about stress of the Elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum Province was purposed to 1) study of current conditionals, problems, requirement to reduce stress of the Elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum Province, 2) to evaluate stress of the Elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum Province, 3) to study of management method for stress of the Elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum Province. The sampling group such as the elderly entered Elderly Association of Nakhon Ratchasima of 400 elderlies, the elderly entered Elderly Association of Chaiyaphum of 367 elderlies. The research methodology is quantitative and qualitative

The research result is found that 1. Mental health of Thai people; the mental patient is increase of mental disorder, anxiety disorder and depression. Stress circumstance is demonstrated by responded the evaluation of conditional, reason of stress in the elderly. In the most caused by economic and debts obligation it is found that some elderly shall earn for living and feed their relatives because of they cannot rely on themselves, some involved the informal debt that make stress to them 2. The most of elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima Province was stressed in a minimum level of 250 elderlies was accounted 51.25% secondary is stress was in a medium level of 174 elderlies was accounted 43.50% and last ascending was stressed in a maximum level of 21 elderlies was accounted 5.25% and The most of elderly in Chaiyaphum Province was stressed in a minimum level of 185 elderlies was accounted 50.41% secondary is stress was in a medium level of 167 elderlies was accounted 45.50% and last ascending was stressed in a maximum level of 15 elderlies was accounted 4.09%  3. Method of stress management of the elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum Province reached the method for stress reducing in the elderly is divided by applying method in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum Province for 2 types such as 1) manage the entertainment to the elderly to reduce their stress, 2) follow dhamma principle, dhamma practice to reduce their stress