Model for Development the Quality of Life of the Elderly in Bangkok by Schools under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) study the operation of the elderly's capacity of government and agencies related to the elderly, (2) study the quality of the elderly’s life in Bangkok and (3) propose a model for improving the quality of the elderly’s life by educational institutions under the Office of Vocational Education Commission.  This research is mixed research during quantitative research and qualitative research. The population and sample groups were selected from the top 5 areas in Bangkok with the highest number of elderly people as follows: (1) 400 elderly people in Bangkok (2) A group of 34 people related to the elderly. The tools used to collect information include In-depth interview, Questionnaire, sample size was determined using Taro Yamane's formula. The data were analyzed using statistics percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results were as follows: (1) There are many forms of activities to promote the capacity of the elderly by governments and agencies related to the elderly, including public health, education, recreational activities, and others, in which each agency is responsible for various activities according to its obligations assign., (2) Quality of life of the elderly in Bangkok.  The quality of life of the elderly in Bangkok in all 4 aspects found that the overall quality of life was at a high level ( = 4.01). Quality of life in the environment ( = 4.31), Quality of life in relation to social relationships ( = 4.24), Psychological quality of life ( = 3.88) and Quality of life of the body ( = 3.60) (3) A model for improving the quality of the elderly’s life by educational institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission found that the quality of the elderly’s life was emphasized in accordance with the government policy and the national strategy that focused on improving the quality of the elderly’s life in 5 guidelines as follows: (1) prevention, treatment and health promotion of the elderly; (2) promotion of recreational activities for the elderly (3) Promoting social relationships for the elderly (4) Promoting occupations to increase income for the elderly (5) Promoting education for the elderly.