STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ALONG WITH SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY AND QUALITY OF LIFE DEVELOPMENT OF ELDERLY IN KHAOPHRANGAM SUB DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, AMPHUR MUEANG, LOPBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research was to study the strengthening level of community and social along with sufficiency economy philosophy, quality of life, strengthening community and social along with sufficiency economy philosophy effecting elderly’s life quality in Khaophranham Sub District Municipality, Lopburi Province. This research also covered the improvement and analysis on the result of the prototype housing project (help and support chronic illness people and elders), and the project of the full-service center for developing elderly’s quality of life. The quantitative groups were comprised of 355 elderly and qualitative were 20 elderly also, the related people, who involve in this project are around 20 people. The tools using for this research were questionnaires, indepth interview and focus group.

          The research results were found that;

1. The factors on the strengthening community and social such as strengthening community, promotion policy, promotion of participation, community integration, community learning support from outside agencies effecting the improvement of elderly’s life quality.

2. The implementation of the “prototype housing” health project for chronic illness people and elderly people created the networking service, promoted the contribution of local society and between their elder relatives. The patients obtained attention on their health at home as they were in hospital also, the service was accessed automatically via calling for every household of patients.

3. The implementation of full service development centre for elders caused to the initiation of “Patchimwai Wittaya”school, exhibition room and activity room for elders.