FACTOR AFFECTING THE SELF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF AGING IN THAILAND
Keywords:
Factors, Aging, Self Health AssessmentAbstract
Health and well-being remain an important issue in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study aims 1) to investigate the relationship of factors toward self health assessment of aging in Thailand, and 2) to study the factors influencing the self health assessment of aging in Thailand. To achieve the objective of the study, the quantitative research method is used in this study. The data is from the 2017 survey of the older persons in Thailand conducted by National Statistical Office. The samples are 41,652 persons who aged 60 years and over. The chi-square test and binary logistic regression are used for the data analysis. The results of this study showed that the elderly men are more likely to report good self health assessment than elderly women as same as the young old who aged 60-69 years reporting self health assessment greater than the oldest old who aged 80 years and over. Furthermore, the older persons who have higher education levels are more likely to report their self health assessment than the other groups. In terms of socio-economic factors, the older persons who are still working and earning more than 30,000 baht yearly are more likely to report good self health assessment. Regarding behavioral factors, older persons who have not the exercise behaviors and unhappy are less likely to report assessment of their health than other groups. In finding, it is found that, the factors influencing the self health assessment report as good health among aging are males, aged 60-69 years, married, and living in urban areas. Moreover, primary education, an average annual income of more than 30,000 baht or more, still working, being exercised, and having a moderate or higher level of happiness are also found as the factors related with the self health assessment among older persons in Thailand. In summary, although the older persons have difficulty with activities of daily living, but if they could be as independent living and satisfy their health, it would affect to the level of their happiness and report their health as good health.
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