A STUDY OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR LIFE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OF ELDERLY IN TAMBOL CLONGDAN COMMUNITY, RANOD DISTRICT, SONGKHLA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research has two objectives as following 1) to study the requirement to improve the quality of life of the elderly in the Khlongdan subdistrict community, Ranod District, Songkhla Province, 2) to explore suggestions on how to improve the quality of life of elderly people in Khlongdan subdistrict community, Ranod district, Songkhla province. is the mixed research both qualitative and quality collection by questionnaire and keys interview. The results were as follows: 1. Overall, the average of the needs to improve the quality of life of the elderly in Khlong Dan subdistrict community, Ranod district, Songkhla province was remarkably high (  = 3.91). When each aspect was taken into consideration, sorting the average in descending order, the elderly people were found to have the greatest need to improve their mental wellbeing (  = 4.08),followed by social welfare (  = 4.05), environment (  = 3.86), physical health, (  = 3.81), and social relationships with the least average (  = 3.72). 2. Regarding suggestions on how to improve the quality of life of elderly people in Khlongdan subdistrict community, Ranod district, Songkhla province, it was found that 1) in physical health, close relatives should take care of nutrition, healthcare, a rest to suit the age of the elderly, 2) on the mental issue, promoting activities between families, prays, honor, exaltation, 3) the environment, organizing the environment in the house with tidiness to prevent accidents,4) Social relations, relationships between individuals, communities, and society to reduce feelings of isolation, loneliness, and 5) in social welfare, local leaders or public health volunteer staff should urgently coordinate elderly people to inform the welfare state that should be given equally by the relevant authorities to improve the quality of life in accordance with the needs of the elderly