The Structural Relationship between Gerotechnology, Functional Rehabilitation and Successful Aging in Place among Older Adults: A Case Study in Phitsanulok Province
Keywords:
Gerotechnology, Successful aging in place, Functional Rehabilitation, PhitsanulokAbstract
This study aimed to analyze the direct and indirect influences of technology on the elderly’s happy life at home in Phitsanulok Province, and examine the mediation effect of functional rehabilitation between technology for the elderly and healthy aging. The data were collected by using a questionnaire. The participants were 234 elderly individuals, aged 60 and above, in 9 districts of Phitsanulok, selected by non-probability quota sampling. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and mediation testing with the PROCESS v4.2 (Model 4). The results showed that technology for the elderly had a direct effect on healthy aging at home with a value of 24.60% and functional rehabilitation with a value of 72.30%. Also, functional rehabilitation had a direct effect on healthy aging at home with a value of 61.60%. In addition, technology for the elderly had an indirect effect on healthy aging at home with a value of 44.50%. Finally, functional rehabilitation served as a partial mediating variable between technology for the elderly and healthy aging at home in Phitsanulok.
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