Factors Affecting the Self Health Care Behavior of the Elderly “Kharuratana Senior Instructors Club Rajabhat Phranakhon University” Bang Khen District, Bangkok
Keywords:
Self-care behavior, Elderly, Biological factor, Psychological factor, Social factorAbstract
The objective of this research were (1) to study self-care behavior (2) to study the psychological factor and social factor of the elderly that affect self-care behavior and (3) to compare self-care behaviors in the elderly of the Kharuratana Senior Instructors Club Rajabhat Phranakhon University, Bangkhen district in Bangkok with different gender, age, marital status, education level, income and family characteristics. Research instruments were open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires. The population used in this study was the elderly, both males and females aged 60 years and over and being members in the Kharuratana Senior Instructors Club Rajabhat Phranakhon University, Bangkhen district in Bangkok, 325 people, of which 180 samples were selected from Krejcie and Morgan approach by using a simple random sampling method. The results of this study revealed that majority of respondents were 112 females, it calculated to 62.2 percentage. Respondents age between 70-74 years old about 121 people, it can calculate to 67.2 percentage. There were 109 married respondents, it calculated to 60.6 percentage and 168 people with higher education than bachelor's degree or 93.3 percentage. Respondents have an average monthly income 25,000-50,000 baht, 82 people, representing 45.6 percentage and there were 112 people who being extended family members with 62.2%. The study found that (1) self-care behavior in the elderly of the Kharuratana Senior Instructors Club Rajabhat Phranakhon University, Bangkhen district in Bangkok is at a high level, (2) Elderly of the Kharuratana Senior Instructors Club Rajabhat Phranakhon University, Bangkhen district in Bangkok with different gender, age, marital status, education level, income and family characteristics have no difference in self-care behavior at the level of significant 0.05, and (3) Psychological and social factors affecting self-care behavior of the Kharuratana Senior Instructors Club Rajabhat Phranakhon University, Bangkhen district in Bangkok
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