QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY LIVING ALONE NAFAI SUBDISTRICT, MUANG CHAIYAPHUM DISTRICT CHAIYAPHUM PROVINCE

Abstract

      This Research Aimed to: Quality of Life of Elderly Living Alone Nafai subdistrict, Muang Chaiyaphum District Chaiyaphum Province. The Sample Consisted of Elderly Aged 60 Years and Over, define a specific sample (Purposive Sampling) by specifying important inclusion criteria: Is an elderly person who lives alone There were a total of 52 people and a questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data. and analyzed the data with descriptive statistics using numbers, frequencies, percentages, and means to describe the nature of the data.

      The results of the study found that the majority of the sample were female. Accounting for 67.3 percent, age between 60-69 years, accounting for 53.8 percent, most had marital status. Accounting for 55.8 percent, most education was at the primary level. Accounting for 59.6 percent, most occupations are farmers. Accounting for 48.1 percent, most had an average monthly income in the range of less than 5,000-baht, accounting for 80.8 percent. Results of the study of the quality of life of the elderly who live alone. Both physical, mental, and social relationships and environmental is at a moderate level.