The Development of Operational Achievements in the Elderly Quality of Life Development and Career Promotion Centers of Thailand

Abstract

The objectives of this mixed method research were 1) to examine the operational achievements level of EQCCs, 2) to investigate the factors affecting the operational achievements level of EQCCs, 3) to study the problems and obstacles in the operation of EQCCs, 4) to propose approaches to solving the operational problems and developing the operational achievements of EQCCs, and 5) to confirm the suitability of the proposed approaches to solving the operational problems and developing the operational achievements of EQCCs. The respondents of this research were 160 committee members of EQCCs. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The data analysis was carried out using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression. The Delphi method was used to conduct qualitative research. The data was collected from 32 key informants using both interview and questionnaire techniques. The obtained data were analyzed using the content analysis, grouping, and statistical methods, including median and interquartile range. The results indicated that the overall operational achievements of EQCCs were at a low level. There were 8 factors that had an effect on the operational achievements of EQCCs. The operational problems and obstacles of EQCCs in physical environment, activity and service, and mechanism and management. The approaches to developing the operational achievements of EQCCs could be divided into a provincial, district, and sub-district/community level which were suitable for developing the operational achievements of EQCCs with the median values of 4.16 - 4.93 and the interquartile range of 0.50-1.00.