Quality of Life for the Elderly in Bangkok Metropolis
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The purpose of this research was 1) To study the social welfare of elderly people which influences their life quality in Bangkok metropolis; and 2) To compare the life quality of aging people in Bangkok metropolis by classifying the individual attributes. The researcher applied mixed methods research approach in this study which comprises of quantitative research method by exploring individual data of the elderly living in Bangkok areas. Questionnaires were used as the tools to investigate data of 400 participants who are the elderly being over sixty years of age and live in Bangkok metropolis. Descriptive statistic and inferential statistic were applied to analyze the data. Furthermore, the researcher employed a qualitative research method by analyzing the data in the official government document and the data from in-depth interview of 25 people concerned with managing the social welfare of senior citizens and those who use social welfare. The result obtained 1) the life quality of the elderly people who live in Bangkok metropolis in respect of physical and psychological aspects that comprises the social welfare concerning the employment significance of 0.01. 2) The different individual attributes that the elderly have, in concordance with gender, age, marital status, living status, education level, income, occupation, and number of children that differentiate the life quality of the aging people in Bangkok metropolis were statistically significant at 0.01 Nonetheless, the residence factor in different areas does not indicate the link with the life quality of the senior citizens. To improve the life quality of the elderly, the government sector particularly Bangkok sector and the ministry of social development and human security should enhance the important actions, for instance, providing medical hub in Bangkok sector to supporting the alternative medicine and enhancing the use of various technologies to prevent the disease and foster the health. And using social media to build the comprehension and the cooperation with the government sector, the state enterprises, as well as the civil society to administer the task about the elderly.
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