THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELDERLY’S LIFE QUALITY ON SELF- DEPENDENT BY THE PHILOSOPHY OF SUFFICEINCY ECONOMY: A CASE STUDY OF LOEI PROVINCE

Abstract

The research purposes were: 1) to study the level of elderly’s self-dependent by the philosophy of sufficiency economy: a case study of Loei province, 2) to compare elderly’s life quality on self-dependent by the philosophy of sufficiency economy and 3) to investigate the guideline to develop elderly’s quality life on self-dependent by the philosophy of sufficiency economy. The research samples were 122 elders who has a domicile in Loei, which were obtained by purposive sampling and 10 key informants as interviewees. The instruments used for collecting the data were an interview and a questionnaire. The statistics used for analzing the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation,
t-test Dependent and conten analysis.

The research findings found as follows:

1. Ederly’s self-dependent by the philosophy of sufficiency economy: a case study in Loei province was in medium level.


2. Ederly’s quality life after participating the activity of quality life’s development by the philosophy of sufficiency economy was better, the level of significance is at .05.


3. The guidelines to develop elderly’s quality life on self-dependent by the philosophy of sufficiency economy found as follows: Profession skills and incomes should be provided the community learning sources and developed profession skills creating incomes of the elderly on self-dependent by the philosophy of sufficiency economy. Healthy and mind should be promoted spending elderly life by the philosophy of sufficiency economy focusing on religion doctrine or Buddhist principles, providing suitable social facilities, promoting healthy care and exercise.