A Self-Care Behavior of the Elderly under New Normal Lifestyles : A Case Study of the Don Mueang Community
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The purpose of this research was to study the self-care behaviors of the elderly under new normal lifestyles by using the qualitative methodology. The target group in this research were 10 elderly people in the Don Mueang community using purposive selection. The researcher spent 8 months in non- participant observation, formal and informal interview, and documentary analysis related to the self-care behavior of the elderly. Also, the researcher applies the methods of a conclusion making, an induction analysis, and a classification of information. The results showed that; 1) The basic health beliefs of elderly people influence their health habits by taking care of themselves, regularly visiting doctors, and choosing a diet. In addition, this viewpoint leads to behaviors that prevent illness and maintain health when coexisting with others and 2) Self-care behavior of the elderly under the new normal lifestyle was found to be that elderly people have adjusted their self-care behavior as a result of their perception of the risk of infection. That leads to adjusting your lifestyle to protect yourself from the risk of infection, eating exercise, anxiety and managing anxiety that arises, access to health services, exposure to information and the exchange of health information between family members. This is different from the self-care behavior of the elderly in normal situations where the elderly place importance on health care behavior regarding eating, exercise, access to health services and accident prevention only.
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