ปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้สูงอายุในช่วงสถานการณ์การแพร่ระบาด ของโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรน่า 2019 (COVID-19) ที่อยู่อาศัยในเขต เทศบาลตำบลเตราะบอน อำเภอสายบุรี จังหวัดปัตตานี

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to investigate quality of life of the elderly in Trobon Municipality, Saiburi District, Pattani Province before and during the Covid-19 epidemic, to compare the elderly’s quality of life with personal factors, to investigate enabling factors and reinforcing factors affecting on the elderly’s quality of life, and to propose the suggestion for improving the elderly’s quality of life. This research was mixed methods research. The research instrument was questionnaires. The sampling group consisted of 295 subjects who were living in Trobon Sub-district Municipality, Saiburi District, Pattani Province, and registered in the old age allowance at Trobon Sub-district Municipality. Statistical tools were comprised of frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, T-test, One Way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. The qualitative research used a structured in-depth interview to collect data from 10 subjects. The qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. It was found that the quality of life of the elderly residing in Trobon Sub-district Municipality, Saiburi, Pattani before the Covid-19 epidemic was at a high level. The environmental aspect had the highest average which was at the highest level. While the epidemic of the Covid-19 was taking place, the elderly’s quality of life was also at a high level. The social aspect had the highest level which was at a high level. The comparison of the elderly’s quality of life with personal factors revealed that those who were different in employment and living conditions had different levels of quality of life with a statistical significance level of .05. Moreover, enabling factors regarding health care and accessibility of health service had an effect on the elderly’s quality of life at a statistical significance level of .05. Reinforcing factor regarding government support had an effect on the elderly’s quality of life at a statistical significance level of .05 and a reinforcing factor regarding the family support had an effect on the elderly’s quality of life at a statistical significance level of .01. Concerning the qualitative research results, it was found that the elderly proposed suggestions for improving the elderly’s quality of life by conducting activities, namely occupational promotion activities, health promotion activities, and social and mental promotion activities.