Factors Predicting the Quality of Life of Residents North of Sirikit Dam’s Reservoir
Keywords:
social suppor, access to healthcare, health-promoting behaviours, age, quality of life, residents north of Sirikit Dam’s reservoirAbstract
Objective: To investigate factors predicting the quality of life of people living in the area north of Sirikit Dam’s reservoir in Uttaradit Province
Design: Predictive correlational research
Methodology: The subjects, recruited via simple random sampling, were 231 males and females aged 20 and above who had lived in the area north of Sirikit Dam’s reservoir for at least 6 months. Data were collected between April and May 2021, using a set of questionnaires on: 1) personal information; 2) access to healthcare; 3) health-promoting behaviours; 4) social support; and 5) quality of life. The data were analysed using commercial descriptive statistics software, in terms of percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Correlational analysis was performed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the stepwise multiple regression method.
Results: The subjects’ overall quality of life was at a moderate level (X = 91.72, SD = 10.66). The factors of social support (β = .268, p < .01), access to healthcare (β = .211, p < .01), health-promoting behaviours (β = .303, p < .01), and age (β = -.141, p = .01) were identified as being capable of jointly predicting the subjects’ quality of life by 33.6%.
Recommendations: It is recommended that local administrators and any party responsible for enhancing the quality of life of the residents north of Sirikit Dam’s reservoir set a policy to organise health-promoting activities, promote access to healthcare, and seek community-based assistance, to empower these residents to have better and more sustainable quality of life.
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