Active Aging Index among Elderly in Setting of Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional survey study aimed to study the active aging index of the elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The 507 participants who were elderly living in 6 zones followed service setting of Nakhon Ratchasima Health Province office. The research collected data by interviewing the elderly as a sample. Analyze data with descriptive statistics, presented result with frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum and minimum.

The results of the study showed that the most of elderly had a high level for overall of active aging index as 53.05 percent. Most of them had a high level consisted of 51.68 percent of the elderly had health index in high level, 51.68 percent of the elderly had security index in high level, and 72.19 percent of the elderly had the conditions conducive index in high level. In terms of participation were moderate level as 43.20 percent. The average overall active aging index was 0.788, which was moderate ( = 0.788, S.D. = 0.15, 95%CI: 0.774 - 0.804). When considering each item, it was found that the security index had the highest, mean value was 0.810 (  = 0.810, S.D. = 0.22, 95%CI: 0.790 - 0.829), and the health index had mean value was 0.801 ( = 0.801, S.D. = 0.16, 95%CI: 0.787 - 0.814), which both were at high level. But the conditions conducive index had mean value was 0.771 ( = 0.771, S.D. = 0.38, 95%CI: 0.737 - 0.804) and the participation index had mean value was 0.711 ( = 0.711, S.D. = 0.29, 95%CI: 0.685 - 0.736), which both were at moderate level.