Factors affecting self-care behavior of the elderly in the area under the responsibility of Ban Lan Sang Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital, Mueang District, Tak Province

Abstract

This study aimed to study the behavior and factors influencing the self-care behavior of the elderly in the area under the responsibility of Ban Lan Sang Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Tak Province. The study sample consisted of 264 people. Data was collected using questionnaires on health literacy and health behavior of the elderly according to the 3A, 2S principles. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics in the distribution of frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and inferential statistics using Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis and p-value at the significance level of 0.05. The results of the study found that health literacy was at a moderate level (70.08%), health behavior of the elderly was at a high level (44.09%), and the data were analyzed using Stepwise Multiple Regression. The predictors that affected the health behavior of the elderly were skills in accessing health information and services (p-value = 0.002), skills in managing health conditions (p-value = 0.001), and communication skills (p-value = 0.002), respectively. All three independent variables could predict the health behavior of the elderly. In the area under the responsibility of Ban Pong Kae Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital, Wang Prachop Subdistrict, Mueang District, Tak Province, the percentage was 14.618 (R2 = 14.618).