Predictive Factors for the Quality of Life of Dependent Older Adults under the Long Term Care system in Bangkok
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This descriptive research aimed to examine the quality of life and its predictive factors among dependent older adults. The participants were 133 dependent older adults aged 60 years and older who registered under the long term care program. The participants were randomly recruited from the selected 6 public health centers in Bangkok using the multi-stage sampling technique. Each subject was interviewed by the researcher using a structured questionnaire. Most subjects were female (59.4%), homebound (85.0%), and having a moderate quality of life (67.0%). According to the multivariate regression analysis, it was indicated that social support, functional status, income adequacy, service satisfaction, and home visit by caregivers can jointly predict about 38.6 % of variance in quality of life among dependent older adults (p<.05). These findings can be applied by a community nurse practitioner to improve service quality for dependent older adults living in the Bangkok metropolitan area by focusing on social support, including financial and material support, to increase functional status and to support caregivers during their care giving at home. In addition, preventive long term care focusing on chronic disease management should be developed for older adults to prevent disability and to promote their quality of life.
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บทความและรายงานวิจัยในวารสารพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข เป็นความคิดเห็นของ ผู้เขียน มิใช่ของคณะผู้จัดทำ และมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของสมาคมศิษย์เก่าพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข ซึ่งสามารถนำไปอ้างอิงได้
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