Survey of Resilience Quotients in Older Adults at Outpatient Departments of Public Hospitals
Keywords:
resilience quotient, the elderly, outpatientAbstract
Resilience Quotient refers to the ability of the elderly who were able to recover quickly from difficult conditions and live happily. This research aims to study the Resilience Quotient of 135 elderly people who availed of services at the Outpatient Department of Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society between January 2020 and April 2021. The Cronbach Alpha Coefficient of the Resilience Quotient Assessment form for the Thai Elderly was 0.83, which was then analyzed by descriptive statistics.
The results of the study revealed that more than half of the participants were female (60.0%) in the early old-aged group (60-69 years old, 49.6%). Half of this group perceived themselves as healthy (53.3%), but the majority had underlying diseases (81.0%), and all had sufficient financial support to live normally (88.1%). Most of them experienced adversity (70.4%). Their total resilience was at the high level (57.8%) followed by the highest level (40.0%). Their mental strength was found at the highest score (52.6 %), followed by four aspects: relaxation and problem-solving (64.4%), religious belief (61.5%), social support (58.5%, and interrelation (57.8%).
Research recommends that the resilience quotient in older adults should promote the application of strategies in terms of mental strength, relaxation and problem-solving, and religious belief.
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