FACTORS RELATED TO SELF-CARE ABILITY AMONG ELDERLY WOMEN IN SEMI-URBAN COMMUNITIES, KHON KAEN, THAILAND
| Autor: | Kanaporn Tansriprapasiri, Piyathida Kuhirunyaratn, Kanchana Nimsuntorn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Gerontology
Environmental Engineering Multivariate analysis Descriptive statistics business.industry Soil Science Building and Construction Odds ratio Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Simple random sample Logistic regression Mental health Interquartile range Medicine business Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of GEOMATE. 15 |
| ISSN: | 2186-2990 2186-2982 |
| DOI: | 10.21660/2018.49.3645 |
| Popis: | This research study aims to describe factors related to self-care ability among elderly women in semi-urban communities around Khon Kaen, Thailand. A cross-sectional study was conducted on anelderly woman over 60 years old in the Banped Municipality of Khon Kaen, Thailand. From 317 participants 268 valid questionnaires were received. Participants were selected using a simple random sampling method. Study measurements used interview questionnaire constructs included self-care ability, demographics, chronic disease, health status and mental health. Descriptive statistics, i.e. frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.), median and interquartile range (IQR) were conducted to describe initial results. Furthermore, inferential statistics for bivariate analysis, chi-square, odds ratio and multivariate analysis using multiple logistic regression, were performed. The self-care ability level of all individual participants was assessed by the Self-care Ability Scale for the Elderly (SASE). The individual’s mental health level was assessed by the Thai Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (TGDS-15). After the results of the SASE were analyzed, 166 elders were found to have a high level of self-care ability while 102 elders had a low level of self-care ability. Self-care ability was found to be highly associated with demographics, chronic disease, health status, and mental health. Factors that were significantly related to a high level of self-care ability included age, chronic disease, perceived health status, and mental health: depression (p-values < 0.05). |
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