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Association Between Self-Care Behaviors and Quality of Life Among Elderly Minority Groups on the Border of Thailand

机译:泰国边境少数民族少数民族少数民族自我保健行为与生活的关系

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Introduction: Quality of life among the elderly is an important public health issue. However, few studies have examined the health and quality of life among ethnic minority groups. This research aimed to study the association between self-care behaviors and quality of life among the elderly from ethic minority groups living along the borders of Thailand. Methods: Three provinces from the northern part of Thailand, including Tak, Nan, and Phayao, were selected for the area of study. The purposive method was employed to select districts within the province. Simple random sampling was used to select samples. A total number of 810 elderly citizens were recruited from ethnic minority groups as a research sample. The assessment questionnaire WHOQOL-OLD was used for interviewing the elderly. Results: The mean age of the elderly in our sample was 68.3 years, representing ethnic groups of Lua (30.9%), Karens (24.6%), Tai Lue (23.3%), and Tai Hmong (21.2%). The level of self-care behaviors of these elderly was moderate (49.5%), low (45.9%), and high (4.6%). More than half of them exhibited the quality of life at a moderate level (69.1%) and low level (26.5%); only a few demonstrated a high level (4.4%). Linear regression analysis revealed that self-care behaviors were positively significantly related to the quality of life among ethnic groups (p-value0.001). Other variables such as age, ethnic group, education, incurrent disease, and smoking were associated with quality of life among the elderly (p-value0.05). Conclusion: Health promotion to improve health and self-care behaviors among the elderly living along the borders of Thailand should be encouraged through the culture, tradition, and beliefs of particular ethnic groups. Proactive health services and health awareness should be promoted by health agencies and related organizations in order to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life among the elderly people from ethnic minority groups.
机译:简介:老年人的生活质量是一个重要的公共卫生问题。然而,很少有研究已经审查了少数民族群体之间的健康和生活质量。这项研究旨在研究从泰国边界生活的伦理少数民族群体中的自我保健行为与生活质量之间的关联。方法:选中泰国北部的三个省,包括德坦,南和菲亚,为学习领域。目的方法是在省内选择地区。简单的随机抽样用于选择样本。作为研究样本,从少数民族群体招募了810名老年人总数。评估问卷OWHOL-LAND用于采访老人。结果:我们样本中老年人的平均年龄为68.3岁,代表Lua(30.9%),karens(24.6%),大灯(23.3%)和大Hmong(21.2%)。这些老年人的自我保健行为水平适度(49.5%),低(45.9%),高(4.6%)。超过一半的人在适度的水平(69.1%)和低水平(26.5%)中表现出了生活质量;只有少数人展示了高水平(4.4%)。线性回归分析显示,与族群中的生活质量有关的自我保健行为(P值<0.001)。其他变量如年龄,族群,教育,疾病,吸烟与老年人之间的生活质量有关(P值<0.05)。结论:应通过文化,传统和特定民族的信仰,鼓励沿着泰国边境的老年人生活的健康和自我保健行为的健康促进。卫生机构和相关组织应促进积极主动的健康服务和健康意识,以改善少数民族老年人的卫生,福祉和生活质量。

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