HEALTH PROMOTION BEHAVIORS OF THE ELDERLY IN PONG NAM RON SUBDISTRICT, KHLONG LAN DISTRICT, KAMPHAENG PHET PROVINCE
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Introduction: Health promotion behaviors are important in health care for the elderly which is a factor for helping the elderly to be healthy, have longevity, and good quality of life.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate health promotion behaviors of the elderly in Pong Nam Ron Subdistrict, Khlong Lan District, Kamphaeng Phet Province.
Method: The sample group was elderly people aged more than 60 years who lived in Pong Nam Ron Subdistrict, Khlong Lan District, Kamphaeng Phet Province. The sample size was 350 people from Taro Yamane, accidental sampling randomly drawn from 10 villages (35 people per village). This research was survey research and collected data by using questionnaires validated for content validity (IOC=0.97) and reliability (r=0.86). Data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
Result: The result showed that health promotion behaviors of the elderly in Pong Nam Ron Sub-district, Khlong Lan District, Kamphaeng Phet Province were at a moderate level (2.92 ± 1.12). Considering each aspect, it was found that the elderly had good health promotion behaviors, namely nutrition (3.37 ± 0.84), spiritual development (3.24 ± 0.99), and responsibility for health (3.23 ± 0.98). The aspects at the medium level were exercise (2.99 ± 1.05), relationship with other people (2.93 ± 1.05), and stress management (2.96 ± 1.10). The health promotion behavior in health promotion tourism was at a low level (1.75 ± 0.99).
Conclusion: Elderly in Pong Nam Ron Sub-district should be encouraged to promote health-promoting behavior in terms of health promotion tourism for improve their health promotion behaviors.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใด ๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของคณะวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏศรีสะเกษ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใด จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ก่อนเท่านั้น
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