Factors Promoting Health Behaviors Among The Elderly in Tambon Huai, Mai District of Song , Phrae Province.

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive research aims to study the factors that affect the health behavior of the elderly in Tambon Huai Mai District of Song, Phrae Province. The sample group is 119 elderly people aged 60 years and over Collect data using a question-naire and then analyze the data collected using frequency distribution, percentage, aver-age, standard deviation. And analyzed the relationship by testing with relationship analysis statistics Analyze the relationship of factors contributing to health behavior By using Pear-son's product moment Correlation Coefficient and Eta (Eta Coefficient)

The results of the study found that most of the subjects were female, 60.5 percent were under 65, 39.5 percent followed by between the ages of 66-69, 26.1 percent respectively. The subjects had primary education. Followed by the secondary education level, 52.9 percent, 15.1 percent respectively, with annual family income between 10,001-50,000 baht, 50.4 percent. Source: The majority of the sample's income is 56.3 percent, respectively. The sample is self-sufficient and the remaining 47.9 percent of the revenue is collected respectively. The sample group does not have a 58.8 percent chronic disease and the most common is 24.4 percent high pressure disease. The sample group has never participated in 57.1 percent of the activities and is 60.5 percent of the club members. From the analysis of factors related to the health behavior of the elderly, it is found that sufficiency (p>0.049), chronic disease (p>0.001), support for public health personnel and family members (p>0.001) Relating to the health behavior of the elderly In in Tambon Huai Mai District of Song, Phrae Province With statistical significance at 0.05