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ABSTRACT
The research Consisted of three main objectives : i) to study the generality of the elderly life quality in Ban Nonsao-eh and Ban Nonpatthana, Phansuek Sub-District, Aranyaprathet District, Sakaeo Province; ii) to study the process of the elderly life quality development by Buddhist monks in Aranyaprathet District, Sakaeo Province; and iii) to study the problems, obstacles and suggestions in the process of the elderly life quality development by Buddhist monks in Aranyaprathet District, Sakaeo Province. It is the mixed method research between quantitative research and qualitative research of which data collection was conducted by questionnaires for 150 people living in Ban Nonsao-eh and Ban Nonpatthana, Phansuek Sub-District, Aranyaprathet District, Sakaeo Province including outsider savants. The collected data were analyzed by using statistical techniques for sociological methodology such as Frequencies, Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation.
The findings of the study are as follows:
1) The population was most 102 women equaling to 68%, 89 aging between 60-70 years olds equaling to 59.34%, 73 qualified higher than primary school 48.66%, 61 married 40.66%, 82 earning less than expense in a month 54.66%, 65 working in farm 43.44%, 89 earning from family member 59.34%, and 123 being of congenital disease 82%.
2) Having considered the generality of the elderly life quality in Ban Nonsao-eh and Ban Nonpatthana, Phansuek Sub-District, Aranyaprathet District, Sakaeo Province, it has been found that most elders feel lonely and boring to everything; additionally, they think they are useless to others surrounding them with being full of seriousness. On the other hand, the way to care of elderly life is to arrange some activities for elders: travel, religious activities, merit-making, and traditional cultures. The community should cooperate with monastery and school to organize such activities in community more often in order to make them feel good to live happily in the society, to reduce loneliness and suffering, and to increase happiness in both physical and mind.
3) Having considered the process of the elderly life quality in Ban Nonsao-eh and Ban Nonpatthana, Phansuek Sub-District, Aranyaprathet District, Sakaeo Province, total number has been found in high level ( = 3.97). Having considered each aspect, it has been found that the aspect of different kinds of mass media have been in highest level (= 4.08), the aspect of general form in high level (= 3.97), the aspect of activity-arrange in high level (= 3.93), and training form also in high level = 3.91, respectively.
4) The suggestion for process of the elderly life quality development by Buddhist monks in Aranyaprathet District, Sakaeo Province: the monks should establish elder association in community for the sake of making social network for the elders, and support elders to participate in different kinds of activities: meditating programs and other religious activities; besides, the monks should provide knowledge and experiences to create a proper way for earning in order to reduce difficulties of family members; and also monks should strengthen elders’ spirit in order to promote harmony of the whole community.
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