ABSTRACT

This thesis has two objectives : 1 to study the life quality development of the elderly people according to the Threefold Training : a case study of Chalermrajkumari Elderly Nursing Home (Supported by Luang Phor Pern), 2 to study a comparison of the life quality development of the elderly people according to the Threefold Training : a case study of Chalermrajkumari Elderly Nursing Home (Supported by Luang Phor Pern).

This research is a quantitative work for which the tools are questionnaires, and studies 31 elders living in Chalermrajkumari Elderly Nursing Home (Supported by Luang Phor Pern) in using the curriculum of Taro Yamane in response to the assumption. The statistics used for research is a t-test and an analysis of One-way ANOVA and LSD. The consequence of research can concluded as follows :

A general data of the citizen group is found that all women and thirteen persons of 70-79 years are elders in divorce. Their education is at the level of a secondary school or below. Twenty-two persons are in other status (the housewife, farmer and planter). Mostly eleven persons have a frequent appointment to see the doctor six months a time.

The level of the elders’ life quality according to the Threefold Training is mostly found that the elders of Chalermrajkumari Elderly Nursing Home (Supported by Luang Phor Pern) have the life quality development of the elderly people according to the Threefold Training totally at a great level (an average of 4.05) and a separate consideration of morale aspect is at a great level (an average of 4.34) as the first level, but an aspect of meditation at a great level (an average of 4.01) and aspect of wisdom at a great level (an average of 3.80) as the last level.

To compare a difference of the life quality development of the elderly people according to the Threefold Training is found that the elders have the highest ages, marital status, education, main incomes and frequency to see the doctor as different. This thing does not make the development of life quality separate, while the occupations as different makes the life quality development of the elderly people according to the Threefold Training separate 0.01

Chalermrajkumari Elderly Nursing Home (Supported by Luang Phor Pern) has a system of administration contributed to the life quality development according to the Threefold Training in an aspect of morality since this Chalermrajkumari Elderly Nursing Home is located in an area of the temple and has the programme of  five-precept village working, which is contributed to a social adjustment at the end of life and helps people for living in the society happily. This thing brings about  a good health of body and mind which makes ones’ life quality better.

The elders in Chalermrajkumari Elderly Nursing Home (Supported by Luang Phor Pern) still grasp the past mistakes and recall them. When they meet the obstacle in their lives which cannot be solved without learning or co-living with them happily.

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