THE MEANING OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN AGIGE, URBAN COMMUNITY BANGKOK, THAILAND

Abstract

This is qualitative research aim to study the meaning of quality of life in aging, the participation are aged 60 years and over included 10 persons. There have 2 groups (group 1 and group 2) by ADL assessment. Collecting data using focus group. Finding, participant have age 60-86 years in communities of Bang Sue, Bangkok on 2018, 5 female (5%) and 5 male (5%), all of them were illness about Hypertension (60%), diabetes (50%), ADL group I (80%) and ADL group II (20%) and have state health welfare (100%), status of married were married and stay with family (60%), widow and stay with child (40%). They were stay in community more than 10 year. Aging have chronic disease, problem of movement, Bed hidden, Risk of Health behavior, environments problem, want information about to caring bed hidden in housing, insecurity about housing, not enough of money, Dilapidated housing, land lease and rental house, haven’t center space for community activity, want to management for care bed hidden in house hold. Issues that cater to group; Good health, Good health system, Good life. The key words that are meaningful to the quality of life of Thai aging still Kindee (eat well), Yudee (live well), Chevitmungkong (a stability of life). 5 of dimension (5 D) that focus on aging’s quality of life, 1) Dimension of Health, 2) Dimensional environment that is conducive to health, 3) Dimension of economy, 4) Dimension of stability in the housing, and 5) Dimensional stability, security of life and property