FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE PATIENTS CHRONIC DISEASE, THAILAND

Jatuporn  Ounprasertsuk; Siriwan  Boonthaisong; Phannee  Rojanabenjakun; Mason  Porramatikul; Tipvarin  Benjanirat

Jatuporn Ounprasertsuk Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
Siriwan Boonthaisong Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
Phannee Rojanabenjakun Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
Mason Porramatikul Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
Tipvarin Benjanirat Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Keywords: Quality of Life, Chronic Disease, Relationship

Abstract

The goal of this study is to assess the quality of life and gather general information on
210 chronically ill patients who live in Tha Kha Subdistrict, Amphawa District, Samut
Songkhram Province, Thailand. The information was gathered via questionnaires. We
employed descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients to analyze the data. The
study's findings revealed the following general information about the chronic patients who
participated: The majority of chronic patients are female. With a marital status and an income
of less than 5,000 baht, and between the ages of 51 and 60, whose illness had persisted for a
minimum of five years, and assessed the quality of life of patients with chronic illnesses. The
study focuses on the holistic well-being of individuals who suffer from chronic illnesses. The
majority of patients with chronic diseases have a high quality of life, according to research and
lifestyle and environmental factors family connections assistance to others socially have a
moderate relationship with chronic disease patients' quality of life. Conversely, individuals
afflicted with chronic illnesses experience no correlation between the financial burden of
treatment and their quality of life.