Factors Predicting Quality of Life among Homebound Elderly People, Khlong Khlung District, Kamphaeng Phet Province

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to study the quality of life (QOL) among homebound elderly people (HBEP) and to determine the predictive factors of their QOL in Khlong Khlung district, Kamphaeng Phet province. A total of 199 homebound elderly people were selected as samples which were calculated from Cohen formula via G*Power 3.1 program. Simple random sampling was utilized in the recruitment process. Data were collected by using a questionnaire regarding predictive factors of QOL of HBEP with reliability value (0.936); and were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis of the backward method. The results revealed that the QOL of HBEP was at moderate level (Mean=90.95, SD=13.084) and six predictive factors of their QOL i.e. self-esteem (B=1.011), environment (B=1.494), religious activity (B=0.669), age (B=-0.194), social participation (B=0.639) and family characteristic (B=6.536) were identified. Herein, these factors could together predict the QOL of HBEP about 59.4% of the elderly patients (R2=0.594) at the 0.05 significance level.