Satisfaction of the elderly people towards the Healthy and Happiness on the Buddhist Day Project in Nangam sub-district, Selaphum district, Roi-Et province, Thailand

Abstract

To assess the satisfaction level and to identify factors influencing the satisfaction toward “The Buddhist Day Project at Na-ngam subdistrict, Selaphum district, Roi-Et province” This project was initiated since year 2006 for promoting healthy aging. The three main activities were meditation, exercise and produce brochure and CD song for physical exercise. Ninety two elderly people who participated in the project were simple random sampling recruited. A face to face interview were conducted by trained data collectors using questionnaires. In addition in-depth interview 3 health care providers were employed. The results revealed that the majority (67.4%) of the samples reported a high satisfaction level toward the project followed by 22.8% reported a highest level of satisfaction toward the project. The satisfaction level was high among three groups of activity including; meditation, exercise and produce brochure and CD song for physical exercise. The finding from in depth interview of the health providers revealed that all activities were extremely beneficial and proper as those activities can result a good caring for elderly people for both physiological and psychological aspects. In terms of factor influencing the satisfaction towards the project, it found that only chronic disease was shown the statistic significant (p value =0.018). A study on health improvement of elderly should be also conducted among various groups that involve with them such as care givers, relative and village volunteers.