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ArticleJournal of cross-cultural gerontology2016

Factors Associated with Healthy Aging among Older Persons in Northeastern Thailand.

Pornpun Manasatchakun, Pleumjit Chotiga, Jacek Hochwälder, Åsa Roxberg, Maria Sandborgh, Margareta Asp

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Article in Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors.

Pornpun ManasatchakunSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Box 325, Drottninggatan 16A, 63105, Eskilstuna, Sweden. pornpun.manasatchakun@mdh.se.
Pleumjit ChotigaBoromarajonani College of Nursing Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Jacek HochwälderSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Box 325, Drottninggatan 16A, 63105, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Åsa RoxbergSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Box 325, Drottninggatan 16A, 63105, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Maria SandborghSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Box 325, Drottninggatan 16A, 63105, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Margareta AspSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Box 325, Drottninggatan 16A, 63105, Eskilstuna, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe factors associated with perceived health and healthy aging among older people in northeastern Thailand. Thailand's aging population is growing and facing an increasing old-age dependency ratio. Northeastern Thailand, known as Isan, is a region in which the number of older residents is projected to grow rapidly. Older people in this region are likely to confront great threats to their health and well-being. These issues require appropriate attention and actions to promote healthy aging. However, healthy aging in this region has not been studied. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 453 older people, aged 60 years or older. Participants completed the Healthy Aging Instrument (HAI) and provided relevant demographic characteristics. Mann-Whitney U tests, Kruskal-Wallis tests and multiple regression models were used to analyze the data. Through comparative analyses, significant differences in HAI scores were observed for the following factors: marital status, residential area, disability, income level, and perceived meaningfulness in life. In the multiple regression models, residential area, disability, and marital status explained 24.30 % of the variance in HAI scores. Health promotion strategies and future targeted intervention programs should consider the importance of these factors.

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Health StatusResidence CharacteristicsSocial SupportAdaptation, PsychologicalAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude to HealthCross-Sectional StudiesFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFriendsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeCross-sectional studyHealthy agingNortheastern ThailandOlder persons

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PMID27432370
PMCPMC5110604

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