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ERIC Number: EJ1290547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-5250
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Knowledge Provision Model through Distance Learning Method for Promoting Quality of Life of the Elderly in Rural Areas of Thailand
Sungsri, Sumalee
Journal of Education and Learning, v10 n2 p129-138 2021
Thailand is becoming an elderly society like many countries in the world. The number of elderly people is increasing continuously every year. In order to enable the elderly to live with good quality of life in the rapidly changing society, knowledge and information related to their health and living factors are considered to be necessary for them. Therefore, this study was carried out in order to develop a model of knowledge provision for promoting quality of life of the elderly in rural areas of the country. The samples were drawn from every region of the country which included 480 elderly people, 480 elderly caretakers, and 160 people representing the community leaders, community committee members and staff of local government agencies. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed for data collection. The study found that there were five areas of knowledge for promoting quality of life of the elderly: physical health, mental health, social relationship, economic, and learning. The model of knowledge provision to the elderly synthesized from the study could enable the elderly to gain necessary knowledge deemed useful for promoting their quality of life. The elderly, the elderly care caretakers and related people were found to be satisfied with the model.
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Thailand
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