Perceptions of Quality Well-Being among the Elderly in the Dusit District, Bangko

AbstractThe objectives of this research were 1) to survey the level of elders’ perceptions on quality well-being in DusitDistrict, Bangkok, based on health condition, social background, financial support, accommodation, hobbies and sexual activity and 2) to survey variables that affected the perception of quality well-being. Quantitative was employed in this research. The quantitative sample was comprised of 450 elderly in the Dusit District, Bangkok, to whom questionnaires are distributed. In analysing data of this study, both multiple regression analysis andSPSS for windows are employed. According to the result of this research, it was found that the elderly have a moderate level of perception on health condition; high level of perception on social background, financial support, accommodation, hobbies and quality well-being; sexual activity was discovered as the lowest. Four variables that affected the perception of quality well-being in the elderly included: accommodation, social background, sexual activity, and health condition