Seangpraw Katekaew, Auttama Nisarat, Kumar Ramesh, Somrongthong Ratana, Tonchoy Prakasit, Panta Pitakpong
Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Phayao, Phayao, Thailand.
School of Nursing,, University of Phayao, Phayao, Thailand.
F1000Res. 2019 May 13;8:655. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.17903.2. eCollection 2019.
Stress is a common mental health problem of the elderly population that affects their quality of life. The objective of this study was to determine the level of stress and associated factors among the elderly living in rural areas of Thailand. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in two sub-districts of rural Thailand and interviewed 403 elderly persons. We used simple random sampling technique from a list of registered elderly individuals and conducted face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire. The questionnaire were piloted, validated and pretested beforehand. Multiple linear regression was applied for data analysis. This study was approved by the Ethical Review Committee of the University of Phayao, Thailand. The mean age of the participants was 68 and two thirds (67%) were female. Less than 43% of the participants had moderate, and one third (34%) had high levels of stress. More than half of participants had low level stress management. Stress was significantly associated with alcohol and illness with a predictive power of 3.0% [(R = 0.173, R Square = 0.030) (p<0.05)]. We conclude that risk factors such as alcohol and illness affect elderly population living in rural areas of Thailand to a major extent in terms of stress.
压力是老年人群常见的心理健康问题，会影响他们的生活质量。本研究的目的是确定泰国农村地区老年人的压力水平及相关因素。这是一项在泰国农村两个分区开展的横断面研究，对403名老年人进行了访谈。我们从登记在册的老年人名单中采用简单随机抽样技术，并使用问卷进行面对面访谈。问卷事先经过了预试验、验证和预测试。采用多元线性回归进行数据分析。本研究获得了泰国帕尧大学伦理审查委员会的批准。参与者的平均年龄为68岁，三分之二（67%）为女性。不到43%的参与者压力水平为中度，三分之一（34%）压力水平较高。超过一半的参与者压力管理水平较低。压力与饮酒和疾病显著相关，预测力为3.0% [（R = 0.173，决定系数R² = 0.030）（p<0.05）]。我们得出结论，就压力而言，饮酒和疾病等风险因素在很大程度上影响着泰国农村地区的老年人群。
