Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
BMC Geriatr. 2023 Oct 24;23(1):690. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04411-1.
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between happiness and food-related behaviours and other potential factors among older persons in Thailand. This was a cross-sectional study with multistage random sampling. In total, 1,197 older (age 60 + years) persons participated in this study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to obtain information about socio-demographic characteristics, health status, household chores, home gardening, financial situation, family meals, and food security. Descriptive and multivariate regression analyses were performed for data analysis. The analysis found that age, health status, household chores, and home gardening were found to be significantly associated with happiness. Statistically-significant associations of financial situation, family meals, and food insecurity with happiness were also observed. People who were not dissatisfied with their financial situation were happier than people who were unhappy with their financial situation. Older people who ate every meal with a family member(s) were happiest. People who had severe food insecurity were less happy than those with food security. The findings suggest the need for investment priorities on food and nutrition with a long-term policy to ensure financial self-sufficiency and food security among older persons and their family.
本研究旨在探讨泰国老年人的幸福感与食物相关行为及其他潜在因素之间的关系。这是一项采用多阶段随机抽样的横断面研究。共有 1197 名老年人（年龄 60 岁及以上）参与了这项研究。通过面对面访谈获取社会人口特征、健康状况、家务劳动、家庭园艺、经济状况、家庭用餐和粮食安全方面的信息。采用描述性和多变量回归分析进行数据分析。分析结果表明，年龄、健康状况、家务劳动和家庭园艺与幸福感显著相关。经济状况、家庭用餐和粮食不安全与幸福感之间也存在显著关联。对经济状况不满意的人比对经济状况不满意的人更幸福。与家人一起每顿饭的老年人最幸福。粮食无保障程度严重的人幸福感较低。研究结果表明，需要优先投资于食物和营养，并制定长期政策，以确保老年人及其家庭的经济自给自足和粮食安全。
