วิถีการดำเนินชีวิตผู้สูงอายุที่มีอายุยืนยาวในชนบทจังหวัดสุรินทร์ The Life style of the Live Long Healthy Ageing in the Rural Community of Surin Province

Abstract

The objective of this Qualitative Research using Narrative Study is to study life Style of the older persons over 80 years who live in the Rural Community of Surin Province. The Key Informants were selected by purposive sampling. The data collecting used in-depth interviews and thematic analysis. The informants included three men and one woman aged between 81-88 years. All of them were farmers based on Natural and Sociocultural context. They were living with extended families and they had good relationships. They woke up early, eating natural food in local. They exercised by walking and biking depending on their working and living conditions. They did goodness and charity by helping people in the community. They relaxed and listened to music from the radio and watch TV before going to bed.

The Recommendation for older persons who want to live longer should do good relationships with families, eat local and natural food, live with sufficiency economy, do goodness, perform an exercise being compatible with health conditions, and have enough to rest.