THE DEVELOPMENT OF SLEEP QUALITY AMONG THE ELDERLY IN BAN RANG I MEI COMMUNITY KAMPHAENG SAEN DISTRICT NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the sleeping behavior of the elderly in Ban Rang E-Mei Community, Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom Province, 2) to design and develop activities to change the sleeping behavior of the elderly in Ban Rang E-Mei Community, Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom Province, 3) to assess the quality of sleep of the elderly in Ban Rang E-Mei Community, Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom Province.
The research results found that
1. The sleeping behavior of the elderly in the community can be divided according to the behaviors mentioned above: health behavior, emotional and stress behavior, eating behavior, behavior in the elderly's residence, environment around the elderly's house, and mental state of the elderly. From the above problems, it was found that the cause was all from the elderly's sleep.
2. Design and develop activities for the elderly in the community to participate in creating activities, such as recreational activities to reduce the accumulated stress of the elderly, providing knowledge about eating correctly according to nutritional principles, going to the field to provide knowledge, advice, and change the sleeping behavior of the elderly, including changing the environment around the elderly's residence until the elderly have less sleeping problems.
3. The quality of sleep of the elderly in the community can be assessed by dividing it according to the risk of sleeping problems in the elderly. That there are high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk impacts on sleep