Mental well-being model of Thai older adults: Comparing the aging in place and aging migrant groups.

Objective: Although aging well and aging in place policies have been encouraged in many countries, a consistent challenge is insufficient evidence on older migrants. This study compared mental well-being models of older adults between aging in place and aging migrant groups. The model included social factors (e.

For better or worse: Relationship change in Thailand during COVID-19.

Objective: Novel infectious diseases have the potential to both strengthen or weaken interpersonal relationships within a society. In a collectivist setting such as Thailand amplification of relationships may be particularly marked, but may be associated with individual factors, including personal values and perceived control over the virus.

Methods: A national on-street survey in Thailand (April 2020, N = 1,000), collected data from five regions across the country (response rate 82.

Anxiety, perceived control and pandemic behaviour in Thailand during COVID-19: Results from a national survey.

Anxiety, perceived control and trust in information sources have all been shown to significantly influence health and social behaviours during pandemics. We measured these factors in a nationally representative on-street survey collected across five regions of Thailand (N = 1000, May 2020, response rate 82.6%).

Integration of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Transtheoretical Model of Change for Prediction of Intentions to Reduce or Stop Alcohol Use among Thai Adolescents.

Alcohol use among Thai adolescents has been increasing over the past few decades, and efforts to control consumption by underaged youth have proven largely ineffective. This study tested components of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Readiness to Change, based on the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), to identify useful constructs for developing alcohol use interventions for youth. A sample of 825 Thai student drinkers (65% female), between the ages of 14 and 19, were recruited in Bangkok, Thailand.

Anxiety and public responses to covid-19: Early data from Thailand.

Any new pandemic has the potential to arouse considerable anxiety, with this anxiety associated in previous work with economic disruption and societal disruption. We examined anxiety, symptom awareness, trust and associated behavioural responses in the first three weeks of the SARS-CoV-2 (covid-19) outbreak in Thailand. We collected data on-street at randomly selected locations in Bangkok.

Development of needs and resources for self-management assessment instrument in Thais with type 2 diabetes: cross-cultural adaptation.

Objective: (1) To develop the Chronic Illness Resources Survey (CIRS) questionnaire for Thais with type 2 diabetes and (2) to examine validity and reliability of the instrument.

Material And Method: The present study consisted of two phases, phrase I was development of the comprehensive assessment form, for which the qualitative study was utilized and Glasgow's original CIRS was used as the initial input, and phrases II was tested for validity and reliability of the assessment form, for which quantitative study design was utilized.

Results: Final version of Thai comprehensive CIRS composed of 60 items in seven subscales, physician and health care team, family and friends, personal, community, neighborhood, media and policy, and community organization.

Differences in nonshared individual, school, and family variables between delinquent and nondelinquent Hmong adolescents.

The purpose of the current study was to determine whether there were differences between Hmong immigrant siblings on multiple nonshared individual, school, and family variables. Participants were 58 sibling pairs (29 delinquent pairs and 29 nondelinquent pairs), who ranged in age from 13 to 21 years. There were 11 pairs of boys, 3 pairs of girls, and 15 pairs of opposite-sex siblings.