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Health Promotion International Advance Access originally published online on October 22, 2009
Health Promotion International 2009 24(4):394-403; doi:10.1093/heapro/dap038
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Ways of healthy aging: a case study of elderly people in a Northern Thai village

Chuleekorn Danyuthasilpe1,3,*, Kwanjai Amnatsatsue1, Chanuantong Tanasugarn2, Patcharaporn Kerdmongkol1 and Allan B. Steckler4

1Faculty of Public Health, Department of Public Health Nursing and 2Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Education and Health Behavioral Sciences, Mahidol University, Rajvithee Rd., Rajthevee District, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, 3Faculty of Nursing, Naresuan University, Muang District, Phitsanulok, Province 65000, Thailand and 4Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 362 Rosenau Hall, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, USA

* Corresponding author. E-mail: wankaew70{at}hotmail.com


  Abstract

This ethnographic study was conducted to explore ways of healthy aging and the influence of culture on health-related behaviors in a rural community in Northern Thailand. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observations and field notes were used to understand the lives of seven healthy Thai older adults aged 75 years and over. Data were collected from March 2007 to February 2008, with ongoing ethnographic analysis involving coding, identifying patterns, generalizing and making reflective notes to elucidate the cultural patterns of behavior. All informants perceived health as interrelated with their life styles, which was, in turn, closely related to their cultural roots, suggesting that culture influences the health of all members of smaller, closely knit communities, including the elderly, by integrating physical, social and spiritual health for older adults and their families.

Key words: ethnographic study; healthy aging; older adults


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