The effect of mental health promotion program in elderly people with non - communicable disease: Base on positive psychology perspective

Authors

  • Wongumporn Pinyavong

Keywords:

elderly people with non - communicable disease, positive Psychology-based, Mental health

Abstract

Elderly people have experience physical changes because of the deterioration of the body's organ systems, coping with chronic non-communicable dises resulting in mental health problems. This Research was quasi- experimental research. The objective was to I (to compare the average mental health scores of elderly people with non - communicable disease before and after partipating mental health promotion program in elderly people with non - communicable disease: Base on posive psychology 2) To compare the average mental health scores of elderly people with non - communicable disease in the experimental group and the control group after participating mental health promotion program in elderty people with non - communicable disease on postive psycholog. The subject were elderly people with non - communicable disease receiving treatment at the Non - Communicable Disease Clinic in Doi Tao Distict, Chiang Mai Province. The sample was totaling 33 participants, 15 in the experimental group and 18 in the control group, the experimental group who received a-week proprogram. The control group received conventional care. The research instruments consisted of Thai Geriatric Mental Health Assessment (T-GMWHA-15), The data ware analyzed using frequency, percentage, median, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test, Mann Whitney U Test. The results of the research found that average mental health scores of elderty people with chronic non-communicable dises in the experimental group, after post - program was higher than pre- program. Statical significance of p < 0.05 and the mental health score of the eldely with chronic non- communicable diseases in the experimental group, after post the program was higher than the controup with a statistical significe of p <0.05. The results indicated that mental health promotion proeram in elderly people with non - communicable disease: Base on positive psycholoey had higher mental health scores than elderly people with chronic non-communicable diseases who did not receive the program.

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Published

2026-10-03

How to Cite

Pinyavong, W. (2026). The effect of mental health promotion program in elderly people with non - communicable disease: Base on positive psychology perspective. Sanpatong Hospital Journal, 1(1), 36–45. retrieved from https://he05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SPHJ/article/view/8421