Development of Elderly Quality of Life towards 5G Digital Era in Bangkok Metropolitan Areas, Thailand

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study: 1) the level of development of elderly’s quality towards 5G digital era, the power of information technology, government policy, the development of social innovation and the promoting of digital awareness; 2) the influence of the power of information technology, government policy, the development of social innovation and the promoting of digital awareness on the development of elderly’s quality of life towards 5G digital era; This research employed a quantitative research. In quantitative research component, the sample consisted of 380 residents in the 60-to-75 age group and was the member of the elderly club in 6 districts of Bangkok, obtained by stratified sampling. The sample size was calculated by 20 times the Empirical variables. Data were collected with the use of questionnaires and analyzed by structural equation model. The research findings indicated that: 1) the development of social innovation, the power of information technology and government policy were at the strongly high level, the development of elderly’s quality of life towards 5G digital era and the promoting of digital awareness were at the high level; 2) the government policy had overall strong influence on the development of elderly’s quality of life towards 5G digital era, then followed by the development of social innovation and the power of information technology, respectively; however, the promoting of digital awareness had not any influence. The findings of the research could be used by government agencies and related organizations as the key indicators and plan for the development of the elderly’s quality of life in accordance with further normal happiness