Buddhist Promoting Mental Health of the Elderly in the Community.

Abstract

The objectives of this research were (1) to study Buddhism with promoting mental well-being of older adults in Umong community. (2) to study the way of templedevelopment and the center of promoting metal well-being of older adults in Umong community and (3) to present the model of promoting metal well-being of older adults. This research is qualitative research, participatory action research : PAR and the effectiveness of the appreciation influence control (AIC) of the community for learning interaction with action and planning.The participation of community leader with operation experience of promoting mental well-being of the community.The instrument for collecting data wereinterview, observation and focus group discussion – FGD. The result of data analysis research was reliability and consistent with the objective of research. The research results are as below: Buddhism concerns with various process in promoting mental well-being of older adults both direction way and indirection way.The index instrumentevaluation of mental well-being. Overall, the level of mental well-being is better. Point out that Buddhism can promote mental well-being of older adults visibly. The important role of driving process to Buddhism for promoting mental well-being of adult that is temple. Temple then has the way of temple development for being center of taking care mental well-being of older adults by integrating device Buddhism. It concerns with the development of religious place, religious person, Buddha teaching and religious ceremony, these are the taking care of mental well-being of the community. There are also guidelines for temple management as the center must have the principle and structure of temple management clearly that includes vision, planning, organizing, leading, order, control and the participation of community, temple and various organization that are shared idea, consideration, practice and benefit in promoting temple development for being the center of training care mental well-being of older adults. To study of Buddhism research with promoting mental well-being of older adults in the community presented the model of promoting mental well-being of older adults by integrating Buddhism and promoting mental well-being. To present the model of temple development integrated with Buddhism, management and the participation of home, temple and government for promoting mental well-being of older adults and present the model of government sector (Local Administration etc.). To make public policy that support to promote well-being, to change care system of coorperation and promote environment that supports to healthy community.