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Abstract: Spiritual well-being is a sense of peace and contentment stemming from

an individuals relationship with the spiritual aspects of life and in relation to the
quality of life. This cross-sectional survey research was aimed at exploring the
biosocial factors influencing the spiritual well-being of elderly persons in
Chacheongsao Province located in Eastern Thailand. Questionnaires were
administered to 330 elders by personal interviews between May and August 2014.
The variables were analyzed by t-test, and One-way ANOVA. According to the
findings, gender, marital status, education, religion, working conditions, people
who living with, and activities with elderly club affected the spiritual well-being of
the elderly at a 0.05 level of significance, while age was unaffected to spiritual
well-being of the elderly. The findings of this study confirm the significant of
various biosocial factors that affect elderly spiritual well-being, and can be used
as basis information for develop an appropriate plan for promoting spiritual wellbeing of the Thai elders.

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