Methods
To examine the preferences of older individuals, focus group
discussions were conducted in Nang Rong district during spring 2012. Focus groups can be used for a variety of purposes. We were interested not only in the preferences of the older persons,
but also in the extent to which they agreed with one another. The give-and-take of focus group discussion allows focus group members to listen and react to one another. In our case there was remarkable consensus and so we did not go on to individual qualitative interviews. People aged 60 and over are the target of national development plan as stated in the 2010 Thai Constitution.
Additionally, this age covers the definition of elderly people