This research had three objectives: 1) to study level of behavior of preparation for death of the elderly in 24 hours meditation assembly, Prachinburi province, 2) to compare level of behavior of preparation for death of the elderly in 24 hours meditation assembly, Prachinburi province with different personal factors.  3) to study correlation between relevant factors and level of behavior of preparation for death of the elderly in 24 hours meditation assembly, Prachinburi province.

    110 elderlies in 24 hours meditation assembly, Prachinburi province were randomized by purposive random sampling method to be samples of this research. Tool of this research is questionnaire with three parts namely:  personal information, factors relevant to behavior of preparation for death, and behavior of preparation for death. Statistics namely: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t- test,  one-way Anova,  and Pearson’s correlation coefficient  were used to analyze data  and hypothesis were tested at statistical significant level at .05.

               This research found that :- The level of behavior of preparation for death in the elderly are in moderate level (= 3.90).

               The elderly with difference of gender, marital Status, monthly Income   have not different level of behavior of preparation for death at significant level .05.

               The elderly with difference of ages, educational level, and experience of participating activities have different level of behavior of preparation for death at significant level .05.

               Totally, factors relevant to behavior of preparation for death have positive correlation to behavior of preparation for death in moderate level (r=.32) at significant level .05.

               On specific aspects,  it show that  social support,  religious belief about death,  and personal health perception have positive correlation ( r=.54, .45 and .23) to behavior of preparation for death  at moderate level at significant level .05, But  anxiety about death  have negative  correlation  to behavior of preparation for death at moderate ( r=.20) level at significant level .05.

               In conclusion, this research suggested that behavior of preparation for death have positive relation to social support, religious belief about death, personal health perception. This  is good trend  for the elderly who were participated  meditation practice  that why other family members should promote three conditions as presented previously in the elderly  including   help  them  decrease  anxiety about death by doing activities, talking, hugging them, and giving them massage to confident them and don’t them feel lonely.

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