title: Meanings and indicators of well-being in health in the perspective of the farmers in the northeast of Thailand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Well-being is a complex notion with many different dimensions whose definition is disputed. Therefore, the present study considers the meanings and indicators of well-being in health in the perspective of the farmers of the Northeast of Thailand. The conceptual framework of research is based on well-being concepts developed by the Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries (WeD) and further developed by the Research Group on Well-being and Development at Khon Kaen University. The concept is comprised of three main dimensions. The first is what people have or do not have (material and human resources, social relationship). The second is what people do and do not do or cannot do with these resources, and why (social or cultural action). The third is how people judge, assess, and feel about these things, how they make and cannot make sense of what happens (meaning).
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study is qualitative research. The population of the present research was the farmers in the target area where the data were collected by purposive sampling in Chaiyaphum Province. The main research methodology employed was focus group discussion with district member in one district from each of the three groups of district in Chaiyaphum province. The secondary research method employed was a workshop often qualified representatives of the personnel from both the government and private sectors who were involvedwith the farmers in the province were selected by purposive sampling. Then, the data were analyzed by means of content analysis. The method for reviewing of data was the triangular technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the present study found that the meanings of "well-being in health in the perspective of the farmers in the Northeast" reflect every perspective: materials and non-materials (objective and subjective well-being). The indicators of well-being in health in the perspective of the farmers of the Northeast of Thailand had eight aspects and forty-five indicators that included both subjective well-being and objective well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study concludes that well-being indicators that developed from the viewpoints of farmers could be employed to enhance well-being of farmers in the development process.
authors.affiliation: Chaiyaphum Hospital, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. albkb@diamond.mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Banjong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krobbuaban
authors.forename: Buapun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prompakping
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013785:Thailand