BIO :
          Miss Patchara Chotchaisthit has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University for more than 7 years. Her master’s dissertation focused on elderly people with dementia where she explored the nutritional status and eating behavior of elderly persons with dementia and the management of caregivers. This Master’s research project was partially funded by Mahidol University Graduate Alumni Association. She also participated in a research project regarding activities for dementia prevention with community participation in elderly with dementia in the North-eastern of Thailand. She now focuses on the areas of gerontological nursing, the elderly with dementia, cognitive changes, the elderly in community setting, nutrition in the elderly and elderly caregivers.