A comparative study of health Status and quality of life among Elderly people living in old age Homes and within the family setup In an urban area

Abstract

Introduction: When the fraction of elderly citizen reaches 7% the county is defined ‘an aging nation’ by the UN. India is having the second highest number of elderly (60+) in the world after China and is followed by the USA. All.India.Senior.Citizens.Confederation (AISCCON)’ conducted a survey in 2015-16 which showed that older adults needs to be taken care with more focus on their social and emotional well-being as well as financial and social security. Other studies showed that most of the elderly suffered from some sort of chronic illness or depression and the occurrence of such illnesses rose with increase in age. Even though improving quality of life of the elderly are mentioned a lot in care policies and development programs for long term betterment of older people, it is not practiced in real life scenario. The present study was done with the objective of comparing the health, quality of life and the prevalence of the depression among seniors living in old age homes and in the family setup. Objectives To compare the health status and quality of life and also to know the prevalence of depression among elderly people living in old age homes and within the family setup.