Common Stress Factors Encountered By the Geriatric Population in the Malwa Region
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Earlier research has shown that geriatric population have encountered multiple socio-psychological issues such as stress, absence of family regard, social isolation, discrepancy of view with relatives. In order to study this, we carried out a research in the Malwa region from June to August 2018. Objective: To identify prevalent stressors encountered by geriatric population in the Malwa region. Methods: It was a Cross-sectional study of observation. Subjects were chosen by simple random sampling technique to include in the study. Result: Selected subjects were more stressed from psychosocial issues rather than any other issue. They suffer mostly from restriction of routine physical activity (78%), backache (66%) and joint disorders(54%), insomnia (88%), reduced social enthusiasm (88%), difficulty in concentrating(76%) and financial needs(50%) Conclusion: It is established that attempts on the part of the authorities and non-governmental organization are strongly needed to promote basic income, medical services, social care, relaxation and other needs of the elderly, which can go a long way toward minimizing the issues of the elderly.
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Himanshu Dagor
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