Cross Sectional Study On Quality Of Life Among Elderly In Poonamallee Block Thiruvallur District Tamilnadu.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization describes Quality of Life (QOL) as a broad-ranging concept that incorporates individual's physical health, psychological state, level of independence, social relationships, personal beliefs and their association to salient features of the environment. QOL of elderly patients varies geographically across the Globe. Most of them have moderate to poor quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess Quality Of Life among elderly in a rural population. METHODOLOGY: The study was a population based cross sectional study conducted among 450 elderly subjects from 60 years and above residing in poonamallee block of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Data regarding Quality Of Life was assessed using WHO-QOL-BREF Questionnaire. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants. The ethical clearance was obtained from institutional ethics committee. RESULTS: Majority of the study subjects were elderly females 274 (60.9%). Large proportion of elders 222 (49.3%) were in the age group 60-65 years. Large proportion of elders 269 (59.7%) were illiterate. Majority of the elderly 356 (79.1%) were unemployed. The mean scores for male in physical domain was 46.8, for psychological domain is 54.8%, for social domain is 37.9, environmental domain is 61.2. In each domain the mean scores were higher for males showing that males had a better QOL than females and difference is found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Early detection and treatment for geriatric health problems can improve elderly peoples Quality Of Life and reduce dependence on others.
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S. Suganathan Soundararajan
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