Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
World is ageing as an obvious consequence of the process of demographic transition and it is happening fastest in the developing world. Simultaneous disintegration of joint family system and changing social values, often obligate the elderly segment of society to live alone or in old age homes which make them increasingly vulnerable to mental health problems and other undesirable effects influencing their quality of life. The study aims to investigate the factors of quality of life among inhabitants of old age homes in Delhi. The cross‐sectional study was undertaken in four government administered old age homes (OAHs) in Delhi. 2 of these were free stay and other 2 being pay and stay OAHs. In all 148 subjects of both sexes and aged 60‐85 years constituted study sample. Study tool included a semi structured proforma to assess Sociodemographic profile and WHOQOL‐BREF scale was used for quality of life assessment. 2/3rd OAH inhabitants were female and rest 1/3rd being male. WHOQOL‐BREF domain scores were higher in pay/stay homes as compared to free stay homes, furthermore all 4 domains score were significantly higher for male residents on t’ test. Quality of life among OAH residents is influenced by various psychological, social and economic factors. This emphasized the need for better management of government run old age homes to ensure improved quality of life of our senior citizens.
How to cite this article:
Raj Kumar, S. Vivek Adhish and Sujata Satapathy. Quality of Life Among Residents of Government Run Old Age Homes in Delhi.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.1.538.542
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