Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2014

Quality of Life Among Elderly People at Rural Area, Thiruvellore

Dr. Sahbanathul Missiriya

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Older adults now constitute a significant group in any society. Urbanization, migration, westernization and industrialization have changed the joint family system. As a result, elders, who held position of authority in the family, are neglected. The focus of the study was to assess the Quality of life among elderly people. The design was descriptive type. The study was conducted at Kuthambakkam village in Thiruvellore district. Totally 60 elderly people who met the inclusion criteria were selected. The level of quality of life was assessed by using WHO –QOL. The study was revealed that majority of them 8(13.3%) had more satisfied with the Quality of life 23(38.3%) had satisfied, and 29(48.3%) were unsatisfied. There was no significant association between sex, marital status, educational status, source of income, Suffering from chronic disease, degree of dependence, age and religion with quality of life among elderly people at P<0.05

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Dr.Sahbanathul Missiriya Quality of Life Among Elderly People at Rural Area, Thiruvellore Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 11 November 2014

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