A STUDY OF QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ELDERLY

Background: Aging is a normal biological phenomenon. The elderly present special and unique problemsand these have been aggravated due to the unprecedented speed of socioeconomic transformation leading to a number of changes in different aspect of living conditions. The elderly population experiences social isolation due to breakage of various bonds like work relationship, loss of relatives and friends, movement of children away from them for job. The situation worsens when Aged people suffer with chronic diseases, loss of their physical capabilities and financial insecurity.The family as a single unit is undergoing changes leading to significant adjustments in accommodating and caring for older adults in the family, making them more vulnerable to illness and psychological strains in the absence of familial support network. Aim: The main objective of present paper is to study the status of quality of life of Elderly and also give suggestions for improving the quality of life of elderly. Methods and materials: Descriptive research design was used in the present study because this research design provides information about the naturally occurring health status, behavior, attitudes and other characteristics of a particular group. The present study was area specific in nature. On the basis of nature of study researcher has been selected Karla village of Wardha district for study of quality of life of elderly people. The researcher has done listing of elderly people and found 97 respondents for sample size. He selected all the respondents for study using simple random sampling technique. The data has been collected through interview schedule and observation methods. The tool was developed with the help of WHOQOL BREF. Result and conclusion: Findings of this study indicate that physical healths, psychological health, social and environmental health of elderly were better and in good conditions. Overall, elderly people living in Carla village had good quality of life.