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- Title
Physical Health of Elders and Its Implication on their Life: A Study in Rural Tuljapur Block of Osmanabad District, Maharashtra.
- Authors
Swain, Sasmita; Mankawade, Prachi
- Abstract
The present study was an attempt to understand the physical health status among elderly people and its impact on psycho-social, occupational, and spiritual wellbeing. 149 randomly selected elderly (73 male and 76 female), age varying from 60 years and above belonging to rural Tuljapur of Osmanabad district of Maharashtra state were the respondents of this study. Data was collected with the help of interview schedule and participant observation. During the course of the study, it was found that health problems coupled with poor socioeconomic condition and lack of preparation for old age adversely affects the elderly people of this sample. The problem of destitution, deprivation, isolation and helplessness increases with the increased degree of disability, patriarchy structure, and impaired economic condition of the elderly.
- Subjects
HEALTH of older people; SPIRITUAL well-being; ECONOMIC conditions of older people; POVERTY; HELPLESSNESS (Psychology) in old age; SOCIAL isolation; GERIATRICS; AGE &; income
- Publication
Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2019, Vol 33, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
0971-4189
- Publication type
Article