Factors determining family support and quality of life of elderly population

Abstract

Elderly people have spent a lot of time in the world and have experienced things that future generations will never witness and certainly will not understand. They have taught us respect, manners, traditions, appreciation of things, and how to accept and deal with life experiences. [1] According to an estimate, India will be having the highest aged population in the world by 2025. [2] The quality of life (QOL) of the elderly people has become relevant with the demographic shift toward an aging society. There are indications that the concepts and concerns related to QOL in the elderly people are different from those of the general population. A majority of the elderly people evaluate the QOL positively on the basis of social contacts, dependency, health, material circumstances, and social comparisons. [3] Background: Aging is an unavoidable and irreversible change as a result of demographic transition in all societies. Family support for the elderly people has become a very important issue in examining the overall well-being of the elderly people. Family support is playing a key role in determining the quality of life (QOL) of the aged people. Objective: The main aim of the research was to find the factors determining the QOL and family support of elderly people. Material and Methods: An exploratory descriptive design was followed to obtain error-free results. A total of 213 elderly people were consecutively recruited from a randomly selected setting. Results: The elderly men reported a better quality of life. Elderly people who had received a formal education also reported a good quality of life. Those who were financially independent had a healthier QOL. Medically healthy elderly people had enhanced QOL. Those who performed their daily activities independently also had superior QOL. Elderly people who got support from their family members had an enhanced QOL. Those who reported having no major problems in their life also had a superior QOL. The educated elderly people had perceived better family support. Medically healthy aged people perceived better family support. Conclusion: This study found that there are various factors such as gender, education, financial independence, and family support determined the QOL of the aged. Similarly, education, wealth, and family support were the predictors for family support of the elderly people.

Quality of life of geriatric population in rural block of Haryana

“…Similar to these findings, Kaur H et al (2015, Uttarakhand), Dasgupta A et al (2018, West Bengal), and Kritika et al (2017, Uttarakhand) also observed significant association between QOL and financial dependency. [16,20,22] 9.1% participants who were having any health problem had poor QOL as compared to 5.6% participants having no health problems (p < 0.05). Quality of life is associated statistically significant with financial dependency and health problems of study participants (p < 0.05).…”

“…[17] in their studies also showed statistically significant association between QOL and education. [16,17,20,21,22] This can be explained by the fact that they have a better access to information and health care system which adds to their QOL. 65.5% elderly were living with partner, and among them 48.7% had average QOL followed by 41.1% having good quality of life.…”

“…Kumari R et al (2018, Jammu), Naing MM et al (2010, Myanmar), Kaur H et al (2015, Uttarakhand) in their study find QOL statistically associated with health problem of study participants. [18,19,20] Presence of health problems can cause physical dependency which limits movements and in turn can lead to economic dependency and psychological ill health, this results in poor QOL. It has been observed that QOL is statistically associated with sex, caste, living with partner, level of education, occupation, socio-economic status, financial dependency, health problem and duration of health problem of study participants.…”

A importância do funcionamento das famílias no cuidado ao idoso: fatores associados*

“…Acredita-se que o resultado da boa funcionalidade familiar constatado na presente pesquisa possa ser atribuído às boas condições de saúde dos participantes, pois a maioria são independentes nas ABVDs, não foram hospitalizados e nem sofreram quedas no último ano. Estudo sobre os fatores que determinam o apoio familiar e a qualidade de vida de idosos na Índia demonstra que as condições de saúde desta população exercem um papel importante nas relações familiares 23 .…”

Faktor Frekuensi Kunjungan Lansia Ke Posyandu Lansia Di Kecamatan Pontianak Timur

“…Menurut hasil penelitian Kaur Harkirat dkk (2015). Dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup lansia dengan nilai p-value =0,003 artinya ada hubungan antara dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup lansia (Kaur, 2015).…”