Views of the elderly living in old-age homes on psychosocial care needs

Shivarudraiah, Manjunatha; Ammapattian, Thirumoorthy; Antony, Sojan; Thangaraju, SivakumarPalanimuthu

doi:10.4103/jgmh.jgmh_1_21

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“…Previous studies also revealed that most of the staff working in OAHs were women. 21,22 Our findings indicate that the program has enhanced the knowledge on ageing, geriatric mental health and brief psychosocial interventions among the staff working in OAHs. Similarly, the self-efficacy of the staff was found to be satisfactory after the training program and even after two months.…”

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Efficacy of Psychosocial Care Training Programme for the Staff Working in Old Age Homes

Shivarudraiah,

Ammapattian,

Antony

et al. 2023

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Background: Training the old-age home staff is essential in raising geriatric mental health care standards in India. Inadequate knowledge on ageing and psychosocial interventions is a significant issue in old-age homes. Old-age home staff must know how to provide individualized psychosocial care and support for older adults. Hence this study aimed to test the feasibility of the psychosocial care training program for the staff working in old-age homes. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design (pre-post without a control group) was used. Forty-two staff members participated. Mary Starke Harper Aging Knowledge Exam (MSHAKE) and structured checklist to measure the staff’s knowledge on ageing, psychosocial interventions, welfare legislations, schemes, and support services were administered before, immediately after, and two months after the program and the self-efficacy checklist was administered immediately and two months after the program, to examine the efficacy of the program. Results: Significant improvement was found in the ageing knowledge and the knowledge of psychosocial intervention and psychosocial care. These improvements continued for two months ( p < .001). Similarly, their self-efficacy in managing such problems was also sustained across two post-measurements ( p = .045). Conclusions: Face-to-face training programs would enhance the knowledge of the old age home staff. This Psychosocial Care Training module can be used for training old age home staff to address various psychosocial needs, concerns and other psychosocial problems of the residents.

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Efficacy of Psychosocial Care Training Programme for the Staff Working in Old Age Homes

Shivarudraiah,

Ammapattian,

Antony

et al. 2023

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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“…Many of previous studies have shown similar evidence that elderly who live olde-age homes suffer from Socio-psychological health problem such chronic health issues as stress, loneliness, depression, anxiety and other health and social issues as loneliness and lack of familial relationship. Especially staff of old-age homes lack caring for elderly, empathy, insufficient understanding of aging issue and skill to take care of elderly in old-age home led to worsen the lifestyle of elderly [32][33][34][35][36]. Among these elderly persons, widowed/widower and elderly from rural areas have not satisfied much about their life compared to their counterparts.…”

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Lifestyle Changes and Perception of Elderly: A Study of the Old Age Homes in Pune City, India

2022

Int J Geriatr Gerontol

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The increase in old age homes and its residents mandates attention to the living condition of elderly at these institutions. The study is based on the information collected from 500 residents of 23 old age homes of Pune city in India. A multistage random sampling used for the selection of samples. A semi-structured interview schedule was adopted to gather the information from the respondents, the interview schedule was approved by the research ethical board of the institute. To strengthen the study qualitative insights are also gathered using case studies and key informant interviews. About half of the respondents were having issues while adjusting at old age home and similar percent has reported that their life has considerably changed after joining the old age home. Over half (52%) of these have experienced negative impact, such as homesickness, feeling of left alone (abandoned) by family members, feeling of staying at a hostel, follow certain schedule, elderly have to adjust in their daily life, and so on. Due to family attachment, many respondents feel lonely. For instance, 56 percent of the respondents perceive that they are being left out by their family members. While, two-thirds of respondents perceive that other elderly who are staying with their family members are having a better life than themselves. Hence, many respondents would like to go back to their families. Despite the fact that more than half (54%) of respondents know that they will spend their remaining days at the old age home. Whereas, 42 percent of the respondents said they are not certain about their future stay and 2 percent believe that soon they will return to their former homes among family members. Although many respondents experienced positive outcome after joining the old age home. Yet, the issues of uncomfortable living, loneliness, or similar unpleasant feeling is present among some of the respondents. These experiences are mostly due to the absence of family members in surrounding.

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“…Although (Agadi and Baikdey, 2019) just examines limited old age facility, and (Dhungana and Dhungana, 2020) focuses solely on the chronic physical health conditions that only affect the elderly. In (Shivarudraiah et al, 2021) the study's flaws, including its small sample size and selective participant pool, limit the generalizability of its conclusions. In (Shajahan) the recommended therapies are not affordable in middle and poor class elders.…”

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“…Shivarudraiah et al, 2021 investigated the psychological care requirements that residents of nursing homes have expressed. Out of the 4 old-age homes that were approached and employed for the study, the researcher used the purposive sampling strategy and had a sample size restriction of 20.…”

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Communal Effect Attitudes on Punjab Senior Citizens

Kaur,

Parihar

2024

IRMM

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Among the most vulnerable groups in society is the elderly, who face issues such as a deteriorating feeling of self-worth brought on by physical weakness, a dwindling social position, and limited financial resources. Feelings of insignificance have been exacerbated by the fact that families are finding it more difficult to care for the elderly due to socioeconomic and demographic changes. As a result, psychological difficulties frequently outweigh outward indications of aging as people age. With a specific focus on 260 senior individuals in Punjab between the ages of 60 and 90, this study sought to investigate the effects of family and social attitudes toward the old. The majority of respondents claimed financial independence, but only 11% reported having stable finances due to rental income and savings account interest. But 8% struggled to pay for everyday needs, and some experienced severe financial difficulties related to fundamental needs and family responsibilities. Remarkably, only 11.7% of older people consistently created strong social relationships, compared to 76.6% who did so on occasion. Furthermore, 16.7% of respondents admitted to their situation, suggesting a greater dedication to maintaining family togetherness. The behavioral changes aligned with the perceptions of 83% of senior respondents who observed a shift in the way older persons view their basic obligations. Family dynamics, economic dependence, physical abuse cases, feelings of isolation, inadequate social support, family members' disdain, and food-related issues were among the main concerns. The study emphasized the complex relationships that exist between aging, health problems, decreased physical activity, and elder abuse. It also clarified the critical roles that qualities, social interactions, financial dependence, and behaviors have in influencing these relationships.

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Views of the elderly living in old-age homes on psychosocial care needs

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Efficacy of Psychosocial Care Training Programme for the Staff Working in Old Age Homes

Efficacy of Psychosocial Care Training Programme for the Staff Working in Old Age Homes

Lifestyle Changes and Perception of Elderly: A Study of the Old Age Homes in Pune City, India

Communal Effect Attitudes on Punjab Senior Citizens

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