Article
Anxiety and its impact on quality of life among urban elderly population in India: An exploratory study
Background:
In elderly, anxiety affects QOL, survival and often worsened by health issues and multiple factors.
Aging is a global issue, and in India changing family create insecurities among elderlies.
Anxiety impact nearly 14.2% of older adults globally, with a majority of Indian elderly facing medical and psychological challenges.
Assessment:
98 elderly participants with diverse backgroud.
WHO QOL-BREF questionnaire (26 items) for assessing quality of life.
Institute for Personality and Ability Testing anxiety scale for adult anxiety levels.
Study Findings:
- Covert anxiety score is higher in males across various background characteristics, while males educated from 5th to 12th standard exhibit higher overt anxiety.
- Females generally show higher overt anxiety across different background characteristics.
- Overt anxiety is negatively correlated with physical, psychological, and social QOL domains, but not the environment domain.
- Covert anxiety negatively correlates with physical and psychological QOL domains, with no significant impact on social and environment domains.
- Reducing anxiety levels in the elderly may enhance QOL, especially in the physical, psychological, and social domains.
In conclusion, the functional ability of elderly individuals in different WHO-QOL domains is influenced by covert and overt anxiety, with gender differences observed, emphasizing the importance of considering these factors in designing interventions for the elderly.
Abbreviation:
QOL: quality of life, WHO: world health organization.
Reference:
Chattopadhyay K, Singh A. Anxiety and its impact on quality of life among urban elderly population in India: An exploratory study. Indian J Res Homoeopathy. 2016;10(2):133-141.
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