Persuade of Coping with Loneliness on Quality of life of Elderly
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 6
Abstract
Loneliness have long been identified as problems associated with old age (Sheldon 1948; Halmos 1952).Loneliness denotes a ―lack of… quantity and quality of social contacts‖(Delisle, 1988). It is a state in which one experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation, a feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Loneliness is a very complex, multidimensional phenomenon; it may be regarded as a ‗geriatric giant‘, leading to impaired quality of life. (Libret S ,et al.), so coping with loneliness is very important for better Quality of life.The purpose of the study is to explore the coping strategies for loneliness of elderly male and female staying in family setting in Kolkata & to explore the effect of dimensions of coping with loneliness on quality of life of elderly. The study was conducted on 100 subjects purposely selected from family setting in Kolkata. The investigation was conducted with the help of coping with loneliness scale by Rokack & Brock (1998) & WHOQOL BREF questionnaire (1996). Findings suggested that elderly female cope in better way with loneliness in terms of social support networks and religion & faith and their QOL also better but elderly male cope in better way with loneliness in terms of reflection & acceptance; self development & understanding; distancing and denial & increased activity and having better QOL than female elderly.
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Saheli Guha Neogi
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