Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: November | Volume: 7 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 392-395
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Level of Stress among Elderly People Residing at Old Age Homes, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Bince Varghese*, Saniya Susan Issac*, Jubin Varghese*
*PhD Scholar, Shri JJTU University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India
Corresponding Author: Bince Varghese
ABSTRACT
Aim: This study aimed to determine the level of stress among elderly people in selected old age homes and to find out various factors associated with it.
Materials & methods: A quantitative research approach with non-experimental survey design was used to conduct the study in selected Old age homes of Uttar Pradesh. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was employed to select 30 elders. A standardized Perceived Stress Scale containing 10 items were used for assessing the level of stress among the subjects. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25.
Results: The majority of 46.7% elders who reside at old age homes had moderate stress followed by 30% high level of stress and 23.3% low stress. There was an association found between the levels of stress among the elder people with their pattern of communication with the family members (x2 =14.7, p=0.001).
Conclusion: The study concluded that the majority of elderly population in old age homes had moderate levels of stress. There is a need to organize any interventional packages to improve the physical and psychological health of elderly.
Keywords: Stress, Elderly, Old age home.
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