Subjective Well Being and Distress of Institutioalized and Non-Institutionalized Senior Citizens

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2011
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UAS, Dharwad
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A study on the Subjective well-being and distress of 65 institutionalized and 75 non-institutionalized senior citizens was conducted in Hubli-Dharwar city during 2010-2011. Institutionalized senior citizens with age group of 60 years and above were randomly selected from three geriatric homes of Hubli-Dharwar. The noninstitutionalized senior citizens from the families of same age group were randomly selected. The subjective well-being status was assessed using ICMR Subjective wellbeing Inventory developed by Sell and Nagpal (1992). Distress status was assessed by Cornell Medical Index Health Questionnaire developed by Wig et al (1999). While, the socio-economic status of the non-institutionalized senior citizens by scale given by Aggrawal et al, (2005).The results revealed that majority of the institutionalized and non-institutionalized senior citizens indicated high level of well-being (96.9- 100%), and ill-being (81.5-93.3%).In case of distress, 33.3-36.9%, 30.8-36.9% and 35.4-36.0% of institutionalized and non-institutionalized senior citizens expressed high level of physical, emotional and total distress respectively. Institutionalized senior citizens had more Family Group Support and Transcendence in well being dimensions. Whereas, non-institutionalized senior citizens showed more of perceived ill-health and deficiency in social contact in ill-being dimensions. The selected demographic factors such as, age showed negative and highly significant relationship with well-being whereas, positive and highly significant relationship with ill-being status. Education had positive and highly significant relationship with well-being and ill-being status among both groups. Negative and significant relationship was observed between well-being and each type of distress. Positive and highly significant relationship between ill-being and each type of distress whereas negative and highly significant relationship between subjective well-being and each type of distress was observed in both groups. Hence, increase in the well-being and overall subjective well-being status reduced the each type of distress whereas, increase in ill-being status increased the each type of distress significantly among institutionalized and noninstitutionalized senior citizens.
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