Subjective Well Being and Distress of Institutioalized and Non-Institutionalized Senior Citizens
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2011
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
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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Human Development