ELDER ABUSE AND ITS RELATION WITH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

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dc.contributor.advisorBILQUIS
dc.contributor.authorPRASANNA, CHINTHALA
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-18T08:48:55Z
dc.date.available2022-08-18T08:48:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-18
dc.descriptionELDER ABUSE AND ITS RELATION WITH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING A SITUATIONAL ANALYSISen_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Ageing is an unavoidable developmental phenomenon that causes a variety of changes in physical, psychological, hormonal, and social conditions. As a man grows older, his reduced activities, income, and consequent decline in family and societal position make his life more vulnerable. An old person begins to feel that even his children do not look upon him with that degree of respect, which he used to get some years earlier. The old persons in our society feel neglected and humiliated. The disintegrating system of joint family, rapid urbanization and industrialization changing social values have together caused serious problem for the aged. They are treated like an unavoidable burden if they ceased to remain as productive members. (Dhara and Yogesh,2013). Elder abuse is a series of acts or single acts, that occur in any relationship based on hope and trust, and results in harm to an elderly person. (WHO 2021 The rise in the Senior citizen population is the result of changing fertility and mortality regimes over the last 40-50 years (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,(2011).BMC Public Health in 2018 reported that in India , 11% of elders are experiencing at least one type of abuse (Verbal 10.2%, Physical 5.3%, Financial 5.4%, Neglect 5.2% and Disrespect 6 percent. The Challenges of old age can be divided into two categories-the physical challenges and the psychological ones. Low level of physical regeneration, declining bone and teeth health, vulnerability to chronic diseases, weakening immune system, lack of deep sleep, decreasing sexual activity are common in old age and add burden to the health expenditure of the elderly. Physical debility puts immense pressure on the psychological health of the elderly as they grow more and more dependent on others - physical as well as financial. Retirement from work restricts income whereas medical needs escalate expenses. It also removes the retired people to the margins of all social activity which results in isolation and loss of self-confidence. Elder abuse is being studied broadly as there is a need to know about the extent of abuse and its impact on physical and psychological well-being. Hence, the present study was taken up to study the elder abuse and its association with physical and psychological well-being in Andhra Pradesh. The study was focused in Guntur and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh State. The respondents were collected from elderly persons living in institutions and families located at Guntur and Nellore district. By using a developed general information schedule, Hwalek-Senstock ( HSEAST) Elder abuse screening test (1991), Wellbeing Index (WBI-CVSV) (2010) the data was collected. Purposive random sampling technique used for the selection of respondents. Elderly young old 65-74 years (men and women) and old-old 75-85 years (men and women) were selected randomly from three old age institutions of Guntur and Nellore district. Similarly young old and old-old respondents were also selected from families living in Nellore and Guntur district. The current study determined that the extent of elder abuse was high in elderly people living in institutions. The old-old elderly had experienced high level of abuse because of physical immobility and dependence on others to carry out their day to day activities. It was found that as age increase, the levels of abuse also increase. Significant income and gender variations were observed in experienced abuse where men had suffered more than women. This clearly indicated that who had better income source had better well-being. Older adults who were living with families had better well-being compared to old age homes. There was a significant and negative relationship between elder abuse and well-being of elderly. This clearly indicates that as the abuse levels increase physical and psychological well-being decreases.en_US
dc.identifier.otherD6291
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810186431
dc.keywordsELDER ABUSE, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL , A SITUATIONAL ANALYSISen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publishergunturen_US
dc.subHuman Development and family studiesen_US
dc.themeELDER ABUSE AND ITS RELATION WITH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING A SITUATIONAL ANALYSISen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleELDER ABUSE AND ITS RELATION WITH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING A SITUATIONAL ANALYSISen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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