Cross-cultural coping strategy for loneliness and social isolation in elderly women
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2020-07
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CCSHAU,HiSAR
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The present study was conducted in five cultural zones namely; Nardak, Bagar, Khadar, Ahirwal and Mewat of Haryana State. From each cultural zone one district was randomly selected namely; Panipat, Charkhi Dadri, Jind, Rewari and Gurgaon A sample of 400 elderly widow women in the age group of 60-75 years was selected to assess loneliness and social isolation among them. The results related to the profile of elderly women indicated that majority women were from nuclear family, having three or more number of children and were illiterate. The respondents were partially physical dependent on others and running their relatively had only through pension. Half of the respondents were not having own land holding. Maximum of the respondents mass media exposure was through television and majority of the respondents was rarely involved in social activity and moderate involved in leisure time activity. Results revealed so as to the loneliness status of elderly women in Nardak and Bagar zone was seen moderate level of loneliness status. It was found that most of the respondents belonged to high level of social isolation status in Khadar zone. Results highlighted that quality of life status of elderly women across in five cultural zones i.e. Nardak, Bagar, Khadar and Mewat zone results showed that maximum respondents were observed to moderate category. The distribution of elderly women for health status across different cultural zones, and overall health status of the respondents were belonged to low level of health status except for Bagar zone. There was significant difference increase in quality of life and health status with increase in age. Present results pinpointed significant differences in leisure time activity in quality of life. The present findings also highlighted that significant difference in loneliness, social isolation and health status against different cultural zones. Results showed that positively and significant correlation between loneliness, social isolation quality of life and health status. Quality of life and its aspects i.e. physical aspects were significantly correlated with psychological, environment and negatively correlated with social relationship. Loneliness was positively and significantly correlated with health status aspects i.e. vitality, general health perception whereas, quality of life aspects environment positively significantly correlated with loneliness of elderly women. Significant association was observed of quality of life with the type of family, number of children, education and level of physical dependency was significant. The association of health status was significant with personal and socio-economic variables i.e. The type of family, number of children, education and level of physical dependency was significant. Strategies for reducing social isolation and loneliness and to improve the quality of life of elderly women some strategies were framed for all the aspects of quality of life.