Quality of life of geriatric population: a comparative study in Urban and Rural Areas of Kanpur Nagar
Quality of life of geriatric population
Keywords:
Ageing, Quality of Life, Elderly, Place of residence, Comparative studyAbstract
Introduction: According to 2011 census, India has 104 million elderly (above 60 years), constituting 8.6% of the total population.[3] The elderly population in India will rise to 12.4% of the population by 2026 and is projected to be 20% by 2050 (as per Situation Analysis of the Elderly in India,2011). Methodology: A community based Cross-sectional Study was conducted among Elderly (> 60 years) of urban and rural areas of Kanpur Nagar. A multistage systematic random sampling was done to select Study subjects from urban and rural areas of Kanpur Nagar District over a time period of June 2024 to February 2025. Results: among study subjects in urban areas QOL scores in physical domain was 50.5±10.8 and among study subjects in rural areas QOL scores was 52.2±9.80, this difference was not statistically significance. In Psychosocial domain, QOL scores for urban area study subjects was 45.9±11.5 and for rural area study subjects was 49.1±10.17, this difference was found to be statistically significant. QOL scores in Social relationship domain for urban area study subjects was 50.5±10.8 and for rural areas study subjects was 52.2±9.80, this difference was not statistically significant. QOL scores in Environment domain was 54.1±13.4 for urban area study subjects and 57.5±11.60 for area study subjects, this difference was not statistically significance.
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