A Study of Elderly Living in Old Age Home and Within Family Set-up in Jammu

Exploring the experiences of the older adults who are brought to live in shelter homes in Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative study

“…The study participants felt mistreated and devalued due to lack of emotional support from their children and family. These findings are in line with the findings of the study by Dubey et al where 27% of the respondents felt neglected and unimportant, while 3.3% of the informants were demeaned by their daughters-in-law and had to endure the non-caring behaviours of their sons [31]. This negligence generated feelings of isolation, insecurity, low morale, and loss of dignity and self-worth among the elderly.…”

Exploring the experiences of the older adults who are brought to live in shelter homes in Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative study

“…The study participants felt mistreated and devalued due to lack of emotional support from their children and family. These findings are in line with the findings of the study by Dubey et al where 27% of the respondents felt neglected and unimportant, while 3.3% of the informants were demeaned by their daughters-in-law and had to endure the non-caring behaviours of their sons [31]. This negligence generated feelings of isolation, insecurity, low morale, and loss of dignity and self-worth among the elderly.…”

A comparative study of health status and quality of life of elderly people living in old age homes and within family setup in Raigad District, Maharashtra

“…On the contrary, some studies revealed that elderly living in OAH had higher QOL than family setup. [ 3 11 ] In our study, we found that there is no statistically significant difference between males and females in all domains of QOL except in the domain social participation similar to a study in Jammu[ 13 ] stated that females in family setup had a good QOL may be due to a positive attitude and good social relationship. On the contrary, the study conducted in rural Northern India reported that males had better QOL in the same domain.…”

Old Age Homes: Are They Acceptable to Pakistani Geriatric Population? Results of a Survey of Elderly Outpatients Visiting Teaching Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan

“…15, 16 Women's labor force participation has reduced the number of care givers available to care for their elderly relatives (16,17).The study provided evidence to support association between living alone and preference to live in "Old Age Homes". Since living alone made them feel left out and lack of social circle and no family made them dread for death, so in "Old Age Homes", they think that they will be able to make new friends and have someone to talk and share feelings with of same age group (18,20). No other associations between gender and age group on choosing to live in "Old Age Homes" were statistically significant in the current study.…”

Exploring the experiences of the older adults who are brought to live in shelter homes in Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative study

“…The study participants felt mistreated and devalued due to lack of emotional support from their children and family. These findings are in line with the findings of the study by Dubey et al where 27% of the respondents felt neglected and unimportant, while 3.3% of the informants were demeaned by their daughters-in-law and had to endure the non-caring behaviours of their sons [31]. This negligence generated feelings of isolation, insecurity, low morale, and loss of dignity and self-worth among the elderly.…”

A comparative study of health status and quality of life of elderly people living in old age homes and within family setup in Raigad District, Maharashtra

“…On the contrary, some studies revealed that elderly living in OAH had higher QOL than family setup. [ 3 11 ] In our study, we found that there is no statistically significant difference between males and females in all domains of QOL except in the domain social participation similar to a study in Jammu[ 13 ] stated that females in family setup had a good QOL may be due to a positive attitude and good social relationship. On the contrary, the study conducted in rural Northern India reported that males had better QOL in the same domain.…”

Old Age Homes: Are They Acceptable to Pakistani Geriatric Population? Results of a Survey of Elderly Outpatients Visiting Teaching Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan

“…15, 16 Women's labor force participation has reduced the number of care givers available to care for their elderly relatives (16,17).The study provided evidence to support association between living alone and preference to live in "Old Age Homes". Since living alone made them feel left out and lack of social circle and no family made them dread for death, so in "Old Age Homes", they think that they will be able to make new friends and have someone to talk and share feelings with of same age group (18,20). No other associations between gender and age group on choosing to live in "Old Age Homes" were statistically significant in the current study.…”

Exploring the experiences of the older adults who are brought to live in shelter homes in Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative study

“…The study participants felt mistreated and devalued due to lack of emotional support from their children and family. These findings are in line with the findings of the study by Dubey et al where 27% of the respondents felt neglected and unimportant, while 3.3% of the informants were demeaned by their daughters-in-law and had to endure the non-caring behaviours of their sons [31]. This negligence generated feelings of isolation, insecurity, low morale, and loss of dignity and self-worth among the elderly.…”

A comparative study of health status and quality of life of elderly people living in old age homes and within family setup in Raigad District, Maharashtra

“…On the contrary, some studies revealed that elderly living in OAH had higher QOL than family setup. [ 3 11 ] In our study, we found that there is no statistically significant difference between males and females in all domains of QOL except in the domain social participation similar to a study in Jammu[ 13 ] stated that females in family setup had a good QOL may be due to a positive attitude and good social relationship. On the contrary, the study conducted in rural Northern India reported that males had better QOL in the same domain.…”

Old Age Homes: Are They Acceptable to Pakistani Geriatric Population? Results of a Survey of Elderly Outpatients Visiting Teaching Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan

“…15, 16 Women's labor force participation has reduced the number of care givers available to care for their elderly relatives (16,17).The study provided evidence to support association between living alone and preference to live in "Old Age Homes". Since living alone made them feel left out and lack of social circle and no family made them dread for death, so in "Old Age Homes", they think that they will be able to make new friends and have someone to talk and share feelings with of same age group (18,20). No other associations between gender and age group on choosing to live in "Old Age Homes" were statistically significant in the current study.…”