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| Maintenance of competence in daily living and well-being of the elderly | | Author(s) | Indira Jai Prakash |
| Journal title | Research & Development Journal, vol 4, nos 2/3, June 1998 |
| Publisher | HelpAge India, June 1998 |
| Pages | pp 26-34 |
| Keywords | Self care capacity ; Well being ; Social surveys ; India. |
| Annotation | An increase in the life expectancy of the population does not necessarily mean that added years are disability free. In India, considerable morbidity is reported in older people. This article reports a study investigating the competence of older people (mean age 67) in activities of daily living (ADLs) in relation to their psychological well-being in rural and urban areas of Bangalore district. It finds that competence is likely to be adversely affected in this cohort as it grows older; and that rural older people and older women will experience more ADL problems with ageing. Account must be taken of such problems, when planning welfare programmes for older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981119217 A |
| Classmark | CA: D:F:5HH: 3F: 7FA |
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