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

Legal and ethical questions of control, supervision and consent in connection with such smart-home technology have in this connection played an important role for us. According to "Eldres IT-forum" (an IT-forum for the elderly) “elderly people” are those above 55 years, and they represent one fourth of the Norwegian population. The elderly are a heterogeneous group with very different needs and qualifications. Their economic capability, degree of education, their health and degree of functional ability greatly vary. In any case this concerns a large and important part of the population. . | Kamla-Raj 2011 Stud Home Com Sci 5 2 93-98 2011 A Study of Elderly Living in Old Age Home and Within Family Set-up in Jammu Aruna Dubey Seema Bhasin Neelima Gupta and Neeraj Sharma Department of Home Science Govt. College for Women Parade Jammu Jammu Kashmir India Directorate of Distance Education University of Jammu Jammu Kashmir India KEYWORDS Elderly. Old Age Home. Family. Modernization. Urbanization. Life Expectancy ABSTRACT The last century has witnessed a rapid increase in the population of the elderly people in the developed and industrialized countries. This phenomenon is not restricted to the western world only but many countries such as ours are now feeling the impact of this transaction. This situation could be attributed to a combination of factors such as increase in age longevity and decreased death rates due to advancement in the field of medicine improvement of life expectancy at birth and enhancement in the average span of life. India ranks 4th in terms of absolute size of elderly population .The country is not adequately equipped to look after their special health needs and the changing traditional value system. A feeling is now growing among the aged persons that the attitude of the younger generation towards them is not as desired. In the above context a study was conducted to understand the feeling of the elderly residing in the old age homes and within the family setup in Jammu. The sample of elderly women was selected using the Purposive sampling technique to select 30 elderly women from the old age home as well as a similar number from the family setups. The data was collected using a specially designed Interview schedule and observation technique through a house- to-house survey for those residing in the families. Non-working status of these women and above 60 years of age was criteria for sample selection. Results of the study revealed that most of the elderly felt the attitude of the younger generation is unsatisfactory towards them