Aging is an inevitable development phenomenon leading to certain changes in bodily, psychological... more Aging is an inevitable development phenomenon leading to certain changes in bodily, psychological, hormonal and social situations. Chronological age (the age of a person) is commonly used to describe the age range of older people. Most countries in developed world have adopted the chronological age of 65 as the definition of “older person” or older. The United Nations has agreed that 65 and over can generally be referred to as old age. . Life satisfaction among the elderly is an important concept as it gives us an overall view of the adjustment as well as adaptive coping ability of the individual. The level of satisfaction among the aged effects not only their psychological adjustment, but also physical, emotional and social well-being. The present study was undertaken to study health problems of aged women in Kashmir. The universe comprised of aged women in the age group of 60 years and above. The sample for the present study comprised of 1032 aged women and was taken from all dist...
International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 2018
The present study is conducted to study the elderly women in Kashmir and to access the elderly wo... more The present study is conducted to study the elderly women in Kashmir and to access the elderly women as per their Dwelling, work status, and age group. The study reveals that Majority of the elderly women belongs to district Srinagar followed by district Anantnag. Minimum number of elderly women belongs to district Shopian of Kashmir. In the age group of 70-79 years majority of the elderly women belongs to district Srinagar followed by Anantnag, Baramulla and Budgam while as in the age group of 80 years and above again majority belongs to Srinagar district. Well-being of elderly may affect by change in health status and personality.
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