Lifestyle Changes and Coping Strategies Adopted for Elderly during COVID-19 by Caregiver

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Page: 221-225

Shruti Gupta (Department of Family Resource Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted most countries to opt for population confinement and social distancing measures as a way to control the spread of the virus. However, this pandemic affects the quality of life of all living beings like: migrants, businesses, employees, homemakers, students, and the elderly. But due to COVID-19 elderly life was affected as compared to others. The aim of the study was to study the life changes and coping strategies among the elderly by caregivers. An online questionnaire was designed by Google form and it was circulated via Whatsapp, to measure the lifestyle changes of the elderly due to COVID-19 and what measures were taken by caregivers to cope with their physical and mental state. Data showed the majority of caregivers adopted the best precautions and measures to minimize the risk of Covid-19 like the caregiver washing their hands before interacting with elders, covering their nose and mouth, etc., and arranging indoor activities to maintain their good physical and mental state.