Impact of Environment on Quality of Life among Elderly Population

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Yashvi (Nutrition and Dietetics, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana)

Quality of life forms an important aspect of any group of population. Geriatric population has increased since the past few years and is expected to further rise. Maintaining a good quality of life among the geriatric population is one of the main aims of gerontology. The quality of life of an individual is based on how he perceives the idea of living. According to the world health organisation the quality of life of an individual can be measured by characterising it into four main domains which includes physical domain, psychological domain, social domain and environmental domain. These four domains are further affected by various facets. This study aims at understanding the impact of the environment on the quality of life among the elderly population. The study involved 100 participants above the age of 60 years from Delhi NCR region. A questionnaire standardised by WHO was adopted and required changes were made. Reliability and testing were done using Cronbach’s alpha test. The questionnaire was floated through online channels like emails, WhatsApp, and Facebook. The obtained results were converted into transformed scores and mean and standard deviation were calculated. The environmental domain score was calculated to be 11.69±1.692. t-test was applied to compare the scores obtained by males and females in the environmental domain. The results from t-test showed no significant difference in the quality of life scores between male and female individuals.