A Study on Morbidity Profile and Quality of Life among Elderly Population
Keywords:
Analysis of Variance, Health Related Quality of Life, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, International Classification of Disease, Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Quality of Life, and Body Mass Index.Abstract
Elderly population is believed to increase from 12 % in 2015 to 22% in 2050 and majority of them belong to lower and
middle income countries. Though life expectancy has increased, the increased disease burden and poor quality of life
remains. Cross- sectional study undertaken in the meadow repetition area of the RHC, Poonjeri, Kancheepuram District,
Tamilnadu between June 2015 – September 2016. 337 persons aged 60 years and over were particular by multi stage
random sample. Data was composed by family to family survey using a pre tested structured questionnaire. Quality of life
was evaluated using WHO-QOL BREF. Chi square, ANOVA were used. This research work focuses to determine the
morbidity pattern of elderly population and assess the quality of life amid ageing populace
