Open AccessTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COPING RESPONSES AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG INDIAN ELDERLY POPULATION
Author(s) -
Pristina Rosaly,
Neha Parashar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/3407826
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , pandemic , mental health , population , psychology , social support , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , physical health , covid-19 , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , disease , social psychology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychotherapist
Old age is regarded as a time period when individuals experience change in many aspects of their lives.While beingpresented with various challenges over time, their resources like social support, physical and mental health, financialincome, etc also tend to decline, thus leaving them at a loss of resources that are actually necessary to help them copewith these challenges.Most studies on elderly population have suggested these factors have an impact on their Qualityof Life. The onset of the COVID pandemic (which was deemed health-threatening, especially for older people incomparison to adults of other age groups) and lockdown implied further complications for their health, mental wellbeing and their daily functioning too. However, despite the absence of external sources of support, the presence ofinternal sources like coping could act as a protective factor in face of adversity, and have a positive influence on theirQuality of Life.The aim of this research is to study the coping responses of elderly Indian population during the lockdownperiod of COVID pandemic,and its effect on their Quality of Life.