This document describes the development and standardization of a scale to assess satisfaction and expectations of older adults living in old age homes. The researchers developed an initial draft of the scale with 5 domains and 33 questions. After input from experts, the final scale included 26 quantitative questions across 5 domains (physical structure, services provided, lifestyle, financial, social relationships) and 3 qualitative questions. The scale was administered to 27 older adults living in an old age home in India. Statistical analysis found the scale had good test-retest reliability and validity for assessing satisfaction and expectations of older adults in old age homes.
This invited talk was delivered on the occasion of world mental health day. This session covered the power wheel, Maslow concept of needs, vulnerable community and their mental health status, and the session ended with a positive note of successful stories of community mental health care.
Triangulation research is all about the integration of data, method, investigators, and settings. there is a description of various types of triangulation and their impact on the validity of the results. there is a slight introduction to meta-analysis and systematic review.
This study examined the effect of cognitive dissonance on performance of a logic problem. 18 university students were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group wrote an essay arguing for a tuition increase, intended to induce cognitive dissonance. Both groups then solved a logic problem, which was evaluated based on accuracy and time. An independent t-test found no significant difference in problem performance between groups. Limitations included a small sample size and that cognitive dissonance may not have been sufficiently induced. The study was unable to draw conclusions about the effect of cognitive dissonance on logic task performance.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
- Poor mental health was found to exacerbate age-related cognitive declines, especially in executive function.
- Structural equation modeling showed that poor mental health, as assessed by the GHQ-12, interacted with age to predict worse performance on tasks of visual search and recognition memory.
- Executive function was found to mediate the relationship between the age x mental health interaction and performance on visual search and recognition memory tasks.
The document discusses a study on the quality of work life among academicians in select engineering colleges in Coimbatore, India. It aims to measure the determinants of quality of work life and provide suggestions to improve it. A survey was conducted among 632 academicians using a questionnaire focusing on six dimensions of quality of work life. The results found that over half the respondents were below 30 years old and most had postgraduate degrees. Most were male, married, and assistant professors earning below Rs. 40,000 per month. The study analyzed the demographics and perceptions around factors like job satisfaction, working conditions, work-life balance, career prospects, training, and recognition to understand quality of work life.
“Students Satisfaction Audit” of Daffodil International UniversityAmlan Kishore Moon
This report is a Survey report on Private University Students on Bangladesh. This report is based on the Students Exception from the Learning Sources and University Resources.
Quality of Life and Psychological Well Being among Elderly Living in Old Age ...ijtsrd
This study assessed the quality of life and psychological well-being among 164 elderly people living in old age homes and with their families in Uttarakhand, India. The elderly living with families reported significantly higher mean scores for quality of life (97.44 vs 68.48) and psychological well-being (66.87 vs 45.32) compared to those living in old age homes. Within domains, elderly living with families scored highest in environmental quality of life and psychological health, while social relationships were weaker. The findings suggest living with families is associated with better quality of life and psychological well-being for elderly people than living in old age homes.
This invited talk was delivered on the occasion of world mental health day. This session covered the power wheel, Maslow concept of needs, vulnerable community and their mental health status, and the session ended with a positive note of successful stories of community mental health care.
Triangulation research is all about the integration of data, method, investigators, and settings. there is a description of various types of triangulation and their impact on the validity of the results. there is a slight introduction to meta-analysis and systematic review.
This study examined the effect of cognitive dissonance on performance of a logic problem. 18 university students were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group wrote an essay arguing for a tuition increase, intended to induce cognitive dissonance. Both groups then solved a logic problem, which was evaluated based on accuracy and time. An independent t-test found no significant difference in problem performance between groups. Limitations included a small sample size and that cognitive dissonance may not have been sufficiently induced. The study was unable to draw conclusions about the effect of cognitive dissonance on logic task performance.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
- Poor mental health was found to exacerbate age-related cognitive declines, especially in executive function.
- Structural equation modeling showed that poor mental health, as assessed by the GHQ-12, interacted with age to predict worse performance on tasks of visual search and recognition memory.
- Executive function was found to mediate the relationship between the age x mental health interaction and performance on visual search and recognition memory tasks.
The document discusses a study on the quality of work life among academicians in select engineering colleges in Coimbatore, India. It aims to measure the determinants of quality of work life and provide suggestions to improve it. A survey was conducted among 632 academicians using a questionnaire focusing on six dimensions of quality of work life. The results found that over half the respondents were below 30 years old and most had postgraduate degrees. Most were male, married, and assistant professors earning below Rs. 40,000 per month. The study analyzed the demographics and perceptions around factors like job satisfaction, working conditions, work-life balance, career prospects, training, and recognition to understand quality of work life.
“Students Satisfaction Audit” of Daffodil International UniversityAmlan Kishore Moon
This report is a Survey report on Private University Students on Bangladesh. This report is based on the Students Exception from the Learning Sources and University Resources.
Quality of Life and Psychological Well Being among Elderly Living in Old Age ...ijtsrd
This study assessed the quality of life and psychological well-being among 164 elderly people living in old age homes and with their families in Uttarakhand, India. The elderly living with families reported significantly higher mean scores for quality of life (97.44 vs 68.48) and psychological well-being (66.87 vs 45.32) compared to those living in old age homes. Within domains, elderly living with families scored highest in environmental quality of life and psychological health, while social relationships were weaker. The findings suggest living with families is associated with better quality of life and psychological well-being for elderly people than living in old age homes.
This document presents the dissertation proposal of Kiranbir Kaur examining the effectiveness of a "Values in Healthcare" module on improving well-being in nursing students. The study aims to assess well-being in experimental and control groups before and after the module. The module focuses on positivity and will be administered over two days to the experimental group. Well-being will be measured using the Singh and Gupta Well-Being Scale. The results will be analyzed to see if the module improves well-being in the experimental group compared to the control group. This proposal outlines the background, objectives, hypotheses, methodology and analysis plan for the study.
Background: Maturing is a widespread peculiarity. Advanced age is not in itself a sickness however is an ordinary piece of human existence length. A guardian, like wise called a career, home wellbeing assistant or individual consideration assistant, is the individual answerable for furnishing their clients with day-to-day private consideration and help with exercises. Methods: Exploration approach: unmistakable methodology research plan: graphic study research plan. The setting of the review: provincial areas of Bagalkot region. Information assortment strategy: organized polls test. The example was chosen by an arbitrary inspecting procedure. The analyst arbitrarily chose Shirur town as a provincial setting and was chosen for enrolment of subjects. Results: The information score of guardians was 41.06%, with mean and SD of 12.32±3.925. These discoveries uncover those guardians had normal information for advanced-age medical conditions. The mentality score of guardians was 73.73%, with a mean and SD of 110.6±11.008. These discoveries uncovers that parental figures have concur capable demeanour in regards to the advanced age medical conditions. Conclusion: At last, a critical co-connection between the information and demeanour at 0.001 the discoveries uncovers that there is a moderate positive relationship between the information and disposition of the advanced age medical issues.
Key-words: Assess, Care Giver, Health Problems, Knowledge, Old Age
International Journal of Education (IJE)ijejournal
International Journal of Education (IJE) is a Quarterly peer-reviewed and refereed open access journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Educatioan. The journal is devoted to the publication of high quality papers on theoretical and practical aspects of Educational research.
The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Educational advancements, and establishing new collaborations in these areas. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews are invited for publication in all areas of Education.
This study explored the reasons why elderly Indians reside in old age homes. 174 elderly residents of 14 old age homes in Uttar Pradesh were interviewed. The most common reason reported for residing in an old age home was misbehavior from sons and daughters-in-law (29.8%), followed by poverty/lack of financial support (29.3%). Other factors included wanting to serve God (9.1%), loneliness (8%), adjustment problems (5.7%), belonging to nuclear families (5.1%), and not having sons (5.1%). The study suggests that as family structures change in India, more elderly may opt for institutional care in old age homes.
This study examined the relationship between organizational culture, leadership behavior, and job satisfaction among nurses in two hospitals in Taiwan. A survey was administered to 300 nurses to assess dimensions of organizational culture, leadership behavior, and job satisfaction. Results found that organizational culture was positively correlated with leadership behavior and job satisfaction. Leadership behavior was also positively correlated with job satisfaction. The study concluded that organizational culture and leadership behavior influence job satisfaction, and organizations should focus on encouraging subordinates and accomplishing organizational missions.
A Study on Mental Health and Wellbeing of IT Professionals doing Night Shift ...ijtsrd
The purpose of the current study was the mental health and well being of IT professionals working night shifts. Mental health is a state of mental health that includes both subjective health and the ability to work effectively with others. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well being of an individual, and mental health is the physical, mental and It is a state that allows for maximum emotional development. Night shifts can cause a variety of problems for employees, from social isolation to disruptive sleep patterns that negatively impact health. Maintaining regular sleep, exercise, healthy eating habits, and changing your non sleep schedule to make the most of your home, family and social life can help alleviate some, but not all, problems. Investigators chose a descriptive study design and therefore the sampling method chosen in this study was non probability sampling. In this study, researchers used a targeted sampling method to collect data from respondents. A sample size of 60 was collected using an interview design. As a result, 60 respondents had moderate levels of mental health and well being, 23 had high levels of mental health and well being, and 17 had low levels. I have found that I have levels of mental health and happiness, levels of mental health and well being. Dr. P. Natarajan | Ms. Swetha. C "A Study on Mental Health and Wellbeing of IT Professionals doing Night Shift Work” in Coimbatore District" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55061.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/medicine/other/55061/a-study-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing-of-it-professionals-doing-night-shift-work”-in-coimbatore-district/dr-p-natarajan
A Study on Quality of Work Life in Kiran Global Chems Private Limited at Kara...Arul Edison
In modern era, it has been observed that stress management has become the generous concepts in the skilled surroundings. It is also seen that working proficiency has degraded to some extent as professionals are unable to maintain a balance between lifestyle and career. This difference has made organizations to formulate such policies that lead to better job security, which results in job involvement moreover employee satisfaction. This degree of satisfaction has been referred to as QUALITY OF WORK LIFE. Quality of work life is a process in an organization that enables the members at all levels to contribute aggressively and successfully in shaping organizational environment, methods and outcomes. This study focuses on the subjective matter of QWL i.e. the key elements like salary/wages, job security, job involvement, employee satisfaction etc.
The document is a psychology project report on choosing a mate. It includes an introduction discussing mate selection as an evolutionary process. The method section describes the quantitative research design, including questionnaires given to 100 participants to determine factors considered in mate selection. The results section presents 10 figures showing participants preferred kindness, intelligence and physical appearance as the top 3 factors. Most accepted an age difference of 1-5 years and over half accepted long distance relationships or different races. Discussion analyzes the findings and differences between male and female mate preferences based on evolutionary perspectives.
The document is a psychology project report on choosing a mate. It includes an introduction discussing mate selection as an evolutionary process. The method section describes the quantitative research design, including questionnaires given to 100 participants to determine factors considered in mate selection. The results section presents 10 figures showing participants preferred kindness, intelligence and physical appearance as the top 3 factors. Most accepted an age difference of 1-5 years and over half accepted long distance relationships or different races. Discussion analyzes the findings and differences between male and female mate preferences based on evolutionary perspectives.
EMHJ – Vol. 24 No. 11 – 2018Research article
1088
Quality of life in Iranian elderly population using the SF-36 question-
naire: systematic review and meta-analysis
Amin Doosti-Irani 1,2, Saharnaz Nedjat 3,4, Sima Nedjat 5, Parvin Cheraghi 6,7 and Zahra Cheraghi 2,8
1Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Science. Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran. 2Department of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to: Z. Cheraghi: [email protected]
umsha.ac.ir). 3Knowledge Utilization Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 4Department
of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 5Knowledge Uti-
lization Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 6Department of Health Education and Pro-
motion, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran. 7Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 8Modeling of Non-Communicable Disease Research
Center, Hamadan University of Medical Science. Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Introduction
Ageing is an inevitable biological phenomenon and indi-
cates the aggregation of changes in a person over time
in the physical, mental and social dimensions (1). Elder-
ly people (aged ≥ 60 years) are exposed to diseases more
than younger adults are (2). About 100 000 deaths occur
annually due to ageing-related diseases worldwide (3). Ac-
cording to the United Nations, if the proportion of elderly
people (aged ≥ 60 years) in a country is ≥ 7%, that country
is considered to have an elderly population (4). According
to the 2011 census, the Islamic Republic of Iran had 8.26%
of people aged ≥ 60 years and it was added to the list of
countries with an ageing population (5).
According to the World Health Organization definition,
people’s quality of life (QOL) is related to culture, value
system by which they live, goals, expectations, standards
and priorities. Physical and mental health, level of
independence, social relationships, personal beliefs and
the environment all affect the perceived QOL (6). QOL is
one of the theoretical frameworks for assessing the living
conditions of different communities (7). The Short Form
36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) is a standardized
and widely used tool for assessing health-related QOL
worldwide (8).
As the ageing population increases, attention needs
to be given to physical, social and mental health to
improve QOL among this population. Many studies
have investigated QOL among the elderly population in
the Islamic Republic of Iran, although the results were
inconsistent (9–16). We designed this study to ...
IRJET- “Happiness Index”– The Footsteps Towards Sustainable DevelopmentIRJET Journal
This document discusses measuring happiness and well-being through happiness indexes. It provides background on Bhutan's Gross National Happiness index and efforts to quantify happiness in other countries and cultures. The document then examines methods that can be used to measure happiness indexes, including surveying populations, using a Delphi approach to identify well-being indicators, and modeling indexes after the Human Development Index. Key domains of happiness measured include psychological well-being, health, community, education, and the environment. The document concludes that happiness indexes are useful tools for communities and policymakers to evaluate well-being and guide decisions to enhance quality of life and sustainability.
Assessing the life satisfaction of elderly living in old age homes in the cit...Ambati Nageswara Rao
The document summarizes a study that assessed the life satisfaction of elderly people living in old age homes in Ahmedabad, India. It found that the majority of elderly respondents did not get respect, love or affection from family members and felt like a burden. They reported taking shelter in old age homes due to deteriorating health and inability to work, which hurt their self-respect. The study aimed to understand reasons for living in homes and their views on living conditions and coping strategies. It interviewed 50 residents (33 male, 17 female) across 5 homes and found that most came from urban areas and felt isolated from families.
An empirical assessment on job satisfaction of public knowledge employees in ...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on job satisfaction among public knowledge employees in Bangladesh. The study surveyed 64 employees from agricultural research institutions and universities. It assessed levels of job satisfaction across 8 dimensions: pay, promotion, security, supervision, benefits & rewards, work ability & operating procedure, co-workers and nature of works. The major finding was that job satisfaction among these public employees was significantly dependent on work motivation and fair treatment. The document provides context on the importance of studying job satisfaction and reviews previous literature on defining and measuring job satisfaction.
Knowledge questionnaire on home care of schizophrenics (kqhs) validity and r...Alexander Decker
The document describes the development and validation of the Knowledge Questionnaire on Home Care of Schizophrenics (KQHS). The KQHS is a 32-item multiple choice questionnaire that assesses caregivers' knowledge of schizophrenia, including its meaning, causes, signs/symptoms, and home care. The development process involved literature review, blueprint creation, item writing, content validation, pretesting, and reliability testing. Content validity and internal consistency were established. The KQHS was found to be a brief, valid, and reliable tool for assessing caregivers' knowledge of caring for schizophrenic patients at home.
International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR)iosrphr_editor
This study assessed the cognitive capabilities of 120 male and female adolescents aged 10-13 years in Lucknow, India. Cognitive tests were administered to measure capabilities in areas like combinatorial thinking, class inclusion, proportionality, coordinate systems, formulating hypotheses, and testing hypotheses. The results found no significant gender differences in combinatorial thinking and class inclusion. However, significant differences were found between males and females in time and motion, coordinate systems, formulating hypotheses, and testing hypotheses. Overall, the study found some gender differences in specific cognitive areas during the transition period from childhood to adolescence.
One of the areas which creates satisfaction in individuals is their work life. Lack of job satisfaction causes negative feelings within an individual. Low job satisfaction can have negative effects such as resigning or absenteeism from work, arriving late at work and working slowly. For this reason, it is important to investigate job satisfaction levels and the factors affecting this in midwives giving health services. This work was carried out with the aim of detemining the relationship between the levels of job satisfaction in midwives and some socio-demographic characteristics of the job satisfaction levels. Within the framework of this descriptive study, 106 midwives who worked within the Sivas province and agreed to participate in this study were studied. Data were collected using ‘Socio-Demographic Questionnaire for Midwives’ and ‘Scale of Job Satifaction in Nursing’. The data collected from the research were analysed using the Kruskal Wallis, Student t and Mann-Whitney U tests within the SPSS 10.0 computer program. The average general job satisfaction points of the midwives was 47.08 ± 15.52. The average job satisfaction levels in midwives who chose the occupation themselves, wanted to be in the profession and found that midwifery suited them were found to be high at a significant level (p<0.05).>0.05). It was established that the organisation they work at, length of working life, whether they had worked continuously or had a break from work, weekly working hours, way of working and amount of individuals to whom care was given did not affect their job satisfaction point averages (p>0.05). It was also determined that the general job satisfaction point average levels were not affected by whether they had children or not, the number of children they had and the age of the youngest child (p>0.05). In contrast, the job satisfaction levels of midwives who worked in hospitals in terms of the possibility of development and working conditions were significantly higher than midwives who worked at health centres (p<0.05). Job satisfaction levels in midwives who chose the occupation themselves, wanted to be in the profession and found that midwifery suited them were high. Midwives who worked in hospitals who had the possibility of development and different working conditions had greater job satisfaction than midwives who worked at health centres. The remaining socio-demographic charateristics did not affect job satisfaction in the midwives.
This study assessed the spiritual health of 990 elderly people in Jaipur, India. It found that the majority (68.89%) had poor spiritual health according to the Spiritual Health Assessment Scale. Poorer spiritual health was strongly associated with poorer psycho-wellness. The study also found that self-realization, the deepest domain of spirituality, had the lowest mean score, followed by self-actualization and then self-development. In conclusion, poorer spiritual health among the elderly leads to poorer psycho-wellness.
Emotional Health and Foster Care AdolescentsSarah Parks
This document proposes a research study to evaluate the impact of the foster care system in South Carolina on the emotional health of adolescents. It will use a mixed methods approach, including focus groups and the Beck Youth Inventory quantitative assessment. The focus groups will gather perspectives from males and females ages 13-18 across the state from different foster care situations. Questions will address emotional state, experiences impacting emotional health, and how the system maintains emotional well-being. The study aims to better understand how the system affects teens and identify opportunities for improvement.
Comparison of satisfaction with life among employed male and females of Lahor...siyam shabbir
This study compared life satisfaction levels between employed males and females in Lahore, Pakistan. It surveyed 220 employed individuals using a life satisfaction scale. The results found that 32.7% of both males and females reported being slightly satisfied with their lives. There was no significant difference in life satisfaction between males and females. The study had some limitations, such as being conducted only in Lahore over a short time period, and recommends further research with larger sample sizes in other areas of Pakistan.
More Related Content
Similar to SATISFACTION AND EXPECTATION SCALE FOR OLDER ADULTS
This document presents the dissertation proposal of Kiranbir Kaur examining the effectiveness of a "Values in Healthcare" module on improving well-being in nursing students. The study aims to assess well-being in experimental and control groups before and after the module. The module focuses on positivity and will be administered over two days to the experimental group. Well-being will be measured using the Singh and Gupta Well-Being Scale. The results will be analyzed to see if the module improves well-being in the experimental group compared to the control group. This proposal outlines the background, objectives, hypotheses, methodology and analysis plan for the study.
Background: Maturing is a widespread peculiarity. Advanced age is not in itself a sickness however is an ordinary piece of human existence length. A guardian, like wise called a career, home wellbeing assistant or individual consideration assistant, is the individual answerable for furnishing their clients with day-to-day private consideration and help with exercises. Methods: Exploration approach: unmistakable methodology research plan: graphic study research plan. The setting of the review: provincial areas of Bagalkot region. Information assortment strategy: organized polls test. The example was chosen by an arbitrary inspecting procedure. The analyst arbitrarily chose Shirur town as a provincial setting and was chosen for enrolment of subjects. Results: The information score of guardians was 41.06%, with mean and SD of 12.32±3.925. These discoveries uncover those guardians had normal information for advanced-age medical conditions. The mentality score of guardians was 73.73%, with a mean and SD of 110.6±11.008. These discoveries uncovers that parental figures have concur capable demeanour in regards to the advanced age medical conditions. Conclusion: At last, a critical co-connection between the information and demeanour at 0.001 the discoveries uncovers that there is a moderate positive relationship between the information and disposition of the advanced age medical issues.
Key-words: Assess, Care Giver, Health Problems, Knowledge, Old Age
International Journal of Education (IJE)ijejournal
International Journal of Education (IJE) is a Quarterly peer-reviewed and refereed open access journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Educatioan. The journal is devoted to the publication of high quality papers on theoretical and practical aspects of Educational research.
The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on Educational advancements, and establishing new collaborations in these areas. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews are invited for publication in all areas of Education.
This study explored the reasons why elderly Indians reside in old age homes. 174 elderly residents of 14 old age homes in Uttar Pradesh were interviewed. The most common reason reported for residing in an old age home was misbehavior from sons and daughters-in-law (29.8%), followed by poverty/lack of financial support (29.3%). Other factors included wanting to serve God (9.1%), loneliness (8%), adjustment problems (5.7%), belonging to nuclear families (5.1%), and not having sons (5.1%). The study suggests that as family structures change in India, more elderly may opt for institutional care in old age homes.
This study examined the relationship between organizational culture, leadership behavior, and job satisfaction among nurses in two hospitals in Taiwan. A survey was administered to 300 nurses to assess dimensions of organizational culture, leadership behavior, and job satisfaction. Results found that organizational culture was positively correlated with leadership behavior and job satisfaction. Leadership behavior was also positively correlated with job satisfaction. The study concluded that organizational culture and leadership behavior influence job satisfaction, and organizations should focus on encouraging subordinates and accomplishing organizational missions.
A Study on Mental Health and Wellbeing of IT Professionals doing Night Shift ...ijtsrd
The purpose of the current study was the mental health and well being of IT professionals working night shifts. Mental health is a state of mental health that includes both subjective health and the ability to work effectively with others. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well being of an individual, and mental health is the physical, mental and It is a state that allows for maximum emotional development. Night shifts can cause a variety of problems for employees, from social isolation to disruptive sleep patterns that negatively impact health. Maintaining regular sleep, exercise, healthy eating habits, and changing your non sleep schedule to make the most of your home, family and social life can help alleviate some, but not all, problems. Investigators chose a descriptive study design and therefore the sampling method chosen in this study was non probability sampling. In this study, researchers used a targeted sampling method to collect data from respondents. A sample size of 60 was collected using an interview design. As a result, 60 respondents had moderate levels of mental health and well being, 23 had high levels of mental health and well being, and 17 had low levels. I have found that I have levels of mental health and happiness, levels of mental health and well being. Dr. P. Natarajan | Ms. Swetha. C "A Study on Mental Health and Wellbeing of IT Professionals doing Night Shift Work” in Coimbatore District" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55061.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/medicine/other/55061/a-study-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing-of-it-professionals-doing-night-shift-work”-in-coimbatore-district/dr-p-natarajan
A Study on Quality of Work Life in Kiran Global Chems Private Limited at Kara...Arul Edison
In modern era, it has been observed that stress management has become the generous concepts in the skilled surroundings. It is also seen that working proficiency has degraded to some extent as professionals are unable to maintain a balance between lifestyle and career. This difference has made organizations to formulate such policies that lead to better job security, which results in job involvement moreover employee satisfaction. This degree of satisfaction has been referred to as QUALITY OF WORK LIFE. Quality of work life is a process in an organization that enables the members at all levels to contribute aggressively and successfully in shaping organizational environment, methods and outcomes. This study focuses on the subjective matter of QWL i.e. the key elements like salary/wages, job security, job involvement, employee satisfaction etc.
The document is a psychology project report on choosing a mate. It includes an introduction discussing mate selection as an evolutionary process. The method section describes the quantitative research design, including questionnaires given to 100 participants to determine factors considered in mate selection. The results section presents 10 figures showing participants preferred kindness, intelligence and physical appearance as the top 3 factors. Most accepted an age difference of 1-5 years and over half accepted long distance relationships or different races. Discussion analyzes the findings and differences between male and female mate preferences based on evolutionary perspectives.
The document is a psychology project report on choosing a mate. It includes an introduction discussing mate selection as an evolutionary process. The method section describes the quantitative research design, including questionnaires given to 100 participants to determine factors considered in mate selection. The results section presents 10 figures showing participants preferred kindness, intelligence and physical appearance as the top 3 factors. Most accepted an age difference of 1-5 years and over half accepted long distance relationships or different races. Discussion analyzes the findings and differences between male and female mate preferences based on evolutionary perspectives.
EMHJ – Vol. 24 No. 11 – 2018Research article
1088
Quality of life in Iranian elderly population using the SF-36 question-
naire: systematic review and meta-analysis
Amin Doosti-Irani 1,2, Saharnaz Nedjat 3,4, Sima Nedjat 5, Parvin Cheraghi 6,7 and Zahra Cheraghi 2,8
1Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Science. Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran. 2Department of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to: Z. Cheraghi: [email protected]
umsha.ac.ir). 3Knowledge Utilization Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 4Department
of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 5Knowledge Uti-
lization Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 6Department of Health Education and Pro-
motion, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran. 7Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 8Modeling of Non-Communicable Disease Research
Center, Hamadan University of Medical Science. Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Introduction
Ageing is an inevitable biological phenomenon and indi-
cates the aggregation of changes in a person over time
in the physical, mental and social dimensions (1). Elder-
ly people (aged ≥ 60 years) are exposed to diseases more
than younger adults are (2). About 100 000 deaths occur
annually due to ageing-related diseases worldwide (3). Ac-
cording to the United Nations, if the proportion of elderly
people (aged ≥ 60 years) in a country is ≥ 7%, that country
is considered to have an elderly population (4). According
to the 2011 census, the Islamic Republic of Iran had 8.26%
of people aged ≥ 60 years and it was added to the list of
countries with an ageing population (5).
According to the World Health Organization definition,
people’s quality of life (QOL) is related to culture, value
system by which they live, goals, expectations, standards
and priorities. Physical and mental health, level of
independence, social relationships, personal beliefs and
the environment all affect the perceived QOL (6). QOL is
one of the theoretical frameworks for assessing the living
conditions of different communities (7). The Short Form
36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) is a standardized
and widely used tool for assessing health-related QOL
worldwide (8).
As the ageing population increases, attention needs
to be given to physical, social and mental health to
improve QOL among this population. Many studies
have investigated QOL among the elderly population in
the Islamic Republic of Iran, although the results were
inconsistent (9–16). We designed this study to ...
IRJET- “Happiness Index”– The Footsteps Towards Sustainable DevelopmentIRJET Journal
This document discusses measuring happiness and well-being through happiness indexes. It provides background on Bhutan's Gross National Happiness index and efforts to quantify happiness in other countries and cultures. The document then examines methods that can be used to measure happiness indexes, including surveying populations, using a Delphi approach to identify well-being indicators, and modeling indexes after the Human Development Index. Key domains of happiness measured include psychological well-being, health, community, education, and the environment. The document concludes that happiness indexes are useful tools for communities and policymakers to evaluate well-being and guide decisions to enhance quality of life and sustainability.
Assessing the life satisfaction of elderly living in old age homes in the cit...Ambati Nageswara Rao
The document summarizes a study that assessed the life satisfaction of elderly people living in old age homes in Ahmedabad, India. It found that the majority of elderly respondents did not get respect, love or affection from family members and felt like a burden. They reported taking shelter in old age homes due to deteriorating health and inability to work, which hurt their self-respect. The study aimed to understand reasons for living in homes and their views on living conditions and coping strategies. It interviewed 50 residents (33 male, 17 female) across 5 homes and found that most came from urban areas and felt isolated from families.
An empirical assessment on job satisfaction of public knowledge employees in ...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on job satisfaction among public knowledge employees in Bangladesh. The study surveyed 64 employees from agricultural research institutions and universities. It assessed levels of job satisfaction across 8 dimensions: pay, promotion, security, supervision, benefits & rewards, work ability & operating procedure, co-workers and nature of works. The major finding was that job satisfaction among these public employees was significantly dependent on work motivation and fair treatment. The document provides context on the importance of studying job satisfaction and reviews previous literature on defining and measuring job satisfaction.
Knowledge questionnaire on home care of schizophrenics (kqhs) validity and r...Alexander Decker
The document describes the development and validation of the Knowledge Questionnaire on Home Care of Schizophrenics (KQHS). The KQHS is a 32-item multiple choice questionnaire that assesses caregivers' knowledge of schizophrenia, including its meaning, causes, signs/symptoms, and home care. The development process involved literature review, blueprint creation, item writing, content validation, pretesting, and reliability testing. Content validity and internal consistency were established. The KQHS was found to be a brief, valid, and reliable tool for assessing caregivers' knowledge of caring for schizophrenic patients at home.
International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR)iosrphr_editor
This study assessed the cognitive capabilities of 120 male and female adolescents aged 10-13 years in Lucknow, India. Cognitive tests were administered to measure capabilities in areas like combinatorial thinking, class inclusion, proportionality, coordinate systems, formulating hypotheses, and testing hypotheses. The results found no significant gender differences in combinatorial thinking and class inclusion. However, significant differences were found between males and females in time and motion, coordinate systems, formulating hypotheses, and testing hypotheses. Overall, the study found some gender differences in specific cognitive areas during the transition period from childhood to adolescence.
One of the areas which creates satisfaction in individuals is their work life. Lack of job satisfaction causes negative feelings within an individual. Low job satisfaction can have negative effects such as resigning or absenteeism from work, arriving late at work and working slowly. For this reason, it is important to investigate job satisfaction levels and the factors affecting this in midwives giving health services. This work was carried out with the aim of detemining the relationship between the levels of job satisfaction in midwives and some socio-demographic characteristics of the job satisfaction levels. Within the framework of this descriptive study, 106 midwives who worked within the Sivas province and agreed to participate in this study were studied. Data were collected using ‘Socio-Demographic Questionnaire for Midwives’ and ‘Scale of Job Satifaction in Nursing’. The data collected from the research were analysed using the Kruskal Wallis, Student t and Mann-Whitney U tests within the SPSS 10.0 computer program. The average general job satisfaction points of the midwives was 47.08 ± 15.52. The average job satisfaction levels in midwives who chose the occupation themselves, wanted to be in the profession and found that midwifery suited them were found to be high at a significant level (p<0.05).>0.05). It was established that the organisation they work at, length of working life, whether they had worked continuously or had a break from work, weekly working hours, way of working and amount of individuals to whom care was given did not affect their job satisfaction point averages (p>0.05). It was also determined that the general job satisfaction point average levels were not affected by whether they had children or not, the number of children they had and the age of the youngest child (p>0.05). In contrast, the job satisfaction levels of midwives who worked in hospitals in terms of the possibility of development and working conditions were significantly higher than midwives who worked at health centres (p<0.05). Job satisfaction levels in midwives who chose the occupation themselves, wanted to be in the profession and found that midwifery suited them were high. Midwives who worked in hospitals who had the possibility of development and different working conditions had greater job satisfaction than midwives who worked at health centres. The remaining socio-demographic charateristics did not affect job satisfaction in the midwives.
This study assessed the spiritual health of 990 elderly people in Jaipur, India. It found that the majority (68.89%) had poor spiritual health according to the Spiritual Health Assessment Scale. Poorer spiritual health was strongly associated with poorer psycho-wellness. The study also found that self-realization, the deepest domain of spirituality, had the lowest mean score, followed by self-actualization and then self-development. In conclusion, poorer spiritual health among the elderly leads to poorer psycho-wellness.
Emotional Health and Foster Care AdolescentsSarah Parks
This document proposes a research study to evaluate the impact of the foster care system in South Carolina on the emotional health of adolescents. It will use a mixed methods approach, including focus groups and the Beck Youth Inventory quantitative assessment. The focus groups will gather perspectives from males and females ages 13-18 across the state from different foster care situations. Questions will address emotional state, experiences impacting emotional health, and how the system maintains emotional well-being. The study aims to better understand how the system affects teens and identify opportunities for improvement.
Comparison of satisfaction with life among employed male and females of Lahor...siyam shabbir
This study compared life satisfaction levels between employed males and females in Lahore, Pakistan. It surveyed 220 employed individuals using a life satisfaction scale. The results found that 32.7% of both males and females reported being slightly satisfied with their lives. There was no significant difference in life satisfaction between males and females. The study had some limitations, such as being conducted only in Lahore over a short time period, and recommends further research with larger sample sizes in other areas of Pakistan.
Similar to SATISFACTION AND EXPECTATION SCALE FOR OLDER ADULTS (20)
Comparison of satisfaction with life among employed male and females of Lahor...
SATISFACTION AND EXPECTATION SCALE FOR OLDER ADULTS
1. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
ISSN (Online): 2319-7064
Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438
Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015
www.ijsr.net
Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY
Development and Standardization of Scale to Assess
the Satisfaction and Expectation of Older Adults in
Old Age Homes
Shamsi Akbar1
, S.C.Tiwari2
, Rakesh Kumar Tripathi3
, Ambrish Kumar4
, Nisha Mani Pandey5
1
Research Scholar, Department of Geriatric Mental Health, KG Medical University, UP, Lucknow-226003, India
2
Professor & Head, Department of Geriatric Mental Health, KG Medical University, UP, Lucknow-226003, India
3
Assistant Professor, Department of Geriatric Mental Health, KG Medical University, UP, Lucknow-226003, India
4
Social Worker, Department of Geriatric Mental Health, KG Medical University, UP, Lucknow-226003, India
5
Senior Research Officer, Department of Geriatric Mental Health, KG Medical University, UP, Lucknow-226003, India
Abstract: Objective: To develop a scale to assess the satisfaction and expectation of older adults in Old Age Home. Methods: This study
was a cross-sectional study design. The initial draft of the questionnaire had 5 domains viz. physical structure, services provided, life
style, financial and social relationship comprising a total of 33 questions. After peer review by experts, final draft of this instrument
contains a total of 26 questions. Each questions were on 5-point Likert scale (lowest being 1 and highest being 5). Cronbach's alpha
intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was measured for reliability analysis. Results: The questionnaire had good repeatability. The
Cronbach's Alpha was >0.50 for all the items indicating the better reproducibility of the questionnaire with significant intra-class
correlation coefficient (0.67, 95%CI=0.42-0.81, p=0.001). Majority of the domains were significantly correlated with each others,
although the correlation coefficient was not high indicating better understanding of the questions as well as scores to be responded. The
Cronbach's Alpha was >0.60 for all the domains when scores were added within each domain’s questions with significant intra-class
correlation coefficient (0.74, 95%CI=0.42-0.88, p=0.0001). Qualitatively, most of the respondents perceived about the availability of Old
Age Home. Conclusions: The new scale appears to be valid and reliable for assessment of satisfaction and expectation of the residents
in Old Age homes.
Keywords: Satisfaction and expectation, older adults, Old Age homes
1. Introduction
Population ageing is one of the most discussed global
phenomena in the 21st century. The population over the age
of 60 years has tripled in last 50 years in India and will
relentlessly increase in the near future. According to census
2001, the older people in India constituted 7.7% of the total
population, which increased to 8.14% in census 2011. The
projection for population aged 60 years and above in next
four decades is: 133.32 million (2021), 178.59 (2031),
236.01 million (2041) and 300.96 million (2051). The
increase in the elderly population are the result of changing
fertility and mortality regimes over the last 40-50 years
(Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2011 & Central
Statistics Office, New Delhi, 2011).
With the rapidly increasing number of aged, the care of
elderly has emerged as an important issue in India.
Providing care for the aged has never been a problem in
India where a value based joint family system was dominant.
This family structure has been the socio-economic backbone
of the average Indian (Shah, 1998). In our culture the elderly
are adequately supported and respected in exchange of their
advice and affection to the young generation. However in
recent time, with the increasing of modernization of life
styles resulting in transitional changes in value system, the
joint family is breaking down into several scattered nuclear
families (Shah, 1998). Change in family structure and
contemporary changes in the psycho-social matrix and
values often compel the elderly to live alone or to shift from
their own homes to some institutions or old age homes
(Dotty, 1992, Hegde et al, 2012, Kumar et al, 2012, Mishra,
2008 & Mudey et al, 2011). When more elderly are opting to
stay in Old Age Homes (OAHs), it would be interesting to
study their adjustment patterns in the new environment,
levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction and expectations from
OAHs. Do they feel satisfied with the services of OAHs? In
our best knowledge, there is no such questionnaire exists in
India which measures the satisfaction and expectation of
older adults residing in OAHs. Therefore, the present study
was conducted to develop a scale to assess the satisfaction
and expectation of older adults in Old Age Homes.
2. Material and Methods
This study is a part of the Ph.D. study titled “a study of
psychiatric morbidity, quality of life and expectations of
inmates of Old Age Homes in Northern India”. The study is
being carried out in the Department of Geriatric Mental
Health, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow. This
is a cross-sectional study design to develop and to
standardize an instrument to assess the satisfaction and
expectation of older adults in Old Age Home. The study was
approved by the ethical committee of the Institute and
consent was taken from each of the participants.
Paper ID: SUB15197 645
2. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
ISSN (Online): 2319-7064
Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438
Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015
www.ijsr.net
Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY
3. Significance of the Study
Although there are number of scales/questionnaires for
assessment of psychological well-being, quality of life and
financial satisfaction etc. of elderly. In our best knowledge,
there is no reliable scale to assess the satisfaction and
expectation of older adults in old age homes in Indian
population. Therefore this scale will be helpful to assess the
satisfaction and expectation of older adults in India.
3.1 Questionnaire Design
The questionnaire was developed with following steps:
a) Formation of domains
For formulating the instrument at initial stage, three Old Age
Homes in Bareilly and five in Lucknow district were visited
and type of services and facilities provided by these OAHs
were observed. The authors have listed 11 domains viz.
physical structure, food availability, daily living activity,
safety, health, religious activity, financial, social activity,
rules & regulations, life style and transportation. The
prepared list of domains was submitted to three experts.
After detailed discussions with experts, these 11 minor
domains were pooled in to 5 major domains viz. Physical
structure, (food availability, safety, health, religious activity,
rules & regulations, transportation) are merge in services
provided, life style, financial and social relationship.
b) Formation of questions
Initially, 33 item were framed which can assess the
satisfaction and expectation of OAHs residents, were
submitted to the experts. Out of these 33 questions, 30
questions, measuring the level of satisfaction, were assigned
a 5-point Likert scale (lowest being 1 and highest being 5)
while the remaining three questions, explore the
expectations of elderly, were qualitative in nature and
approved without any rating criteria by experts. Among the
30 questions measuring the level of satisfaction, there was a
general agreement between the experts for 18 questions,
which were considered relevant for the purpose. They also
suggested adding a column for recording the reasons for
dissatisfaction (if there is any) below each question. In
second version, The 15 questions, which were not approved
by the experts or found to be insignificant in assessing the
satisfaction and expectation, were subsequently discarded,
one more question in every domain was added, the extra
column for recording the reason for dissatisfaction, was
created and then resubmitted to experts. All the 23 questions
of the second draft were approved by experts. Thus, the final
version has arrived with a total of 23 quantitative and 3
qualitative questions. The physical structure domain
consisted 5 questions (1-5), services provided had 12
questions (6-16, 23), life style (17, 22), financial (18, 19)
and social relationship (20, 21) consisted 2 questions each.
c) Categorization of scores for 5 domains
Domain Scores
a) Physical structure : Min = 5 Max = 25
b) Services provide : Min = 12 Max = 60
c) Life style : Min = 2 Max =10
d) Financial : Min = 2 Max =10
e) Social Relationship : Min = 2 Max =10
f) Total : Min=23 Max= 115
d) Field-trial of the scale
The questionnaire was administered at an Old Age Home
living in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. A total of 27
older adults were interviewed and the same were again
interviewed to assess the reliability of the questionnaire.
e) Data Analysis
Internal consistency and temporal stability were used to
assess reliability. Internal consistency of the scales was
analyzed with Cronbach's alpha and alpha values > 0.50
were considered adequate. Temporal stability or
reproducibility was analyzed according to the intra-class
correlation coefficient (ICC) between scores of scales
obtained. Reproducibility was considered adequate when
ICC > 0.50. The paired t-test was used to compare the pre
and post data. The p-value<0.05 was considered significant.
All the analysis was carried out by using SPSS 16.0 version
(Chicago, Inc. USA).
4. Results
4.1 Reliability Analysis
The comparison of mean scores between pre and post
interview is presented in the Table-1. There was no
significant (p>0.05) difference in scores between pre and
post for all the items which indicated the better repeatability
of the questionnaire.
The Cronbach's Alpha was calculated for test retest
reliability (table 2)All items had a value of >0.50 (0.67,
95%CI=0.42-0.81, p=0.001). The split half analysis showed
that there was high score when considered both parts of the
items (95.07±7.99) indicating good validity of the
questionnaire (Table-3).
Table-4 presents the inter-item correlations. The inter-item
correlation matrix indicated that most of the item did not
correlate to each other.
Table-5 depicts the domain-wise inter-item correlations.
Majority of the domains were significantly correlated with
each others, although the correlation coefficient was not
high indicating better understanding of the questions as well
as scores to be responded.
The Cronbach's Alpha was >0.60 for all the domains when
scores were added within each domain’s questions with
significant intra-class correlation coefficient (0.74,
95%CI=0.42-0.88, p=0.0001) (Table-6).
Most of the domains were significantly correlated to each
others (Table-7).
Qualitatively, most of the respondents perceived about the
availability of Old Age Home. Majority of the respondents
opined that there should be facility for at least minimum
required materials for a happy old age life. Most of the
respondents were in view that Old Age Home should have
basic requirements and should be maintained time to time.
Paper ID: SUB15197 646
3. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
ISSN (Online): 2319-7064
Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438
Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015
www.ijsr.net
Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY
5. Discussion
In our best knowledge, there is no scale to assess the
satisfaction and expectation of older adults in old age homes
in Indian population. This (SE-26) is a new questionnaire to
measure the satisfaction and expectations of older adults
residing in OAHs. This scale has demonstrated adequate
internal consistency reliability and had evidence of content
and construct validity. The average time required to
administer the scale is 20 minutes. The item-level missing
data rates were low. These findings suggest that the SE-26
successfully captures a newly identified construct and may
be useful to investigators wishing to measure the satisfaction
and expectations regarding living condition of older adults in
other studies, specifically of those residing at OAHs.
In the present evaluation, all 5 domains viz physical
structure, service provide, life style, financial and social
relationship had good level of Cronbach’s Alpha as well as
intra-class correlation coefficient indicating better test-retest
reliability. The individual questions had also moderately
correlated in this evaluation. The repeatability of the
questionnaire was tested by interviewing again the same
individual and tested for repeatability by using paired t-test.
An insignificant p-value indicated good repeatability of the
questionnaire.
There are differences as well as similarities between our
scale dimensions and those found in other international
studies. Reeder and Chen's confirmatory factor analysis
lumped together three previously documented scales -
namely professional/technical, interpersonal/trust and
educational- into one unique dimension. Using the same
instrument, Laferriere found four dimensions of client
satisfaction with home nursing care: technical quality of
care, communication, personal relationships between client
and provider, and service delivery. However, Bear.M et al.
reported two factors such as service delivery and service
sufficiency. Geron.S.M et al. classified items into the
categories homemaker/health aide, care management
service, home-delivered meal service and grocery service.
The reasons for the observed differences between the
number and content of scales in the home care satisfaction
literature have not been studied.
Okamoto (2010) developed a Social Activities-Related Daily
Life Satisfaction Scale specifically applicable to elderly
people in communities and to evaluate its reliability and
validity. Exploratory factor analyses indicated that four
factors, "satisfaction with learning" (four items),
"satisfaction with usefulness to others and society" (four
items), "satisfaction with health and physical strength" (three
items), and "satisfaction with friends" (three items) should
be extracted. Confirmatory factor analysis for assessing the
14-item four-factor model showed high goodness of fit
indices (GFI = 0.943, AGFI = 0.915, RMSEA = 0.068).
Concurrent validity was established by comparing the score
of the scale with five external variables (Activity and Daily
Life Satisfaction Scale for the Elderly, Life Satisfaction
Index K, etc). Student's t-tests revealed that each score of the
subscale was positively associated with activity variable.
The overall Cronbach's coefficient alpha for the scale was
0.919 and for its four subscales values ranged from 0.814 to
0.887.
6. Conclusion
The developed scale was found to be a valid, reliable and
culture free instrument which could be used for assessment
of satisfaction and expectation of elderly in Old Age Homes.
In addition, the availability and dissemination of the
information gathered through this scale will help the
development and effectiveness of interventions that promote
the satisfaction and expectation of elderly.
Table 1: Comparison of mean scores between pre and post
Variables Pre Post t-value p-value1
PH1 4.63±0.68 4.93±0.26 0.94 0.45
PH2 4.59±0.93 4.48±0.84 0.87 0.67
PH3 4.96±0.19 4.81±0.55 1.03 0.19
PH4 4.37±0.79 4.59±0.69 0.77 0.36
PH5a 0.59±1.01 0.56±0.50 0.02 0.99
PH5b 2.07±2.48 2.70±2.47 1.14 0.09
FD_6 3.44±1.25 3.19±1.33 1.16 0.08
DL_7 3.37±0.79 3.41±0.74 1.01 0.10
DL_8 3.78±1.01 3.74±0.94 0.98 0.23
DL_9 4.11±1.12 4.44±0.80 0.99 0.24
SFT_10 4.81±0.78 4.96±0.19 0.97 0.23
TRNS_11 2.30±0.66 2.33±0.67 1.02 0.19
HlT_12 3.67±0.92 3.37±1.04 1.15 0.08
HlT_13 3.41±1.08 3.26±0.98 1.02 0.19
HlT_14 4.00±1.07 3.70±1.10 1.17 0.07
RELG15 4.74±0.71 4.78±0.57 0.98 0.25
RUL_16 4.15±1.19 4.15±1.02 0.01 0.99
LF S17 4.78±0.69 4.63±0.83 0.93 0.45
FIN_18 4.67±1.03 4.85±0.36 0.99 0.16
FIN_19 4.70±0.66 4.52±0.89 0.99 0.15
SOC_20 4.33±0.87 4.26±0.94 1.01 0.18
SOC21 4.33±0.96 4.19±1.03 1.02 0.17
LF22 4.74±0.71 4.67±0.73 1.02 0.11
REL_23 4.52±0.50 4.52±0.75 0.02 0.98
Total average
score
3.96±0.33 3.95±0.32 0.76
0.82
1
Paired t-test
PH-physical structure , FD- food, DL-daily living, SFT-
safety, TRNS-transportation, HLT-health, RELG-religious,
RUL-rules regulation, LF-life style, FIN-financial, SOC-
social relationship,
Table 2: Test re-test reliability
Test re- Cronbach’s
PH1 -0.11 0.66
PH2 -0.17 0.67
PH3 -0.17 0.65
PH4 0.33 0.63
PH5a -0.37 0.69
PH5b -0.38 0.79
FD 6 0.27 0.63
DL 7 0.12 0.65
DL 8 0.40 0.62
DL 9 0.38 0.62
SFT 10 0.18 0.64
TRANS 11 0.33 0.63
HLT 12 0.58 0.60
Paper ID: SUB15197 647
5. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
ISSN (Online): 2319-7064
Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438
Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015
www.ijsr.net
Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY
RUL_16
0.0
7
-
0.1
5
-
0.1
4
0.1
8
-
0.3
9
-
0.2
9 0.210.220.31 0.590.15 0.33 0.43 0.46 0.21 0.45 1.00
LF17
0.1
4
-
0.0
3
-
0.0
6
-
0.0
5
-
0.7
9
-
0.3
9 0.29
-
0.050.25 0.57-0.08 0.39 0.24 0.23 0.10 0.19 0.50 1.00
FIN_18 -
0.1
8
0.2
5
-
0.0
6
0.0
2
-
0.3
6
-
0.2
4 0.30
-
0.080.15
-
0.03-0.08 0.15 0.16 0.30 0.17 -0.12 0.13 0.48 1.00
FIN_19
0.0
0
-
0.0
8
-
0.0
9
0.2
9
-
0.1
3
0.0
4 0.120.140.35 0.150.18 0.12 0.40 0.39 0.27 0.56 0.44 0.18 0.35 1.00
SOC_20
0.1
5
-
0.0
6
0.3
0
0.3
7
-
0.1
0
-
0.1
4
-
0.040.150.39 0.160.09 0.02 0.29 0.09 0.16 0.39 0.32 0.13 0.17 0.63 1.00
SOC21 -
0.1
0
-
0.1
9
-
0.1
4
0.0
3
-
0.0
1
0.1
0
-
0.130.190.20 0.140.03 -0.34 0.17 0.42 -0.04 0.47 0.29 0.00 0.19 0.64 0.55 1.00
LF22
0.0
3
-
0.0
5
-
0.0
7
0.1
8
-
0.3
7
-
0.0
1 0.050.180.40 0.18-0.09 0.25 0.39 0.39 0.25 0.55 0.50 0.42 0.40 0.88 0.64 0.58 1.00
REL_23 -
0.0
9
-
0.0
2
-
0.1
9
0.2
7
-
0.2
5
-
0.1
2 0.410.170.23 0.570.15 0.10 0.38 0.51 0.14 0.39 0.56 0.34 0.34 0.47 0.29 0.50 0.39 1.00
Table 5: Comparison of Domain-wise mean total scores
between pre and post
Variables Pre
(n=27)
Post
(n=27)
t-value p-value1
Physical structure 19.14±2.03 19.37±1.39 0.73 0.47
Service provide 46.29±6.91 45.85±5.84 0.45 0.65
Life style 9.51±1.18 9.29±1.40 0.88 0.38
Financial 9.37±1.41 9.37±1.14 0.00 1.00
Social relationship 8.67±1.62 8.44±1.76 0.84 0.40
Total 93.00±8.60 92.33±8.84 0.47 0.63
1
Paired t-test
Table 6: Test re-test reliability
Test re-test reliability
Cronbach’s
Alpha
Physical 0.344 0.68
Service Provide 0.222 0.72
Life style 0.595 0.71
Financial 0.507 0.69
Social 0.431 0.73
Intra-class Correlation (95%CI)=0.74 (0.42-0.88), p=0.0001
Table 7: Domain wise inter-item correlations
Physical Service_Provide Life_style Financial Social Total
Physical r 1.000
p-value .
Service_Provide r -0.262 1.000
p-value 0.187 .
Life_style r 0.056 0.471*
1.000
p-value 0.782 0.013 .
Financial r -0.017 0.406*
0.724**
1.000
p-value 0.932 0.036 0.000 .
Social r 0.004 0.288 0.494**
0.551**
1.000
p-value 0.983 0.145 0.009 0.003 .
Total r -0.043 .0923**
0.621**
0.582**
0.447*
1.00
p-value 0.830 .000 0.001 0.001 0.019 .
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed), **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
7. Acknowledgement
DR. Shrikant Srivastava & Dr. Shailendra Mohan Tripathi,
Assistant Professor, Department of Geriatric Mental Health,
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow and Dr. Smita
Pandey, Lecturer-Clinical Psychology, Institute of
Behavioural Sciences, Gujraat Forensic Sciences University,
Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat for supplementing and compiling the
list of domains/items as well as clustering them as per their
common themes and descriptive likeness to evolve the final
draft of the scale. Dr. Hitesh Khurana, Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak,
Haryana for providing the technical guidance and valuable
suggestions in statistical analysis of the data and preparing
the manuscript. Mrs. Betsy Mehrotra and Dr. Safia Nazeeb
for their support extended during field trial of the scale and
Paper ID: SUB15197 649
6. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
ISSN (Online): 2319-7064
Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438
Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015
www.ijsr.net
Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY
the participating residents of OAHs for their cooperation in
the study.
References
[1] Director General of Health Services, Ministry of health
& family welfare, Government of India, New Delhi.
(2011). National Program for Health Care of the
Elderly.
[2] Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation, Government of India, New
Delhi, (2011). Situation Analysis of the Elderly in India.
[3] Shah, A.M. (1998). The Family in India: Critical
Essays. Orient Longman Limited.
[4] Dotty, P.J. (1992). The oldest old and the use of
institutional long term care from an international
perspective. In The oldest old (eds. R. Suzman, DP
Willis, KG Manton). New York: Oxford University
Press; 250-259.
[5] Hegde V.N, Kosgi S., Rao S., Pai. N & Mudgal S.M.
(2012). A Study of Psychiatric and Physical Morbidity
among Residents of Old Age Home. International
Journal of Health Sciences & Research; 2(1): 57-74.
[6] Kumar,P., Das A., Rautela U. (2012) Mental and
Physical Morbidity in Old Age Homes of Lucknow,
India. Delhi Psychiatry Journal; 15(1): 111-117.
[7] Mishra, Jayanta, A. (2008). A Study of the Family
Linkage of the Old Age Home Residents in Orissa.
Indian Journal of Gerontology; 22 (2): 196-212.
[8] Mudey, A., Ambekar S., Goyal, R.C., Agarekar,
S.,Wagh, V.V. (2011). Assessment of Quality of Life
among Rural and Urban Elderly Population of Wardha
District, Maharashtra, India. Ethno Med; 5(2): 89-93.
[9] Das N.P., Shah U. A Study of Old Age Homes in the
Care of the Elderly in Gujarat. M.S. University of
Baroda 2004.
[10]Nagaraj AKM, Mathew J, Nanjegowda R.B, Majgi SM,
Purushothama SM, Psychiatric Morbidity Among
Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes and in the
Community. A comparative study. Online J Health
Allied Scs. 2011 ; 458-464.
[11]Laferriere R: Client satisfaction with home health care
nursing. J Community Health Nurs 1993, 10:67-76.
[12]Bear M, Sauer M, Norton A: Client satisfaction with
service coordinators' provision of home-based long-term
care services. Home Health Care Serv Q 1999, 18:47-
60.
[13]Geron SM, Smith K, Tennstedt S, Jette A, Chassler D,
Kasten L: The home care satisfaction measure: a client -
centred approach to assessing the satisfaction of frail
older adults with home care services. J Gerontol 2000,
55B:S259-S270.
[14]Okamoto H. Development of social activities-related
daily life satisfaction scale for the elderly and
evaluation of its reliability and validity. Nihon Koshu
Eisei Zasshi. 2010 Jul;57(7):514-25.
Paper ID: SUB15197 650