Author :
Subhash Biloniya, Afifa Zafer, Kusum Gaur, R K Manohar, Lovesh Saini
Volume :
2
Issue :
2
Abstract :
Background & Objectives: Stress is a side effect of development and stress ultimately leads to mental ill health and the worst affected group is elderly. India is a developing country and mental illnesses are also on a rise. Present study aims to find out psychiatric wellness and its associated factors in geriatric population of Jaipur City.
Methods: A community bases survey was conducted with 30 cluster technique to identify houses with elderly (≥60 years) in Municipal Corporation area of Jaipur City. Semi-structured pro-forma was used to collect data. Modified Mini Screen (MMS) was used to identify psycho-wellness in elderly. Data were expressed in percentage and proportions and inferred by Chi-square test.
Interpretation & Conclusions: A quantifiable number (24.24%) of elderly was in either orange or red zone of psycho-wellness. With increasing age, proportion of elderly people were significantly (P
Keyword :
Elderly, Modifies Mini Screen (MMS), Psychiatric wellness, Psychiatric morbidity