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| Article Name : | | | WAYS OF COPING AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN OLDAGE HOME AND WITHIN FAMILY SETUP | | Author Name : | | | Rishi Panday , Prashant Srivastava, Manisha Kiran and Dharmendra Rajak | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-5760 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Background: Human life, in all its stages, is blessed with growth and development. Ageing is a multidi- mensional phenomenon and is affected by a combination of physical, psychological and socio economic factors. Aim: To assess and compare Ways of Coping between elderly people living in old age home and within the family setup. Methods and Materials: A cross sectional research design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted at two Old age home and two areas of Ranchi Kantatoli and Kanke .The sample comprised of 80 participants who were further divided into 40 participants from old age homes and 40 participants from family. Tools such as socio-demographic data sheet, Ways of Coping Questionnaire were administered to obtain the data.Result and Conclusion: Findings of this study indicate thatWays of Coping were better of those elderly people who were living in old age home in comparison of those elderly people who were living within family setup. | | Keywords : | | |
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