Study on Prevalence of Anxiety Neurosis among the Geriatric Population in Urban Chidambaram
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
Old age is a part of human development and it is the final phase of the life cycle. The somatic changes and failure to adapt during any time of life cycle can result in physical and emotional illness such as depression, anxiety, and grief. The constant state of worry and the anxiousness may seriously affect the older people’s quality of life by causing them to limit their daily activities and have difficulty in sleeping. The main objective was to find out the prevalence of anxiety neurosis among the geriatric population in urban area of Chidambaram. 2. To assess the common factors of worry among the older adults.3.To find out the association of anxiety with selected socio-demographic variables and different factors of worry. A descriptive cross -sectional, community based study was conducted in urban field practice area of Rajah Muthaiah Medical College, Annamalai University. 252 elders were selected randomly; anxiety and various factors for worries were measured using Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS). In results 55.5 % of the respondents had anxiety disorder. 44.9 % elders were concerned about their finance 41.3 % of geriatric populations were concerned about their health. Factors of worry like concern about finance, health, and the children and afraid of dying, becoming the burden to the family and friends were significantly associated with anxiety. Females were significantly associated with anxiety. Keywords: Geriatric population, anxiety neurosis
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M. Selva Meena, P. K. Govindarajan, A. J. W. Felix, N. Ethirajan
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