Authors : Monika Sehgal; Manju Suryavanshi

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10399214

Abstract : The last century has witnessed a rapid increase in the population of the senior citizens in the developed and industrialized countries. India ranks 4th in terms of absolute size of elderly population. In the above context, a study was conducted to understand the stress and coping strategies of the senior citizens residing in old age home and with family set up in New Delhi and NCR. The objectives of the study were to compare the level of stress and coping strategies adopted among, to identify the relationship between stress and coping strategies among senior citizens living in old age home and with family, develop and disseminate pamphlets on stress management among senior citizens living in Old age home and with family in New Delhi and NCR. A total of 100 samples (50 senior citizens from old age home and 50 from with family) were selected by using convenient sampling technique. Settings of the study were an old age home and community setting. A structured interview rating scale was developed to determine the stress level and adopted coping strategies. The finding of the study revealed that majority of 60% senior citizens living in old age home were having mild stress and 70% senior citizens living with family were having moderate stress and no severe stress is there neither in old age home nor with family. The coping strategies used by senior citizens living with family, 84% were having poor coping strategies, 54% were having average coping strategies and 24% were using good coping strategies. The Pearson coefficient correlation was 0.1181 in between stress and coping strategies which was having significant relationship at the 0.05 level and 0.257 was coping strategies which was having significant relationship at the 0.05 level. The t-test value of stress among senior citizens was 3.39 which was having significant relationship at the level of 0.05 and t-test value of coping strategies among senior citizens was 8.935 which was significant at the level of 0.05. The study reflects that stress level was more among senior citizens living with family and coping strategies were used by senior citizens living in old age home.