Depression, Anxiety, Coping and Quality of Life among Elderly Living in Old Age Homes and in Family Setup

Abstract

The present study explored differences indepression, anxiety, coping and quality of life between elderly residing in old age homes and within family setup. It was predicted that elderly in old age homes will have higher depression, anxiety and poor quality of life however no difference on coping was predicted betweenthe two groups. A sample of 120 elderly: 60 from old age homes and 60 from family setup participated. The measures used were: Pakistan Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire, Brief COPE Inventory and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Independentsample t-test. Results revealed high scores on depression, anxiety and quality of life among elderlyresidingin old age homes compared to elderly living with their families. Moreover, elderly living in old age home used more of maladaptive coping and elderly living with families used more of adaptive copingstrategies.