Final MBBS Student, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2019 Jul-Sep;63(3):227-232. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_341_18.
The study on self-perceived uselessness may help health-care workers to provide opportunities for intervention for increased quality of health and greater survival rate in elderly.
To find the prevalence of self-perceived uselessness and its determinants among the elderly residents of old age homes of North Bengaluru.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken on 129 elderly aged 60 years and above in the old age homes of North Bengaluru. Self-perceived uselessness, sociodemographic variables, morbidity status, functional status, financial status, and personal habits were assessed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Proportions, percentages, and Chi-square test were used for analysis.
Nearly half (45%) of the elderly had agreed that they had perceived themselves as useless as they age. Majority of those who perceived uselessness had one or >1 chronic morbidities and were functionally dependent (81.2%). Significant association was seen between self-perceived uselessness and functional dependency, gender, education, and having some form of activities during their leisure time.
It can be concluded that self-perceived uselessness is quite prevalent in nearly one-half of the elderly in the old age homes in North Bengaluru having significant association with variables such as gender, education, leisure activities, and functional status.
对自我无用感的研究可以帮助医疗保健工作者为老年人提供更多的干预机会，以提高他们的健康质量和生存率。
在班加罗尔北部的养老院中，调查老年人自我无用感的发生率及其决定因素。
对班加罗尔北部养老院的 129 名年龄在 60 岁及以上的老年人进行了一项横断面描述性研究。使用半结构式问卷评估自我无用感、社会人口统计学变量、发病状况、功能状况、财务状况和个人习惯。采用比例、百分比和卡方检验进行分析。
近一半（45%）的老年人认为随着年龄的增长，他们已经感觉到自己无用。大多数感到无用的人都有一种或多种慢性疾病，并且在功能上依赖他人（81.2%）。自我无用感与功能依赖、性别、教育程度以及在闲暇时间从事某种活动之间存在显著关联。
可以得出结论，班加罗尔北部养老院中近一半的老年人存在自我无用感，这与性别、教育程度、闲暇活动和功能状态等因素存在显著关联。
