Chadha Ishani, Naveen K H, Gupta Manoj Kumar, Kaushal Rashmi, Srinivasan Srikanth, Joshi Nitin Kumar, Bhardwaj Pankaj
School of Public Health All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India.
Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 12;25(1):2741. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24129-6.
After losing a spouse, a woman experiences diverse changes in her life, and varying cultural settings add to them. Research has shown the impact of widowhood on one's quality of life. This study evaluated the quality of life and its predictors of widows of Jodhpur enrolled in Ekal Nari Samman Pension Yojna, a state-sponsored pension scheme for widowed, divorced, or abandoned women from an economically weaker section of Rajasthan.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 260 widows aged 18-45 from Jodhpur City. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data after obtaining informed written consent. The CDC HRQOL-14 questionnaire was used to collect data on quality of life. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis.
The study findings revealed that the number of children, chronic illness, depression, and anxiety were consistently significant predictors of quality of life among widows in Jodhpur.
The findings highlight the association of physical and psychological health with the quality of life of widows. There is a critical need to integrate mental health services and chronic illness management into widows' welfare programs to ensure comprehensive support.
失去配偶后，女性的生活经历多样变化，不同文化背景又增添了这些变化。研究表明丧偶对人的生活质量有影响。本研究评估了参加“Ekal Nari Samman Pension Yojna”的焦特布尔寡妇的生活质量及其预测因素，该计划是拉贾斯坦邦一项为经济弱势群体中的丧偶、离异或被遗弃妇女提供的国家资助养老金计划。
对焦特布尔市260名年龄在18至45岁之间的寡妇进行了横断面研究。在获得知情书面同意后，使用半结构化问卷收集数据。使用美国疾病控制与预防中心的健康相关生活质量-14问卷收集生活质量数据。数据采用描述性统计和逻辑回归分析进行分析。
研究结果显示，子女数量、慢性病、抑郁和焦虑一直是焦特布尔寡妇生活质量的显著预测因素。
研究结果突出了身心健康与寡妇生活质量之间的关联。迫切需要将心理健康服务和慢性病管理纳入寡妇福利计划，以确保提供全面支持。
