Kishore S, Garg B S
Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha.
Indian J Public Health. 1997 Apr-Jun;41(2):43-8.
Most of the old persons staying in rural areas are illiterate with physical disabilities and are psychologically disturbed due to the loss of income and hence they are unable to lead a productive life. The present study was thus undertaken in a rural area of Wardha district, with the objective of studying the sociomedical aspects and psychological perceptions of the elderly population. Out of 10,000 population, 600 individuals of age 60 years and above were studied. Proportion of females was 330 (55%) and males 270 (45%) respectively. 300 (66.5%) of them were illiterate, and majority were agricultural labourer (238, 39.66%) and daily labourers (172, 28.66%). 244 individuals (40.67%) were still the head of the family and rest were related to the head of the family. 91 (15.17%) felt the change in attitude of the family members. 139 (31.5%) felt neglected and 146 (24.33%) loneliness respectively.
大多数居住在农村地区的老年人目不识丁且身体残疾，因失去收入而心理困扰，因此无法过上有意义的生活。本研究于是在沃尔达区的一个农村地区开展，目的是研究老年人群体的社会医学方面及心理认知。在10000人口中，研究了600名60岁及以上的个体。女性比例为330人（55%），男性为270人（45%）。其中300人（66.5%）目不识丁，大多数是农业劳动者（238人，39.66%）和日工（172人，28.66%）。244人（40.67%）仍是家庭户主，其余与户主有亲属关系。91人（15.17%）感觉到家庭成员态度的变化。分别有139人（31.5%）感到被忽视，146人（24.33%）感到孤独。
