Abstract
Given the dramatic increase in the number of individuals above sixty years of age in relation to the entire population and attempts towards ensuring healthy and quality lives for the elderly, it becomes important to focus on the experiences of elderly, particularly with a focus on the heterogeneous nature of the population. In this study, the focus has been on the presence of Functional Limitations (physical in nature) that elderly face. The research has been centered on the experiences of elderly and their immediate adult care givers in the family space; to understand how the elderly and their care givers perceive the functional limitations that the elderly face, the challenges faced by them as they overcome the same and reorient, the support systems available along with associated challenged, and how the particular experience influences the family dynamics. An exploratory qualitative research with a constructivist-interpretivist paradigm was best suited and the participants were grouped in a pair of elderly-his/her care giver, hence being treated as a dyad. The researcher has been able to discuss the same in detail and bring out policy-based, program-based, and research-based recommendations.
Presenters
Chinari MathurStudent, PhD in Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai , Maharashtra, India
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging
KEYWORDS
Population Aging, Elderly, Care Givers, Functional Limitations
