Volume : 5, Issue : 2, February - 2016

Sources and Extent of Worry in Older Adults

K. Suresh, Dr. A. Gayathri, Prof. D. Jamuna

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;This study is an attempt to study different sources of worry in a sample of 600 elderly men and women. Through focused group discussions the sources and extent of worry in the age group of 60-69 was identified. Dependency and Health were main sources of worry followed by lack of social supports and lack of psychological concerns. Findings of the present study suggest that the importance of strategies to minimize extent of worry in elderly people.</p>