A Comparative Study To Assess The Level Of Self-Esteem Among Elderly Residing In The Old Age Home And In Family From Selected Areas Of Pune City

Abstract

Self- esteem among elderly a crucial aspect of overall wellbeing. Factors such as declining health loss of love ones, retirement and social attitude can influence an elder’s sense of word and identities. Maintaining healthy self-esteem is essential for elders to enhance their mental and emotional wellbeing, foster resilience and adaptability, and promote social engagement and relationship support overall quality of life. Carrying out this research was essential for comprehending how living situations influence self-esteem in older adults, guiding improved care strategies, tackling social and psychological issues, and boosting overall life quality. Aim of the study: To assess the level of self-esteem among elderly residing in the old age home and in the family from selected areas of Pune city. Material and method: The research design adopted for the present study was descriptive research design in which the sample size consists of 300, 150 elderly staying in old age home and 150 elderly staying with family member. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used. Inclusion criteria includes Elderly who are in the age group of 60 years and above, both male and female are included in the study, those elderly who are able to read, write, understand English/Marathi and Exclusion criteria includes those elderly who had mental health issue and severe illness Tool used for the study was Rosenberg self- esteem scale to assess the level of self-esteem.  Results:  The study revealed that the self-esteem among the elderly residing in old age homes was significantly higher than those elderly residing with family members. Conclusion: Fisher’s exact test was used for the association of self-esteem among elderly residing in old age home and residing with family members with their demographic variables and it was concluded that none of the demographic variable was found to have significant association with the self-esteem in both the group.