Senior Citizen: An Aged Warrior ?

Click to edit Master subtitle style B.S.Patil Assistant Professor

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Does old age affect the normal functioning of a person?

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Does old age affect the persons mental and emotional health?

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Are old aged rightly excluded from the productivity bracket?

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Does old age bring in poverty?

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Are our elderly culturally better off than in other countries?

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Does old age affect the normal functioning of a person? Old age and disability

Dynamic social phenomenon. External and internal factors interact Factors relating to the individuals like,

Physiological conditions (body organs) Psychological conditions (mind and behaviour) conditions

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Causes of Disability The pathway in disablement is a life long process resulting from;

Acquisition of pathology

(diseases, injuries, etc in a lifelong process)

Impairments
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Its impact

Generate functional limitations

in basic physical and mental actions

Leads to disability

(cessation or restriction in carrying out activities of daily living and other social roles).

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Disability can be defined as a gap between

a persons abilities and environmental requirements

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Aged usually experience loss of;

Does old age affect the persons mental and emotional health?

Independence, Mobility, Health, Long-time career, or Loved ones.

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Loneliness and isolation Reduced sense of purpose Medications Fears

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Significant contribution

Are old aged rightly excluded from the productivity bracket?

Towards their family Social networks The efficiency of younger generation depends upon presence of elderly at home But

Contributions are undervalued Notion of dependency

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Does old age bring in poverty?

Poverty is associated with the inability to fulfill social and economic roles and responsibilities Absence of income security, Inadequate family or social support, Poor health combined with inadequate health care.
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Poverty rates do rise with age.

The culture of respecting elders has its impact on existence of elderly people. Recognition of status, power and authority of elderly 15% elders live with their children in USA, India 75%, in Korea, China its 79%
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Are our elderly culturally better off than in other countries?

Our priorities should be.

Prevention of disability Identification of high risk group, Development of Multi-component interventions. Disability-related measures Targeting of diseases that are highly prevalent in older population
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Research aimed at improving reliable and ecologically valid tools to aid physical and cognitive function in elderly people. Research into

roles of environmental factors, social, physical, economic,

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Predictors of old age disability

should be identified, concentrated on, understood and treated

Study of relation of prevailing living conditions and behavioural factors.

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Schemes

Court cases involving senior citizens RTI Act, 2005 Health Care Finance & Taxation Banking Telecommunications Travel by Indian Railways 4/28/12

THANK YOU

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