How Interplay of Spirituality, Living Conditions, and Gender Impact the Mental Health among Geriatric Population

Aging is a life process and universally accepted as well as proven as not a disease. But past literature has thrown light on various issues which are more psychological in nature, like; feelings of loneliness, hopelessness, depression, etc., and compromised quality of life due to several factors. In India, geriatric people are moving towards old age homes similar to Western countries and spend the rest of the life to remove feelings of loneliness and hopelessness by carrying a spiritual attitude but still psychological sufferings are uncountable. Hence, the present study was a forwarding step to knowing how the interaction of spiritual quotient, gender, and living conditions affect the feeling of loneliness, hopelessness, and quality of life among geriatric people. The objective of the present study was, • To explore the interaction impact of the spiritual quotient, gender, and living conditions on loneliness among the geriatric population • To explore the interaction impact of the spiritual quotient, gender, and living conditions on hopelessness among the geriatric population • To explore the interaction impact of the spiritual quotient, gender, and living conditions on quality of life among the geriatric population • To achieve these objectives total 320 male and female geriatric people have been selected as a sample. Out of 320 samples, 160 have been collected from different old age homes of Indore, Bhopal districts, and 160 from general population of Indore and Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh. Sample has been collected through purposive sampling technique by applying the following questionnaires; Socio–demographic datasheet, General health questionnaire, Spiritual Quotient- AGCNVS, UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3, Beck Hopelessness scales, and WHO Quality of Life-Bref Scale. Result shows that interplay of gender and spiritual quotient significantly influence the feeling of loneliness among geriatric population. Similarly, interaction of living conditions and spiritual quotient has significantly influence on loneliness and quality of life among the geriatric population.