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Aging, Quality of Life, and Social Support

Aging, Quality of Life, and Social Support

Garima Gupta, Deepa Luxmi Sharma
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781522534808|ISBN10: 1522534806|EISBN13: 9781522534815
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3480-8.ch004
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Gupta, Garima, and Deepa Luxmi Sharma. "Aging, Quality of Life, and Social Support." Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care, edited by Barre Vijaya Prasad and Shamsi Akbar, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 68-80. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3480-8.ch004

APA

Gupta, G. & Sharma, D. L. (2018). Aging, Quality of Life, and Social Support. In B. Prasad & S. Akbar (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care (pp. 68-80). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3480-8.ch004

Chicago

Gupta, Garima, and Deepa Luxmi Sharma. "Aging, Quality of Life, and Social Support." In Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care, edited by Barre Vijaya Prasad and Shamsi Akbar, 68-80. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3480-8.ch004

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Abstract

The present chapter presents an intertwined view on aging, quality of life and social support. Aging is a sensitive process of transformation from a young age structure to old age. It is a pressing problem for many countries in this century. Therefore, attention to needs and problems of this age has an importance. The domains that need more attention in elderly is both quality of life and social support in their life. Though social support and quality of life have received much attention in studies of the psychological issues of older adults but still researches are needed in special attention at the intervention level.

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