ADL difficulties among rural elderly: A social work study

The purpose of this study was to examine empirically the Activities of Daily Living of 221 rural elderly (male = 111 and female = 110) age varying from 60 to 80 years and above, from two villages (one most backward and one relatively developed) in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka. A semi-structured interview schedule and Life Satisfaction Index-A were used to collect primary data. The techniques of interview, observation, and case study were used. The data was analysed adopting descriptive and inferential statistical techniques with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The findings of the study revealed that the elderly belonging to middle and upper age cohorts (71 years to 80 years and above) had more ADL difficulties and were least satisfied with life when compared to the elderly belonging to the lower age cohort (60 to 70 years).