“ QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS CORRELATES IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION WITH DEMENTIA: A STUDY FROM EASTERN INDIA “

Abstract

Background : Dementia is one of the leading cause of disability in geriatric population . Dementia is associated with a reduced Quality of Life (QoL) the cause of which is multifactorial .Qol is a very important outcome measure of management in persons with dementia . The objectives of this study were t Objectives : o determine the clinico social prole in the geriatric population under study and to nd out the quality of life and its correlates in the persons with dementia under study Material & Method: Observational, descriptive study with cross-sectional design. The study was done in 432 geriatric population (>60 years) in the Rural Field Practice Area of a urban Medical College , Kolkata and in the Old Age Home and day Care Centers of a leading Geriatric NGO in Kolkata ., Kolkata. 441 (51%) of the study population were male and 423 (49%) were female. In persons wit Results: h dementia age of the person was negatively co-related with the Cornel Brown score. Per capita income was positively co-related with the Cornel Brown score. Number of care givers was positively co-related with the Cornel Brown score. Cornel Brown score was higher in the persons with dementia who have a family history of dementia. Cornel Brown score was signicantly higher among the female and the difference was statistically signicant. Conclusion: InGeriatricPersons with dementia quality of life is to be assessed properly and efforts are taken to be taken measures so that their quality of life can be better.