Effect of Daily living activity on Quality of Life in Geriatric population

Background: To investigate the Effect of Daily living activity on Quality of Life in Geriatric population. Materials & method: Subjects selected by using convenient sampling and from Residential Area and Old Age Home in Ahmedabad. Total 150 Participants aged 60 years and above. Both male and female were chosen to be part of the study according to the inclusion criteria. Participants were given the scale SF-12 and Barthel index to fill. Results: Data is not normal distribution table so spearman correlation test used to analyze data. Result shows that strong correlation is found between pcs -12 and barthel index with value 0.811 and moderate positive correlation between mcs-12 and barthel index value 0.54. Hence it shows that there is correlation between quality of life and activity of daily living. Discussion: The study’s primary goal is to determine how daily living activity and quality of life correlates in geriatric population. The correlation value of Barthel Index and PCS-12 was 0.814 whereas correlation value of Barthel Index and MCS-12 is 0.54. MCS-12 is lower than PCS-12. P value<0.01, geriatrics they could be less able in physical tasks compare to mental tasks. Conclusion: Study concludes that there is positive correlation between pcs – 12 and barthel index and moderated correlation between mcs-12 and barthel index.