Was Elderly People Affected Covid-19? See the Life Satisfaction with Life in Pandemic Scenarios

Abstract

Objective: The present aim to compare the life of elderly person in the aspect of pandemic v/s post pandemic in strict distancing protocols. The research examines the effect on satisfaction with life among elderly people regarding Covid-19 scenario. Materials and Methods: The study’s sample size is restricted to a small number of participants of (N = 30) same subjects in both situations from the district Fatehabad in the state of Haryana, India. Furthermore, to achieve the objectives, the measures of ҅ satisfaction with life scale ҆ (SWLS) (Diener et al., 1985) and ҅ Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21҆ (DASS-21) (Lovibond, & Lovibond, 1995) were administered to the participants. For fulfilment of this objective, the pair t-test was applied to study the significance difference between the mean scores. Results: The lives of elderly people are more overwhelmed by the pandemic than others. It affected the life of an elderly person physically as well as mentally. Despite staying at home, they experienced fear, anxiety, stress, and depression during the pandemic. Conclusion: The study showed that it is likely that self-isolation and being put in quarantine would hurt a person’s mental health. Government mandates to stay at home and the risk of illnesses lead to raise the level of anxiety, stress, and depression all through the population.