Quality of life and perceived social support as predictors of happiness in institutionalised and home residing senior citizens

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the quality of life and perceived social support as predictors of happiness in institutionalized and home residing senior citizens.  The study conducted a cross sectional survey of 120 senior citizens aged 60 to 80 years, using WHO Quality of Life-BREF, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. The sample was taken from Chandigarh and Delhi, from September 2019- October 2019. A Student’s T test, Pearson Correlation and multiple regression analysis were performed to analyze results. This study shows a comparison in the level of quality of life, social support and happiness among institutionalized and home residing senior citizens.