Sanchi Pawankumar Agarwal, Gautam Gawali, Amity University, Maharashtra
Deepti Puranik, NMIMS, Mumbai.
Geriatric assessment is inclusive of mental health concerning cognition and related
aspects. It evaluates the social, medical, environmental factors influencing the overall
wellbeing of the individual. Older adults concerning in the study are any individual who
are above 65 years. This population laterally facing with the physical problems of aging,
also faces issues like memory, anxiety, loneliness, stress, dependency, etc. Loneliness
can still be felt in presence of people who belong to us. The COVID-19 pandemic has
added to the loneliness among this population due to reasons like death of children,
family members, spouse, etc. The current research study compares impaired cognition
and loneliness in older people living with the families to those who live in an old-age
home apart from their relatives.Both the gender was considered for the sample. A total
of 70 individuals were considered as the sample, 35 from old-age home and 35 of
who stay with families. The participants remained above 65 years of age. The UCLA
loneliness scale (Russell, D 1980) and Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test is assessed
on the sample from both the population. To compare the data from two populations,
t-test was used. The results show a significant difference for impaired cognition and
loneliness among the individuals in the two groups