Living With Family At Old Age

Ashok Kumar Biswas; Kelvin Leshabari; Edward P.A. Gebuis

Abstract

Living With Family At Old Age

The quality of life (QoL) depends on several elemen ts that are studied in detail in different populations. However, little is known about the liv ing arrangements and how these affect the QoL, especially in the elderly. Although multiple v ariations can be thought of, in essence, elderly can be living with family members or without. Posit ive and negative aspects of both types of living conditions need to be addressed in order to answer the question whether elderly should or should not be living with family members. Due to la ck of scientific evidence and personal opinions the older generation might have on this su bject, this question cannot be answered at this time. Specific research on this topic is required t o gain more certainty.