Author(s):
Alice N C, Jolly Joseph, Shainy Mathew, Chanchal Jain, Blessy Peter, Roy K Sebastian, Prachi Chaturvedi, Amal Mohandas, Kochurani Jacob, Aiswarya Lakshmi S Nair, Ajeena Joseph, Ann Maria Biju, Elsa Maria Francis, Megha Reby, Treesamol Jose, Treesa Sara Justine, Vidya A
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DOI:
10.52711/jnmr.2026.08 
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Alice N C1, Jolly Joseph2, Shainy Mathew3, Chanchal Jain4, Blessy Peter5, Roy K Sebastian6, Prachi Chaturvedi7, Amal Mohandas8, Kochurani Jacob8, Aiswarya Lakshmi S Nair8, Ajeena Joseph8, Ann Maria Biju8, Elsa Maria Francis8, Megha Reby8, Treesamol Jose8, Treesa Sara Justine8, Vidya A8
1Principal, Thiruhrudaya College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
2Vice Principal, Thiruhrudaya College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Thiruhrudaya College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
4Asst. Prof. and IQAC Member, Prestige Institute of Management and Research (PIMR), Indore MP., India.
5Principal, TMM College of Nursing, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
6Guest Faculty, Thiruhrudaya College of Nursing and Director Deepika Children’s league.
7Asst.Professor, Manasarover Global University, Indore MP., India.
8Eighth Semester Students, Thiruhrudaya College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
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Volume - 5,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
The study titled “A Descriptive Study to Assess the Awareness Regarding Elderly Care and Geriatric Health Issues Among Residents of Ward -22, in Panachikkad Panchayat” aimed to assess the level of awareness regarding elderly care and geriatric health issues among community residents. A descriptive research design was used with a sample size of 100 selected through non-probability convenience sampling. Data were collected using a structured socio-demographic questionnaire and structured knowledge questionnaires on elderly care and geriatric health issues. The findings revealed that, regarding awareness on elderly care, 2% of respondents had poor awareness, 35% had average awareness, and 63% had good awareness, while for geriatric health issues, 10% had poor awareness, 62% had average awareness, and 28% had good awareness. A statistically significant association was found between awareness on elderly care and age and gender, and between awareness on geriatric health issues and age and type of family at the 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that the majority of participants had average to good awareness, highlighting the importance of community-based education to improve elderly care practices.
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Alice N C, Jolly Joseph, Shainy Mathew, Chanchal Jain, Blessy Peter, Roy K Sebastian, Prachi Chaturvedi, Amal Mohandas, Kochurani Jacob, Aiswarya Lakshmi S Nair, Ajeena Joseph, Ann Maria Biju, Elsa Maria Francis, Megha Reby, Treesamol Jose, Treesa Sara Justine, Vidya A. A Descriptive Study to Assess the Awareness regarding Elderly Care and Geriatric Health Issues among Residents of Ward 22, Panachikkadu Panchayath. A and V Pub Journal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026;5(1):35-9. doi: 10.52711/jnmr.2026.08
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Alice N C, Jolly Joseph, Shainy Mathew, Chanchal Jain, Blessy Peter, Roy K Sebastian, Prachi Chaturvedi, Amal Mohandas, Kochurani Jacob, Aiswarya Lakshmi S Nair, Ajeena Joseph, Ann Maria Biju, Elsa Maria Francis, Megha Reby, Treesamol Jose, Treesa Sara Justine, Vidya A. A Descriptive Study to Assess the Awareness regarding Elderly Care and Geriatric Health Issues among Residents of Ward 22, Panachikkadu Panchayath. A and V Pub Journal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026;5(1):35-9. doi: 10.52711/jnmr.2026.08 Available on: https://jnmronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-5-1-8
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