Understanding the free time activities of retired elderly living in Indian metropolis
- Conditions
- Retired Elderly
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/10/016052
- Lead Sponsor
- Shreya Kamath
- Brief Summary
Leisureparticipation of retired Indian elderly may be affected by urbanization as wellas due to changes in lifestyle and daily routines post retirement. Leisurebeing an occupational therapy domain has been studied extensively on westernpopulation, but research on leisure participation of Indian elderly from anoccupational therapy perspective is not available.
Asleisure is highly influenced by personal interests, health status, resources,cultural and contextual factors, participation of Indian elderly may bedifferent from that of western countries and so their perspective regardingleisure may differ. Furthermore,in India the attitudes of family members influence the participation andbehaviour of elderly. It is therefore imperative to understand theperspectives of Indian elderly and their family members regarding leisureoccupations.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
1)Retired Indian elderly 2)60 years and above 3)At least 1 year post retirement.
1)No psychiatric or cognitive impairment 2)No Acute illness or significant disabling conditions 3)No communication difficulties or aphasia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To understand the perspective of retired Indian elderly regarding leisure participation january 2019 to march 2019
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Urban area
🇮🇳Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India
Urban area🇮🇳Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, IndiaShreya KamathPrincipal investigator8296949220skamath695@gmail.com