ABSTRACT.
A descriptive survey design was used to assess the Psychosocial Challengesin
Ibagwa-aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu
State, South East Nigeria. The specific objectives of the were to: identify the
mental challenges of the elderly in Ibagwa-aka community; identify the
emotional challenges of the elderly in the community studied and determined the
social challenges of the elderly in the area of studied.Validated questionnaire was
used to administer the instrument to 375 respondents from which 330 correct
responses were analyzed. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard
deviation were used in data analysis and results presented in tables. The
reliability of the instrument was done using test –re- test method and a reliability
co-efficient of 0.84 (r. 0.84) was obtained. The study revealed that 51% of the
respondents could cope with mental challenges of communication while 47%
could cope with decision making in the family. Emotionally, 55.8% could cope
with challenges of loneliness and isolation while half of the respondents 50%
could cope adequately with loss of role function, loss of self-esteem and selfworth.
In the aspect of social challenges, 53% of them experienced minimal love,
care and respect from their family members and other relations. In conclusion,
majority of the respondents were not mentally and emotionally challenged, while
more than half of them were socially challenged in the area of family
relationships and social roles in the community. It is therefore recommended that
structures should be put in place to improve family relationships and involvement
of the elderly in community activities.
N., E (2021). An Assessment Of Psychosocial Challenges Of The Elderly In Ibagwa-Aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area Of Enugu State, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-psychosocial-challenges-of-the-elderly-in-ibagwa-aka-community-igbo-eze-south-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-nigeria
N., EDEH "An Assessment Of Psychosocial Challenges Of The Elderly In Ibagwa-Aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area Of Enugu State, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 14 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-psychosocial-challenges-of-the-elderly-in-ibagwa-aka-community-igbo-eze-south-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-nigeria. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
N., EDEH . "An Assessment Of Psychosocial Challenges Of The Elderly In Ibagwa-Aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area Of Enugu State, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 14 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-psychosocial-challenges-of-the-elderly-in-ibagwa-aka-community-igbo-eze-south-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-nigeria >.
N., EDEH . "An Assessment Of Psychosocial Challenges Of The Elderly In Ibagwa-Aka Community, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area Of Enugu State, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/an-assessment-of-psychosocial-challenges-of-the-elderly-in-ibagwa-aka-community-igbo-eze-south-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-nigeria