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dc.contributor.authorAmsathvani, T.-
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-14T08:53:23Z-
dc.date.available2019-12-14T08:53:23Z-
dc.date.issued2019-11-27-
dc.identifier.citation9th International Symposium 2019 on “Promoting Multidisciplinary Academic Research and Innovation”. 27th - 28th November 2019. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil, Sri Lanka.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-955-627-189-8-
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4061-
dc.description.abstractNow a days aging is becoming a major issuse in health domain. Social and caregiving is becoming a dominant activity in today’s society. This research is to identify the role of family in providing care for elderly people who affected by chronic diseases. In this study the researcherattempted to analyse various aspects related to elderly care during chronic diseaes such as the physical care, economic care, social care of families which and findout what are the mechanism used by families to handle the issues faced by them while caring for elderssuffering chronic diseases. The research selected 228 samples from Tellippalai Divisional Secretariat and employed an objective random sampling method. To collect the appropriate primary data, questionnaire, case stuties, focus group discussion and in-depth interviews conducted with principal data providers. Aprt these sources, Tellippalai Base Hospital records, records from Divisional Secretariat and e-materials and printed hard copies were used as secondary data source. The findings showed that the families who provide care forelderly people with chronic diseasesencountered many psycho, social and economic challenges. They also faced challenges in fulfilling their daily needs. Anotherfact that caring elders create several difficulties to their families. However, families’ role in providing care for eldersis pivotal and effective.en_US
dc.language.isootheren_US
dc.publisherSouth Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil, Sri Lanka.en_US
dc.subjectElderly Careen_US
dc.subjectChronic Disease & Tellippalai DS Divisionen_US
dc.titleThe role of the family in providing care for the elderly person with chronic disease: a medical sociological study based on Tellippalai divisional secretariat division.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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