Social support and depression among community dwelling elderly

Aging is the process of getting older and is characterized by changes in the biological, psychological and social functioning of an individual. A significant feature of these changes is marked by decline and deterioration. In old age, there are some changes takes place in the human brain, this changes leads to change the elderly behavior and also observed psychological problems like depression. Depression is a very important public unhealthiness among older adults within the everywhere the world. Social support remains one of the most important and essential constructed in psychology and gerontology .Social support gives one a feeling of being loved, cared for, and esteemed valued and belonging to a network of communications and mutual belongingness. The aim of this study to examine the social support and depression among community dwelling elderly. For purpose of the present study, a total elderly sample of 150 was taken out of which male and female elderly were living in the community in Ranga Reddy dist of Telangana State. Appropriate tolls were used and t test and correlation statistical test were used ,results shows that There was a significant deference found in depression and social support among elderly across subgroups of socio demographic variables with respect , age , economic status ,locality of residence .There was a negative correlation found between depression and social support .it shows that low social support high depression and high social support impact low depression among community dwelling elderly