Deepa M Rasquinha Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Rehabillation, Physical rehabillation, Sports injuries, Injury prevention, Biomechanics, Movement analysis, Gait analysis, Sport Biomechanics, Sports Science, Exercise science, quetiapine; , post-secondary education, alcohol dependence;
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
Specialization in Food and Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Processing and Preservation, Food Engineering, Food Quality and has published an article entitled Relationship between depression, death anxiety and quality of life among elderly.
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Special Issue Article Open Access
Author(s): Deepa M Rasquinha
India has nearly 104 million elderly. Elderly in India is a person who is of age 60 years or above. Aging is an important stage in human life wherein there are physical, psychological, cognitive, social and emotional changes. Depression among the elderly is a more common problem then people might think. However, it must be emphasized that depression is not a part of normal aging. Death is very near in old age, hence a logical belief is that death anxiety is more among the aged in comparison to the youngsters. Death anxiety is defined as the thoughts, fears, and emotions about that final event of living that one experiences under more normal conditions of life. An elderly person's quality of life is defined, first and foremost, by the respect they have for themselves, something over ... view moreĀ»