Impact of social security on the quality of life of elderly women in slums of Chennai Antonysamy S., Belinda R.1 Department of Service Leaming, Loyola College, Chennai (T.N.) 1Department of Social Work (SFS), Madras Christian College, Chennai (T.N.) Online published on 27 October, 2023. Abstract The aim of this descriptive studywas to find out the impact of Social Security on the quality of life of 128 elderly widow women, ages varying from 60 years and above, living in slums in Chennai (TN). The researchers used a modified WHOQOL BREFwith a short questionnaire to collect data. The PSpp 1.4.1 version and SPSS 20 version were used for the data analysis. The relation between social security and the quality of life of these elderly was found statistically significant (P- value <0.05). From the study, it was found that only 39.8 percent of elderly women felt that their lives were meaningful. Satisfaction with health, medical treatment in daily life, the meaning of their life, and satiifaction with sleep capacity for work decided the quality of life of elderly women. But elderly women lacked resources to fulfil their basic needs and it affected their quality of life. Top Keywords Social security, Satisfaction oflife, Family, Elderly women, Slums. Top |