Vol. 6, Issue 3, Part F (2020)

Aim: To compare the quality of life among elderly population of urban and rural areas of Kamrup District, Assam.

Methods: This comparative study was conducted in selected urban and rural areas of Assam. By using non probability convenient technique 300 elderly people were interviewed by administering socio-demographic questionnaire and WHOQOL BREF tool.

Results: Out of all domains, highest mean scores were found in social relationship domain with 16.51 in urban and 16.67 in rural areas indicating good QOL. There is a significant difference in QOL of elderly people residing in urban and rural areas (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Present study concluded that in rural areas, overall perception of QOL is good and overall perception of health is also satisfied compare to urban areas.