Title
Mental health crisis and family bonding among the geriatric population in an urban Indian community
Authors
Arockia Vinolia Amalraj1, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran2,*, Gomathy Priya Vekatachalam1, Vanitha Narayanasamy Naidu1, Karthika Devandiran1, Premalatha Venkatesan1, & Sumathi Murugaiyan1
Affiliation
1Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 2Department of Nursing Research, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Corresponding author
Arockia Vinolia Amalraj - E-mail: vinoliaxavier86@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Gomathy Priya Vekatachalam - E-mail: kgksavan@gmail.com
Vanitha Narayanasamy Naidu - E-mail: nvanitha967@gmail.com
Karthika Devandiran - E-mail: karthika.d38@gmail.com
Premalatha Venkatesan - E-mail: prems00005@gmail.com
Sumathi Murugaiyan - E-mail: sumathimary81@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026
Abstract
Old age in India is associated with increasing mental health concerns and changing family relationships among older adults. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the mental health crisis and family bonding among 60 elderly individuals aged ≥60 years in Choolai, Chennai. Mental health crisis was low in 60.00%, moderate in 23.33% and high in 16.67%, while family bonding was low in 43.33%, moderate in 35.00% and high in 21.67%. A significant negative correlation was found between mental health crisis and family bonding (r = −0.36, p = 0.01), with selected socio-demographic factors significantly associated with both variables. Thus, data shows that geriatric nursing practice highlights family bonding as a potential target for strengthening mental well-being among older adults.
Keywords
Aged, mental health, family relations, depression, geriatric assessment, nursing assessment
Citation
Amalraj et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5018-5021 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
