2025, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part A

author(s)
Shamshad Alam and Manoj Sharma

abstract
A comparative study to assess the quality of life among younger and older person having alcohol dependence’’ is undertaken with the objective to assesses Quality of Life among younger and older person having alcohol dependence. A sample of 60 person of alcoholic person young and old (30+30) was assessed by interview method on a standardize tool WHOQOL - BREF). The finding of the study revealed that Quality of life is low among most of the alcohol dependence person. The social relation is seen to be poor in terms of quality of life among both group of alcohol dependence person. A significant negative correlation relation has been found between quality of life of person of alcohol dependence. Quality of life of person with alcohol dependence has negative significant correlation with types of family (joint), marital status (Unmarried) and number of times tried attempt abstinence (more) from alcohol. The finding implies that majority of demographic and select variable were not significantly correlated with quality of life. Counseling and guidance is required to improve quality of life of alcohol dependence person in both group of person with alcohol dependence.