Abstract
Ageing is an irrevocable biological process and is defined as the survival of the increasing number of individuals, who have completed their adult roles. Ageing is stated as the inevitable consequence of decline in productiveness. Globally, number of old age population is increasing with advancement of biomedical technology. Ageing is population is a multifaceted process involving biological, psychological and socio-cultural changes which affects the elderly with different health related problems. The focus of the present study is to explore the effects of aging and Health-related problems experienced by elderly women in Kashmir. The present study is qualitative and explanatory in nature. The data were collected from 30 elderly women living in the district Anantnag of Jammu and Kashmir. In this study, snowball sampling is used to rectify the elderly women from different settings. The findings revealed that the major health problems (Diabetes, hypertension, cardiac illness) and psychological problems (loneliness, elderly abuse, depression, and negligence) were faced by elderly people in Kashmir. KEY WORDS: Elderly women, Health problems, Experiences, Phenomenology, Kashmir
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