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Subjective Wellbeing/129
The WHO-5 Well-being Index is a short, self-administered questionnaire covering
5 positively worded items, related to positive mood (good spirits, relaxation), vitality
(being active and waking up fresh and rested), and general interests (being interested
in things). It has shown to be a reliable measure of emotional functioning and a
good screener for depression. Administering the WHO-5 Well-being Index takes
two to three minutes and can be integrated in clinical routine, both in primary and
secondary care.
All Most More Less Sometimes At no
Times of the than half than
S.N. Aspects time
time of the half of
time the time
1 I have felt cheerful and in good spirit 5 4 3 2 1 0

2 I have felt calm and relaxed 5 4 3 2 1 0
3 I have felt active and vigorous 5 4 3 2 1 0
4 I woke up feeling fresh and rested 5 4 3 2 1 0

5 My daily life has been filled with 5 4 3 2 1 0
things that interest me

Phase 2- Intervention
Age friendly college is an educational institution which offers conventional education
and opportunities for adults to access this institution for continuing education,
involving healthy interactions and other social and life skills. The prime aspect of
intervention is the one to one teaching- learning process which is a more specific
teaching and knowledge sharing process between generations, for example- a college
student with an aptitude for teaching may get an opportunity to teach an older
person how to use a computer, smart phone or a gadget to access a bank account.

Activities
Fresher’s day: the commencement of the age friendly programme with an opening
day similar to education like welcoming ceremony, cultural programmes like group
songs, drama, skit , Interaction between senior citizen and student volunteers
conducted to make the elderly people feel home.
Academics: Basic computer and smart phone operations classes are being regularly
twice in a week with attendance in college computer lab with a ratio of 1:1 (student
volunteer and senior students) after regular classes are over. The strength of the
class include 49 students were admitted to the first batch, each senior student
allotted with one computer and one student volunteer on regular basis. The student
volunteers with an aptitude of teaching and empathy teach the basics of computer

Adelaide Journal of Social Work, 4:1 (2017) : 129-137