Demographics of Population Ageing in India

Subaiya, Lekha; Bansod, Dhananjay W.

doi:10.1017/cbo9781139683456.003

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“…All statistics show that the sex ratio in the age group 60 years and above is 105 per 100 males. [ 20 ] Among our participants this ratio was more or less maintained, with 113 women per 100 men. There was five times more number of widows than widowers, nearly half the aged women were widows.…”

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“…This is in consistent with the general trend seen in India where, due to mortality and marriage pattern, a number of men entering into the age group 60 years and above are still married compared to women in the same age group. [ 20 ] In India, being deeply patriarchal, it is the male child who provided the social security for the aged since antiquity. [ 21 ] This study had found that only 60% were living with their sons and were part of extended or joint family.…”

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How healthy is our geriatric population? a community-based cross-sectional study

Paul

Abraham

2015

J Family Med Prim Care

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Introduction:With the rise in aged population there is a greater need to look into their nutritional and physical disability aspects which is otherwise neglected. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of malnutrition, anemia and physical disability among the community-dwelling aged population.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out in a rural block of north Tamil Nadu. Seventeen villages were selected using cluster sampling based on probability proportional to size. A total of 340 participants of age 60 years and above were selected from these clusters using simple random sampling. Nutritional status and physical disability were assessed using mini nutritional assessment scale and Barthel index. Blood samples were collected for anemia. Appropriate data entry and statistical analysis were done in EPIDATA and SPSS 16.Statistical Analysis Used:Besides calculating prevalence chi square and logistic regression tests were done to identify associated risk factors.Results and Conclusions:The overall prevalence of “at risk of malnutrition,” anemia and physical disability were 10.9%, 38.2% and 20.6%, respectively. None of the community-dwelling aged population was found to be malnourished. Anemia and physical disability were significantly higher among the older age group [(OR 2.29 (1.17–4.89), (OR 2.81 (95% CI 1.31–6.04), respectively]. Similarly women were more affected with physical disability than men (OR 2.27 (1.28–4.02)). Further studies need to be done to explore the reasons for high prevalence of anemia.

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How healthy is our geriatric population? a community-based cross-sectional study

Paul

Abraham

2015

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…The older population has increased from 5.6% of the total population in 1961 to 8.6% in 2011. It is projected to rise to 12.4% (173 million) of the total population by 2026 and 20% (350 million) by 2050 (Central Statistics Office, 2011;Subaiya & Bansod, 2014). (22%), and diabetes (19%) as the most prevalent diseases in the older population in India (Khurana et al, 2015).…”

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Experiences of Older Persons in Seeking Care at a Private Hospital in Urban India

Ganorkar

Kabir

Rustomfram

et al. 2020

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Objective: The study aims to describe the experiences of older persons in seeking health care in a private hospital in urban India. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 50 older persons admitted in or visiting a private hospital in Hyderabad city in India between the period November 2017 and April 2018. The data were analyzed using Content Analysis. Results: Dimensions related to payment mechanisms, quality of health care staff, and hospital quality were reported to be important for the older persons. Payment mechanisms were related to discounts, insurance support, and reducing out-of-pocket expenditure. Quality of care was related to optimizing hospital operational processes like discharge time, standard of treatment, and trustworthiness of the medical staff. Discussion: Payment mechanism can be made friendly for the older persons. Quality of hospital including its staff can be enhanced by developing geriatric-specific competencies which can help them to understand and treat complex health problems specific for the older population.

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“…In India, the proportion of the population aged 60 years and above was 7 per cent in 2009 and was projected to increase to 20 per cent by the year 2050. 1 The country now faces the major challenge of how to take care of such a large population of senior citizens -whose number is set to grow three-fold from around 100 million at present to 300 million by 2050. To deal with the newer challenges of chronic diseases in the elderly, efforts have been put in internationally by experts from several fields to develop policies aimed at improving the quality of life of the older people.…”

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Iron Deficiency Anaemia and Quality of Life in Elderly

Bamanikar¹,

Chatterjee²,

Vaishnav³

et al. 2018

JIAG

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Objectives : The study is aimed at assessing the effects of correction of iron deficiency anaemia on health related quality of life on patients treated with parenteral iron, and compares the effects of treatment with intravenous iron and placebo in a randomized controlled trial. Methods : Questionnaire based survey using (SF-8 short form) on health related quality of life in the elderly patients with iron deficiency anaemia (total 51, 2:1 randomised, blinded, control study) was carried out. Patients with severe cognitive or physical impairment were excluded. Observations were tested for significance level. Results : There was significant improvement in the domains of general health, bodily pain, vitality, social functioning, emotional role and overall improvement in physical and mental health as reflected by PCS and MCS scores. The domains of SF-8 with physical functioning, physical role, and mental health improvement were less impressive at 4 weeks as compared to the other five parameters of SF-8. There was no statistically significant difference in SF-8 items (HRQoL) before and after treatment with placebo. Conclusion: Elderly patients with iron deficiency anaemia have reduced HRQoL and parenteral iron treatment resulted in rapid improvements in HRQoL assessed at 4 weeks, significantly greater than placebo, across most of the domains.

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Demographics of Population Ageing in India

Cited by 35 publications

References 4 publications

How healthy is our geriatric population? a community-based cross-sectional study

How healthy is our geriatric population? a community-based cross-sectional study

Experiences of Older Persons in Seeking Care at a Private Hospital in Urban India

Iron Deficiency Anaemia and Quality of Life in Elderly

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