Background Population aging poses a demographic burden on a country such as India with
inadequate social security systems and very low public investment in health sector. This …

India is undergoing unprecedented demographic changes. Increasing longevity and falling
fertility have resulted in a dramatic increase in the population of adults aged 60 and up, in …

Objectives. We investigate the association between the multigenerational household context
and health of older adults in India, taking into account potential selection effects. Methods …

Background Abuse against the elderly is recognized as an important challenge to elderly
health, but its determinants are not yet well understood. We present findings from a new …

In an anticipation of the rising geriatric population in India, the Central government
constituted the National Policy for Older Persons in 1999 to promote the health and welfare …

Objective This article aims to examine the level of life satisfaction (LS) among Indian older
adults and to determine whether their living arrangement is one of the potential determinants …

The article attempts to understand the role of various determinants of quality of life (QoL) in
two different demographic and cultural contexts—India and China. Along with appropriate …

Given that a majority of India's elderly population lacks adequate social security or old-age
pension, India needs a robust social security system that addresses decisive ageing …

The rapid growth of the older population in India draws attention to the factors that contribute
to their changing health realities. However, there has hardly been any study in India that has …

Introduction The living arrangements among the older population form a basic pointer to the
care and support of older adults in India, and living with extended kin is clearly differentiated …