Social and Health Issues among Older Adults in India

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Series: Health and Human Development

BISAC: MED032000

With longevity and declining fertility rates, the population of older persons (60 years and above) is globally growing faster than the general population. The percentage of the elderly in India for example has been growing at an increasing rate in recent years and the trend is likely to continue in the coming decades. The share of population over the age of 60 years is projected to increase from 8 percent in 2015 to 19 percent in 2050. By the end of the century, the elderly will constitute nearly 34 percent of the total population in the country. In this book we aimed to identify trajectories of health and their associations with lifestyle factors in a nationally representative cohort study of middle-aged and older Indians. We discuss self-rated health status, age discrimination, major injuries, recurrent falls, perceived everyday discrimination, elder abuse, hypertension, diabetes, angina pectoris, stroke, arthritis, back pain or problems, oral health problems, cataract, edentulism, hearing loss, tobacco use, alcohol use, loneliness, health care discrimination, weight discrimination, religiosity and well-being. We hope that the findings may aid public policy and programmes for middle-aged and older adults in India.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Social and Health Issues among Older Adults in India
(Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer and Joav Merrick – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Section I: Ageing aspects

Chapter 2. Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Rated Health Status among a Nationally Representative Population-Based Sample of Older Adults in India in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 3. Prevalence and Correlates of Major Injuries among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in India: Results of a National Cross-Sectional Survey in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 4. National Data on the Prevalence and Correlates of Recurrent Falls among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in India in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 5. Perceived Everyday Discrimination among Older Adults in India: National Prevalence and Associated Factors in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 6. Elder Abuse among Community Dwelling Older Adults in India: Prevalence and Correlates of a National Survey in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand)

Chapter 7. Prevalence and Correlates of Hypertension among a Nationally Representative Population-Based Sample of Older Adults in India in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 8. Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported Diabetes among a Nationally Representative Population-Based Sample of Older Adults in India in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 9. Angina Pectoris among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in India: Prevalence and Correlates from a National Cross-Sectional Survey in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 10. Prevalence and Determinants of Stroke among Older Adults in India: Results of a National Community-Dwelling Survey in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 11. Prevalence and Correlates of Arthritis among a Nationally Representative Population-Based Sample of Older Adults in India
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 12. Prevalence and Correlates of Back Pain or Problems among a Nationally Representative Population-Based Sample of Older Adults in India in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 13. Prevalence and Correlates of Oral Health Problems among a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults in India, 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development,
University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 14. Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported Cataract among a Nationally Representative Community-Dwelling Sample of Older Adults in India, 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 15. Social and Health Determinants of Edentulism among Older Adults in India
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 16. Associations between Edentulism and Health Indicators among Older Adults in India
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 17. Self-Reported Hearing Loss and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 18. Prevalence and Determinants of Smoking Tobacco and Smokeless Tobacco Use among a Nationally Representative Population-Based Sample of Older Adults in India
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 19. Prevalence and Correlates of Heavy Episodic Drinking among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 20. Prevalence and Correlates of Loneliness among a Nationally Representative Population-Based Sample of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in India
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 21. Perceived Health Care Discrimination among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 22. Perceived Weight Discrimination among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Chapter 23. Religiosity and Well-Being (Self-Reported Health, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction) among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017–2018
(Karl Peltzer and Supa Pengpid – Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 24. Perceived Age Discrimination among Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017–2018
(Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer – ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, et al.)

Section II: Acknowledgements

Chapter 25. About the Editors

Chapter 26. About the ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Chapter 27. About the Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa

Chapter 28. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel

Section III: Index

Index

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