Introduction: Ageing is a normal, inevitable, biological and universal phenomenon. In 2011, India constitutes of 91 million of elders and expected to increase 177 million in 2025. In this present world the care of the aged is slowly shifting from the family to community. The old age homes are being organized in the country to give shelter and care to elderly people who are financially poor, lacking familial care and for the destitute. Objectives: To estimate the Prevalence of Health problems among inmates of Old age homes in North zone of Chennai and the factors associated with the health problems in the above population. Methods: A Cross sectional study was done among 450 elders in 24 old age homes in North zone of Chennai during A...
Objectives: The elderly is raised as an important issue of nations. In our country due to pyramid of...
Health care providers, gerontologists, psychologists, social workers, and policymakers are all focus...
Health of the ageing individuals has become a rising concern, particularly due to unpreparedness, un...
Background: Population aging is both a medical as well as a social problem. The situation of the eld...
BACKGROUND: Estimates of health problems of the elderly in developing countries are required from t...
Old age was never a problem in India. Old age homes were alien in concept and elder abuse was consid...
Background: The proportion of elderly population is increasing considerably world over. The health a...
Background: In the changing era of our community posing a challengeable situation to the senior supp...
Background: Urbanisation, nuclearisation of family, migration, and dual career families are making c...
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: The proportion of elderly in the world population is increasing, especiall...
Background: Advances in medical field have increased the longevity of people by reducing morbidity a...
Background: Although persons of all ages may have problems performing the Activities of Daily Living...
Background: Health problems of the old people are a very important component of any healthcare deliv...
Today India is home to one out of every ten senior citizens of the world. Both the absolute and rela...
Background: Change in socio-economic status and various health problems adversely affect an individ...
Objectives: The elderly is raised as an important issue of nations. In our country due to pyramid of...
Health care providers, gerontologists, psychologists, social workers, and policymakers are all focus...
Health of the ageing individuals has become a rising concern, particularly due to unpreparedness, un...
Background: Population aging is both a medical as well as a social problem. The situation of the eld...
BACKGROUND: Estimates of health problems of the elderly in developing countries are required from t...
Old age was never a problem in India. Old age homes were alien in concept and elder abuse was consid...
Background: The proportion of elderly population is increasing considerably world over. The health a...
Background: In the changing era of our community posing a challengeable situation to the senior supp...
Background: Urbanisation, nuclearisation of family, migration, and dual career families are making c...
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: The proportion of elderly in the world population is increasing, especiall...
Background: Advances in medical field have increased the longevity of people by reducing morbidity a...
Background: Although persons of all ages may have problems performing the Activities of Daily Living...
Background: Health problems of the old people are a very important component of any healthcare deliv...
Today India is home to one out of every ten senior citizens of the world. Both the absolute and rela...
Background: Change in socio-economic status and various health problems adversely affect an individ...
Objectives: The elderly is raised as an important issue of nations. In our country due to pyramid of...
Health care providers, gerontologists, psychologists, social workers, and policymakers are all focus...
Health of the ageing individuals has become a rising concern, particularly due to unpreparedness, un...