A survey of assistive robots and systems for elderly care

KK Santhanaraj, R MM - Journal of Enabling Technologies, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The rousing phenomenon of the ageing population is becoming a vital issue and
demanding fulminant actions. Population ageing is a resultant of the enhanced health-care …

Gender differentials in self-rated health and self-reported disability among adults in India

JK Bora, N Saikia - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The extant literature on gender differentials in health in developed countries
suggests that women outlive men at all ages, but women report poorer health than men. It is …

Prevalence and determinants of activity of daily living and instrumental activity of daily living among elderly in India

S Chauhan, S Kumar, R Bharti, R Patel - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background The increase in life expectancy has proliferated the number of elderly and
subsequently increased the prevalence of disability among the elderly. This study assesses …

Prevalence of disability and its association with sociodemographic factors and quality of life in India: A systematic review

S Ramadass, SK Rai, SK Gupta, S Kant… - Journal of family …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Disability is complex, dynamic in nature, multidimensional, and most contested. Quality of
life is an abstract concept that is related to the level of disability in the population …

Functional disability among elderly: A community-based cross-sectional study

K Vaish, S Patra, P Chhabra - … of family medicine and primary care, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Old age is often associated with functional decline and physical dependence,
thus compromising the ability to carry out basic tasks required for daily living. There are very …

The prevalence of disability in elderly in India–Analysis of 2011 census data

B Velayutham, B Kangusamy, V Joshua… - Disability and health …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Advancing age leads to physical and sensory impairment with varying degrees
of disability. There is lack of publication focusing on disability of elderly in India with a …

Loneliness among older Chinese individuals: the status quo and relationships with activity-related factors

J Wang, Y Zhou, Q Zhang, J Li, D Zhai, J Li, B Han… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background With the rapid population aging, healthy aging has become a concern for
society as a whole. In this study, loneliness and its relationships with activity-related …

Association between health related quality of life (HRQOL) and activity of daily living (ADL) among elderly in an urban setting of Assam, India

GK Medhi, J Sarma, S Pala… - Journal of family …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Ensuring better quality of life to an increasing number of elderly people is
emerging as a stiff public health challenge in India. There is paucity of data on impact of …

Assessment of physical disability using Barthel index among elderly of rural areas of district Jhansi (UP), India

S Gupta, R Yadav, AK Malhotra - Journal of family medicine and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in a Baragaon block of
rural area of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India, from July 2015 to October 2015. Multistage …

Assessment of poor functional status and its predictors among the elderly in a rural area of West Bengal

J Burman, S Sembiah, A Dasgupta, B Paul… - Journal of mid-life …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Aim: The aim of this study is to find out the magnitude of poor functional status among the
elderly and its predictors. Materials and Methods: This is a community-based cross-sectional …