Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101856

Rupon Basumatary , Simi Kalita , Himakshi Bharadwaj

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Abstract

Aim

To analyse older adults’ self-rated health (SRH) in the northeastern region (NER) of India.

Methods

This study uses data from the 75th round survey on Household Social Consumption: Health conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India, during July 2017–June 2018. The sample for the present consists of 3988 persons aged 60 years and above. Binary logistic regression procedure has been used to identify the determinants of SRH of the older adults.

Results

More than three-fourth of the older adults in the region perceive their health as ‘good’ or ‘very good’. Older adults' SRH varies with their demographic and socioeconomic profiles.

Conclusion

In the context of the NER, creating employment opportunities for the older adults may be of policy importance in the light of the fact that the majority of them report good or very good health but remain dependent on others financially – partially or fully. Achieving ‘healthy ageing’, as defined by WHO, nevertheless requires measures that goes beyond financial independence of the older adults to support their mental health and social wellbeing as well. Future studies may focus on older adults' objective health, health risks protection and their labor market participation in the region.

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印度东北部地区老年人的自我健康评价：程度和决定因素

目的分析印度东北部地区（NER）老年人的自评健康状况（SRH）。方法本研究使用印度国家统计局（NSO）于 2017 年 7 月至 2018 年 6 月期间开展的第 75 轮家庭社会消费调查的数据：本研究使用的数据来自印度国家统计局（NSO）于 2017 年 7 月至 2018 年 6 月期间开展的第 75 轮 "家庭社会消费：健康 "调查。本研究的样本包括 3988 名 60 岁及以上的老人。结果该地区超过四分之三的老年人认为自己的健康状况为 "良好 "或 "非常好"。老年人的性健康和生殖健康因其人口和社会经济状况而异。结论在尼泊尔东北地区，鉴于大多数老年人表示健康状况良好或非常好，但在经济上仍部分或完全依赖他人，为老年人创造就业机会可能具有重要的政策意义。然而，要实现世界卫生组织所定义的 "健康老龄化"，所采取的措施不仅要使老年人在经济上独立，还要支持他们的心理健康和社会福祉。今后的研究可重点关注本地区老年人的客观健康状况、健康风险保护及其劳动力市场参与情况。

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

218

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.