Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-e7eedd5138b744068e52c4fa3f4910432025-08-20T02:50:55ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842024-11-013010185610.1016/j.cegh.2024.101856Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinantsRupon Basumatary0Simi Kalita1Himakshi Bharadwaj2Department of Economics, Cotton University, Assam, 781001, India; Corresponding author.Department of Economics, Cotton University, Assam, 781001, India; Department of Economics, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Adarsha Mahavidyalaya, Tulungia, Bongaigaon, Assam, IndiaDepartment of Economics, Cotton University, Assam, 781001, IndiaAim: 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424003531Older adultsAgeing populationHealthy ageingSelf-rated healthNortheastern region |
| spellingShingle | Rupon Basumatary Simi Kalita Himakshi Bharadwaj Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Older adults Ageing population Healthy ageing Self-rated health Northeastern region |
| title | Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants |
| title_full | Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants |
| title_fullStr | Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants |
| title_short | Self-rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of India: Extent and determinants |
| title_sort | self rated health of the older adults in the northeastern region of india extent and determinants |
| topic | Older adults Ageing population Healthy ageing Self-rated health Northeastern region |
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