India's aged : needs and vulnerabilities /
edited by Mishra, Udaya S.
India's aged : needs and vulnerabilities / edited by Udaya S. Mishra and S. Irudaya Rajan - India Orient BlackSwan 2017 - 254 p.
India’s Aged: Needs and vulnerabilities discusses the most vulnerable aspects of elderly life—health and well-being—under the current conditions of economic and societal change. This volume explores (a) whether the nature of living arrangements has a bearing on the health outcomes of the elderly; (b) Whether the real or perceived economic dependence and financial vulnerability of the elderly is conditioned by translation of capabilities into functioning; and (c) The implied healthcare costs, which are defined as based on both actual needs and the elderly people’s own perception of their needs.
Living arrangements have to be linked with the health and well-being of the elderly, given the absence of universal social security, an inadequate formal system of care, as well as the gradual erosion of the joint family system. While it is obvious that rising healthcare costs are a reality due to rising longevity, this volume shows how population ageing contributes to rising healthcare costs, along with projected healthcare costs in the future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9789386689573 938668957X
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017347180
Older people--Health and hygiene--India.
Older people--Economic conditions.--India
Older people--Social conditions.--India
HQ1064.I4 / I53 2017
305.2609 MIS-U
India's aged : needs and vulnerabilities / edited by Udaya S. Mishra and S. Irudaya Rajan - India Orient BlackSwan 2017 - 254 p.
India’s Aged: Needs and vulnerabilities discusses the most vulnerable aspects of elderly life—health and well-being—under the current conditions of economic and societal change. This volume explores (a) whether the nature of living arrangements has a bearing on the health outcomes of the elderly; (b) Whether the real or perceived economic dependence and financial vulnerability of the elderly is conditioned by translation of capabilities into functioning; and (c) The implied healthcare costs, which are defined as based on both actual needs and the elderly people’s own perception of their needs.
Living arrangements have to be linked with the health and well-being of the elderly, given the absence of universal social security, an inadequate formal system of care, as well as the gradual erosion of the joint family system. While it is obvious that rising healthcare costs are a reality due to rising longevity, this volume shows how population ageing contributes to rising healthcare costs, along with projected healthcare costs in the future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9789386689573 938668957X
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017347180
Older people--Health and hygiene--India.
Older people--Economic conditions.--India
Older people--Social conditions.--India
HQ1064.I4 / I53 2017
305.2609 MIS-U