N Belhomme, A Lescoat, Y Launey, P Jégo, C Cavalin, P Pottier
[Tolerating uncertainty: Towards a competence-based approach]
La Revue de medecine interne
epidemiological transition india shows shift disease burden youth elderly life expectancy increases greater burden placed state society families india mental health disorders insidious debilitating noncommunicable diseases ncds afflict people families generations line globally depression leading cause mental healthrelated disability estimated mental illness contributes 47 disability adjusted life years dalys india predicted 2026 elderlys sex ratio increase 1060 feminizing ageing research shown elderly women developed countries like united states prone depression chronic morbidities common women men may suffer poor vision depression impaired physical performance elder abuse mostly widowed economically dependent lacking proper food clothing fearing future lacking proper care difficulty coping health problems surprisingly studies elderly female depression therefore want hypothesize prevalence depression among women different regions demographic groups india factors may contribute differences using intersectional analysis data wave 1 20172018 longitudinal ageing study india lasi n 16737 able explore intersecting patterns different variables people positioned simultaneously position different multiple categories based type place residence age level education study aim determine prevalence depression among elderly female age group 60 different states using chloropleth map findings study highlight significance place residence development depression among elderly women rural area associated higher prevalence depression compared urban area compared people higher literacy low literacy significantly associated depression statewise huge difference prevalence elderly women depression rural urban areas study highlights vulnerability elderly women depression possible government develop programs address needs elderly women urban rural areas reduce depression multifactor approaches mental health consider age literacy location essential programs targeting specific populations developed address depressions root causes