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The Association between Physical Frailty and Psycho-Social Health in Determining Geriatric Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural West Bengal, India
The association of physical frailty and psycho-social health is well established. However, it appears no study on the interaction of these conditions in determining the Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) h...
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Happiness and Decisional Choice: A Probe Into the Relationship
The present chapter aims to study the relationship between decision-making and happiness and seeks to answer whether happy people make a better decision or good decisions lead to happiness or happiness itself ...
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Living with Age in Slums: A Systematic Review
Background: The last few decades have witnessed a drastic change in population composition that steadily leads to greying of population. Globally, the annual growth rate of elderly population is about 2.6% which ...
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Psychological Health of Dementia Caregivers: An Overview
Background: Worldwide, dementia is one of the foremost health challenging factors among elderly. Behavioural and psychological symptom of dementia (BPSD) has been found to be related with cognitive impairment, an...
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Foetal Starvation, Economic Adversity and Health a Difference-in-Difference Approach
The foetal origin hypothesis argues that starvation during the foetal stage increases the probability of the onset of non-communicable diseases in midlife. The theory, however, fails to identify the mechanisms...