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Economic burden associated with stroke in India: Insights from National Sample Survey 2017-18
Conclusion Economic burden associated with stroke-related hospitalisation is substantial in India. The publicly funded health insurance scheme should cover expenses on stroke-related medicines to reduce OOP expenditure of patients seeking treatment in public sector facilities.PMID:34110261 | DOI:10.1080/14737167.2021.1941883
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - June 10, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Subramania Raju Rajasulochana Sitanshu Sekhar Kar Source Type: research

Economic Burden of Acute Stroke Care in Beneficiaries and Non-Beneficiaries under Social Security Schemes at Tertiary Care Hospitals of Western Rajasthan
Conclusion: Public health insurance scheme reduces direct cost of acute stroke care significantly. Severity of stroke and prolonged hospital stay were main cost-driven variables.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - December 8, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Divya Goswami Kuldeep Singh Pankaj Bhardwaj Samhita Panda Akhil Goel Nitin Joshi Subhkaran Khichar Inder Puri Source Type: research

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians in the United States: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatments: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
cial Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; and Stroke Council Abstract South Asians (from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) make up one quarter of the world's population and are one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the United States. Although native South Asians share genetic and cultural risk factors with South Asians abroad, South Asians in the United States can differ in socioeconomic status, education, healthcare behaviors, attitudes, and health in...
Source: Circulation - May 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Volgman AS, Palaniappan LS, Aggarwal NT, Gupta M, Khandelwal A, Krishnan AV, Lichtman JH, Mehta LS, Patel HN, Shah KS, Shah SH, Watson KE, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women and Sp Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Care for the elderly needs to be better targeted by the health system and social networks
Vani S. Kulkarni is a Lecturer in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.; Raghav Gaiha is (Hon.) Professorial Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, U.K.By Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav GaihaPHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Sep 28 2017 (IPS)The National Health Policy (NHP), 2017 is unable to see the wood for the trees. Life and death questions are dealt with perfunctorily or simply overlooked. For example, it overlooks the rapid rise in the share of the old (60 years or more), and associated morbidities, especially sharply rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and disabilities. With rising...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: S Kulkami Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Headlines Health Human Rights Source Type: news

Falling off the health-care radar
Vani S. Kulkarni is a Lecturer in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.; Raghav Gaiha is (Hon.) Professorial Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, U.K.By Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav GaihaPHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Sep 28 2017 (IPS)Care for the elderly needs to be better targeted by the health system and social networks. The National Health Policy (NHP), 2017 is unable to see the wood for the trees. Life and death questions are dealt with perfunctorily or simply overlooked. For example, it overlooks the rapid rise in the share of the old (60 years or more), and associated morbiditie...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: S Kulkami Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder among a national sample of middle-aged and older adults in India
Conclusion: Almost one in ten middle-aged and older adults in India had MDD and several associated factors were identified.PMID:35037808 | DOI:10.1080/13607863.2021.2024796
Source: Aging and Mental Health - January 17, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Supa Pengpid Karl Peltzer Source Type: research