Aging
Effect of Menopause on Aging, Mental and Reproductive Health Among Women: A Review
Aging, Cancer, Menopausal Health, Menopausal symptoms, Menopause, Mental disorder, Reproductive healthBy: CHHANDIKA ROY, NITISH MONDAL, VOKENDRA SINGH – Menopause is both a biological and a neuro-endrocrine transition in a woman’s life. This shift in hormonal levels has an impact on women’s physical and mental health. Menopausal women have a higher rate of morbidity and life dissatisfaction, such as mental and neurological disorders. It’s difficult to…
Assessment of functional disability among a group of slum-dwelling elderly women in Kolkata, West Bengal
By: ANUSHKA GHOSH, SUSMITA MUKHOPADHYAY – The world population has been greying rapidly over the decades that increases the proportion of individuals with deteriorating functional health. It poses greater old-age dependency; and affect quality of life and overall well-being of elderly people. With this backdrop, the present study attempts to understand the burden of aging…