A Questionnaire-based Study on Perceptions, Attitudes, and need Assessment regarding Geriatric Healthcare among Geriatric Outpatients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India.

Background: The lack of specialized geriatric healthcare in India, coupled with an aging population, has resulted in longer wait times, communication barriers, and a potential increase in unmet needs in a demographic that is already financially and socially vulnerable. This raises the need for exploring the perspectives and needs of the geriatric patient population to improve the quality and accessibility of the healthcare they receive.

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the perceptions and perceived needs of geriatric patients regarding current healthcare and their attitudes toward specialized geriatric healthcare.

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Screening of Geriatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: a Cross-sectional Study in India.

Background: Within the next few decades, India will witness a staggering increase in its elderly population owing to advancements in health care. However, an increase in life span is not mutually inclusive with high quality of living. Old age is associated with multiple ailments which decreases functionality and increases dependency, several of which go undiagnosed while catering to primary complaints.