Correlates of Cognitive Impairment among Indian Urban Elders.

Background: Cognitive impairment among elderly is increasing owing to increases in life expectancy globally. The problem is multifactorial. The objective of the present paper was to study the correlates of cognitive impairment in an urban elderly population in India.

Geriatric Depression and its Correlates among South Indian Urbans.

Background: Geriatric depression is a growing global problem, expected to be the leading cause of mortality in the next decade. We attempted to explore the previously unidentified burden of depression and its correlates amongst South Indian elderly residing in an urban area.

Methods: A cross sectional study including 100 community dwelling urban elders aged 60 years and older was conducted.