Perceived neighborhood safety, crime exposure, and chronic diseases among older Indians: The role of functional disabilities.

ABSTRACT: We examined the associations between perceived neighborhood safety, crime exposure, and the prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity among older adults in India. Moreover, we examined whether these associations varied by functional disabilities measured by difficulties in activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Data came from the World Health Organization's Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE), India Wave 2, conducted in 2015. Neighborhood safety was measured by perceptions of safety at home and while walking after dark, whereas crime exposure was assessed through reports of household victimization by violent crime in the past year. Chronic conditions were self-reported physician diagnoses of hypertension, diabetes, stroke

SUBMITTER: Pai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12459815 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature