Companionship and Sexual Issues in the Aging Population (original) (raw)

show the change in India's living arrangement structure. The proportion of elders living alone or only with their spouses (thus independently of their children) increased from 9% to 10%. 6 According to the recent Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) wave-1 report, the prevalence of older adults living alone was 5.9%. 7 It was also interesting to find that only 14.4% are staying with spouses and children as per the LASI report. As per the United Nations' report in 2017, the proportion of older adults living alone is greater in Europe, Northern America, Australia, and New Zealand as compared to Asian, African, and South American countries. 8 Factors Contributing to Isolation The traditional Indian society had many protective factors such as joint family systems with children staying together with parents and supporting in their