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Vaccination and screening

Adult immunization remains underdelivered, while frailty, loneliness, and sensory screening emerge as high-value prevention touchpoints.

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Vaccination and screening
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Visual impairment and falls: LASI evidence

Using LASI, this study linked visual impairment with falls and injuries across India. It makes vision screening feel like one of the clearest national-scale preventive targets in the report.

By Singh RR, Maurya PUpdated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Falls and visual impairment in homes for the aged

In residential homes for the aged, the study found a strong association between visual impairment and falls. The practical implication is straightforward: routine eye screening and correction may reduce institutional fall risk.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
publishedlocalVaccination and screeningCommunity support

UCLA-8 loneliness scale psychometrics in rural India

This study validates the UCLA-8 loneliness scale for rural older adults in Tamil Nadu and argues for use within primary care and NPHCE pathways. It gives the portal a concrete psychosocial screening tool rather than just a generic recommendation.

By Kanougiya S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Adult vaccination rapid review for India

This rapid review synthesizes Indian adult immunization evidence and highlights how limited uptake and patchy implementation remain. It is less about a single intervention and more about clarifying where the current prevention system is weak.

By Bhattacharyya A, Shahabuddin SMUpdated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Vaccine coverage among older adults (LASI-based)

Large survey analysis evidence in India adults aged 45+ focused on vaccination uptake as prevention gap and tracked coverage below 2% for multiple vaccines. Massive sample and high policy leverage for identifying where adult immunization is failing.

By Rizvi AA, Singh AUpdated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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NPHCE achievements and challenges review

This program-focused review explains how geriatric prevention is supposed to be delivered across PHC, CHC, district, and tertiary levels under NPHCE. It is included less as outcome evidence and more as the implementation backbone for the rest of the shortlist.

By Vaishnav LM, Joshi SHUpdated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Uncorrected refractive error burden in homes for aged

Cross-sectional analytic evidence in Hyderabad residential care elders focused on vision screening and spectacle provision and tracked ure prevalence and risk factors. Highly actionable because a pair-of-glasses intervention is low-cost and directly relevant to fall and quality-of-life prevention.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Visual impairment in homes for aged screening case

Cross-sectional evidence in Hyderabad homes for aged focused on routine vision screening recommendation and tracked visual impairment prevalence and risk drivers. Directly relevant to institutional screening policy and highly practical for prevention planning.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Dual sensory impairment and depression in residential elder care

Cross-sectional evidence in India residential care elders focused on vision and hearing screening as mental-health prevention and tracked depression associations. Links sensory screening to depression prevention and supports integrated risk detection.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Screening for depression in elderly Indian population

This study validates the WHO-5 as a low-burden first-stage depression screener for older adults in community settings in India.

By Ankur Barua, Nilamadhab KarUpdated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Loneliness prevalence and correlates among India’s elderly

Cross-sectional analysis evidence in India elderly population focused on loneliness as a psychosocial prevention target and tracked prevalence by state and correlates. Targets psychosocial prevention and supports screening prioritization.

By Srivastava P, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Loneliness predictors and health behaviors in India

Cross-sectional analysis evidence in India elderly population focused on loneliness linked to adverse behaviors and tracked predictors and program implications. Strengthens the case for psychosocial prevention and social-connectedness interventions.

By Damor N, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Visual impairment and cognitive impairment linkage in residential care

Cross-sectional evidence in Hyderabad homes for aged focused on vision screening as cognition-risk marker and tracked visual impairment and cognitive impairment relationship. Supports integrated screening that connects visual and cognitive risk rather than treating them separately.

By Marmamula S, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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RCT comparing quadrivalent influenza vaccines in India

Active-controlled RCT evidence in India adults and elders aged 61+ focused on influenza vaccination and tracked immunogenicity and safety endpoints. Direct elder-relevant vaccine trial evidence from India with useful safety and immunogenicity signals.

By Basu A, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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FAST frailty screening tool development and validation

Tool development / validation evidence in Indian community elders focused on frailty screening and tracked predictive validity and accuracy. Frailty screening is a high-value triage tool for prevention and prioritization in primary care.

By De P, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Fluarix Tetra in Indian adults aged 65+

Post-launch study evidence in India older adults aged 65+ focused on influenza vaccination and tracked safety and reactogenicity. Adds elder-specific post-approval vaccine safety evidence in the Indian context.

By Jain SM, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Influenza and RSV surveillance cohort platform in India

Cohort profile / surveillance evidence in India older adults and risk groups focused on respiratory infection surveillance platform and tracked incidence, burden, and vaccine-policy inputs. Useful because surveillance data shapes realistic vaccine targeting and public-health prevention decisions.

By Krishnan A, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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Adult pneumococcal vaccination recommendations for India

Consensus / expert panel evidence in India high-risk adult and elder groups focused on pneumococcal vaccination recommendations and tracked implementation recommendations. Peer-reviewed consensus provides actionable implementation guidance, though it sits below randomized evidence in the hierarchy.

By Koul PA, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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EHSAS integrated screening intervention

Intervention design / pilot evidence in Rural India older adults focused on community plus facility screening package and tracked feasibility and implementation outcomes. Directly aligned with NPHCE and HWC-style delivery, even though the evidence is still early-stage.

By Kshatri JS, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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NPHCE preparedness assessment

Cross-sectional systems assessment evidence in Odisha and related India health-system settings focused on program preparedness for nphce implementation and tracked health-system gaps. Strong health-system applicability even though it is indirect prevention evidence rather than a trial.

By Kshatri JS, et al.Updated 01 Apr 2026 IST
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NPHCE operational context

This official NPHCE source explains the integrated preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative service model used as implementation context throughout the report.

By DGHS/MoHFWUpdated 01 Apr 2026 IST