Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of the national program for health care of the elderly

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dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Nitin Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Vibhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBajaj, Komalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-17T08:30:20Z
dc.date.available2023-06-17T08:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: The National Program for the HealthCare of the Elderly (NPHCE) was adopted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2010 to provide promotional, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health-care services for the fast-growing older population in India. As literature about the assessment of NPHCE is lacking, the present study was conducted to perform a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of the program. Methods: The SWOT of the NPHCE program is analyzed using available literature and relevant documents. Results: Although this program embraces strategies to provide specialized training and services at primary health center, community health center, and district levels, including dedicated bedded wards, equipment, consumables, and pharmaceuticals but home-based care for the elderly, and the role of caregivers is overlooked in this program. NPHCE program can utilize the framework and take support of various ongoing healthy aging initiatives of international agencies to augment the health-care strategies for the elderly in India. Integrating schemes developed by the government for the upliftment of the elderly and the inclusion of traditional medicine systems in the program can serve as an opportunity for meeting unmet needs and improving the quality of life and well-being of the elderly. However, the growing elderly population, rise in nuclear families, and dual disease burden are significant threats to the program’s implementation. Conclusion: This program can be more effective in providing comprehensive health care to the elderly if more emphasis is given to community participation, home‑based care, and integrating digital health technologies and other existing welfare schemes.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSchool of Public Health, AIIMS, Jodhpur and Senior Advisor JSPHen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHealth Economist, Resource Centre, HTA, AIIMS, Jodhpuren_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsultant Dental Surgeon, SHRC Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationJoshi Nitin Kumar, Joshi Vibha, Bajaj Komal. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of the national program for health care of the elderly. Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics. 2023 Jan; 19(1): 54-60en_US
dc.identifier.issn0974-3405
dc.identifier.issn0974-2484
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/216452
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherThe Indian Academy of Geriatricsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume19en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/jiag.jiag_9_23en_US
dc.subjectElderly careen_US
dc.subjectgeriatric healthen_US
dc.subjecthealth policyen_US
dc.subjecthealthy agingen_US
dc.subjectprogramen_US
dc.titleStrengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of the national program for health care of the elderlyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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