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Scopus Author ID: 57213459889
SciProfiles: 2608622
ResearcherID: GRO-0048-2022

Keywords

Frailty, Community health, Rural health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Countries

India, Israel

Biography

Sayani Das is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, specializing in geriatric health. She holds a PhD (2023) in Anthropology from the University of Calcutta, India, and an MPhil (2017) in Anthropology from the University of Delhi, India. Her research focuses on holistic health, geriatric epidemiology, and frailty syndrome, with publications in leading journals such as the Journals of Gerontology, Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Aging International, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and more. Previously, she worked as a Senior Research Officer (2022-2024) at IIHMR-Delhi and as a Consultant (2020-2022) for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

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Employment (4)

International Institute of Health Management Research: New Delhi, IN

2023-12-16 to 2024-10-20 | Senior Research Officer (Department of Health Research)
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International Institute of Health Management Research - New Delhi: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

2022-12-16 to 2023-12-15 | Research Associate (Department of Health Research )
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India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

2020-12-18 to 2022-12-15 | Consultant (DP Division)
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Indian Statistical Institute: Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

2017-07-05 to 2020-12-17 | Senior Research Fellow (Biological Anthropology Unit)
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Education and qualifications (5)

Bar-Ilan University: Ramat Gan, IL

2024-12-01 to present | Postdoctoral Research (Social Work)
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University of Calcutta: Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

2017-07-05 to 2023-09-26 | PhD (Department of Anthropology)
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University of Delhi: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

2015-08-28 to 2017-02-07 | MPhil (Department of Anthropology)
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University of Delhi: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

2013 to 2015 | MSc (Department of Anthropology)
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West Bengal State University: Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

2010 to 2013 | BSc (Department of Anthropology)
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Professional activities (1)

Association of Gerontology : Varanasi, U.P, IN

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Funding (2)

Cognitive frailty: A conceptual overview and risk factors

2022-11 to 2023-11 | Grant
Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network (Lancaster, GB)
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Frailty syndrome and its bio-cultural correlates among the community-dwelling rural elderly in West Bengal

2017-07 to 2020-12 | Grant
University Grants Commission (New Delhi, Delhi, IN)
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Works (15)

The Impact of Social Welfare on Hypertension Among Community-Dwelling Older Adult in India

Journal of Aging & Social Policy
2025-02-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2025.2461946
Contributors: Sayani Das
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Understanding Frailty: Perspectives and Experiences of Rural Older Adults in India

The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
2024-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae096
Contributors: Sayani Das; Barun Mukhopadhyay; Susmita Mukhopadhyay; Kate de Medeiros
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Gender differences in the association between physical frailty and life satisfaction among older adults in India

Psychogeriatrics
2023-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.13014
Contributors: Manacy Pai; T. Muhammad; Sayani Das; Mamta Chaudhary; Shobhit Srivastava
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Normal weight central obesity and hypertension in India: Cross-sectional finding from LASI, 2017-19

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.06.022
Contributors: Sayani Das; Vaidehi Goswami; Shivani Chandel
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The impact of diabetes on sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults in India: key findings from the longitudinal ageing study in India (LASI)

Diabetes Epidemiology and Management
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.deman.2023.100158
Contributors: Sayani Das
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The Association between Physical Frailty and Psycho-Social Health in Determining Geriatric Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural West Bengal, India

Ageing International
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-022-09511-8
Contributors: Sayani Das; Susmita Mukhopadhyay; Barun Mukhopadhyay
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Gender Differences in Determinants of the Components of the Frailty Phenotype among Older Adults in India: Findings from LASI Wave-1

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2023-02-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043055
Contributors: Sayani Das; Jitender Prasad
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Cognitive frailty among community-dwelling rural elderly population of West Bengal in India

Asian Journal of Psychiatry
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103025
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Part of ISSN: 18762026 18762018
Contributors: Das, S.
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Self-adaptive coping strategies among urban community-dwelling elderly population amidst COVID-19 pandemic situation in India

Indian Journal of Gerontology
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Dr Sayani Das
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Frailty syndrome and sarcopenia among rural older adults in West Bengal, India: a cross-sectional study

Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics
2021-12-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.12809/ajgg-2021-458-oa
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Frailty Syndrome: A problem lurking in the Indian geriatric population

Indian Journal of Social Research
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Dr Sayani Das
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The age-old tradition of Hookah smoking and its association with geriatric anaemia in rural women of north India

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Dr Sayani Das
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Distribution and sexual dimorphism of the a-b ridge count among the Bhil Tribal community of Mount Abu, Western India

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85061437229

Part of ISSN: 09725997
Contributors: Singh, V.; Das, S.; Mondal, P.R.
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Frailty pattern among the elderly rural women of India

Indian Journal of Gerontology
2018 | Journal article
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Association between blood pressure and anthropometric indicators of obesity among elderly rural women of India

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing
2017 | Journal article
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Peer review (15 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. (1)
Review activity for Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib medical journal. (1)
Review activity for Experimental gerontology. (1)
Review activity for Gerontology & geriatric medicine. (4)
Review activity for Inquiry. (2)
Review activity for International journal of nursing practice. (3)
Review activity for Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
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