Does retirement affect healthy ageing? A study of two groups of pensioners in Mumbai, India

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Among the many concerns of humankind, the ability to lead a life free from illness or disability during old age is a dominant one. Health is thus a key factor to livability. For older persons, health determines their ability to perform the tasks that facilitate their participation in society. Society for its part depends on the good health of its members to enable them to perform their roles adequately, be they of an economic, community or family nature.