Research Projects

2022-2023, Cognitive frailty: A conceptual overview and risk factors Role: CO-PI, Awarded by the Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network, Lancaster University, England

Research Publications

1. Das, S., Goswami, V. Chandel, S. (2023) Normal Weight Central Obesity and Hypertension in India: Cross-Sectional Finding From LASI, 2017-19 Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.06.022
2. Das, Sayani. (2023) 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. 12, 100158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deman.2023.100158
3. Das, S., Prasad, J. (2023) 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 20(40), 3055. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043055
4. Das, S., Mukhopadhyay, S. & Mukhopadhyay, B. (2022) The Association between Physical Frailty and Psycho-Social Health in Determining Geriatric Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural West Bengal, India. Ageing International. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-022-09511-8
5. Das, Sayani. (2022) Cognitive frailty among community-dwelling rural elderly population of West Bengal in India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 70(2022).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103025
6. Das, S., Mukhopadhyay, S. & Mukhopadhyay, B. (2021) The Association of Frailty Syndrome with Sarcopenia among Community-Dwelling Rural Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 16(2), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.12809/ajgg-2021-458-oa
7. Das, S., Dey, A & Prasad, J. (2021) Self-adaptive coping strategies among urban community-dwelling elderly population amidst COVID-19 pandemic situation in India. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 35 (3), 327-340http://www.gerontologyindia.com/pdf/vol35-2.pdf
8. Das, S. & Chandel, S. (2019) The age-old tradition of Hookah smoking and its association with geriatric anaemia in rural women of north India. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 10 (2), 487-494 https://rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2019-10-2-34
9. Das, Sayani. (2019) Frailty Syndrome: A problem lurking in the Indian geriatric population. Indian Journal of Social Research, 60 (2), 269-277http://academic-and-lawserials.com/component/content/article.html?id=1249
10. Das, S. & Chandel, S. (2018) Frailty pattern among the elderly rural women of India. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 32 (2), 138-148http://www.gerontologyindia.com/pdf/Vol-32-2.pdf
11. Das, S. & Chandel, S. (2017) Association between blood pressure and anthropometric indicators of obesity among elderly rural women of India. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 8(9), 950-953

Other Assignments

1. Academic Editorial Board Member: PLOS ONE
2. Academic Reviewer: Elsevier (Ageing Research Review, Experimental Gerontology); SAGE (Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine); Hindawi (Journal of Osteoporosis); Wiley (International Journal of Nursing Practice); Springer (Dr Sulaiman AI Habib Medical Journal)
3. Conference abstract and short movie reviewer: The American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting

Papers/Chapters in Books

Papers Presented

1. Oral paper presentation (2023) on “Age-and gender-specific psychosocial health of population based older adults: A nationwide study in India”, Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network, Early Career Researchers Summer School on ageing, Lancaster University UK and Online
2. Oral paper presentation (2023) on “Age-and gender-specific psychosocial health of population based older adults: A nationwide study in India”, Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network, Early Career Researchers Summer School on ageing, Lancaster University UK and Online
3. Oral paper presentation (2021) on “Burden of cognitive frailty among community-dwelling rural elderly of West Bengal in India”, Indian Anthropology Congress 2021, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India
4. Oral paper presentation (2020) on “Increased risk for Frailty syndrome among malnourished elderly in a rural community-dwelling population of West Bengal, India”, Health and Sustainable Development Goals: Performance and Prioritizing Policies, Patna, India
5. Poster presentation (2019) \on “Impact of geriatric anaemia on frailty syndrome: A micro-level study in West Bengal, India”, 5thWorld Congress on Gerontology & Geriatrics, J. N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
6. Poster presentation (2019) on “Frailty and health-related quality of life in rural elderly population: A micro-level study in West Bengal, India”, 19th Biennial Conference of the Association of Gerontology (India), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Trainings & Workshops

1. Workshop on Grant Writing & Management in a Nutshell (Online), December 2021 Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (India) & University of Cologne 
2. Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences, February 2020 Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Kolkata, India
3. Certificate in Nutritional Research Methods (International course), January 2020 Certificate in Nutritional Research Methods (International course), January 2020
4. Training on Categorical Data Analysis in Psychological Research, August 2019  Training on Categorical Data Analysis in Psychological Research, August 2019
5. Training on Research Design/Planning in Social Sciences, March 2018 Sociological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Unit, Kolkata, India
6. Diploma in Nutrition & Health Education, June 2016 Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, India
7. Workshop on Ethics, April 2023  Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Public Health Foundation of India and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations

Association of Gerontology (India) [Membership No. L/18/706(S)]https://www.agindia.org.in/

Awards Obtained

Best Presentation Award (3^rd Position), Jan 2020

International Course in Nutritional Research Methods, Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC),St. John’s Research Institute, India

Best Poster Award on Medical Gerontology, August 2019

19^th Biennial Conference of the Association of Gerontology (India), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Best Short Movie Award, April 2018

"I'M CHOOSING TO AGE SUCCESSFULLY”

This documentary is to discover how an older adult’s wisdom and awareness can motivate the whole society to fulfil the goal of ‘Swasthya Bharat (Healthy India)’.Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFODC8SPn5A Awarded by Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India