OBJECTIVES: ICMR estimates that the proportion of deaths due to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in India has increased from 37.9% in 1990 to 61.8% in 2016. This paper will try to find outcome assessments to assess the severity of non-communicable NCD’s in India and specific cultural practices.

METHODS: The four major NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), and diabetes which share four behavioral risk factors –unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, and use of tobacco and alcohol. We searched for instruments on ePROVIDE, PROQOLID database that were available in Hindi. The cultural practices of tobacco use, alcohol drinking, food, and diet, data were identified from (NFHS 2005-16) among adults. (Nethan et.al 2017)

RESULTS: A total of 103 outcome instruments were translated into Hindi in the PROQOLID databases. These cover cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) (16), cancers (52), chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) (19), and diabetes (16). Concepts of interest include quality of life (QOL) instruments and activities of daily living. Local health and illness treatment practices are also outlined to determine whether the instruments have cultural relevance to this context.

CONCLUSIONS: Awareness should be spread in regard to NCD’s and fully functional surveillance surveys should be run in the population to improve the quality of life of individuals. Our review identified instruments that are available in the most common local language (Hindi), additional regional languages maybe relevant in future reviews as well as cultural practices that should be considered to tackle NCD’s effectively.