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Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia

Malaysia needs to prepare now to address the ageing society problem, which is expected to account for 15% of the population by 2035. The increasing number of the elderly in the total population means there is an increasing incidence of ill health and chronic diseases. The World Health Organization i...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Norehan, Samsudin, Shamzaeffa
Format: Article
Published: Prof.(Dr) RK Sharma 2019
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/27457/
http://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00880.5
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spelling my.uum.repo.274572020-09-09T07:15:11Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/27457/ Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia Abdullah, Norehan Samsudin, Shamzaeffa HD28 Management. Industrial Management Malaysia needs to prepare now to address the ageing society problem, which is expected to account for 15% of the population by 2035. The increasing number of the elderly in the total population means there is an increasing incidence of ill health and chronic diseases. The World Health Organization in 1977 has described elderly people living alone as an ‘at risk’ group. Living alone in later life is often seen as an undesirable state and as a potential health risk. It is therefore crucial to understand the relationship between living arrangement and health status for the old age. Using a sample of 1, 414elderly from the northern Peninsular of Malaysia, this paper aims to examine the effect of living arrangement of Malaysian elderly's on the health status. The study found that living alone nor living with spouse, children or others is not significant in affecting the health status of elderly, but the physical aspect of living in own-home does matter to the probability of perceiving good health. Prof.(Dr) RK Sharma 2019 Article PeerReviewed Abdullah, Norehan and Samsudin, Shamzaeffa (2019) Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 10 (4). p. 1230. ISSN 0976-0245 http://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00880.5 doi:10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00880.5
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Abdullah, Norehan
Samsudin, Shamzaeffa
Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia
description Malaysia needs to prepare now to address the ageing society problem, which is expected to account for 15% of the population by 2035. The increasing number of the elderly in the total population means there is an increasing incidence of ill health and chronic diseases. The World Health Organization in 1977 has described elderly people living alone as an ‘at risk’ group. Living alone in later life is often seen as an undesirable state and as a potential health risk. It is therefore crucial to understand the relationship between living arrangement and health status for the old age. Using a sample of 1, 414elderly from the northern Peninsular of Malaysia, this paper aims to examine the effect of living arrangement of Malaysian elderly's on the health status. The study found that living alone nor living with spouse, children or others is not significant in affecting the health status of elderly, but the physical aspect of living in own-home does matter to the probability of perceiving good health.
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author Abdullah, Norehan
Samsudin, Shamzaeffa
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Samsudin, Shamzaeffa
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title Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia
title_short Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia
title_full Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia
title_fullStr Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in Malaysia
title_sort effect of living arrangements on health status of the elderly in malaysia
publisher Prof.(Dr) RK Sharma
publishDate 2019
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/27457/
http://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00880.5
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