Active Ageing In Malaysia: Case Study In Georgetown

Mohd, Saidatulakmal

doi:10.15405/epsbs.2020.03.03.37

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“…We found that women are more reliant on others for transportation. This finding is consistent with a previous study where older women were more likely to have transportation problems and rely on public transportation ( 18 ). In LMICs, the majority of public transport users are women, many of whom do not own cars or stopped driving prematurely ( 49 , 50 ).…”

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“…However, for adults older than 70 years, there was a significant negative association between self-driving and age. In Georgetown, Malaysia, the ‘young’ old (60–64 years old) and ‘older’ adults (65–75 years old) were more likely to travel using private vehicles as passengers or drivers, while adults aged 76 and above were more likely to walk or cycle ( 18 ). In addition, being female, having a disability that impacted mobility and using an assistive walking device were common factors that negatively impacted an adult’s ability to be independent in their transportation ( 19 ).…”

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Associations between biopsychosocial factors and transportation patterns of older adults residing in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Rosnu

Ishak

Rahman

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionAging is associated with physiological changes in multiple systems in the body and may impact the transportation choices of older adults. In this study, we examine the associations between biopsychosocial factors and the transportation choices of Malaysian older adults.MethodsOne hundred and nineteen (119) older adults, aged 60 and above, living in Klang Valley, Malaysia were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Participants were interviewed face-to-face to obtain sociodemographic data, health status (whether there were and, if yes, the number of comorbidities), outdoor mobility and transportation patterns, Instrumental Activity Daily Living (IADL) status and cognitive function. Participants’ physical performance (dominant handgrip strength, 10-m walk, and timed up and go tests), hearing threshold (pure tone audiometry), and vision function (visual acuity, contrast sensitivity) were measured. Transportation patterns of older adults were categorized into three groups, that is, flexible (using public transport and/or private vehicles), using only private vehicles and restricted (relying on others or walking).ResultsFurther information is needed to enable such older adults as older women, those with comorbidities and poorer functional status to access transportation, especially to meet their health care needs.DiscussionThe majority (51%) of participants were in the ‘using only private vehicles’ group, followed by the ‘flexibles’ (25%) and the ‘restricted’ (24%). Factors significantly associated with the restricted transportation group were: (a) being female (AdjOR 15.39, 95% CI 0.86–23.39, p < 0.001); (b) being Malay (AdjOR 21.72, 95% CI 0.36–16.12, p < 0.001); (c) having higher number of comorbidities (AdjOR 14.01, 95% CI 0.20–13.21, p = 0.007); and (d) being dependent in IADL (AdjOR 13.48, 95% CI 0.51–1.78, p = 0.002).

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confidence: 99%

Associations between biopsychosocial factors and transportation patterns of older adults residing in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Rosnu

Ishak

Rahman

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…The Active Ageing Framework (AAF) is a framework that focuses on promoting active engagement of older people in any beneficial activities (Mohd & Sharif, 2020). This framework was originally published by the World Health Organisation in 2002 and is used widely in the field of gerontology (WHO, 2002).…”

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The Repercussions of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Labour Force Participation of Older People: A Narrative Literature Review

Chung¹,

Tan²,

Singau³

et al. 2020

J BIMP-EAGA RD

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In 2002, the World Health Organisation (WHO) designed a framework for active ageing society which was implemented by most of the countries in the world to date. Furthermore, several studies have explained that the labour force participation of older people is one of the key factors in promoting the concept of active ageing (Punyakaew et al., 2019; Halaweh et al., 2018). Due to an unexpected disastrous COVID-19 pandemic emerged, there is a need to revisit the possible effects of this pandemic on the labour force participation of the older population. As of 25 November 2020, WHO reported that there are more than 59 million infected people and 1,397,139 deaths in 216 countries worldwide and the numbers are still rising at a rapid rate. Older people were identified as one of the most vulnerable groups to COVID-19 virus. It is expected that the current situation is less favourable to older people in Malaysia not only to their participation in the labour market, but in many aspects as well. This paper aims to provide a narrative literature review in an effort to understand how COVID-19 pandemic might have changed the decision of older people in participating in the labour force in Malaysia.

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Active Ageing In Malaysia: Case Study In Georgetown

Abstract: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Associations between biopsychosocial factors and transportation patterns of older adults residing in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Associations between biopsychosocial factors and transportation patterns of older adults residing in Klang Valley, Malaysia

The Repercussions of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Labour Force Participation of Older People: A Narrative Literature Review

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