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Social and Health Determinants of Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Malaysia

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  • Shiang Cheng Lim

    (Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia)

  • Yoke Mun Chan

    (Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
    Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia)

  • Wan Ying Gan

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia)

Abstract

Quality of life (QOL) of older adults is a complex issue that requires an understanding of the intersection between socioeconomic and health factors. A poor quality of life (QOL) is frequently reported as sub-optimal among older adults whereby concerted and collective actions are required through an evidence-based approach. Hence, this cross-sectional study aims to determine the social and health predictors of the QOL of a community-dwelling older adult Malaysian population through a quantitative household survey using multi-stage sampling. A total of 698 respondents aged 60 years old and older were recruited and the majority of them had a good quality of life. Risk of depression, disability, living with stroke, low household income, and lack of social network were identified as the predictors of a poor QOL among the community-dwelling older Malaysians. The identified predictors for QOL provided a list of priorities for the development of policies, strategies, programmes, and interventions to enhance the QOL of the community-dwelling older Malaysians. Multisectoral approaches, especially collective efforts from both social and health sectors, are required to address the complexities of the ageing issues.

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  • Shiang Cheng Lim & Yoke Mun Chan & Wan Ying Gan, 2023. "Social and Health Determinants of Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Malaysia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:5:p:3977-:d:1078006
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