Publications by authors named "Inayah Abdul Razak"
Prevalence of Co-Occurrence of Physical Frailty and Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in a Rural District, Malaysia.
Asia Pac J Public Health
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- Frailty and malnutrition often go hand-in-hand but are frequently overlooked in community settings, particularly among older adults.
- A study in rural Malaysia examined over 1800 older adults, revealing that 6.4% experienced both frailty and malnutrition, with an additional 11.3% having prefrailty and malnutrition.
- Factors like older age, poor self-reported health, chronic illnesses, multiple medications, and social challenges were linked to a higher likelihood of having both conditions, highlighting the need for early detection and targeted interventions.
Objectives: This study aims to describe the prevalence and transitions of frailty among rural-community dwelling older adults in Malaysia and to analyse factors associated with different states of frailty transition. Frailty was conceptualized using modified Fried phenotype from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Design: This is a prospective longitudinal study with 12-months follow up among older adults in Malaysia.
Background: As Malaysia is fast becoming an ageing nation, the health, safety and welfare of elders are major societal concerns. Elder abuse is a phenomenon recognised abroad but less so locally. This paper presents the baseline findings from the Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO) study, the first community-based study on elder abuse in Malaysia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur study aims at describing mortality among reported elder abuse experiences in rural Malaysia. This is a population-based cohort study with a multistage cluster sampling method. Older adults in Kuala Pilah (n = 1,927) were interviewed from November 2013 to May 2014.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Despite being now recognised as a global health concern, there is still an inadequate amount of research into elder mistreatment, especially in low and middle-income regions. The purpose of this paper is to report on the design and methodology of a population-based cohort study on elder mistreatment among the older Malaysian population. The study aims at gathering data and evidence to estimate the prevalence and incidence of elder mistreatment, identify its individual, familial and social determinants, and quantify its health consequences.
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