Accommodating the Malaysian elderly: The cultural precursors

Yusof, Yusnani Mohd

doi:10.1007/bf02915228

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“…Such diversity arises from differences in preferences and access to services with regards to differences in rural versus urban settings [ 16 , 17 ], income [ 18 ], orientation (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender sensitivities [ 19 ]), older adults with special needs (e.g., intellectual disabilities [ 20 ] and prisoners [ 21 ]), older adults with special circumstances (e.g., adults who are caring for children with developmental disorders [ 22 ]), more general differences in eastern versus western views on aging in place [ 23 ], and broad international differences in services that individuals require, want, and need [ 24 ]. Regardless of these differences, the concept of aging in place has established itself internationally, with studies documented in Sweden [ 25 ], China [ 26 ], the United Kingdom [ 27 ], Japan [ 28 ], New Zealand [ 29 ], Australia [ 30 ], Malaysia [ 31 ], and Taiwan [ 32 ].…”

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Aging in Place: Evolution of a Research Topic Whose Time Has Come

Vasunilashorn

Steinman

Liebig

et al. 2012

Journal of Aging Research

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Over the past 30 years, policy makers and professionals who provide services to older adults with chronic conditions and impairments have placed greater emphasis on conceptualizing aging in place as an attainable and worthwhile goal. Little is known, however, of the changes in how this concept has evolved in aging research. To track trends in aging in place, we examined scholarly articles published from 1980 to 2010 that included the concept in eleven academic gerontology journals. We report an increase in the absolute number and proportion of aging-in-place manuscripts published during this period, with marked growth in the 2000s. Topics related to the environment and services were the most commonly examined during 2000–2010 (35% and 31%, resp.), with a substantial increase in manuscripts pertaining to technology and health/functioning. This underscores the increase in diversity of topics that surround the concept of aging-in-place literature in gerontological research.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Aging in Place: Evolution of a Research Topic Whose Time Has Come

Vasunilashorn

Steinman

Liebig

et al. 2012

Journal of Aging Research

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“…The study showed that it is feasible, possible and desirable to conduct a suitable nutrition education intervention program in such a population, provided that the program was designed to target a specific problem in the population and considers the needs of the population (Shahar, Chee, & Chik, ; Siti Nur' Asyura et al., ). In particular, cultural values, including compliance, preserving face, manners, harmony, community spirit and spiritual well‐being (Yusnani, ), should be incorporated. It should also be noted that the study only involved young older adults, aged 60 to 74 years, and Malays from rural areas.…”

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“…The cultural values of rural older Malays (Yusnani, ) were considered when designing and delivering the nutrition education program. For example, rural elderly Malays preferred free flowing communication, thus, a group counselling approach has been adopted in providing nutrition and health education to the subjects.…”

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A Nutrition Education Intervention for Anthropometric and Biochemical Profiles of Rural Older Malays with Metabolic Syndrome

Shahar

Adznam

Lee

et al. 2012

Public Health Nursing

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“…Although there are many research on the elderly and ageing, a firm and definite age used in defining 'elderly' is yet to be established (Lim, 2012;Tinker et al, 2013;Yusnani, 2006). Different researchers use different definitions of the elderly.…”

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Housing Aspirations of the Elderly in Malaysia: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Areas

Aini

Nooraisyilah

Aziz

2016

JDBE

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Recent population censuses in many advanced industrial countries have highlighted the growing number of elderly in the rural areas. Additionally, industralisation in the urban areas of developing countries has, to a certain degree caused significant changes of traditional family structure and has resulted in nuclear conjugal families. Likewise, the ageing phenomenon in Malaysia is inevitable due to the exponential increase in the elderly population. Furthermore, rapid urbanisation and outmigration of rural young generation, has had a significant impact on the population of Malaysia. This is reflected by the high proportion of elderly and high dependency in the rural areas. The issues and demographic pattern of the elderly are divergent and varies from the urban to the rural setting. This article looks at the housing implications of the ageing population in Malaysia in general, and in the rural and urban setting specifically. The study examines the housing aspirations of the elderly living in the urban and rural areas in Malaysia. Future housing plans and the kind of living arrangement the Malaysian elderly seek are explored based on the urban-rural locational aspect. In the effort to provide better quality housing for urban and rural elderly, a face-to-face survey interview was conducted on Malaysian aged 50 years and older living in the Kuala Lumpur (urban) and Kelantan (rural) areas. The findings indicate that most elderly in the urban and the rural areas prefer to age-in-place and stay in a familiar environment. The rural elderly has a stronger preference to ageing in place. A majority of the elderly also indicated a preference to live close to their children, which suggests strong family values amongst Malaysians. The study further revealed that the elderly are more likely to either renovate or improve, especially, the bedroom and bathroom areas to avoid accidents. The elderly in the rural area preferred landed housing in the form of either a single or double storey bungalow, whilst, the elderly in the urban area are more open and willing to move to other housing options, for example, strata housing, and other forms of landed housing, for example, terrace house and bungalow. It is recommended that a policy be introduced to promote ageing-in-place and takes into account the aspirations, preferences, behaviour and opinions of the elderly in Malaysia.

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Accommodating the Malaysian elderly: The cultural precursors

Cited by 6 publications

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Aging in Place: Evolution of a Research Topic Whose Time Has Come

Aging in Place: Evolution of a Research Topic Whose Time Has Come

A Nutrition Education Intervention for Anthropometric and Biochemical Profiles of Rural Older Malays with Metabolic Syndrome

Housing Aspirations of the Elderly in Malaysia: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Areas

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