Active City for Healthy Ageing and Anti-globesity

Cellucci, Cristiana; Sivo, Michele Di

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20151-7_27

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“…A healthy aging society has become a national priority on public health with infrastructure design (Cellucci & Di Sivo, 2020). The same applies to Malaysia.…”

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Quality of Life among the Elderly at Rumah Seri Kenangan, Cheras, Malaysia

Wencellas

Hashim

2019

E-BPJ

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The research objectives were to determine the relationships between age, education level, previous employment, and marital status towards the quality of life among the elderly at Rumah Seri Kenangan, Cheras. The study employed a quantitative research approach through the adoption of the Ferrans conceptual model for quality of life. The consensus sampling technique evoked a sample size of n=145. The analyses obtained from this study revealed that there were no significant relationships between the first three independent variables to their quality of life except for marital status; the quality of life is better if there is companionship among the elderly.Keywords: Elderly; Quality of Life; Social environment; DemographyeISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1752

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“…A healthy aging society has become a national priority on public health with infrastructure design (Cellucci & Di Sivo, 2020). The same applies to Malaysia.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of Life among the Elderly at Rumah Seri Kenangan, Cheras, Malaysia

Wencellas

Hashim

2019

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“…Although historically considered as "diseases of affluence," the burden of NCDs has shifted toward low-and middleincome countries in recent years [2]. MajorkillersoftheNCDsarecardiovascular diseases (48%), cancers (21%), chronic respiratory diseases (12%),anddiabetes(3.5%) [3]. Globally, the increasing prevalence of NCDs draws public health intervention.…”

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Attitudes and Factors Determining the Practice of Routine Medical Checkups in the People of Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Fazal,

Shahani,

Gondal

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Introduction: Routine medical checkup (RMC) is a screening and preventive technique that is implied to detect non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aims to assess the awareness in public regarding RMC, the association between education level and level of familiarity regarding RMC, and factors that prevent and encourage the practice of RMC by the public.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Health professionals and individuals who refused to consent were excluded from the study. Data was collected using a mixed-mode questionnaire, and convenient sampling was used. The sample size was calculated to be 355 according to the WHO sample size calculator. A total of 356 individuals participated in this study after giving informed consent. Both male and female adults aged 18 or older and residents of Rawalpindi were included in the study. Individuals younger than 18 were excluded.Results: Among the 356 study participants, 160 (45%) were males, and 196 (55%) were females. The mean age was 27.57±10.027. Among the total participants, 33 (9.3%) individuals had primary-level education, 100 (28.1%) individuals had secondary-level education, and 233 (62.6%) had graduate-level education. A total of 329 (92.9%) participants knew that RMCs could help in early diagnosis and treatment. On the contrary, only 154 (43.3%) people knew that RMCs involve screening all body tissues. Only 329 (92.4%) participants said that they were aware that timely diagnosis through RMC can lead to early treatment. Graduates were generally more aware of different aspects of RMCs, especially in the domains of awareness regarding what an RMC is and that RMC can help in timely diagnosis compared to participants who had primary or secondary level of education (p<0.001). Females had a greater overall awareness of RMCs than males (p<0.001). Graduates were more likely to undergo RMCs than people educated till the primary or secondary level (p<0.001). The most common reason for undergoing RMC was "just concerned about health," which was selected by 130 (36.5%) participants. The most common reason mentioned by participants for not having an RMC was ''heavy cost,'' mentioned by 104 (29.2%) participants.Conclusion: Most of the participants of this study were well educated and were students in terms of profession. The majority of the study population knew that RMCs could help in early diagnosis and treatment. Awareness regarding RMCs was linked to educational level. Females had overall better knowledge regarding RMCs than men. The most common reported reason to have an RMC was a health concern, and the most common reported reason for not having an RMC was its high cost.

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Active City for Healthy Ageing and Anti-globesity

Cited by 2 publications

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Quality of Life among the Elderly at Rumah Seri Kenangan, Cheras, Malaysia

Quality of Life among the Elderly at Rumah Seri Kenangan, Cheras, Malaysia

Attitudes and Factors Determining the Practice of Routine Medical Checkups in the People of Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

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