Characteristics of COVID-19-Related Deaths Among Older Adults in Malaysia

Din, Hazwan Mat; Adnan, Raja Nurzatul Efah Raja; Akahbar, Siti Aisyah Nor; Ahmad, Siti Anom

doi:10.21315/mjms2021.28.4.14

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“…It is also important to explore if this group of people are more likely to have experienced difficulties in access or negative interactions with health and mental health providers in primary care. Previous research has reported that lower level of education was associated with a more negative evaluation of primary care in Brazil and Malaysia [ 76 , 77 ].…”

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Attitudes towards seeking psychological help among community dwelling older adults enrolled in primary care in Chile

Moreno,

Moreno

2024

BMC Geriatr

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Background Depression and anxiety are common mental disorders among older adults, but they are frequently underdiagnosed. Attitudes towards seeking professional mental health care is one of the barriers to access to treatment. This study was aimed at assessing the attitudes towards seeking psychological help among older adults who are enrolled in primary care in Chile, and to determine the associated factors. Methods This cross-sectional study recruited 233 primary care users aged 65 or more years. The Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help was used. Reliability and factor analysis of this scale were carried out. The average scores of the scale and factors were calculated and compared, by selected variables. Multivariate linear regression was estimated to determine factors associated with attitudes towards seeking psychological help. Results Three factors were identified in the attitudes towards seeking psychological help: confidence in psychologists, coping alone with emotional problems, and predisposition to seek psychological help. On average, participants had a favorable attitude towards seeking psychological help, compared with previous research. Lower level of education, and risk of social isolation were inversely associated with these attitudes. Conclusion Strategies to improve mental health literacy and social connection among older adults, could have an impact on factors that mediate the access to mental health care, such as attitudes towards seeking psychological help, among people who have a lower level of education or are at risk of social isolation.

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Attitudes towards seeking psychological help among community dwelling older adults enrolled in primary care in Chile

Moreno,

Moreno

2024

BMC Geriatr

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“…Most of the home deaths were reported by older patients while younger patients reported in-transit deaths. [14][15][16] Earlier studies reported that older persons preferred home care rather than hospital care. 16 This might be one reason for high death counts in older patients but the reasons for in-transit deaths in younger age group require further exploration.…”

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Home isolation deaths during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala: a descriptive study

Jithesh

Ravindran²,

Retnakala³

et al. 2022

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The state government directed its efforts to mitigate transmission of new variant SARS-CoV-2 called Omicron. This study aimed to describe pathways and characteristics of home isolation (HI) deaths reported in Kerala during third wave of pandemic.Methods: The study adopted retrospective cross sectional descriptive approach, conducted among HI patients who died from January15th to February 15th 2022. The sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and the events that happened prior to deaths were collected through verbal autopsy. The state declared 106 HI deaths with case fatality rate of 2% (95% CI 1.5-2.50%). After screening, 70 HI deaths (54 home deaths and 16 in-transit deaths) were studied.Results: Majority were home deaths (84.29%) followed by in-transit deaths (15.71%). Mortality was higher among older persons (94.28%), females (51.42%), unemployed (68.57%) and patients in rural community. Majority had comorbidities (80%) mainly diabetes mellitus (55.35%). The median interval from symptom onset to death was five days (IQR) 4-8) and that from diagnosis to death was four days (IQR 2-8). Majority reported red flag signs (83.07%) commonly breathlessness (83.34%). Most of the deceased (80%) did not monitor oxygen saturation. The study identified four patterns of HI deaths, primarily due to delay in identification of red flag signs and hospitalization.Conclusions: Non-compliance to oxygen monitoring, slow response towards red flag signs and delay in hospitalization were the main reasons for HI deaths. Stringent monitoring mechanism for HI patients at primary health care and meteoric referral strategy can prevent fatalities in future.

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“…Satu kajian mengenai faktor risiko kematian pada pesakit COVID-19 dewasa menunjukkan bahawa kira-kira 50% pesakit tua yang meninggal berusia 70 tahun atau ke atas. Sebaliknya pesakit yang lebih muda menunjukkan gejala biasa, seperti demam, batuk dan dyspnoea (Mat Din et al, 2021). Bagi pesakit yang sembuh, sama ada pesakit muda atau tua kesembuhan dihubungkaitkan dengan ketahanan rohani dan bagaimana daya tahan ini membantu pesakit melawan sakit yang dialami.…”

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Ketahanan Rohani dalam Kalangan Pesakit COVID-19: Kajian Konseptual

Khusni

Zahrin

Muhamad

2022

e-JPI

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Ketahanan rohani dibina berdasarkan konstruk asas kepercayaan atau agama dan bagaimana seseorang memperoleh kekuatan dengan memanfaatkan kepercayaan tersebut sebagai cara mengatasinya. Ia adalah kemampuan yang diperlukan untuk melalui kesukaran dalam hidup dengan kebergantungan kepada elemen kerohanian. Pengalaman melalui fasa kuarantin dan pemulihan daripada jangkitan COVID-19 dalam kalangan keluarga di Malaysia mencetuskan persoalan, sejauhmanakah Ketahanan rohani mempunyai pengaruh kepada kesembuhan pesakit COVID-19. Daya tahan adalah nadi perkembangan individu pasca trauma dan tekanan apabila wujud kesedaran dan pemahaman diri melalui amalan spiritualiti dan kerohanian. Walaupun terdapat banyak kajian terkini mengenai ketahanan rohani dan pandemik COVID-19 di luar negara, namun kajian seumpamanya perlu diperluaskan kepada kumpulan dan populasi di Malaysia. Justeru, artikel ini membincangkan konsep ketahanan rohani dan peranannya terhadap pesakit COVID-19 di Malaysia. Metod yang digunakan dalam kajian konseptual ini adalah berdasarkan sorotan literatur jurnal artikel, proceeding, konferen, buku dan sumber atas talian yang berkaitan dengan kata kunci dan bidang kajian. Turut dibincangkan adalah cadangan kajian lanjutan secara empirikal dan bukan empirikal untuk membantu bekas pesakit COVID-19 melalui pendidikan dan kaunseling.

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Characteristics of COVID-19-Related Deaths Among Older Adults in Malaysia

Cited by 7 publications

References 34 publications

Attitudes towards seeking psychological help among community dwelling older adults enrolled in primary care in Chile

Attitudes towards seeking psychological help among community dwelling older adults enrolled in primary care in Chile

Home isolation deaths during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala: a descriptive study

Ketahanan Rohani dalam Kalangan Pesakit COVID-19: Kajian Konseptual

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