Social support among older adults in Malaysia

Mahmud, Mohd Af; Hazrin, Mohd; Muhammad, Eida Nurhadzira; Hisyam, Muhammad F Mohd; Awaludin, Sidik; Razak, Mohammad Aznuddin Abdul; Mahmud, Nur Azna; Mohamad, Nor Asiah; Hairi, Noran Naqiah; Choo, Wan Yuen

doi:10.1111/ggi.14033

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“…A total of 39 articles describing 34 studies with 59,944 participants from six ASEAN countries were included in the review (Figure 1) as data from three cohorts were reported in several publications. (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19) Twenty-five studies were included in the meta-analysis. (14,17,18,)…”

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The prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Objectives: Functional disability is a common consequence of the ageing process and can lead to poor health outcomes due to the inability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) independently. However, the prevalence of functional disability among older adults in the ASEAN region is poorly documented. This study aims to assess the prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region.Methods: A systematic literature search was performed on four databases from inception until March 2021 to identify for studies examining individuals aged 60 years and above reporting functional disabilities in the ASEAN region. Prevalence and impact of functional disability were extracted, assessed for bias, summarised and analysed using random-effects meta-analysis.Results: Thirty-four studies reporting 59,944 participants were included. Pooled prevalence of found that ADL disability was 21.5% (95% confidence interval: 16.2% to 27.3%) and IADL disability was 46.8% (35.5% to 58.3%). Subgroup analyses showed higher prevalence among those of advanced age and females. Adverse impacts include increased years of life with disability and poor health-related quality of life.Conclusions: Functional disability is experienced by nearly a quarter of the older adult population in the ASEAN region. Findings highlight the need for further research on functional disability burden and impact within this region to allow decision makers to gauge the severity of the issue, to develop policies to reduce the risk of developing functional disabilities and foster healthy ageing.

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The prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…The presence of loved ones (such as a spouse or children) with older adults plays an important role in maintaining good mental health [115]. Numerous studies have confirmed that older men receive more support from their wives and report greater satisfaction [116,117]; more-over, older women receive feelings of well-being when they receive support from children or friends [118].…”

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Effects of Exercise Behavior, Social Cohesion, and Social Support on Health Behaviors in Older Adults: Intervention in a Multi-Component Exercise Program

2023

J Community Med Public Health

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Participation in group physical activity by older adults contributes to relationships and health; it is the most effective way to promote physical and mental health. The purpose of this study was to intervene with a multi-component exercise program to understand exercise behavior, social cohesion, and social support with the older adult explanatory power for health behavior. This study recruited 100 healthy people (50 males and 50 females) over 65 years old (average male age: 76.57 ± 1.46 years; average female age: 74.73 ± 1.68 years). Participants implemented an 8-week multi-component exercise program intervention, and before and after the intervention, the Senior Fitness Test for older adults, the Exercise Behavior, Social Cohesion, and Social Support Questionnaire for older adults and Health Behavior Inventory for older adult were implemented. The results of the study showed that the SFT data in male and female older adults could help improve balance and upper and lower extremity muscle strength. For the HBI test of all participants, in order to avoid tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, they could exercise at least three days per week, for more than 30 minutes each time, mainly outdoor exercise. In this study, exercise behavior had the greatest explanatory power on the health behaviors of older adults, followed by social support and social cohesion, which also had a high predictive power on the health behavior of older adults. Finally, the interventions of the multi-component exercise program in this study were shown to positively affect the older adults' exercise behavior, social support, and social cohesion, with a total positive effect on health behavior. The value of this study is helpful for older adults to adopt outdoor group exercise; creating social opportunities in this way is good for mental health, which, in turn, leads to improved physical and mental health.

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“…The reason may be that the elderly have more time and energy to communicate with their friends and family after retirement, express their feelings, and get responses from others, thereby increasing their social support. Most older adults in Malaysia also perceive a higher level of social support [47]. However, in a study of Mexico, social support was found to be lower among older adults [48].…”

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Self-perceived burden, social support and pain, and kinesiophobia correlates in Chinese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey

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Background: The health of the elderly has always been the focus of attention in various countries, and how to better enable the elderly to enjoy a good quality of life has become a major focus of our research. This study was conducted to increase knowledge on the actuality of social support and pain, self-perceived burden, and kinesiophbia in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis in China to provide evidence for disease recovery.Methods: Cross-sectional survey using a general demographic questionnaire, social support and pain scale(SPQ), self-perceived burden scale and scale(SPBS), and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia(TSK-11) were administered.Results: The results showed a prevalence of 57.89% for kinesiophobia in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis. Social support and pain was negatively correlated with self-perceived burden scores and kinesiophobia scores（（r=-0.297,p＜0.01；r=-0.368,p＜0.01）, the self-perceived burden was positively correlated with kinesiophobia（r=0.605,p＜0.01）. The marital status, education, degree of understanding of the condition, pain degree, SPQ, and SPBS were associated with kinesiophobia, counting for 43.2% of the variance in kinesiophobia.Conclusions: The prevalence of kinesiophobia in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis is very high. Medical works should take early intervention measures to improve pain social support and reduce the self-perceived burden, and help promote disease recovery.

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Social support among older adults in Malaysia

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

The prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Effects of Exercise Behavior, Social Cohesion, and Social Support on Health Behaviors in Older Adults: Intervention in a Multi-Component Exercise Program

Self-perceived burden, social support and pain, and kinesiophobia correlates in Chinese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional survey

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