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| Shelter homes for the elderly in Malaysia | | Author(s) | A Zaiton, S G Sazlina, V Renuka |
| Journal title | BOLD, vol 18, no 3, May 2008 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 25-32 |
| Source | http://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Institutional accommodation ; Poor elderly ; Malaysia. |
| Annotation | In Malaysia, "shelter homes" are considered a place of last resort for those who are destitute, lacking financial or family support. This study describes for the first time the residents of publicly-funded sheltered homes in Peninsular Malaysia. A cross-sectional study of 1081 residents (mean age 71.8) from all 9 shelter homes were interviewed from March to September 2003. The majority of residents were males (58.6%), had no formal education (64.1%), were from rural areas (81.1%), had no family members (61.7%), and received no visits at all (85.5%) from either friends or relatives. 295 (27.3%) had mild or severe disability, 226 (20.8%) had poor vision, and 47 (4.3%) had reduced hearing. Only 447 (41.4%) were well-nourished. 707 (78.9%) were at risk of depression, and 817 (75.6%) had probable cognitive impairment. 143 (14.5) and 88 (8.1%) self-reported to have hypertension and coronary disease respectively. It is clear that these residents have multiple co-morbidities; and effective management strategies are required to ensure maintenance if not improved quality of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080716206 A |
| Classmark | KV: F:W6: 7XA |
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