The cost of healthcare among Malaysian community-dwelling elderly

• Main Authors: Roshanim Koris, Norashidah Mohamed Nor, Sharifah Azizah Haron, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Amrizal Muhammad Nur, Normaz Wana Ismail, Asrul Akmal Shafie, Suraya Yusuff, Maimaiti, Namaitijiang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14070/1/jeko_53%281%29-8.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14070/; http://www.ukm.my/fep/jem/content/2019.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive estimate of the direct and indirect costs of healthcare services used in a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling elderly in Malaysia as well as the determinants of such health care costs. The rise of chronic non-communicable dise...