Functional disabilities and its associated factors among elderly residents in private nursing homes in Kuantan

• Main Authors: Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Mazlan, Mazilah, Mohd Rus, Razman, Samsudin, Suhaiza
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93127/13/Poster%20Functional%20Disabilities%20FMSC%202021.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93127/19/FMSC-Final-210921-reduce-min.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93127/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Malaysia is on its way to becoming an aging society, which number will cross 15% of the population by the year 20301 . Residing in a nursing home poses a greater challenge for the elderly physically and mentally. The inability to complete basic activities of daily living may lead to poorer...