Open AccessUnmet Healthcare Needs Among Elderly Malaysians
Author(s) -
Shamsul Azhar Shah,
Nazarudin Safian,
Saharuddin Ahmad,
Siti Rohani Nurumal,
Zulkefley Mohammad,
Juliana Mansor,
Wan Abdul Hannan Wan Ibadullah,
Yugo Shobugawa,
Megumi Rosenberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s326209
Subject(s) - health care , medicine , socioeconomic status , gerontology , logistic regression , cross sectional study , population , depression (economics) , activities of daily living , family medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth , pathology
Older people often have chronic diseases which require a continuity of care over the long term. Countries undergoing population aging need to ensure that older people are receiving the care they need. This study assesses the prevalence of, reasons for, and factors associated with unmet healthcare needs among older people individuals in Malaysia.