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Factors affecting Japanese retirees' healthcare service utilisation in Malaysia: a qualitative study

Kohno A 1 , Nik Farid ND 2 , Musa G 3 , Abdul Aziz N 2 , Nakayama T 4 , Dahlui M 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Department of Health Informatics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
  • 2 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Health Informatics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
  • 5 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Faculty of Medicine, Julius Centre, University of Malaya (JCUM), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
BMJ Open, 2016;6(3):e010668.
PMID: 27006344 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010668

Abstract

While living overseas in another culture, retirees need to adapt to a new environment but often this causes difficulties, particularly among those elderly who require healthcare services. This study examines factors affecting healthcare service utilisation among Japanese retirees in Malaysia.

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