Influence of social support on limitation in daily living among older persons in Malaysia

Mahmud NA 1 , Shahein NA 1 , Yoep N 1 , Mahmud MAF 1 , Maw Pin T 2 , Paiwai F 3 Show all authors , Yusof M 4 , Muhamad NA 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Aging and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Hospital Tawau, Ministry of Health, Tawau, Malaysia
  • 4 Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Research Policy and Planning Division, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia
Geriatr Gerontol Int, 2020 Dec;20 Suppl 2:26-32.
PMID: 33370856 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.14029

Abstract

AIM: Studies on the influence of social support on activity limitation among older persons remain limited. A better understanding of this relationship will help with resource planning and policy making aimed to reduce burden of care. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of social support on limitation in daily living among older persons in Malaysia.

METHODS: Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018, a nation-wide, cross-sectional survey using a two-stage stratified sampling design, were analyzed. A representative sample of individuals aged ≥60 years identified through national sampling frames throughout Malaysia was included. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using validated questionnaires on activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL). Social support was measured using the Duke Social Support Index.

RESULTS: The overall prevalence of the presence of any limitations in ADL and IADL was 17.0% and 42.9% respectively. Overall prevalence of the older persons with low to fair social support was 30.8% and high to very high social support was 69.2%. Logistic regression analysis identified the following factors as being associated with limitations in ADL and IADL: being female, of older age, having a monthly income

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