Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Physical inactivity in older adults is related to increased risk of chronic diseases, disability and poor health outcomes. Physical inactivity is undertaken from different domains of daily life, i.e., work-related, travel-related, and leisure time domains; however, little is known about domain-specific physical inactivity among older people. Hence, this study aims to determine the overall physical inactivity and domain-specific physical inactivity among Malaysian older adults aged 60 years and above. METHODS: Data on Malaysian older adults aged 60 years and above (n=3977) were obtained from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2018, a population-based cross-sectional survey. Physical inactivity was assessed using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). GPAQ assessed the total physical inactivity and physical inactivity levels in the above mentioned three domains. RESULTS: Overall, three out of 10 Malaysian older adults were physically inactive. The overall physical inactivity was significantly higher in rural population compared to urban population (37.2% vs 27.1%
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-228,
title = {Physical Inactivity Among Malaysian Older Adults: Which Domain Is the Worst?},
author = {Chan Ying Ying and MMedSc and Lim Kuang Kuay and Mohd Azahadi Omar and Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff and Rajini Sooryanarayana and Noran Naqiah Mohd Hairi},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Physical inactivity in older adults is related to increased risk of chronic diseases, disability and poor health outcomes. Physical inactivity is undertaken from different domains of daily life, i.e., work-related, travel-related, and leisure time domains; however, little is known about domain-specific physical inactivity among older people. Hence, this study aims to determine the overall physical inactivity and domain-specific physical inactivity among Malaysian older adults aged 60 years and above. METHODS: Data on Malaysian older adults aged 60 years and above (n=3977) were obtained from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2018, a population-based cross-sectional survey. Physical inactivity was assessed using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). GPAQ assessed the total physical inactivity and physical inactivity levels in the above mentioned three domains. RESULTS: Overall, three out of 10 Malaysian older adults were physically inactive. The overall physical inactivity was significantly higher in rural population compared to urban population (37.2% vs 27.1%},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia},
keywords = {GPAQ, Malaysia, NHMS, Physical Inactivity},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}