Dr Abdelhak (fourth from left) with participants at the end of the talk
In light of the rising aging population in Malaysia, invited speaker and Faculty of Business and Finance lecturer Dr Abdelhak Senadjki shared insights from his research into addressing the problem and spoke about the recommended solutions, at the research talk organised by Centre for Economic Studies, on 15 January 2019, at Kampar Campus.
The talk aimed to enlighten participants from similar fields while also serving as a platform for fellow researchers to exchange ideas and share their opinions. The talk saw the attendance of postgraduate students and fellow academicians.
He spoke of the lack of healthcare knowledge and awareness among the elderly which are increasingly becoming a fundamental issue and is resulting in an increase of chronic illnesses. He listed type 2 diabetes, chronic heart diseases, hypertension, stroke, obesity and kidney failure as among the common chronic illnesses that have killed over 1,000 elderly people over the years and the numbers are still increasing. He also urged for more measures and initiatives to be taken by the government to tackle the issue because it is expected to see more rise among the aging population.
Therefore, his research aimed to investigate the effect of Health Promotion Behaviour (HPB) on the health of elderly among the ethnic groups in Malaysia. The HPB variables are measured in eight aspects, namely healthy eating, exercise, stress management, interpersonal relations, health responsibility, spiritual growth, personal factors and elderly perception.
The statistical analysis implicated that the health of the elderly is significantly affected by the variables, and hence health promotion in health services for elderly needs active support. Findings from his research also suggested that more elderly health promotion programmes and healthcare service improvement should be important tools to empower the elderly healthcare services.
Other findings from his research also stated that healthy eating and health diseases; exercise and health diseases; elderly perception and kidney failure; and the relationship between elderly spiritual growth and diabetes mellitus are statistically significant. On the aspect of health responsibility, findings showed that diabetes mellitus and hypertension are significantly related to elderly health responsibility, meanwhile, hypercholesterolemia and minor stroke indicate a significant relationship with interpersonal relationship.
Dr Abdelhak giving an introduction about his research
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