Older People with Mobility Disability (Quality Of Life)
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Mobility disability affects the quality of life for the older urban population. The objectives of this research paper were to determine the burden of mobility disability and explore influential factors affecting the quality of life of urban community aged 50 and above with mobility disability. Total of 481 participants who were randomly selected from two health centres has been interviewed using structured questionnaire in December 2014. The prevalence of mobility disability was 23.1%. All domains quality of life of the older people with mobility disability were significantly affected as compared with those without. These factors need to be emphasized in future planning for elderly.
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Copyright (c) 2018 Nik Nairan Abdullah, Mohd Shahril Ahmad Saman, Sabzali Musa Kahn, Waqar Al-Kubaisy
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