Research on the Elderly: A Review of Main Themes in Early Studies on Population Ageing in Malaysia

Wan Ibrahim Wan Ahmad¹ , Zainab Ismail²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.11 , Issue.3 , pp.61-66, Mar-2025

Online published on Mar 31, 2025

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Abstract :
A great deal of research has been conducted on older persons in Malaysia. To date research on population ageing in Malaysia has covered a wide range of themes. The objective of this paper is to discuss the main themes of research on older persons that have been conducted by early local scholars in Malaysia. “Using a secondary data analysis”, several existing literatures discussing elderly people has been explored. Because researchers on older person come from various disciplines such as geography, sociology, family studies and various other disciplines; results show that the scope of research in Malaysia are concentrated on a wide range of dimension of the life of older persons such as (1) growth and distribution of older persons, (2) social relationships and living arrangement, (3) social support and family care, (4) nutrition, health and health care, (5) well-being and quality of life of older persons, and (6) religious commitment of older persons. After outlining the introduction and literature reviews, materials and method, the paper then ends with the discussion of all these themes.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Rural elderly; Developing countries; Family; Living arrangement; Family support; Well-being

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