Health-related quality of life and its relationship with time use, role participation and perceived social support among retirees in Klang Valley and Malacca.

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Medical Journal of Malaysia Pub Date : 2024-05-01

N S Noor Azreen, M Q M Sabri, T A M Tengku Mohd, N Baharom, N Nurhidayah, A Z Che Daud

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Abstract

Introduction: With increased life expectancy among older adults in Malaysia, there is an increasing number of years of living after retirement. The role and lifestyle changes can significantly affect time use and participation in everyday life, influencing individuals' quality of life (QoL) and wellbeing. However, limited research has examined the healthrelated QoL and its relationship with time use, role participation and perceived social support among retirees in Malaysia.

Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, we used the Malay versions of EuroQol 5 Dimensional (EQ-5D- 3L, Time Use Diary, Role Checklist Version 3 (RCv3) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaires among 362 purposively selected Malaysian retirees aged 55 and older. Regression analysis was employed to identify the predictor of health-related QoL using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.

Results: The results indicate a weak positive association between all determinants (time use, role participation, perceived social support) and health-related QoL among retirees. Only time use and role participation significantly influenced the health-related QoL of retirees. Our findings reveal no direct and substantial relationship between perceived social support and health-related QoL among Malaysian retirees.

Conclusion: The results suggest active role involvement and effective time management can improve retirees' healthrelated QoL.

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巴生谷和马六甲退休人员与健康相关的生活质量及其与时间利用、角色参与和感知的社会支持之间的关系。

导言：随着马来西亚老年人预期寿命的延长，退休后的生活年限也越来越长。角色和生活方式的改变会极大地影响时间的利用和日常生活的参与，从而影响个人的生活质量（QoL）和幸福感。然而，对马来西亚退休人员的健康相关 QoL 及其与时间利用、角色参与和感知的社会支持之间关系的研究十分有限：在这项横断面研究中，我们使用了马来语版的 EuroQol 5 维（EQ-5D- 3L）、时间使用日记、角色清单 3 版（RCv3）和感知社会支持多维量表（MSPSS）问卷，调查对象是 362 名特意挑选的 55 岁及以上的马来西亚退休人员。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）26 版进行回归分析，以确定与健康相关的 QoL 的预测因素：结果表明，所有决定因素（时间利用、角色参与、感知到的社会支持）与退休人员的健康相关 QoL 之间都存在微弱的正相关关系。只有时间利用和角色参与对退休人员的健康相关 QoL 有明显影响。我们的研究结果表明，感知到的社会支持与马来西亚退休人员的健康相关 QoL 之间没有直接的实质性关系：结果表明，积极的角色参与和有效的时间管理可以改善退休人员的健康相关 QoL。

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Medical Journal of Malaysia Medicine-Medicine (all)

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1.20

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165

期刊介绍： Published since 1890 this journal originated as the Journal of the Straits Medical Association. With the formation of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), the Journal became the official organ, supervised by an editorial board. Some of the early Hon. Editors were Mr. H.M. McGladdery (1960 - 1964), Dr. A.A. Sandosham (1965 - 1977), Prof. Paul C.Y. Chen (1977 - 1987). It is a scientific journal, published quarterly and can be found in medical libraries in many parts of the world. The Journal also enjoys the status of being listed in the Index Medicus, the internationally accepted reference index of medical journals. The editorial columns often reflect the Association''s views and attitudes towards medical problems in the country. The MJM aims to be a peer reviewed scientific journal of the highest quality. We want to ensure that whatever data is published is true and any opinion expressed important to medical science. We believe being Malaysian is our unique niche; our priority will be for scientific knowledge about diseases found in Malaysia and for the practice of medicine in Malaysia. The MJM will archive knowledge about the changing pattern of human diseases and our endeavours to overcome them. It will also document how medicine develops as a profession in the nation. We will communicate and co-operate with other scientific journals in Malaysia. We seek articles that are of educational value to doctors. We will consider all unsolicited articles submitted to the journal and will commission distinguished Malaysians to write relevant review articles. We want to help doctors make better decisions and be good at judging the value of scientific data. We want to help doctors write better, to be articulate and precise.