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{"title":"ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT ON HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NORTHERN MALAYSIA","authors":"Azlyn Ahmad Zawawi, Fatimah Wati Halim, Nur Daieyan Abd Khalid, Nur Hidayah Mohamad Jamil","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2082","url":null,"abstract":"Effective employee performance is crucial for the survival of organizations, especially in the healthcare industry, where employees are responsible for delivering quality healthcare services to patients. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of organizational factors (namely organizational communication and organizational management) on the performance of healthcare employees in selected private healthcare establishments in Northern Malaysia. A sample of 152 employees was used, and descriptive analysis, correlation, and regression techniques were employed to analyze the relationship between the independent variables (communication techniques, communication barriers, training, and management style) and the dependent variable (employee performance). The results indicated that communication technique was the most critical and influential factor impacting employee performance, while training and management style also had a positive impact. The study recommends that healthcare establishments in Northern Malaysia prioritize effective communication techniques to improve employee performance. In conclusion, this study provides insights into the factors that affect employee performance in the healthcare industry and can inform organizational practices in improving employee performance.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135138787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL VALUES AS FACTORS INFLUENCING MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARD HELP-SEEKING: A PRELIMINARY STUDY","authors":"Wei Chung Koon, C. Siau, M. Fitriana, M. N. Fariduddin, Mansour Amini, Sin Yee Chu, Latha Ravindran, Norhayati Ibrahim","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1627","url":null,"abstract":"University students suffer from a high prevalence of mental health concerns. However, most studies on mental health help-seeking in Malaysia focussed on stigma and mental health literacy. This study aimed to examine the relationship between cultural value and university students’ attitudes towards seeking help for their mental health. An online survey was conducted using the Inventory of Attitudes towards Seeking Mental Health Services (IASMHS), Cultural Values Scale (CVSCALE), and Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS) amongst university students in Malaysia. A total of 167 university students (Mean age = 21.57 years old, 75.4% females) participated in the study. Overall, the participants had a positive attitude towards mental health help-seeking. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis showed that the Chinese race (B = -0.315, p = 0.028), long-term orientation (B = 0.250, p = 0.002), Hindu religion (B = -0.242, p = 0.039), masculinity orientation (B = -0.223, p = 0.006), psychological well-being (B = 0.194, p = 0.008), Malay race (B = -0.165, p = 0.045), and participant’s age (B = 0.150, p = 0.028) were significantly associated with attitude towards mental health help-seeking. The results had implications for understanding cultural reasons that hinder mental health help-seeking amongst university students in Malaysia, and proposed recommendations in designing culturally relevant and appropriate interventions for targeted groups.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139348596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PREDICTION CLASSIFICATION AND MODELLING USING DECISION TREE WITH ORDERED REGRESSION AND ITS APPLICATION TO SOCIO-BEHAVIORAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOOTHBRUSHING FREQUENCY IN CHILDREN","authors":"Hazik Bin Shahzad, Wan Muhammad Amir W Ahmad, Mohamad Nasarudin Adnan, Anas Imran Arshad","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2053","url":null,"abstract":"Toothbrushing is considered the best self-care behavior for the prevention of oral diseases. Brushing teeth twice a day is considered the social norm, but the development of such habits is dependent on psychosocial, economic, and environmental factors. Recognizing the significance of statistical modeling in medical sciences, this study will use decision trees and ordinal regression to predict frequency of toothbrushing in children. The methodology will be harmonized in the R syntax. The study illustrated the development of the method using 527 observations from WHO oral health questionnaire for children. Before regression analysis, the clinical relevance and significance of each of the 28 variables will be assessed using decision tree analysis and tested for accuracy. The classification obtained will be used as an input for the ordinal regression modeling. According to decision tree analysis, smoking, maternal education, dietary habits, history of toothache and self-rated tooth health contributed significantly to the children’s overall toothbrushing frequency. These six variables were used as input for ordinal regression analysis and the developed syntax was used to assess the goodness of fit for the model. Our proposed method achieves the highest level of forecasting precision possible. The process is an alternate to ordinal regression modelling as the selection of appropriate variables is based on computational analysis, forecasting the importance of the independent variables chosen for the final model. This process demonstrates the possibility of developing prediction models which can then be used to formulate clinical hypothesis and inform future researchers.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135138538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"USABILITY GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING M-HEALTH CLINICAL CODING AND GROUPING APPLICATION","authors":"Shariffah Syazwana Aljunid, None Nurhizam Safie bin Mohd Satar, None Rozilawati Razali","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2275","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid progression of technology has led to web-based e-Health systems migrating to mobile device systems known as m-Health apps. Past researchers gave guidelines on the general e-Health, but the usability guidelines for m-Health apps were lacking. General guidelines are challenging to refer to when developing mobile apps with specific domains and complex functionalities. However, the absence of specific m-Health guidelines has made it challenging to design a quality and suitable app if it follows the general guidelines. Hence, specific usability guidelines for specific domains and complex functionalities apps with quality and sound research were developed to ensure the users get the best usable app. This study aims to produce a m-Health usability guideline for the clinical-based app of clinical coding and grouping for healthcare users. A total of ten participants participated in this study, which were fell into three categories; namely four industrial practitioners in the field of UI/UX, four experts with more than 20 years of experience in UI/UX and usability expertise, and two end-users, which consist of doctors and lecturers in public health and clinical coding. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, allowing the participants to share feedbacks and comments to improve the usability guidelines and prototype for clinical coding and grouping of the m-Health app. The four participants from the expert categories had undergone usability evaluations, namely heuristic evaluations, while the two end-users’ groups had engaged in cognitive walkthroughs to improve the usability guidelines and the app’s prototype. The transcript of the interviews and usability evaluations were transcribed for thematic analysis using Nvivo software. The emerging themes were categorised into legibility and readability consisting of sub-themes font, icon, label and logo, buttons, and visual design that includes the sub-theme, theme and style, illustration and animation and colour. The emerging themes were a few vital usability components that were taken into consideration during the development of the m-Health app. The study highlights some of the usability components that were the foundation of the usability guidelines and the prototypes developed may be used by researchers and developers to develop the clinical-based m-Health app in the future. The usability guidelines and the clinical coding and grouping m-Health app prototype can be further tested towards other m-Health apps with similar features and between more experts and other wider audiences, such as older age groups and colour-blind people to produce a more robust and holistic app that is universally suited for all people. Moreover, the expansion from a medium-fidelity prototype to a high-fidelity app was also encouraged for future researchers and developers.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135135310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Preeclampsia on the Quality of Life of Children","authors":"Yuni Kusmiyati, Sih Rini Handajani, W. Haryani, Yuliasti Eka Purnamaningrum, S. Apay","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1102","url":null,"abstract":"Children who born to pregnant women with preeclampsia are at risk of having low physical and cognitive functions due to the influence of placental blood flow ischemia which affects children's neurodevelopment. The object of this research was to determine the effect of preeclampsia during pregnancy on the quality of life of children 2-4 years.  The study used a retrospective cohort. The sample was 104 (consisted of 52 pregnant women with preeclampsia and 52 normal pregnant women), not suffering from chronic disease, taken randomly. Preeclampsia was assessed based on the diagnosis from medical records, while children’s quality of life was assessed using PedsQL. Data were analyzed by using logistic regression. The results showed preeclampsia has an effect on physical quality of children (p-value 0.03 <0.05), but did not affect the child's social and emotional function. Children born to mothers with preeclampsia are at 5.9 times the risk of having low physical quality compared to children born to normal maternal pregnancies. Early efforts are needed to stimulate children born to mothers who suffer from Preeclampsia in order to obtain optimal quality of life and physical function.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139348679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ACCEPTANCE TOWARDS COVID-19 VACCINE AMONG ADULTS AGED 18 YEARS AND ABOVE IN MALAYSIA","authors":"Thin Mon Kyaw, Larvaniya Lakshumanan, Rivaan Menon, Juwairiya Anwar Ibrahim, Krishnaaveni D/O Sivalingam, Abishek Nachimuthu","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.857","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 immunisation programme may be a potential strategy for containing the pandemic, but its effectiveness depends on the community's acceptance of the vaccine. Decisions regarding vaccine acceptance may be impacted by a variety of circumstances, and individuals may weigh these aspects differently. The objective of this study was to assess the acceptance towards the covid-19 vaccine among Malaysian adults. Adult Malaysians aged 18 and over were enrolled in a cross-sectional online survey. Google Form was used to deliver an online survey that was used to collect data. The bulk of the 403 responders (90.1%) expressed high acceptance levels for the COVID-19 vaccination. Meanwhile the majority showed low hesitance levels towards covid-19 vaccine with 94.8%. The sociodemographic factors have a correlation with vaccine reluctance. The sociodemographic factors of age (p=0.001), education (p=0.001), occupation (p=0.001), and marital status (p=0.032) all significantly correlated with vaccine hesitation. Non-significant factors include gender (p- 0.097) and monthly income (p-0.210). We need to understand the hesitation and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine clearly in order to create evidence-based interventions because there are numerous COVID-19 vaccines being developed and significant vaccination rates are required to attain herd immunity.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139348602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, AND ATTITUDE OF PARENTS TOWARD DENTAL TREATMENT GIVEN TO THEIR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA","authors":"M. A. Alhoot, Amani Badridin S Alghadban","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1909","url":null,"abstract":"Dental treatment is an important topic, especially for primary school students. Parents' knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and socioeconomic status are potentially significant factors in improving dental treatment. In 2021, parents of ten primary school students in Tripoli participated in a survey of their children during school time. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in ten randomly selected primary schools across Tripoli, the capital of Libya. A total of 293 respondents were approached using a systematic sampling technique. A previously validated and published questionnaire was used with minimal modifications. Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions were analyzed using a scoring system based on the number of correct or favorable answers provided by parents. According to our results, parents of primary school students exhibited a high knowledge score of 60.4% regarding dental treatment. Approximately 41.7% of participants displayed a positive attitude towards dental treatment, while 40.2% held a negative attitude. Most parents practiced poor oral health care for their children, with 52.2% individuals scoring poorly, indicating that 52.2% had inadequate dental treatment practices. In general, the variables explained a total of 61.6% of the variation in dental treatment. The findings of this study demonstrate the positive impact of knowledge (B=0.192, P-value<0.05), attitude (B=0.339, P-value<0.05), income (B=0.161, P-value<0.05), and education (B=0.134, P-value<0.05) on dental treatment. However, position and perception had an insignificant effect. Respondents varied based on their socioeconomic status, with high education and income respondents differing from those with low education and income. This study highlights the implications and limitations of the research and provides suggestions for future research after the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to numerous psychological problems among healthcare workers, which are directly related to inadequate knowledge, incorrect attitudes, and inadequate perception. Nevertheless, timely interventions and accurate information have the potential to safeguard the mental well-being of healthcare professionals during the novel coronavirus epidemic.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139348696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PREVALENCE OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG CASHIERS IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY","authors":"Mohammed Abdulrazzaq Jabbar Jabbar, None Jayesh Chandran, None Khor Tze Hong, None Retneswari Masilamani","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2013","url":null,"abstract":"To determine the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and risk factors among cashiers working in supermarkets. A cross-sectional study used a self-administered questionnaire comprising a Nordic Questionnaire and a Perceived Stress Scale among cashiers who were working in the supermarkets in Selangor with at least one year of work experience. A total of 162 subjects participated in the survey and 132 individuals (81.5%) reported that they had musculoskeletal symptoms in the last 12 months. The most affected body regions were the shoulders (95, 58.6%), followed by the neck (80, 49.4%), low back (79, 48.8%), and upper back (67, 41.4%). The predictors of shoulder symptoms were age, ethnicity, BMI, and height of check stand (p = 0.003, 0.031, 0.02, and 0.049); the predictor of neck symptoms was ethnicity (p = 0.031); predictors of low back symptoms were age, ethnicity, stress, and absence of anti-fatigue mat (0.003, 0.006, 0.042 and 0.036); and the predictors of the upper back were age, gender, and ethnicity (0.004, 0.043 and 0.042). The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders was high among cashiers, the shoulder was the most affected followed by the neck, low back, and upper back regions. In conclusion, utmost care should be given to areas that are at high risk for developing work-related musculoskeletal Disorders and cashiers must use the correct posture during working with appropriate breaks to reduce the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders among cashiers.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"395 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135138784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"SEROPREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B AND C – REPORT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA BY THE ENLIGHTENMENT INITIATIVE ON VIRAL HEPATITIS","authors":"Oluwatosin Oguntoye O, Olumuyiwa Ariyo, Lukman Abdulkareem, Oluwadamilola Osasona, Ijeoma Ifeorah, Philomena Eromon, Ifeanyi Chukwurah, Oluwafunmilayo Oguntoye, Precious Nkereuwem","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.2064","url":null,"abstract":"Hepatitis B virus infection is the commonest cause of chronic liver disease in Nigeria with its attendant complications. Majority of Nigerians do not know their status, therefore there is a need to routinely screen the populace to detect those who are infected. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C among the participants of a public health outreach. This was an observational cross-sectional study conducted by the Enlightenment Initiative on Viral Hepatitis during the 2022 World Hepatitis Day. Consenting patients attending the General Out-Patient Clinic of the hospital were counselled and screened for HBsAg and Anti-HCV using Rapid Test Kits. Consenting members of staff of the hospital were also counselled and screened. A total number of 171 patients participated in the free screening exercise; 53 males (31%) and 118 females (69%) with a mean(±SD) age of 37.27±13.65. Seventy-five members of staff of the hospital also participated in the free screening exercise; 29 males (38.7%) and 46 females (61.3%) with a mean(±SD) age of 43.36±6.48. All the 171 patients were screened for HBsAg and 7(4.1%) were found to be reactive. Similarly, all the 75 members of staff were screened for HBsAg and 1 (1.3%) was found to be reactive. Furthermore, 50 of the patients were screened for anti-HCV and 3(6.0%) of them were found to be reactive. Hepatitis B and C viruses are very much prevalent in our environment. The importance of routine screening for these viruses in our population cannot be overemphasized","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"6 9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135138785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"DETERMINANT FACTORS OF SARCOPENIA AMONG PRE-DIALYSIS OUTPATIENTS IN A MALAYSIAN TERTIARY CARE CENTRE","authors":"Shantasaroopini Sathia Moorthy, Parthiban Sivasamy, B. Tangiisuran","doi":"10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.1/art.1780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.1/art.1780","url":null,"abstract":"Sarcopenia is an ageing condition characterised by a progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. However, sarcopenia is not always related to advanced age in chronic kidney disease (CKD) but rather a consequence of accelerated protein catabolism. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated risk factors in pre-dialysis CKD patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 250 pre-dialysis CKD patients aged 18 years or older who attended the outpatient Renal Clinic in a tertiary hospital between  April to November 2019.  It was found that 59.2% of pre-dialysis CKD patients had slow gait speed, 52% had low handgrip strength, and 5.2% had low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index. The prevalence of sarcopenia in the studied group based on AWGS criteria was 5.2%, for which CKD stage 3-5 accounts for 0.4%, 0.8%, and 4% of the prevalence, respectively. Body mass index (AOR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.166-0.912) and Modified Barthel Index score (AOR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.470-0.884) were significantly associated with sarcopenia.to conclude, sarcopenia is prevalent in advanced-stage CKD and is related to low body mass index and a lack of functional independence. Controlling these two factors may delay sarcopenia progression in CKD patients. Given this, there is an urgent need to develop preventative and therapeutic approaches given the detrimental effects of sarcopenia on significant health outcomes in the CKD population. The effectiveness of dietary and exercise therapies to prevent sarcopenia in CKD should be explored.","PeriodicalId":38537,"journal":{"name":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72402873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}