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Ahmad, Siti Anom and Hui, Foh Foong and Abdullah, Siti Farra Zillah and Chai, Sen Tyng and Ibrahim, Rahimah and Syed Abdul Rashid, Sharifah Norazizan and Ismail, Sumarni and Hamid, Tengku Aizan
(2022)
Baseline assessment of age-friendliness for Taiping.
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (suppl. 20).
85 - 86.
ISSN 2636-9346
Abstract
Among the states in Malaysia, Perak is the “oldest” state with 14.9% of its population aged 60 and above in 2020. The aim of this work is to promote public participation in local planning to develop an action plan with the aim of creating an environment that age-friendly in Taiping. Baseline assessment was conducted through online survey. 1,114 responses were analysed. Result shows the mean score of perceived age-friendliness level in Taiping is 53, means moderate. Age-friendly environment is already present in Taiping and the local council needs to select an urgent age-friendly domain to address in the immediate future.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Design and Architecture Faculty of Engineering Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing |
| Publisher: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Keywords: | Ageing population; Age friendly city; Baseline assessment; Age-friendliness |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Nur Faseha Mohd Kadim |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Nov 2023 08:17 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2023 08:17 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100513 |
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