Care practice and health level of elderly in care centre: enhance digital lifestyle

• Main Authors: Rahman, S. N. H. A., Boharib, M., Jima’ain, M. T. A., Mohamad, A. M., Hehsan, A., Rosman, A. S., Muhamad, N. H. N., Haron, Z.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication 2019
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89396/1/AminuddinHehsan2019_CarePracticeandHealthLevel.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89396/; http://www.dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijrte.B1058.0982S919

One of the issues faced by the senior citizens is inherited from the society’s lifestyle which is less active physically, or not active at all. Retirement causes the problems amongst senior citizen more notable as it makes them not physically active anymore. Lifestyle is important in going through their daily life from health aspects, shelter, social life and many more. The aim of this research is focused on the founding of senior citizens’ lifestyle in order to identify their lifestyle, their care practices on their health, and their overall health level as well as views on elderly care center. This research used qualitative and quantitative methodology by distributing questionnaire forms and interviews with a few of respondents in the elderly care center. In summary, these results show that 73.3 percent of respondents have decent health level, but 26.7 percent of respondents have health issues. This research also found that 93.4 percent of the senior citizens prefer to live in an elderly care center compared to living with their own family. Researchers have found that exercises and physical activities can lead to an increase of senior citizens’ health level for those who aged 70 and above.