Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges
In recent years, Malaysia’s older population has been increasing. According to census data, the entire population increased from 18.4 million people in 1990 to 28.3 million in 2010 and 31.7 million in 2016. The population is expected to be approximately 33.3 million in 2020 which is an increment...
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iium-684542019-01-03T03:27:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68454/ Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah RT Nursing In recent years, Malaysia’s older population has been increasing. According to census data, the entire population increased from 18.4 million people in 1990 to 28.3 million in 2010 and 31.7 million in 2016. The population is expected to be approximately 33.3 million in 2020 which is an increment of 80% over the three decades. Moreover, the population of older people is expected to increase from 1.05 million to 3.26 million within the same duration — an increment of 210%. Although the Malaysian population reported an increased trend of older people, the numbers of registered nurses with certification in gerontological nursing is low. Several factors were found to be associated to this issue such as; (1) Gerontological nursing is not a desirable career preference; (2) Stigma in caring for older people (3) Lack of skills and knowledge in gerontological nursing and (4) Negative societal perceptions on older people. To address these issues, gerontological nursing needs to be firmly embedded in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula to enable Malaysia’s current and future generations of nurses to develop skills to assess and manage the older people. Further, a mechanism should exist to overcome the negative perceptions of older people in society 2018-12-08 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68454/1/68454_Gerontological%20Nursing%20in%20Malaysia_complete_new.pdf Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah (2018) Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges. In: Improving Professionalism of Nurse towards Independent and Quality Geriatric Services, 8-9 December 2018, As-Syafi'iyah Islamic University, Jakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished) |
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In recent years, Malaysia’s older population has been increasing. According to census data, the
entire population increased from 18.4 million people in 1990 to 28.3 million in 2010 and 31.7
million in 2016. The population is expected to be approximately 33.3 million in 2020 which is
an increment of 80% over the three decades. Moreover, the population of older people is
expected to increase from 1.05 million to 3.26 million within the same duration — an increment
of 210%. Although the Malaysian population reported an increased trend of older people, the
numbers of registered nurses with certification in gerontological nursing is low. Several factors
were found to be associated to this issue such as; (1) Gerontological nursing is not a desirable
career preference; (2) Stigma in caring for older people (3) Lack of skills and knowledge in
gerontological nursing and (4) Negative societal perceptions on older people. To address these
issues, gerontological nursing needs to be firmly embedded in undergraduate and postgraduate
curricula to enable Malaysia’s current and future generations of nurses to develop skills to
assess and manage the older people. Further, a mechanism should exist to overcome the
negative perceptions of older people in society |
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Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah |
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Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges |
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Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges |
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Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges |
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Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges |
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Gerontological nursing in Malaysia: issues and challenges |
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gerontological nursing in malaysia: issues and challenges |
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