Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health status and quality of life among the elderly in rural areas in Pahang. The elderly from Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, and Maran (n=300) were selected as the sample of the study using a convenience sampling technique. The...

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Main Author: Nor Apandi, Muhammad Shyaiful Alman
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spelling my-uitm-ir.278562020-04-06T12:40:40Z Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi 2020 Nor Apandi, Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Physical education and training. Physical fitness Testing. Evaluation of performance Exercise for older people The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health status and quality of life among the elderly in rural areas in Pahang. The elderly from Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, and Maran (n=300) were selected as the sample of the study using a convenience sampling technique. The component of mental health status and the quality of life were measured using the GHQ-12 and CASP-19 questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the survey was conducted by using Spearman's rho Correlation Test and Mann-Whitney u Test. A set of data was recorded and been analyze. Based on the Spearman's rho Correlation result, there was no significant relationship between the mental health status and quality of life (r (298) = 0.04, P = 0.49). Based on the Mann-Whitney u result, There was no significant median difference of mental health status and quality of life between gender (GHQ-12 test, male (Md = 11.00); female (Md = 11.00) and P = 0.573. The CASP-19 test, male (Md = 40.00); female (Md = 39.00) and P = 0.90). Hence, it was concluded that mental health status does not relate to the quality of life and there was no differences between males and females in both the mental health status and the quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang. Faculty of Sport Sciences and Recreation 2020 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27856/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27856/1/27856.PDF text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang Faculty of Sport Sciences and Recreation
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
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language English
topic Physical education and training
Physical fitness
Physical education and training
Physical fitness
Exercise for older people
spellingShingle Physical education and training
Physical fitness
Physical education and training
Physical fitness
Exercise for older people
Nor Apandi, Muhammad Shyaiful Alman
Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi
description The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health status and quality of life among the elderly in rural areas in Pahang. The elderly from Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, and Maran (n=300) were selected as the sample of the study using a convenience sampling technique. The component of mental health status and the quality of life were measured using the GHQ-12 and CASP-19 questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the survey was conducted by using Spearman's rho Correlation Test and Mann-Whitney u Test. A set of data was recorded and been analyze. Based on the Spearman's rho Correlation result, there was no significant relationship between the mental health status and quality of life (r (298) = 0.04, P = 0.49). Based on the Mann-Whitney u result, There was no significant median difference of mental health status and quality of life between gender (GHQ-12 test, male (Md = 11.00); female (Md = 11.00) and P = 0.573. The CASP-19 test, male (Md = 40.00); female (Md = 39.00) and P = 0.90). Hence, it was concluded that mental health status does not relate to the quality of life and there was no differences between males and females in both the mental health status and the quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang.
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author Nor Apandi, Muhammad Shyaiful Alman
author_facet Nor Apandi, Muhammad Shyaiful Alman
author_sort Nor Apandi, Muhammad Shyaiful Alman
title Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi
title_short Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi
title_full Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi
title_fullStr Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in Pahang / Muhammad Shyaiful Alman Nor Apandi
title_sort relationship between mental health status and quality of life among elderly in rural areas in pahang / muhammad shyaiful alman nor apandi
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang
granting_department Faculty of Sport Sciences and Recreation
publishDate 2020
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27856/1/27856.PDF
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