A5066701989- Health and Well-being Studies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
- Gender and Women's Rights
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Retinal Development and Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Universiti Sains Malaysia
2015-2024
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
2015-2024
Monash University
2023
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global health threat and placed an extraordinary demand on healthcare workers around the world. In this study, we aim to examine prevalence of burnout its associated factors experience among Malaysian during COVID-19 pandemic through embedded mixed-method study design. We found that more than half in sample experienced burnout. Direct involvement screening or treatment, having medical condition, less psychological support workplace emerged be...
Excellence in medical school demands a steadfast commitment to amanah—a trust upheld with integrity and accountability. This responsibility spans academics, student mentorship, research, service, requiring academicians balance their roles. A good understanding of curricular principles for undergraduate postgraduate programmes, strengthened by robust quality assurance, serves as the cornerstone academic excellence. The educational agenda, guided value-driven HEBAT framework seamlessly...
Objective . To study the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and visual electrophysiology testing in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Methods A cross-sectional, hospital-based study: 25 AD subjects controls were recruited. Candidates who fulfil criteria normal ocular examinations made to proceed scanning laser polarimetry, pattern electroretinogram (PERG), evoked potential (PVEP) of right eye. RNFL thickness, PERG, PVEP readings evaluated. Results In AD, mean average was 45.28...
Social media engagement has contributed to the rise of cyberbullying, which recently triggered tragic suicides among adolescents. The objective this cross-sectional study is determine prevalence suicidal behaviour, and their association adolescents in Peninsular Malaysia. was conducted 1290 secondary school aged between 13 17 years old Malaysia using a self-administered anonymous online questionnaire. Our findings reveal that cyberbullying victimization perpetrator 13.7% 3.8%, respectively....
Abstract This study determines the validity and reliability of Malay version World Health Organization Quality Life (WHOQOL) assessment instrument in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A cross-sectional on 157 HIV seen at Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan was conducted. Factor analysis identified five major domains: physical needs, spirituality, social relationship, psychological, environment. Significant correlation...
Channa striatus has been consumed for decades as a remedy to promote wound healing by women during postpartum period. The objectives of this study were compare postoperative pain, based on evaluation scale (WES), cosmetic appearance visual analogue (VAS) scores and patient satisfaction score (PSS), safety profiles between C. group placebo after six weeks lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) delivery. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled was conducted. Subjects randomised in ratio...
Maternal mortality has been the main way of ascertaining outcome maternal and obstetric care. However, morbidities occur more frequently than deaths; therefore, near miss was suggested as a useful indicator for evaluation improvement health services. Our study aimed to explore experiences women with their perception quality care in Kelantan, Malaysia.
Over the past three decades, growing literature have examined role of resilience in helping individuals to thrive from adversities. Resilience was studied among children under high-risk conditions, genocide survivors, immigrants, patients, and recently, physicians. Through a narrative review, this article critically examines construct development, definitions, themes, its generalisability across domains, stability over time. Similarities distinguishing characteristics related terms such as...
This study examined the use of potentially inappropriate medicines that may affect cognition (PIMcog) in people with dementia and its associated factors. Medical records all outpatients attending a tertiary hospital Vietnam between January 1, 2015, December 31, 2016, were examined. Medicine was assessed against list PIMcog. Variables having PIMcog using multiple logistic regression. Of 128 patients, 41% used PIMcog, 39.1% cholinesterase inhibitors (CEIs) concomitantly anticholinergics, 18%...
We determined the validity and reliability of Malay translated MOS-SSS. A sample 120 HIV patients participated in this study. Forty completed self-administered 19-item questionnaire again after 1–2 weeks to test its reliability. Exploratory factor analysis resulted four-factor solution which was consistent with original subscales. All items had primary loadings > 0.40 without cross-loading. The Cronbach’s alpha values for subscales ranged from 0.87–0.95. Intraclass correlation coefficient...
Abstract The adverse consequences to mothers of postpartum depression are well‐documented, and risk factors interest. There is limited evidence on among women with severe maternal morbidity, defined as potentially life‐threatening conditions during pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after termination pregnancy. We compared depressive symptoms aged 18 older who delivered in two tertiary referral hospitals 2014 Kelantan, Malaysia, had ( n = 145) not 187) suffered morbidity. A prospective double...
The 27-item Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS) is a test designed to measure the respondent's suicide knowledge. purpose this study examine psychometric properties Malay-translated version LOSS (M-LOSS) and its association sociodemographic factors mental health literacy. was forward-backward translated into Malay, content face validities were assessed. distributed 750 respondents across West Malaysia. Rasch model analysis then conducted assess scale's properties. validated M-LOSS Malay Mental...
Parents, guardians, and teachers are the informal sources of mental health support that adolescents rely on. Nevertheless, limited knowledge limits their ability confidence in providing appropriate assistance. This study aims to (1) evaluate relationship between roles parents/guardians responses discover common misconceptions on among those (2) determine which demographic factors would act as strongest predictor influencing literacy (MHL) status. The cross-sectional recruited 867 parents,...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global health threat and placed an extraordinary demand for healthcare workers around the world. In this study, we aim to examine prevalence of burnout, its associating factors, experience among Malaysian through embedded mixed-method study design. We found that more than half care in sample experienced burnout. Direct involvement COVID-19 screening or treatment, having medical condition, less psychological support workplace emerged be...
Aim To compare the mean of anteroposterior (AP) measurements uterus in longitudinal and oblique transverse planes, pulsatility index (PI) resistive (RI) uterine artery superficial skin wound between patients taking Channa striatus placebo. Background striatus, also known as haruan, is a fresh water snakehead fish consumed many parts Southeast Asia. normally by women postpartum to promote healing well reduce post-operative pain. Methodology This study randomised, double blind,...
Physician burnout has been recognized as a public health crisis. However, there is paucity of studies in the context medical internship. We assessed prevalence and relationship between various training characteristics, personal variables, resilience, coping with cross-sectional study involving 837 interns from ten hospitals across Malaysian healthcare system. The instrument package included demographic questions, Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, Brief COPE Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. A...
Lockdown implementation during COVID-19 pandemic has caused many negative impacts in various aspect of life, including the academic world. Routine disruption to teaching and learning environment raised concerns wellbeing university staff students. This study aimed examine subjective community Northern Malaysia lockdown due factors affecting it. An online cross-sectional survey involving 1148 students was conducted between March April 2020. The research tools include Personal Wellbeing Index...
The authors of this cross-sectional study aims to translate and validate the brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (HIV-KQ-18) into Malay language, assess HIV-related knowledge its sociodemographic predictors among a sample people living with HIV/AIDS in Kelantan, Malaysia. A total 160 patients participated study. version HIV-KQ-18 showed good internal consistency Cronbach's α value .78. Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.76 (95% confidence interval, 0.61 0.85). score normally distributed...