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Perspectives of healthcare providers on barriers to and unmet needs of stroke rehabilitation in Kelantan, Malaysia
Singapore Med J. 2023 Mar 24. doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-248. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37026361 | DOI:10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-248
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - April 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Omar Salahudin Lydia Abdul Latif Maznah Dahlui Daryani Darus Mazlina Mazlan Farizah Mohd Hairi Source Type: research

Prevalence of and factors associated with multimorbidity among 18 101 adults in the South East Asia Community Observatory Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Malaysia: a population-based, cross-sectional study of the MUTUAL consortium
Conclusions The current single-disease services in primary and secondary care should be accompanied by strategies to address complexities associated with multimorbidity, taking into account the factors associated with multimorbidity identified. Future research is needed to identify the most commonly occurring clusters of chronic diseases and their risk factors to develop more efficient and effective multimorbidity prevention and treatment strategies.
Source: BMJ Open - December 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tan, M. M. C., Prina, A. M., Muniz-Terrera, G., Mohan, D., Ismail, R., Assefa, E., Keinert, A. A. M., Kassim, Z., Allotey, P., Reidpath, D., Su, T. T. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research

Predictors of functional outcome in patients with stroke thrombolysis in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia.
CONCLUSION: Our newly developed Malaysian IV rt-PA service is safe, with similar outcomes to the published literature. Functional outcome after thrombolysis was associated with baseline NIHSS scores and DM. PMID: 30488077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - November 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tai MS, Goh KJ, Kadir KAA, Zakaria MI, Yap JF, Tan KS Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130  000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: the PURE study
We examined whether different amounts and types of physical activity are associated with lower mortality and CVD in countries at different economic levels. Methods In this prospective cohort study, we recruited participants from 17 countries (Canada, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Poland, Turkey, Malaysia, South Africa, China, Colombia, Iran, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe). Within each country, urban and rural areas in and around selected cities and towns were identified to reflect the geographical diversity. Within these communities, we invited individuals aged between 35 and 70 years ...
Source: The Lancet - September 22, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research