Rahimah Ibrahim
Biographic Data
| ID | 3927509 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rahimah Ibrahim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rahimah |
| FAMILY NAME | Ibrahim |
| SIGNATURE | IBRAHIM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Designing rehabilitation playthings for people living with alzheimer’s disease
Rehabilitation playthings (RPTs) are increasingly recognized as non-pharmacological tools for supporting cognitive function, emotional well-being, and social interaction among people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, there remains a lack of discussion on how RPTs should be designed to address the specific cognitive, emotional, and functional characteristics of this population. This study employed a focus group discussion to systemati…
Insights into Healthy Ageing in Malaysia
Covid-19 infection prevention and control program for aged care providers
Given the high turnover of care workers in residential aged care facilities, continuous training on infection prevention and control (IPC) remains essential even after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the impact of a Telegram-based training on aged care providers’ IPC knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy. A two-arm, pre-post quasi-experimental study with repeated measures at week 2 (T1) and week 4 (T2) was conducted for seventy-two (72) …
The relationship between smartphone use and cognitive function among Chinese community-dwelling older adults
This study explored the relationship between smartphone use and cognitive function among older adults in Chinese communities, integrating both self-reported and objective data. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 209 participants aged 60 and above. The results showed that longer years of smartphone use, a greater variety of applications (apps), and the use of non-social apps was positively associated with cognitive function. In contrast, …
Effects of a Multi-Component Training Program on Healthy Older Adults' Prospective Memory Performance
Prospective Memory (PM) is a cognitive function affected by aging. PM is the memory of future intentions and is significantly involved in everyday life, especially among older adults. Nevertheless, there are a few studies focused on PM training among healthy older adults and these studies did not report the optimal duration of training regarding improving PM performance among older adults. The present study aimed to determine the effective durati…
Do Living Arrangements and Social Network Influence the Mental Health Status of Older Adults in Malaysia
Living arrangement has been reported to have a significant influence on several mental health statuses of older adults, but their social network may confound this association. This study is aimed at examining the interactive effect of living arrangements and social network on the mental health status among older adults in Malaysia. A total of 2,188 Malaysian older adults living nationwide were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants …
Prevalence, Circumstances, and Risk Factors of Falls Among Community Dwelling Members of University of the Third Age
Objective: Study aimed to identify the prevalence of falls and associated contributory factors among older Malaysians. Methods: A cross sectional study among community dwelling older adults aged 50 years and above. Self-administered questionnaires on history of falls in the previous 12 months, physical assessment and computerized and clinical measures of balance were assessed on a single occasion. Results: Forty nine (31.0%) participants fell, wi…
Portrait Representation of Postmenopausal Women’s Experiences of Living With Urinary Incontinence
This study explored the meaning of the experiences of community-dwelling postmenopausal women who were born and grew up in a Muslim country when drawing a picture about their lived experiences of urinary incontinence. Hermeneutic phenomenology underpinned the study's interpretive research approach. In-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted in two sessions with nine postmenopausal women. The participants were asked to draw a picture about…
Spousal Death Anxiety in Old Age
Anxiety toward one’s own death has been extensively studied and conceptualized. However, the fear of death of others particularly of spouse in later life, which may be worse than individual’s death anxiety, has not been investigated. The present research aims to study spousal death anxiety among Malaysian middle-aged and older couples. The study subjects, consisting of 300 couples aged 50 years and older, were obtained from a national cross-secti…
Loneliness as a Risk Factor for Hypertension in Later Life
The results show loneliness as a major risk factor for hypertension and call for health care professionals to be aware of the negative physiological effects of loneliness in old age
Unmet needs among disabled elderly Malaysians
Moderating effect of religiosity on the relationship between social isolation and psychological well-being
It is known that social isolation is negatively associated to psychological well-being. Hence, it is imperative to identify factors that may moderate this association. This study aimed to examine the moderating effect of religiosity on the relationship between social isolation and psychological well-being among a sample of 1415 community-dwelling older Malay Muslims age 60 years and over. The data for this study came from a national survey entitl…
Mediating Effects of Social and Personal Religiosity on the Psychological Well Being of Widowed Elderly People
Spousal death is one the most stressful life events that seriously affects the psychological well being of widowed. This study examined the mediating effects of social and personal religiosity on the psychological well being of widowed elderly people. The sample for this study was comprised of 1367 widowed and married elderly Muslims from Malaysia. Psychological well being, religiosity, and physical health were measured using WHO-5 Well being Ind…
Unmet needs among disabled elderly Malaysians
Loneliness as a Risk Factor for Hypertension in Later Life
The results show loneliness as a major risk factor for hypertension and call for health care professionals to be aware of the negative physiological effects of loneliness in old age
Mediating Effects of Social and Personal Religiosity on the Psychological Well Being of Widowed Elderly People
Spousal death is one the most stressful life events that seriously affects the psychological well being of widowed. This study examined the mediating effects of social and personal religiosity on the psychological well being of widowed elderly people. The sample for this study was comprised of 1367 widowed and married elderly Muslims from Malaysia. Psychological well being, religiosity, and physical health were measured using WHO-5 Well being Ind…
Moderating effect of religiosity on the relationship between social isolation and psychological well-being
It is known that social isolation is negatively associated to psychological well-being. Hence, it is imperative to identify factors that may moderate this association. This study aimed to examine the moderating effect of religiosity on the relationship between social isolation and psychological well-being among a sample of 1415 community-dwelling older Malay Muslims age 60 years and over. The data for this study came from a national survey entitl…
Loneliness as a Risk Factor for Hypertension in Later Life
The results show loneliness as a major risk factor for hypertension and call for health care professionals to be aware of the negative physiological effects of loneliness in old age
Unmet needs among disabled elderly Malaysians
Portrait Representation of Postmenopausal Women’s Experiences of Living With Urinary Incontinence
This study explored the meaning of the experiences of community-dwelling postmenopausal women who were born and grew up in a Muslim country when drawing a picture about their lived experiences of urinary incontinence. Hermeneutic phenomenology underpinned the study's interpretive research approach. In-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted in two sessions with nine postmenopausal women. The participants were asked to draw a picture about…
Spousal Death Anxiety in Old Age
Anxiety toward one’s own death has been extensively studied and conceptualized. However, the fear of death of others particularly of spouse in later life, which may be worse than individual’s death anxiety, has not been investigated. The present research aims to study spousal death anxiety among Malaysian middle-aged and older couples. The study subjects, consisting of 300 couples aged 50 years and older, were obtained from a national cross-secti…
Effects of a Multi-Component Training Program on Healthy Older Adults' Prospective Memory Performance
Prospective Memory (PM) is a cognitive function affected by aging. PM is the memory of future intentions and is significantly involved in everyday life, especially among older adults. Nevertheless, there are a few studies focused on PM training among healthy older adults and these studies did not report the optimal duration of training regarding improving PM performance among older adults. The present study aimed to determine the effective durati…
Do Living Arrangements and Social Network Influence the Mental Health Status of Older Adults in Malaysia
Living arrangement has been reported to have a significant influence on several mental health statuses of older adults, but their social network may confound this association. This study is aimed at examining the interactive effect of living arrangements and social network on the mental health status among older adults in Malaysia. A total of 2,188 Malaysian older adults living nationwide were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants …
Prevalence, Circumstances, and Risk Factors of Falls Among Community Dwelling Members of University of the Third Age
Objective: Study aimed to identify the prevalence of falls and associated contributory factors among older Malaysians. Methods: A cross sectional study among community dwelling older adults aged 50 years and above. Self-administered questionnaires on history of falls in the previous 12 months, physical assessment and computerized and clinical measures of balance were assessed on a single occasion. Results: Forty nine (31.0%) participants fell, wi…
Covid-19 infection prevention and control program for aged care providers
Given the high turnover of care workers in residential aged care facilities, continuous training on infection prevention and control (IPC) remains essential even after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the impact of a Telegram-based training on aged care providers’ IPC knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy. A two-arm, pre-post quasi-experimental study with repeated measures at week 2 (T1) and week 4 (T2) was conducted for seventy-two (72) …
The relationship between smartphone use and cognitive function among Chinese community-dwelling older adults
This study explored the relationship between smartphone use and cognitive function among older adults in Chinese communities, integrating both self-reported and objective data. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 209 participants aged 60 and above. The results showed that longer years of smartphone use, a greater variety of applications (apps), and the use of non-social apps was positively associated with cognitive function. In contrast, …
Designing rehabilitation playthings for people living with alzheimer’s disease
Rehabilitation playthings (RPTs) are increasingly recognized as non-pharmacological tools for supporting cognitive function, emotional well-being, and social interaction among people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, there remains a lack of discussion on how RPTs should be designed to address the specific cognitive, emotional, and functional characteristics of this population. This study employed a focus group discussion to systemati…
Insights into Healthy Ageing in Malaysia
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)