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Predictors and prevalence of successful aging among older Malaysians
Tengku Aizan Hamid1, Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz, Rahimah Ibrahim
1Institute of Gerontology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. aizan@putra.upm.edu.my
Background:
Successful aging is an important and worldwide concept in gerontology. However, until recently, there has been very little known about successful aging in Malaysia. This study was designed to describe the prevalence and correlates of successful aging among older Malaysians.
Methods:
Data for this study were obtained from the national survey 'The Mental Health and Quality of Life of Older Malaysians'. For this study, successful aging was defined based on a multidimensional model, encompassing the avoidance of chronic disease and physical functioning difficulty, and maintenance of good psychocognitive functioning.
Results:
The prevalence of successful aging among older Malaysians was calculated at 13.8% (CI: 12.6-15.1). Results of multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age, educational attainment, household income, and ethnicity were significantly associated with successful aging.
Conclusion:
Results of this study show that successful agers were more likely to be among the younger age, ethnic Chinese, and those with a higher education level and household income, after adjusting for all other variables in the model.
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