Browsing AECC University College Research by Issue Date
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Health-related quality of life of younger and older lower-income households in Malaysia
(PLOS ONE, 2022-02-08)Background: Globally, a lower income is associated with poorer health status and reduced quality of life (QOL). However, more research is needed on how being older may influence QOL in lower-income households, particularly ... -
Undocumented: An examination of legal identity and education provision for children in Malaysia
(PLOS ONE, 2022-02-02)Education is a fundamental human right. Yet there remain gaps in our understanding of undocumented children in Malaysia and their vulnerabilities in education access. This study aims to describe and contextualise undocumented ... -
A qualitative exploration: Dietary behaviour of Malaysian breast cancer survivors
(European Journal of Cancer Care, 2022-01-24)Objective: This study aimed to explore the dietary practices and factors affecting Malaysian breast cancer survivors' dietary behaviours. Methods: We conducted an in-depth qualitative interview on 20 participants from a ... -
Integrated sport psychology support: a case study in motor sport
(Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2022)This article shares a joint reflection of three practitioners who provided specialist support to one elite motor sport athlete. The 9-month program began with the broad aim of making the driver better prepared for performance ... -
Facilitating teaching and learning of teratogens: Using alcohol and drug neonate simulators in Further and Higher Education
(Psychology Teaching Review, 2022)Drug and alcohol neonate simulators were used to highlight the effects of substance misuse on prenatal development within lifespan development modules to 61 Psychology undergraduates and 12 sixth-form Health and Social ... -
Associations of health literacy with blood pressure and dietary salt intake among adults: A systematic review
(Nutrients, 2021-12-17)Health literacy has been recognized as a significant social determinant of health, defined as the ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply health-related information across healthcare, disease prevention, and ... -
Education for non-citizen children in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
(PLOS ONE, 2021-12-02)The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling for children worldwide. Most vulnerable are non-citizen children without access to public education. This study aims to explore challenges faced in achieving education access for ... -
Maternal diet during pregnancy and infant respiratory morbidity: A prospective study
(Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021-12)Background and objectives: Maternal diet during pregnancy may impact infant respiratory morbidity. The aim was to determine the association between antenatal maternal diet and respiratory morbidity of their infants during ... -
Randomized controlled trial on the effect of partially hydrolyzed guar gum supplementation on diarrhea frequency and gut microbiome count among pelvic radiation patients
(Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2021-11-23)Background: Radiation therapy is the treatment of pelvic cancers, with diarrhea often being the most frequent acute side effect. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) usage in ... -
Enhancing undergraduate midwifery: using drug and alcohol baby simulators in education
(British Journal of Midwifery, 2021-11-03)Background: In the UK, simulation in midwifery education mostly relates to developing clinical skills such as managing obstetric emergencies. However, there is minimal use of neonate simulators in educating student midwives ... -
The longitudinal relationship between nutritional status and anaemia among Malaysian adolescents
(The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific, 2021-10)Introduction: The triple burden of malnutrition characterised by stunting and wasting, overweight/obesity, and anaemia experienced by Malaysians causes severe and long-lasting damage during the period of development and ... -
Longitudinal assessment between lifestyle-related risk factors and a composite cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk index among adolescents in Malaysia
(Scientific Reports, 2021-09-27)The study aims to create a composite risk index of CVD among adolescents and examine the influence of demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle-related risk factors on the composite risk index of biological CVD risk factors ... -
Implementing and evaluating the practice environment model using action research
(International Sport Coaching Journal, 2021-09-03)The psychological factors that influence performance in the practice environment, where competitive athletes engage in deliberate practice, have recently been given specific research attention. The current study employed ... -
Facilitators and barriers to implementing healthy school canteen intervention among Malaysian adolescents: A qualitative study
(Nutrients, 2021-09-01)This study evaluated implementing a school-based intervention to promote healthier dietary habits in the school environment among Malaysian adolescents using qualitative methods. This qualitative study was conducted in ... -
Preferred method of purchasing supplements among government servants in Putrajaya
(Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2021-08-28)Despite the risk of buying dangerous unregistered or counterfeit health supplement products online, the purchases still persist. This study aimed to identify the current preferred purchasing method and factors that influenced ... -
Barriers, enablers and perceptions on dietary salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors: A scoping review
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021-07-30)In this review, we have investigated the perceptions, barriers, and enabling factors that were responsible for a dietary salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors. For this purpose, we examined different knowledge databases ... -
Developing a policy to reduce the salt content of food consumed outside the home in Malaysia: protocol of a qualitative study
(BMJ Open, 2021-07-23)Introduction: Current salt intake in Malaysia is high. The existing national salt reduction policy has faced slow progress and does not yet include measures to address the out of home sector. Dishes consumed in the out of ... -
Longitudinal vitamin D deficiency among Malaysian pregnant women and its correlation with neonatal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2021-06-29)Objective: This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal relationship between maternal vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy and neonatal vitamin D concentrations at birth. Materials and Methods: A prospective ... -
Development of the active ageing awareness questionnaire in Malaysia
(Healthcare, 2021-04-22)The world’s ageing population is associated with increased morbidity, disability, and social and financial insecurity, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the ... -
Podiatry as a career in the UK - what attracts Generation Z? A qualitative exploration with university and college students
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2021-04-16)Background: Training for a career in podiatry is reported to provide graduates with excellent employability, alongside professional autonomy and suitable renumeration. Yet, there has been an ongoing decline in the number ...