{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Rizal H"],"funding":["Malaysia Research University Network"],"pagination":["e0263751"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8824345"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>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 as older age is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases and care needs. To this end, the current study attempts to determine the health-related QOL (HRQOL) among individuals from lower-income households aged 60 years and over compared to lower-income adults aged less than 60 years.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were identified from the Department of Statistics Malaysia sampling frame. Surveys were carried out with individual households aged 18 years and older through self-administered questionnaires. Information was collected on demographics, household"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pubmed_title":["Health-related quality of life of younger and older lower-income households in Malaysia."],"pmcid":["PMC8824345"],"funding_grant_id":["LRGS/1/2016/UKM/02/1/2 (LGRS MRUN/F1/01/2019)"],"pubmed_authors":["Rizal H","Shah Zaidi MA","Su TT","Ismail R","Said MA","Maw Pin T","Abdul Majid H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Health-related quality of life of younger and older lower-income households in Malaysia.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>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 as older age is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases and care needs. To this end, the current study attempts to determine the health-related QOL (HRQOL) among individuals from lower-income households aged 60 years and over compared to lower-income adults aged less than 60 years.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were identified from the Department of Statistics Malaysia sampling frame. Surveys were carried out with individual households aged 18 years and older through self-administered questionnaires. Information was collected on demographics, household","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-04T23:15:36.107Z","creation":"2025-04-04T23:15:36.107Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8824345","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35134086"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0263751"]}}