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Factors that influence eldery to age in place in Sabah

Lim, Elise Wei Xin (2024) Factors that influence eldery to age in place in Sabah. Final Year Project, UTAR.

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    Abstract

    This research was carried out to study the factors that influence elderly to age in place in Sabah. Four factors had been tested which are social support, environmental factors, housing features and physical and mental health. This study applied a quantitative research method. The target population of this research is those who aged above 60, residing in Sabah state. Primary data of this research was obtained through the distribution of 100 copies of questionnaires and was analyzed using the SPSS software. The constructs of the questionnaire were reliable as Cronbach's Alpha value of all the factors was above 0.8. The data analysis applied for this research is the relative importance index, the four factors were ranked from most important to least important and the ranking is as follows housing features, social support, environmental factors, physical and mental health.

    Item Type: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis (Final Year Project)
    Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
    H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
    Divisions: Faculty of Accountancy and Management > Bachelor of Building and Property Management (Honours)
    Depositing User: Sg Long Library
    Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2025 15:18
    Last Modified: 15 Oct 2025 15:18
    URI: http://eprints.utar.edu.my/id/eprint/6337

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