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ID 143 STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT SITUATION AND CHALLENGES ON
DOING HPSR IN MALAYSIA

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Tan Yui Ping , Kartiekasari Syahidda Mohammad Zubairi , Kalvina Chelladorai , Nurul Iman Jamalul-lail , Devi
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Shantini Rata Mohan , Inin Roslyza Rusli , Nur Hidayati Abdul Halim , Nur Azmiah Zainuddin , Ainul Nadziha
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Mohd Hanafiah , Masrol Hafizal Ismail , Zulkarnain Abdul Karim
1 Institute for Health Systems Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
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INTRODUCTION: Recognising the importance of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR)
in strengthening the health systems, this study was conducted to identify current situation
and challenges on doing HPSR in Malaysia.
METHODS: Sixteen stakeholders from various backgrounds such as policy makers,
academicians, researchers, healthcare practitioners, health activists and community leaders
were selected purposively for in-depth interviews (IDI) conducted virtually between April and
May 2021. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed. Thematic analysis was
conducted using NVIVO 11 software.
RESULTS: Three emerging domains were identified in addressing the current situation and
challenges of doing HPSR in Malaysia. (1) Availability of multiple sources in identifying
research gaps in HPSR: Health Research Priority Setting document, analysis of current health
system and policy agendas, stakeholders’ perspective and input gathered through
multisectoral collaboration; (2) Challenges in conducting HPSR: limited access to data, lack of
resources, lack of funding, lack of skills and experience in doing HPSR, difficulty in engaging
with stakeholders and community, and lack of partnership and networking; (3) Challenges in
translating evidence to policy: existence of barrier and gap between researchers and
policymakers, demands continuous engagement with policymakers, and communication gap.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: The findings provide further insights on the current situation and
challenges on doing HPSR in Malaysia. These insights are useful in developing a national
strategic plan intending to improvise HPSR in Malaysia that will help strengthen our evolving
health systems

ID 144 TOOLS COMPARISON FOR A TIME MOTION STUDY TO ASSESS THE TIME SPENT BY
DIABETES EDUCATORS ON DIABETIC CARE

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Ismail Saudi , Pangie Anak Bakit , Nur Jihan Noris , Ili Liyana Khairul Anuar , Nik Dewi Delina Nik Mohamad Kamil ,
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Zalina Libasin , Intan Syafinaz Saimy , Nor Hayati Ibrahim
¹Institute for Health Management, National Institutes of Health Malaysia
²Medical Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia

INTRODUCTION: Time Motion Study (TMS) has been widely conducted to evaluate the impact
of health information system adoption and have been demonstrated to be the gold standard
method for measuring and quantifying clinical workflow. A direct continuous TMS will be
conducted in primary health clinics in Negeri Sembilan to determine how much time a
diabetic educator (DE) spends on diabetic care as some DEs have been drawn away from their
primary care roles, hence a suitable tool for data collection in a TMS needs to be selected.
Consequently, this paper aims to compare the tools available for a clinical workflow TMS.
METHODS: A literature review was conducted to identify and track down existing clinical
workflow TMS tools, as well as to evaluate their features and limitations. The focus of the
existing literature was on the availability of tools with the following features: emphasis on

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