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regression analysis was performed for 2019 data to identify factors associated with
multimorbidity. Descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted
using STATA 14 and sampling weight was applied.
RESULTS: Multimorbidity had nearly doubled in 2019, from 6.7% in 2011 and 6.3% in 2015 to
11.5% in 2019. An increased number of NCDs was associated with greater health care
utilisation, in both outpatient and inpatient settings, in all surveys. In 2019, females (p<0.05),
older adults (p<0.001), lower education levels (p<0.05), and being married (p<0.05) were
significantly associated with multimorbidity.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates the growing burden of NCD
multimorbidity in Malaysia. Understanding factors associated with multimorbidity and
implications of multimorbidity for health care utilisation could aid in the review of current
policy, aimed to support the transition required for health systems to address future care
needs.

ID 88 A SCOPING REVIEW OF THE USE OF RESEARCH FINDINGS: WHY AND WHY NOT?

Sarah Nurain Mohd Noh, Awatef Amer Nordin, Nur Elina Abdul Mutalib, Suhana Jawahir, Adilius Manual,
Jabrullah Ab Hamid, Iqbal Ab Rahim
Institute for Health Systems Research (IHSR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Ministry of Health (MOH)
Malaysia

INTRODUCTION: The gap between research and practice or policy can provide an opportunity
for improvement. This study is to identify the facilitators and barriers to the use of research
findings by the policy makers in health systems policy making.
METHODS: A scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for
Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist.
Searches were performed through electronic databases such as PubMed, Health Systems
Evidence and Google Scholar. Only studies from 2011 onwards that identified facilitators or
barriers to use of research findings by the policy makers were included. The findings were
themed into categories of factors that may be applied as facilitators or barriers.
RESULTS: Out of 43 research articles reviewed, collaboration with policy makers was a major
facilitator of research use (34.9%), followed by timing and opportunity (25.5%) and
engagement with professional experts (23.3%). Major barriers reported were lack of
availability or access to research findings (20.9%), costs and budget-related (18.6%) and
irrelevance to local context (18.6%). Collaboration with policy makers was reported as one of
the most common factors in both facilitators and barriers of research utilisation.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Understanding the assessment of facilitators and barriers of
research utilisation is important to further strengthen evidence-based policy making. A
collation of these findings can also be useful to determine relevant areas to consider in
research.

ID 89 PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF ANXIETY AMONG NURSES DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Nor’ain Ab Wahab, Norhafizah Sahril, Mohd Shaiful Azlan Kassim, Chan Ying Ying, Mohamad Aznuddin Abd Razak,
Nik Adilah Shahein, Muhammad Solihin Rezali, Fatin Athirah Tahir, Muhammad Azri Adam Adnan, Muhamad
Khairul Nazrin Khalil, Norliza Shamsuddin, Liew Siaw Hun.
Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia

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