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Abstract Category: Biomedical Science
Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases Among the Penans of Ulu Baram, Sarawak 461
Islamic Fasting Approach on Weight Loss Intervention – Experience Through the Lens of Participants
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Johari, M. Z. , Sulaiman, N. S. , Abdullah, S. R. , Khalil, M. K. N. , Wan Mohd Zin, R. M. , Mohd Yunus, S.
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1 Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Its Correlation with Erectile
Centre for Health Communications and Informatics Research, Institute for Health Behaviour Research, National
Dysfunction: Findings From A Nationwide Survey 462
Institutes of Health
2 Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of
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Introduction
Longitudinal Assessment Between Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors and A Composite
Weight loss is a natural process of weight management in life but the process and effectiveness varies
CVD Risk Index Among Adolescents in Malaysia 463
from individual to individual. This study attempts to assess the effectiveness of an Islamic approach of
the sunnah fasting (Mondays and Thursday) combined with healthy plating as part of a weight loss
intervention through the views of the participants.
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Method
Lifestyle of Year One Primary School Students with Moderate and Severe Astigmatism
This qualitative study takes on exploratory approach in obtaining feedback from selected participants
in Gua Musang: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) 464
of the intervention. Four groups of participants (two successful and two unsuccessful) were invited in
separate Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to give their experiential feedback after completing the
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intervention. FGDs were recorded verbatim and transcribed. Data was blind and axial coded before
thematically analyzed.
Feasibility and Acceptability of Telephone-Based Remote Data Collection Among
Result
Older Adults in Rural Areas During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from
In total 21 participants were interviewed. Four themes emerged -­‐ efficacy towards intervention,
DePEC-Nutrition Study 465
barriers and facilitators to success, support and sustainability. Participants who were success attributed
having a strong support system at home or at work and the sense of competitiveness as the main key
to who were successful. Similarly, the same attributes are also the reason to those who did not
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succeed in losing the prescribed weight. Most suffered difficulty of at least one month to adapt to the
intervention. Sporadically in both groups stated the intervention is sustainable for a long period.
Characteristics of PLHIV on Treatment, Infected With COVID-19 in Wilayah
Individual motivation plays a strong role in the success or failure in weight loss.
Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya 466
Discussion
Islamic fasting is perceived to be a viable intervention to weight loss and its success is driven both by
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individual motivation and a strong support system to be sustainable.
Verbal Autopsy Interview via Phone Calls: Is It Feasible in Malaysia? 467
Keywords: weight loss, Islamic fasting, qualitative, effectiveness, sustainability

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COVID-19 Infodemic Through the Lens of Psychological Science: A Population-based

Study on the Influence of Social Networking 468

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Comparing between Wilson-Sims Fall Risk Assessment Tool, Clinical Judgment,
and Morse Fall Scale among Psychiatric Inpatients: Evaluation of the Tools
Sensitivity and Specificity 469

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