prof. madya dr. ponnusamy subramaniam

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)

 ponnusaami@ukm.edu.my



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  •    Biografi/ Biography :


  • Dr. Ponnusamy Subramaniam is a senior lecturer at the Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Health Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Dr. Ponnu received his bachelor and master degrees from UKM and his PhD from the University of Wales (Bangor) United Kingdom, in Ageing and Dementia Studies. He has completed his post-doctoral research fellowship at Geriatric Mental Health Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada. He is a Chartered Psychologist by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a full member of the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology (MSCP). Dr. Ponnu is a qualified clinical psychologist and is active in the practice and supervision of clinical psychologist trainees at the Clinical Psychology Clinic. He is actively involved in research, particularly relating to psychosocial intervention for people living with memory difficulties, including Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Dementia. His research also focuses on public knowledge and attitudes towards dementia, mental health issues, and cognition. Dr. Ponnu has several academic publications and presentations locally and internationally.

  • ahmad zahid md daud, ponnusamy subramaniam, nurul fatin malek rivan, shyh poh teo, moustafa ahmed.  (2026).  psychological frailty and mental health problems in older adults: a scoping review.  - brunei international medical journal.  1 - 9. 

     

    raghd m. b. dwikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser s. natour.  (2026).  the effect of voice disorders on the quality of life of university and school teachers: a systematic review.  - international journal of language & communication disorders.  1 - 19. 

     

    firdaus mohamad tahir, deepashini harithasan, devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramaniam, normala mesbah..  (2025).  from stride to stumble: mapping gait deterioration across the dementia journey.  - international postgraduate colloquium in health sciences & pharmacy (inchap 2025).  0 - 0. 

     

    tang, s., subramaniam, p., siau, c.s., chong, a.s.s., liu, f., zhang, g..  (2025).  the association between mild behavioral impairment, subjective cognitive decline, activities of daily living, mood and objective cognition among older adults.  - the 6th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine . 

     

    tuneesha regu, ponnusamy subramaniam, shazli ezzat ghazali, noh amit.  (2025).  the impact of cultural-based cognitive interventions for older adults with neurocognitive conditions: a systematic review.  - the 6th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine . 

     

    raghd m. b. dwikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser s. natour.  (2026).  the effect of voice disorders on the quality of life of university and school teachers: a systematic review.  - international journal of language & communication disorders.  1 - 19. 

     

    jamilah mohammad hanipah, arimi fitri mat ludin, devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramaniam, suzana shahar.  (2025).  motivation, barriers and preferences of lifestyle changes among older adults with frailty and mild cognitive impairments: a scoping review of qualitative analysis.  - plos one.  1 - 18. 

     

    tang songlin, ponnusamy subramaniam, siau ching sin, agnes chong shu sze, liu fang.  (2025).  risk factors of mild behavioral impairment: a systematic review.  - frontiers in psychology.  1 - 15. 

     

    pavapriya ponvel, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ponnusamy subramaniam, norhayati ibrahim, hasnah haron, aniza ismail, chin ai-vyrn, mazlyfarina mohamad, nurul hidayah md fadzil, norhayati mustafa khalid, a’isyah mohd safien, jamilah mohammad hanipah, azyana ibrahim, jenni lehtisalo, miia kivipelto & francesca mangialasche.  (2025).  the cost effectiveness of a multidomain intervention on physical, cognitive, vascular, dietary and psychosocial outcomes among community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty in malaysia: the ageless trial.  - alzheimer's research & therapy.  1 - 23. 

     

    siti nur farhana harun, noorlaile jasman, feisul mustapha, norrafizah jaafar, siti nadiah busyra mat nadzir, zanariah zaini, manimaran krishnan, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2025).  noteworthy trends in maladaptive coping strategies and hindrances to help-seeking behaviour among adolescents living in malaysia’s people’s housing project (ppr) during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.  - plos one.  1 - 18. 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam, preyaangka thillainathan, anthony angwin, shobha sharma.  (2025).  unfolding memories: crafting digital life storybooks for dementia care via telehealth.  - advances in clinical and experimental medicine.  1191 - 1200. 

     

    jolene pang wan vun, ponnusamy subramaniam, noh amit, suzaily wahab & ahmed moustafa.  (2025).  validation and cultural adaptation of the attitude toward hypnosis questionnaire (athq) for a malaysian cohort with major depressive disorder.  - american journal of clinical hypnosis.  305 - 321. 

     

    ponvel, pavapriya; murukesu, resshaya roobini; shahar, suzana; rivan, nurul fatin malek; subramaniam, ponnusamy; singh, devinder kaur ajit.  (2024).  transition of physical, psychological, and cognitive frailty and its’ associated determinants in malaysian older adults: a 5-year follow-up study.  - rejuvenation research.  198 - 206. 

     

    norhayati mustafa khalid, pavapriya ponvel, azianah mohamad ibrahim, a’isyah mohd safien, nurul hidayah md fadzil, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, norhayati ibrahim, ponnusamy subramaniam, hasnah haron, roslee rajikan, divya vanoh & suzana shahar.  (2024).  development and evaluation of content validity and acceptance of a multidomain intervention module for reversal of cognitive frailty among older adults.  - clinical interventions in aging.  1189 - 1202. 

     

    fu, yutong; yao, liqing; wang, wenli; ou, jibing; yang, xue; chen, qian; fan, hong; lu, fang; song, jin; li, yanmei; subramaniam, ponnusamy; singh, devinder kaur ajit.  (2024).  transcranial alternating current stimulation for older adults with cognitive impairment: a bibliometric and knowledge map analysis.  - medicine.  1 - 11. 

     

    raghd m. b. dwikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser s. natour.  (2026).  the effect of voice disorders on the quality of life of university and school teachers: a systematic review.  - international journal of language & communication disorders.  1 - 19. 

     

    jolene pang wan vun, ponnusamy subramaniam, noh amit, suzaily wahab & ahmed moustafa.  (2025).  validation and cultural adaptation of the attitude toward hypnosis questionnaire (athq) for a malaysian cohort with major depressive disorder.  - american journal of clinical hypnosis.  305 - 321. 

     

    siti nur farhana harun, noorlaile jasman, feisul mustapha, norrafizah jaafar, siti nadiah busyra mat nadzir, zanariah zaini, manimaran krishnan, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2025).  noteworthy trends in maladaptive coping strategies and hindrances to help-seeking behaviour among adolescents living in malaysia’s people’s housing project (ppr) during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.  - plos one.  1 - 18. 

     

    jun kiat, mahadir ahmad, caryn mei hsien chan, satirah zainalabidin, michael ungar, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2025).  effectiveness of adaptation of a resilience-building intervention among individuals with adverse childhood experience: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.  - jmir research protocols.  150 - 164. 

     

    pavapriya ponvel, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ponnusamy subramaniam, norhayati ibrahim, hasnah haron, aniza ismail, chin ai-vyrn, mazlyfarina mohamad, nurul hidayah md fadzil, norhayati mustafa khalid, a’isyah mohd safien, jamilah mohammad hanipah, azyana ibrahim, jenni lehtisalo, miia kivipelto & francesca mangialasche.  (2025).  the cost effectiveness of a multidomain intervention on physical, cognitive, vascular, dietary and psychosocial outcomes among community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty in malaysia: the ageless trial.  - alzheimer's research & therapy.  1 - 23. 

     

    anis hasliza abu hashim-de vries, marina ismail, azlinah mohamed, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2020).  usability evaluation of personalized digital memory book for alzheimer's patient(mymobal).  - 8th world conference on information systems and technologies.  702-713. 

     

    anis hasliza abu hashim-de vries, marina ismail, azlinah mohamed, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2018).  weaving the non-pharmacological alzheimer's disease therapy into mobile personalized digital memory book application.  - trends and advances in information systems and technologies. 

     

    mohamed thariq hameed sultan, muhammad najib mohamad alwi, norhafizah ab manan and wan rosalina wan rosli.  (2025).  formulating research questions and objectives.  - 42 - 67. 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam & nur fahira binti jamalluddin.  (2023).  implikasi pandemik terhadap fungsi kognitif warga emas.  - 55-70. 

     

    tay kok way & ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2023).  dementia: features of treating anxiety and depression and the role of cognitive behavioral therapy: a new narrative.  - 337-344. 

     

    resshaya roobini murukesu, devinder kaur ajit singh, suzana shahar, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2021).  cognitive frailty: multi-domain intervention approach.  - 39-51. 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam, hoh xin jie dan nur marjanhanani yahya.  (2020).  demensia dan buku kisah hidup.  - 242-257. 

     

    khadijah alavi, mohd fairuz ali, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2025).  hidup tenang dengan demensia.  -

     

    khadijah alavi.  (2024).  demikian sindrom orang tua.  - utusan malaysia.  33. 

     

    noraini che sharif, khadijah alavi, ponnusamy subramaniam, nurul erni nazira zakaria.  (2023).  relationship between anxiety and depression with quality of life among older adults with dementia.  - jurnal psikologi malaysia.  12-26. 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam & nur fahira binti jamalluddin.  (2023).  implikasi pandemik terhadap fungsi kognitif warga emas.  - 55-70. 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam, tay kok wai.  (2021).  projek buku mini demensia sebagai alat pengajaran & pembelajaran untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai demensia.  - kongres dan pertandingan inovasi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran.  111-112. 

     

    nurul syasya mohd ridzwan goh, ponusamy subramaniam, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2025).  cognitive function profiles and associated factors among malaysian older adults: findings from the lrgs-tua study.  - international postgraduate colloquium in health and pharmacy. 

     

    tang, s., subramaniam, p., siau, c.s., chong, a.s.s., liu, f., zhang, g..  (2025).  the association between mild behavioral impairment, subjective cognitive decline, activities of daily living, mood and objective cognition among older adults.  - the 6th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine . 

     

    tuneesha regu, ponnusamy subramaniam, shazli ezzat ghazali, noh amit.  (2025).  the impact of cultural-based cognitive interventions for older adults with neurocognitive conditions: a systematic review.  - the 6th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine . 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2025).  cognitive health and dementia risk reduction emerging perspectives and future directions.  - the 6th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine . 

     

    firdaus mohamad tahir, deepashini harithasan, devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramaniam, normala mesbah..  (2025).  from stride to stumble: mapping gait deterioration across the dementia journey.  - international postgraduate colloquium in health sciences & pharmacy (inchap 2025).  0 - 0. 

     

    ASSOCIATE HEALTH SCIENCE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Dementia Care
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    PSYCHOLOGY :SOCIAL SCIENCES
    Ageing and Dementia; Psychosocial Intervention etc.
    Pengalaman / Experience : 6 tahun/years(s)