pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)
sumaiyah.mat@ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Sumaiyah Mat is a lecturer and mid career researcher at the National University of Malaysia (UKM), Faculty of Health Sciences, where she also serves as Head of the Postgraduate Programme. She obtained her Bachelor of Applied Science (Biotechnology) and Islamic Studies (2009–2012), PhD in Medicine focusing on osteoarthritis and falls in older adults (2013–2017), and a Master of Applied Statistics (2018–2021), all from the University of Malaya. Her specialization is in the epidemiology of ageing, with research interests spanning frailty, falls, osteoarthritis, and rehabilitation, underpinned by expertise in advanced biostatistics, medical data mining, and systematic review methodologies. She has published 78 Web of Science–indexed journal articles and holds an H-index of 11, with experience as principal investigator and co-investigator on national and international grants, including large-scale longitudinal studies on ageing such as MELoR and AGELESS.
In her academic role, Dr. Sumaiyah has supervised one PhD and two Master’s students to completion, with four PhD and two Master’s candidates currently under her guidance, and she has examined multiple postgraduate theses. She is an active member of several professional bodies, including the Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine (MSGM), Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), and the Gerontological Association of Malaysia (GEM), and serves on the editorial board of BMC Geriatrics. Beyond academia, she contributes to community and professional initiatives, serving as Treasurer of PAWE-UKM’s Older Adults’ Society (2023–2025), Director for the International Day of Older Person (2023), and organizer of public outreach events on ageing, falls prevention, and dementia care. Her work consistently bridges rigorous epidemiological research with translational strategies to improve health outcomes and promote healthy ageing at the population level.
chiaw lee chiew, sumaiyah mat, shahrul bahyah kamaruzzaman, ai-vyrn chin and maw pin tan. (2025). risk of sarcopenia, hospitalization, and mortality among malaysian older adults with knee pain: five-year follow-up study . - asia pacific journal of public health. 60 - 68.
shi rui seow, sumaiyah mat, odelia hui hwang lam, juliana fairuz maktar, nor fadilah rajab, intan safinar ismail, devinder kaur arjit singh, suzana shahar, maw pin tan. (2025). glycemic impact on knee osteoarthritis symptoms on physical, radiographic, and inflammatory markers among individuals aged 50 and over with diabetes. - journal of visualized experiments. 1 - 16.
sheron sir loon goh, foong-ming moy, sumaiyah mat, shazeea mohamed ali, zi xin hoo, sai ganesh rao apparoo & maw pin tan. (2025). infuence of psychosocial and health-seeking behaviour on the risk of falling among persons living with type 2 diabetes in the malaysian elders longitudinal research (melor) cohort. - aging clinical and experimental research. 1 - 9.
sumaiyah mat, devinder kaur ajit singh, muhammad taufiq raemee, hanis nusrah kamarozaman, normala mesbah, deepashini harithasan, raymond lee. (2025). factors influencing malaysian older persons’ intention to use a walking stick: a mixed-methods study. - ageing medicine and healthcare. 11 - 19.
winslet ong, hafifi hisham, nor azlin mohd nordin, asfarina zanudin, nur azah hamzaid, sumaiyah mat and azliyana azizan. (2025). bibliometric analysis of research trends in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: mapping the landscape of scientific publication. - journal of scientometric research. 188 - 200.
sheron sir loon goh, foong-ming moy, sumaiyah mat, shazeea mohamed ali, zi xin hoo, sai ganesh rao apparoo & maw pin tan. (2025). infuence of psychosocial and health-seeking behaviour on the risk of falling among persons living with type 2 diabetes in the malaysian elders longitudinal research (melor) cohort. - aging clinical and experimental research. 1 - 9.
xiang jiang xu, phyo kyaw myint, man chun wong, sumaiyah mat, shaun wen huey lee, saber sami, maw pin tan. (2025). changes in anticholinergic cognitive burden and risk of single and recurrent falls: population-based cohort study. - age and ageing. 1 - 8.
anastasia xin wei yap, yee xing you, devinder kaur ajit singh, sumaiyah mat, ching phang chong, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, juliana fairuz maktar, rizal abdul rani, theng choon ooi, munirah ismail, suzana shahar, wan chien han, lee kuan kwan, centhyea centhyea. (2025). efficacy of oral nutrition supplementation enriched with hydroxymethylbutyrate (hmb) and undenatured type-ii collagen (uc-ii) combined with exercise training on osteoarthritis-related outcomes among adults with knee osteoarthritis in klang valley of malay. - bmj open. 1 - 8.
hashim, nurul nabilah akmal; mat, sumaiyah; myint, phyo kyaw; kioh, sheng hui; delibegovic, mirela; chin, ai-vyrn; kamaruzzaman, shahrul bahyah; hairi, noran naqiah; khoo, selina phaik kin; tan, maw pin. (2024). association between weight and body composition changes with falls risk in the malaysian elders longitudinal research (melor) study. - bmj open. 1 - 11.
kiirtaara aravindhan, sumaiyah mat, shahrul bahyah, nor'izzati saedon, kejal hasmuk, hazlina mahadzir, selina khoo, ai-vyrn chin, tan maw pin. (2024). comparing four frailty assessment tools against seven-year mortality in the malaysian elders longitudinal research study. - archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 1-10.
chiaw lee chiew, sumaiyah mat, shahrul bahyah kamaruzzaman, ai-vyrn chin and maw pin tan. (2025). risk of sarcopenia, hospitalization, and mortality among malaysian older adults with knee pain: five-year follow-up study . - asia pacific journal of public health. 60 - 68.
shi rui seow, sumaiyah mat, odelia hui hwang lam, juliana fairuz maktar, nor fadilah rajab, intan safinar ismail, devinder kaur arjit singh, suzana shahar, maw pin tan. (2025). glycemic impact on knee osteoarthritis symptoms on physical, radiographic, and inflammatory markers among individuals aged 50 and over with diabetes. - journal of visualized experiments. 1 - 16.
siti sarah norman, sumaiyah mat, siti salwana kamsan, sawal hamid md ali, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, caryn chan mei hsien, dayang balkis md ramli, noorlaili mohd tohit, norhayati ibrahim & suzana shahar. (2025). mediating role of psychological status in the association between resiliency and quality of life among older malaysians living with knee osteoarthritis. - experimental aging research. 350 - 363.
xu, xiang jiang; myint, phyo kyaw; lee, shaun wen huey; ramasamy, kalavathy; lim, siong meng; majeed, abu bakar abdul; wong, yuet yen; mat, sumaiyah; saedon, nor izzati; mahadzir, hazlina; hasmukharay, kejal; tan, maw pin. (2024). the usage of anticholinergic medications in a low- and middle-income country: a longitudinal comparison of 2013–15 and 2020–22 datasets. - international journal of clinical pharmacy. 1453 - 1463.
ahmad nabil khairi mahdzir, sumaiyah mat, shi rui seow, rizal abdul rani, muhammad kamil che hasan, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya. (2023). self-management of osteoarthritis while waiting for total knee arthroplasty during the covid-19 pandemic among older malaysians. - world journal of clinical cases. 7043-7052.
sumaiyah mat, devinder kaur ajit singh, muhammad taufiq raemee, hanis nusrah kamarozaman, normala mesbah, deepashini harithasan, raymond lee. (2025). factors influencing malaysian older persons’ intention to use a walking stick: a mixed-methods study. - ageing medicine and healthcare. 11 - 19.
winslet ong, hafifi hisham, nor azlin mohd nordin, asfarina zanudin, nur azah hamzaid, sumaiyah mat and azliyana azizan. (2025). bibliometric analysis of research trends in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: mapping the landscape of scientific publication. - journal of scientometric research. 188 - 200.
firdaus mohamad tahir, sumaiyah mat, nurul anis sabrina mohd nadzir, nur afeeqah azmi, nurul izzati abdul mun’em, edmund sean ong, dhayaarschynee sugumaran, mohd ridhwan md nadzri, siti khadijah anuar, pei yun chow, shea jing lee, shu chin teh, anis shahira saadon, nor azlin mohd nordin, normala mesbah, deepashini harithasan, nor azura azmi, asfarina zanudin, and devinder kaur ajit singh . (2025). knowledge, awareness, and attitude on falls in older adults : a survey among healthcare and medical undergraduates in malaysia. - the internet journal of allied health sciences and practice. 1 - 8.
siti sarah norman, sumaiyah mat, siti salwana kamsan, sawal hamid md ali, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, caryn chan mei hsien, dayang balkis md ramli, noorlaili mohd tohit, norhayati ibrahim & suzana shahar. (2025). mediating role of psychological status in the association between resiliency and quality of life among older malaysians living with knee osteoarthritis. - experimental aging research. 350 - 363.
duha batayneh, mohd razif shahril, sumaiyah mat, deepashini harithasan, alia a. alghwiri, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2025). self-management education programs (smeps) for adults with coexisting overweight or obesity and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. - journal of bodywork & movement therapies. 269 - 285.
resshaya roobini murukesu, devinder kaur ajit singh,normala mesbah & sumaiyah mat. (2023). senaman dan aktiviti fizikal untuk warga emas semasa dan selepas pandemic covid-19. - . 143-163.
tuan nur izzati tuan mohd johari, mohammad shafiq rahmat, seow shi rui, chua qi qi, lee min li, muhammad adib roskamal, sumaiyah mat. (2025). impak prestasi fungsional berkaitan osteoartritis lutut terhadap risiko jatuh dan hospitalisasi. - buletin sains kesihatan. 1 - 16.
tan chong xiang, nor azura azmi, katijjahbe mohd ali, zainura abd. karim, sumaiyah mat. (2024). kesan potensi program prahabilitasi terhadap toleransi senaman dan kekuatan genggaman tangan dalam kalangan pesakit yang menjalani pembedahan jantung elektif: kajian rancangan kawalan rawak perintis. - . .
nur shuhada mohd nor , nor azura azmi, khatijjahbe mohd ali, zainura abdul karim & sumaiyah mat. (2024). potensi keberkesanan program prahabilitasi terhadap prestasi fizikal dalam kalangan pesakit yang menjalani pembedahan jantung elektif: kajian rancangan kawalan rawak perintis. - . .
resshaya roobini murukesu, devinder kaur ajit singh,normala mesbah & sumaiyah mat. (2023). senaman dan aktiviti fizikal untuk warga emas semasa dan selepas pandemic covid-19. - . 143-163.
fatimah hani hassan, rafidah mazlan, normala mesbah & sumaiyah mat. (2022). kesan pendedahan konsep kepelbagaian budaya terhadap tahap kompetensi dalam kalangan pelajar prasiswazah sains rehabilitasi. - jurnal personalia pelajar. 161-168.
khadijah alavi, siti zulaikha azlan, sumaiyah mat, mohd. suhaimi mohamad, surendran rajaratnam, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2024). explore care worker’s resource mobilization strategies to enhance career development in community elderly care. - 5th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine. 21 - 21.
tan chong xiang, nor azura azmi, katijjahbe mohd ali, zainura abd. karim, sumaiyah mat. (2024). kesan potensi program prahabilitasi terhadap toleransi senaman dan kekuatan genggaman tangan dalam kalangan pesakit yang menjalani pembedahan jantung elektif: kajian rancangan kawalan rawak perintis. - . .
nur shuhada mohd nor , nor azura azmi, khatijjahbe mohd ali, zainura abdul karim & sumaiyah mat. (2024). potensi keberkesanan program prahabilitasi terhadap prestasi fizikal dalam kalangan pesakit yang menjalani pembedahan jantung elektif: kajian rancangan kawalan rawak perintis. - . .
seow shi rui, sumaiyah mat, nor fadilah rajab, intan safinar ismail, devinder kaur ajit singh, suzana shahar, tan maw pin and francis berenbaum.. (2023). social isolation in older people living with osteoarthritis is associated with poor cognitive performance. - malaysian congress of geriatric medicine. 114.
hadiza abdullahi abubakar, mohd razif shahril, sumaiyah mat. (2023). nutritional status of adolescent in nigeria: a systematic review. - maso scientific conference on obesity 2023. 70.
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