prof. madya dr. shobha sharma

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)

 shobha.sharma@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Dr Shobha Sharma is a speech pathologist by training. She is currently a senior lecturer at the speech sciences program and research fellow at H-Care, Faculty of Health Sciences UKM. Her passion lies in rehabilitation clinics - specifically in swallowing disorders in adults and geriatric populations, voice disorders, as well as in telepractice. She received her first Master`s degree from the University of Malaya in voice disorders and her second Master`s degree in adult swallowing disorders from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. She then completed her PhD at The University of Queensland in telerehabilitation in swallowing disorders in 2012. She has several international academic publications and continues her work in research and clinical speech sciences at UKM, and has recently spearheaded the Telerehabilitation Unit of the Faculty of Health Science, UKM.

  • ponnusamy subramaniam, nor afifah aziz , hend faye al-shahrani, mohammad ahmed hammad, muhamad faisal ashaari, tay kok wai and shobha sharma.  (2025).  association between knowledge of and attitudes toward ageing in kuala lumpur: the moderating role of exposure to older adults with dementia .  - healthcare.  1 - 18. 

     

    shobha sharma, nur atiqah abdul halim, puspa maniam.  (2024).  surviving the strain: coping strategies of caregivers managing stress, burden, and mealtime difficulties in dementia care.  - book of abstracts the 5th international conference on gerontology and geriatrics medicine (silverage 2024) .  8 - 8. 

     

    susheel joginder singh, siti nabila ahmad faizal, & shobha sharma .  (2024).  availability of rehabilitation services and quality of life of children with developmental disability in malaysia.  - the 19th putrajaya international conference on children, women, elderly and persons with disabilities 2024. 

     

    shobha sharma, nur atiqah a. halim, puspa maniam.  (2024).  caregiver experiences with dementia-related feeding/eating difficulties.  - healthcare.  1-12. 

     

    sia lee lee, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2024).  exploring physiotherapists perceptions of telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders: insights from focus groups.  - digital health.  1-12. 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam, nor afifah aziz , hend faye al-shahrani, mohammad ahmed hammad, muhamad faisal ashaari, tay kok wai and shobha sharma.  (2025).  association between knowledge of and attitudes toward ageing in kuala lumpur: the moderating role of exposure to older adults with dementia .  - healthcare.  1 - 18. 

     

    sia lee lee, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2024).  exploring physiotherapists perceptions of telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders: insights from focus groups.  - digital health.  1-12. 

     

    lee lee sia, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, and devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2024).  physiotherapists’ perception of and readiness to use, telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders in malaysia: a cross-sectional study.  - telemedicine and e-health.  2842 - 2850. 

     

    shobha sharma, nur atiqah a. halim, puspa maniam.  (2024).  caregiver experiences with dementia-related feeding/eating difficulties.  - healthcare.  1-12. 

     

    sakinah kamal, nur hana hamzaid, sazlina kamaralzaman, shobha sharma, nurul hazirah jaafar, phei ming chern, nurul izzaty hassan, hasnah toran, noor akmal shareela ismail, ghazali yusri.  (2023).  nutritional status as predictors for quality of life among caregivers of children with severe cerebral palsy.  - translational pediatrics.  1601-1618. 

     

    sia, lee lee; sharma, shobha; ing, janet bong may; kumar, saravana; singh, devinder kaur ajit.  (2024).  physiotherapists perceptions, readiness, enablers, and barriers to use telerehabilitation: a scoping review.  - journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.  1441 - 1454. 

     

    susheel joginder singh, fatin nur syakirah mohd azman, shobha sharma & rogayah abdul razak.  (2021).  malaysian parents perception of how screen time affects their childrens language.  - journal of children and media.  1-10. 

     

    suresh mani, shobha sharma, baharuddin omar, kartini ahmad, yughdtheswari muniandy and devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2017).  quantitative measurements of forward head posture in a clinical settings : a technical feasibility study.  - european journal of physiotherapy.  119-123. 

     

    suresh mani, shobha sharma, baharudin omar, aatit paungmali, leonard joseph.  (2017).  validity and reliability of internet-based physiotherapy assessment for musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review.  - journal of telemedicine and telecare.  379-391. 

     

    shobha sharma, elizabeth c. ward, clare burns, deborah theodoros, trevor russell.  (2013).  assessing dysphagia via telerehabilitation: patient perceptions and satisfaction.  - international journal of speech language pathology.  15(2):176-183. 

     

    ponnusamy subramaniam, nor afifah aziz , hend faye al-shahrani, mohammad ahmed hammad, muhamad faisal ashaari, tay kok wai and shobha sharma.  (2025).  association between knowledge of and attitudes toward ageing in kuala lumpur: the moderating role of exposure to older adults with dementia .  - healthcare.  1 - 18. 

     

    shobha sharma, nur atiqah a. halim, puspa maniam.  (2024).  caregiver experiences with dementia-related feeding/eating difficulties.  - healthcare.  1-12. 

     

    sia lee lee, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2024).  exploring physiotherapists perceptions of telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders: insights from focus groups.  - digital health.  1-12. 

     

    lee lee sia, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, and devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2024).  physiotherapists’ perception of and readiness to use, telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders in malaysia: a cross-sectional study.  - telemedicine and e-health.  2842 - 2850. 

     

    sia, lee lee; sharma, shobha; ing, janet bong may; kumar, saravana; singh, devinder kaur ajit.  (2024).  physiotherapists perceptions, readiness, enablers, and barriers to use telerehabilitation: a scoping review.  - journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.  1441 - 1454. 

     

    shobha sharma, nur atiqah abdul halim, puspa maniam.  (2024).  surviving the strain: coping strategies of caregivers managing stress, burden, and mealtime difficulties in dementia care.  - book of abstracts the 5th international conference on gerontology and geriatrics medicine (silverage 2024) .  8 - 8. 

     

    shobha sharma.  (2023).  kehilangan deria bau dan/atau rasa dan kaitannya dengan jangkitan virus.  - 85-98. 

     

    puteri nurshuhada sharuddin, hanis mastura yahya, shobha sharma.  (2023).  penilaian pengambilan air dalam kalangan dewasa di kuala lumpur.  - 94-101. 

     

    shobha sharma.  (2020).  penelanan.  - 212-228. 

     

    puteri nurshuhada sharuddin, hanis mastura yahya, shobha sharma.  (2023).  penilaian pengambilan air dalam kalangan dewasa di kuala lumpur.  - 94-101. 

     

    how hui teng, maryam aizuddin, puspa maniam, esther tuin, shobha sharma, nurshahira razali, nurul haslina mohd zin, lau wai yein.  (2023).  prosedur operasi standard penjagaan pesakit dengan kecelaruan pengambilan makanan (feeding) dan kecelaruan penelanan.  - 1-88. 

     

    shobha sharma.  (2023).  kehilangan deria bau dan/atau rasa dan kaitannya dengan jangkitan virus.  - 85-98. 

     

    khairul osman, akmal sabarudin, masne kadar, shobha sharma.  (2022).  perintah profesion kesihatan bersekutu (pindaan jadual kedua) 2022.  - 5. 

     

    shobha sharma.  (2020).  penelanan.  - 212-228. 

     

    susheel joginder singh, siti nabila ahmad faizal, & shobha sharma .  (2024).  availability of rehabilitation services and quality of life of children with developmental disability in malaysia.  - the 19th putrajaya international conference on children, women, elderly and persons with disabilities 2024. 

     

    ibrahim alayaseh, shobha sharma, marissa a. barrera, yaser natour, ponnusamy subramaniam.  (2023).  effects of the combination of neuromuscular electrical stimulation with neuromuscular taping and selected swallowing exercises on rehabilitation of post-stroke dysphagia.  - empower 2023: dementia risk reduction and prevention.  30. 

     

    sia lee lee, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2023).  physiotherapists' perceived barriers to use telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders: a qualitative study.  - empower 2023: dementia risk reduction & prevention.  31. 

     

    how hui teng, maryam aizuddin, puspa maniam, esther tuin, shobha sharma, nurshahira razali, nurul haslina mohd zin, lau wai yein.  (2023).  prosedur operasi standard penjagaan pesakit dengan kecelaruan pengambilan makanan (feeding) dan kecelaruan penelanan.  - 1-88. 

     

    shobha sharma.  (2023).  from medical dreams to swallowing schemes: my unconventional path to speech therapy.  - the verbal odyssey: navigating the world of speech therapy.  23-24.