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Patimah Binti Abdul Wahab

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Clinical Nursing Practice - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Master of Education - Masters Degree, Asia e University
  • Bachelor Degree of Health Sciences with Honor - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Patimah Binti Abdul Wahab (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF NURSING


patimah@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing ~ Gerontology - Chronic disease
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing Management ~ Health Outcome - Associated factors and Quality of life
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing Management ~ Health Outcome - Model development in health
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing Education ~ Tests Psychometric - Development and validation questionnaire
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing ~ Nursing Care - Clinical nursing
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing ~ Public/Community Health - Chronic constipation


Professional Membership


  • 2019 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Nurse Association
  • 2020 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • 2020 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Ostomy Association
  • 2020 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
  • 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), World Council Enterostomal Therapist
  • 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Lifetime member), Gerontological Association of Malaysia


Teaching Responsibilities


CARDIOVASCULAR,RESPIRATORY AND ENDOCRINE NURSING 2018/2019
CARDIOVASCULAR,RESPIRATORY AND ENDROCRINE NURSING PRACTICE 2022/2023 2019/2020 2018/2019
CHILD HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE 2020/2021
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020
DISCOVERY OF SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 2019/2020
ELECTIVE: STOMA CARE 2023/2024
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT I 2024/2025 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT II 2024/2025 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FUNDAMENTAL OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL AND SPECIAL SENSES NURSING PRACTICE 2024/2025 2023/2024 2018/2019
GASTROINTESTINAL, HEPATOBILIARY AND NEUROLOGICAL NURSING PRACTICE 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
GASTROINTESTINAL,HEPATOBILIARY AND NEUROLOGICAL NURSING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
GASTROINTESTINAL,HEPATOBILIARY AND NEUROLOGICAL NURSING PRACTICE 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
HEMOPOETIC, MUSCULOSKELETAL AND GENITOURINARY NURSING PRACTICE 2018/2019
INNOVATION IN NURSING 2024/2025
INTEGRATED NURSING PRACTICE(FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION) 2020/2021
INTEGRATED NURSING SCIENCES(FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION) 2020/2021
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2021/2022


Supervision


Exploring Self-Care Of The Patient With An Intestinal Stoma.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Developing And Validating An Integrated Educational Module For Holistic Support In Colorectal Cancer Care (Iemhoc): A Mixed-Methods Evaluation Of Evidence, Patient Perspectives, And Nursing Practices .
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Unveiling Osteomy Care: Understanding Self-Management And Family Caregiving For A Comprehensive Tool Development.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2021 - 2022 Knowledge transfer program of long-term care management among the community volunteers of Felda in Kuantan.
2020 - 2025 FAMILY CAREGIVER BURDEN AND STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THEIR WELL-BEING IN CARING FOR OLDER PEOPLE WITH FUNCTIONAL DEFICITS
2018 - 2021 CONSTIPATION KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROGRAM (C-KTP) IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS OF KUANTAN, PAHANG
On-Going
2025 - Present Developing a Comprehensive Discharge Protocol for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes at SASMEC@IIUM
2024 - Present Exploring Factors Influencing Adolescent in the Rural Areas Consuming E-cigarettes and Assessing Their Skills and Support Needed to Cease Nicotine Dependence.
2024 - Present Unveiling Ostomy Care: Understanding Self-Management and Family Caregiving for a Comprehensive Tool Development
2021 - Present Development of a National Framework for Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention
2021 - Present Program Penggunaan Teknik Biofeedback untuk Mengesan Tahap Dyslexia dan Intervensi


Awards & Recognition


23 Jul, 2024 Special Recognition Award - International Islamic University Malaysia University
13 Jun, 2024 Finalist of International Green Gown Award 2024 - The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education (EAUC) International
20 Dec, 2023 Product Innovation And Commercialization Award - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
04 Nov, 2022 Best Research Award - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
04 Nov, 2022 High Impact Responsible Research Award - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
04 Nov, 2022 Top 5 Contributor to KON's Research Performance - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
16 Sep, 2022 Gold Award oral presentation finalist - Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Center@IIUM (SASMEC@IIUM) National
27 Jul, 2022 Most Participative Flagship Project Award - International Islamic University Malaysia University
17 Dec, 2021 Best Researcher Award - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
17 Dec, 2021 Special Recognition Award National Immunisation Programme - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
17 Dec, 2021 Top 20 Contributors to KON's Research Performance - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
24 Nov, 2021 Silver Award - International Islamic University Malaysia International
24 Nov, 2019 Best Paper Award - Universitas Indonesia International
22 Nov, 2019 Travel Grant - Universitas Indonesia International
18 Aug, 2014 Best Paper Award - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) National


Publications


Articles

2025 Determinants of caregiver burden in community-dwelling caregivers of patients with severe and persistent mental illness. International Journal of Public Health Science, 14 (1) pp. 493-501
2025 Knowledge, practice and barriers in surgical site infections prevention among nurses in a Malaysian public hospital. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 21 (Supp 6) pp. 192-196
2025 The self-care engagement of patients with an intestinal stoma: a narrative review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 21 (SUPP6) pp. 260-268
2024 A descriptive analysis of patients with stoma attending a tertiary hospital on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Care Scholars, 7 (3) pp. 4-10
2024 Family caregiving burden: spiritual well-being and resilience in caring for older people with functional deficits among Felda settlers in Kuantan, Pahang. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (3) pp. 113-113
2024 Functional disability in community-dwelling older people and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study of felda schemes in Pahang, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (4) pp. 227-234
2024 Prevalence and associated factors of faecal incontinence among community- dwelling older adults in Pahang, Malaysia. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (3 supplement) pp. 107-107
2024 The caregiving burden of older people with functional deficits and associated factors on Malaysian family caregivers. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 31 (1) pp. 161-171
2021 Knowledge and compliance of standard precautions among the undergraduate nursing students. International Journal of Care Scholars, 4 (2) pp. 15-21
2021 Prevalence, symptoms, and associated factors of chronic constipation among older adults in North-East of Peninsular Malaysia. Clinical Nursing Research, () pp.
2020 Psychometric evaluation of a newly developed elderly - Constipation Impact Scale. PeerJ, () pp. 1-17
2019 Chronic constipation among community-dwelling older people in the East Coast region of Peninsular Malaysia. Makara Journal of Health Research, 23 (3 ( December )) pp. 170-175
2019 Predictors of decreased stool frequency in constipated elderly: a hierarchical linear regression model approach. Gut & Liver, 13 (Number 6 (Suppl. 1)) pp. 39-39
2017 Beliefs and behavioural responses to constipation among elderly Malays in north-eastern Peninsular Malaysia. Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal, 23 (3 (Spring)) pp. 76-83
2017 Frequency patterns of core constipation symptoms among the Asian adults: a systematic review. BMC Gastroenterology, 17 (115) pp. 1-12
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 Quality of life of patients living with a stoma and association with the socio-demographic factors. In: East Coast Surgical Symposium 2022,
2021 Predictive Factors of Physician Visits in Older People with Chronic Constipation. In: The 4th Virtual Aceh International Nursing Conference (AINC) 2021,
2021 Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Constipation Among Adults in Penang. In: IIUM Research Day 2021,
2019 Chronic constipation among community-dwelling older people in the East Coast region of Peninsular Malaysia. In: The 4th Health Research Colloquium 2019,
2018 Development of the elderly-constipation impact scale (e-cis) to measure quality of life (QoL) in the elderly with chronic constipation. In: 2nd International Conference on Biomedical & Health Sciences Research 2018,
2016 Exploring the sense of privacy as barrier to formal health service among the elderly with constipation in Kelantan. In: 21st National Conference on Medical & Health Sciences,
2014 A pilot study of constipation among the elderly in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. In: 2nd USM International Nursing Conference 2014,
2014 Chronic constipation among the elderly in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia: a pilot study. In: The 6th International Conference On Postgraduate Education,
2014 Constipation symptoms severity and its effect on the elderly's quality of life in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. In: 2nd USM International Nursing Conference 2014,
Book Sections

2021 Aspects of Prophet Muhammad's (S.A.W) leadership. In: IIUM, ISBN: Not clear, pp.
2021 Sembelit. In: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-461-596-3, pp. 23-31
2021 Sembelit kronik dalam kalangan warga emas di Kelantan. In: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-461-596-3, pp. 83-87