prof. dr. devinder kaur a/p ajit singh

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)

 devinder@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Professor Dr Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh is a senior lecturer and member of Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Prior to joining UKM in 2005, she was a practicing physiotherapist with Ministry of Health, Malaysia for 16 years. Devinder completed her primary diploma in physiotherapy in Malaysia and obtained her degree in Applied Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) from University of Teesside, UK. She graduated from University Of Brighton, United Kingdom with a PhD in 2009. Her primary research niche area is in Geriatric physiotherapy, Spine and ageing and analysis of function. She has researched extensively into falls risk assessment in older persons, and is a leader in geriatric physiotherapy research in Malaysia. Her current ongoing projects include falls and frailty among older adults; back muscle function and osteoporosis. Her research has produced a number of publications in highly rated journals including Plos One, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Biomechanics, Muscle and Nerve, Maturitas, Clinical Intervention in Aging, BMC Muskuloskeletal Disorders and BMC Neurology.

  • singh, devinder kaur ajit; harithasan, deepashini; najib, aiman mat; ishak, muhammad shafiq; ramli, rizauddin.  (2025).  perceptions of using exoskeleton technology among physiotherapists and stroke survivors in malaysia: a mixed methods study.  - disability and rehabilitation: assistive technology.  858 - 866. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    lim, chia voon; harithasan, deepashini; ahmad, mohd azzuan bin; mesbah, normala; kumar, saravana; singh, devinder kaur ajit.  (2025).  biopsychosocial determinants for total knee replacement decisions among older adults with chronic knee osteoarthritis: a scoping review.  - geriatric orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation.  1 - 13. 

     

    singh, devinder kaur ajit; harithasan, deepashini; najib, aiman mat; ishak, muhammad shafiq; ramli, rizauddin.  (2025).  perceptions of using exoskeleton technology among physiotherapists and stroke survivors in malaysia: a mixed methods study.  - disability and rehabilitation: assistive technology.  858 - 866. 

     

    suad j. ghaben, arimi fitri mat ludin, badr elkholi, reem kullab, majd al-hour, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2025).  health inequity: possibilities of initiating pulmonary telerehabilitation programs for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders in conflict and low-resourced areas; a mixed-method phenomenological study.  - plos one.  1 - 16. 

     

    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. 

     

    suad j. ghaben, arimi fitri mat ludin, nazlena mohamad ali and devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2025).  user-centred design of chestcare: mhealth app for pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with copd; a mixed-methods sequential approach.  - digital health.  1 - 30. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    azianah mohamad ibrahim, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, noor ibrahim mohamed sakian, nurul fatin malek rivan, suzana shahar .  (2024).  cardiovascular risk factors among older persons with cognitive frailty in middle income country.  - world journal of clinical cases.  3076 - 3085. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    lim, chia voon; harithasan, deepashini; ahmad, mohd azzuan bin; mesbah, normala; kumar, saravana; singh, devinder kaur ajit.  (2025).  biopsychosocial determinants for total knee replacement decisions among older adults with chronic knee osteoarthritis: a scoping review.  - geriatric orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation.  1 - 13. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    ong, ying qian; shahar, suzana; mohd safien, a’isyah; ibrahim, norhayati; chin, ai-vyrn; mangialasche, francesca; kivipelto, miia; singh, devinder kaur ajit.  (2025).  a qualitative study on the impact and participation in the ageless multidomain intervention: insights from older adults with cognitive frailty and their caregivers.  - bmc public health.  1 - 14. 

     

    ashrani aizzuddin abd. rahni, mohd izuan ibrahim, devinder kaur ajit singh, noor ibrahim mohamed sakian, suzana shahar.  (2022).  development of automated segmentation of the thigh muscles from dixon mri for fat fraction quantification.  - 6th kuala lumpur international conference on biomedical engineering 2021.  437-444. 

     

    singh, d.k.a., raman, v.a.l.p., sien, b.p., palaniswamy, v., pearson, h., rajaratnam, b.s..  (2011).  can exercises using virtual reality games reduce risk and fear of falls among older women?.  - 5th international convention on rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology, i-create 2011; bangkok. 

     

    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. 

     

    nurul fatin malek rivan, suzana shahar, nor fadilah rajab, devinder kaur ajit singh, normah che din, mohd zul amin kamaruddin, hazlina mahadzir.  (2021).  cognitive frailty among malaysian older adults: prevalence, incidence and risk factor.  - 13-25. 

     

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

     

    norhayati ibrahim, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2020).  penuaan sihat dan kesejahteraan: sorotan awal.  - 15-19. 

     

    devinder kaur ajit singh, rajwinder kaur hardev singh dan normala mesbah.  (2020).  fungsi fizikal.  - 116-130. 

     

    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. 

     

    devinder kaur ajit singh, suzana shahar, norazah mohd nordin.  (2022).  h-care teraju aspek kesihatan warga emas.  - berita harian.  24. 

     

    suzana shahar, azianah ibrahim, nurul fatin malek rivan, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2022).  dimensi baru pencegahan nyanyuk.  - impak: kluster kesihatan & perubatan termaju.  37. 

     

    normala mesbah, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2020).  galak supaya terus aktif.  - harian metro.  39. 

     

    devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramanium, suzalina halid.  (2020).  covid-19: mesej palsu ganggu psikologi warga emas.  - berita harian.  1. 

     

    firdaus bin mohamad tahir, deepadhini harithasan, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2025).  comparison of gait in older adults with mild and moderate dementia.  - postgraduate colloquium 2025.  20 - 20. 

     

    tay yan ling, mohd azzuan ahmad, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2025).  effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy combined with rehabilitation exercise in knee osteoarthritis: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.  - 2nd global health sciences conference 2025 (ghsc 2025). 

     

    nurul fatin malek rivan, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh & nor fadilah rajab.  (2024).  sarcopenic obesity as a predictor of cognitive frailty: longitudinal evidence from malaysian older adults.  - soms international conference on obesity and metabolism in conjunction with asia-oceania conference on obesity (sicom & aoco 2024). 

     

    tay wan yi, deepashini harithasan, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2024).  knowledge, attitude and barriers towards evidence-based practice: a quantitative study among physiotherapists.  - 14th international symposium of health sciences .  42 - 42. 

     

    deepashini harithasan, firdaus mohamad tahir, devinder kaur ajit singh.  (2024).  the trajectories changes of gait parameters in older adults with dementia.  - prospero: international prospective register of systematic reviews .