pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)
devinder@ukm.edu.my
Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,
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.
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.
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.
mohd rosnu, nurul syuhada; singh, devinder kaur ajit; musselwhite, charles. (2025). exploring the link between transportation and health in malaysia. - journal of transport and health. 1 - 4.
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.
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.
mohd rosnu, nurul syuhada; singh, devinder kaur ajit; musselwhite, charles. (2025). exploring the link between transportation and health in malaysia. - journal of transport and health. 1 - 4.
yan ling tay, mohd azzuan ahmad, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2025). effects of photobiomodulation combined with rehabilitation exercise on pain, physical function, and radiographic changes in mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial protocol. - plos one. 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.
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.
deepashini harithasan, lim pei sean, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2025). unveiling the key elements of effective preventive strategies: insights into addressing work-related musculoskeletal disorders among physiotherapists. - work: a journal of prevention, assessment and rehabilitation. 130 - 143.
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.
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.
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.
bukhorri, nur wahidah iskandar amer; mahmod, siti ruzita; salim, maheza irna mohamad; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2025). lung functions and self-reported physical activity level for the classification of physical frailty in older adults using a machine learning approach. - malaysian journal of medicine and health sciences. 108 - 116.
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.
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.
deepashini harithasan, lim pei sean, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2025). unveiling the key elements of effective preventive strategies: insights into addressing work-related musculoskeletal disorders among physiotherapists. - work: a journal of prevention, assessment and rehabilitation. 130 - 143.
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.
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.
norhayati ibrahim, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2020). penuaan sihat dan kesejahteraan: sorotan awal. - . 15-19.
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). .
ying qian ong , suzana shahar, aisyah mohd safien , norhayati ibrahim , devinder kaur ajit singh. (2024). caregivers’ perspectives on the multidomain ageless intervention for older adults with cognitive frailty. - 14th international symposium of health sciences. .
kirtinee ramesh. (2024). be involved in active ageing activities, seniors urged. - the sun . .
teoh jia wen, deepashini harithasan, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2024). impact of standardized workplace design on performance among office workers. - 14th international symposium of health sciences . 46 - 46.
ASSOCIATE HEALTH SCIENCE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Geriatric Physiotherapy, Analysis of Function, Spine and Aging, Community based Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and emerging technology , Health promotion
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Geriatric Physiotherapy
Pengalaman / Experience : 40 tahun/years(s)