Abstract
Background Indonesia has an ageing population that can develop mobility health-related problems in the future, including osteoporosis, arthritis, sarcopenia, low back pain, neck pain, and peripheral neuropathy. However, there are limited references and research that look upon mobility health and problems surrounding it in Indonesia.
Aims To improve understanding on issues surrounding mobility health in Indonesia through a semi-structured interview with relevant experts.
Method Semi-structured qualitative interviews via phone calls were conducted with eight different experts. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Experts with experience dealing with mobility (bone, muscle, joint, movement) related issues for more than ten years, working in Indonesia, and communicating in English or Bahasa Indonesia were included.
Results Four themes were then identified across the experts on issues surrounding mobility health in Indonesia; this includes [1] screening and assessment of mobility health, [2] treatment for mobility health problems, [3] awareness campaign, [4] supplement for mobility health.
Conclusions Diagnostic modalities for mobility health are abundant but still expensive. Treatment of mobility health with herbal medicine (jamu) might be beneficial. Fortified food or milk can improve mobility health. Social media can be a promising tool to increase awareness regarding mobility health. In general, there needs to be a change in mindset from curative to prevention in both health care providers and the general population.
Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
Funding Statement
This study was funded by Danone Specialized Nutrition Indonesia.
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The Ethical Review Board of Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Atma Jaya gave ethical approval for this research (NO: 13/11/KEP-FKIKUAJ/2020)
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Footnotes
ray.basrowi{at}gmail.com (R.W.B.); tonny.sundjaya{at}danone.com (T.S.); bertri.masita{at}danone.com (B.M.M)
Added Bertri Masita as author, since her contribution and suggestion to the final manuscript had been deemed significant. Added extra information on the importance in utilizing fortified food as means of increasing mobility health. In the latest revision we added the correct full name for Bertri (Bertri Maulidya Masita - B.M.M.)
Data Availability
All data produced in the present study are available upon reasonable request to the authors