A5012130105- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Family Support in Illness
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Health Policy Implementation Science
National University of Singapore
2016-2025
Office Of Health Economics
2020
National University Health System
2020
The study examined and described the perspectives of people living with advanced cancer changes over time in their needs experiences. This paper reports accounts 11 terminally-ill who gave a total 25 in-depth interviews. Participants were recruited when they began receiving home hospice care service, followed up time, as disease progressed. Framework method was used to organize data identify themes. findings highlighted that end-of-life be holistic, encompassing physical, psychological,...
In Singapore, a densely urbanised Asian city state, more than 80% of the population stays in public housing estates and majority (90%) own their homes. For needy who cannot afford home ownership, rental flats are available. We were interested exploring social-environmental factors that associated with loneliness among elderly residents Singapore. surveyed aged ≥60 two Singapore precincts 2016. Loneliness was measured using three-item scale. Sociodemographic information obtained via...
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the concept a good death from perspectives both dying person and family caregiver, as perceived by bereaved caregivers advanced cancer patients. Method: data were gathered five focus group discussions one face-to-face qualitative interview conducted over 8 months among 18 recruited local hospice. transcripts groups entered into NVivo Version analyzed using thematic approach. Results: A may be understood having biopsychosocial spiritual...
The quality of life family caregivers patients with advanced cancers is an important concern in oncology care. Yet, there are few suitable measurement scales available for use Asia. This study aims to develop and evaluate a locally derived scale English Chinese assess the Singapore. Scale contents were generated from qualitative research that solicited inputs caregivers. Six hundred twelve recruited, whom 304 308 chose complete versions scale, respectively. A follow-up survey was conducted...
The 59-item Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool (CNAT) for cancer patients is an English language survey developed in South Korea. objective of this study was to validate the version CNAT advanced Singapore.
The aim of this retrospective qualitative study was to examine the bereavement experiences and coping family caregivers, with Dual Process Model (DPM) as theoretical framework. A purposive sample 15 bereaved who had lived and/or cared for their dying spouse or parent, were recruited from a local hospice. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis approach, all one-to-one interviews audio-recorded, transcribed, entered into NVivo 12 Plus software analysis. major themes in mirrored...
To develop separate item banks for three health domains of health-related quality life (HRQOL) ranked as important by Singaporeans - physical functioning, social relationships, and positive mindset.We adapted the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Qualitative Item Review protocol, with input endorsement from laymen experts various relevant fields. Items were generated 3 sources: 1) thematic analysis focus groups in-depth interviews framework (n = 134 participants)...
Introduction: Although the EQ-5D questionnaire is widely used to measure health status internationally, there little evidence of its content validity in Asian populations. This qualitative study aimed explore Singapore. Materials and Methods: Sixty Singaporeans (Chinese: 20; Malay: Indian: 20) completed semi-structured interviews which they were asked about concepts important them relevance comprehensiveness descriptive system (DS). Thematic analysis employing open, focused axial coding was...
This article reports on a pilot study that examined the complexities of doctor–patient–family communication in an oncology setting Singapore. Twenty consultation visits were audio-recorded and postconsultation questionnaire was administered to patients their accompanying person (AP) examine preferences. Patients APs rated physician expertise message content as highly important; supportive elements less important. preferred information concerning condition, while regarding treatment options....
Dignity is an important concept in palliative care. Yet, the ambiguous and there does not seem to be agreement on how care can delivered that preserves dignity at end of life. The aim study was conduct a feasibility explore experience Singapore. We conducted qualitative interviews with four patients advanced cancer their primary family caregiver from local largest home hospice service. preliminary findings showed Singapore context consists three factors, which reflected 12 themes. These are...
To examine how Hong Kong Chinese women and men coped with adjusted to the infertility problem over time. Using purposive sampling theoretical sampling, nine heterosexual couples ten who had completed IVF were recruited. Data collected using a narrative interviewing technique autobiographical timeline, based on grounded theory approach. Regardless of outcome IVF, coping treatment was emotionally taxing. Four themes relating experiences identified captured innovatively in pictorial forms. They...
The management and delivery of bereavement care support services present practical challenges. A national-level, qualitative study was conducted to examine the current practices in Singapore. study's purpose inform by drawing from perspectives service providers offering death, dying bereavement-related services. This undertaken using focused group discussion (FGD) with health, social death-related sectors. Ten FGDs were a total 69 participants. Thematic analysis yield two themes -...
Social relationships (SR) is an important domain of health-related quality life. We developed and calibrated a novel item bank to measure SR in Singapore, multi-ethnic city Southeast Asia. initial candidate pool 51 items from focus groups, individual in-depth interviews existing instruments that had been and/or validated for use Singapore. administered all English multi-stage sample subjects, stratified age gender, with without medical conditions, recruited community hospital settings. their...
AbstractThis retrospective qualitative study aimed to examine the influences of bereaved family caregivers’ perception good death for their dying spouse or parent on caregiving experiences. A purposive sample 15 participants were recruited from a hospice and narratives analyzed. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis approach, five key components perceived that intermixed well-established Western attributes with deeply rooted Asian values identified meanings ascribed experiences...
Objective: This paper considers the potential contribution that assisted reproductive technology (ART) may make to population replenishment in countries have experienced extended periods of below-populationreplacement Total Fertility Rates (TFR), by focusing on specific situation Singapore, which has recorded 'ultra-low' TFRs for many years.Methods: The factors contributing ultra-low economic and social consequences endemic below-population-replacement fertility rates remedial measures...
The Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale (SCQOLS) was recently developed and validated in two languages - English Chinese. total domain scores are scaled to range from 0 100. However, the scale is not at interval-ratio level measurement. To facilitate interpretation, we established percentiles scale's among family caregivers patients with advanced cancers demonstrate effect size terms differences relation caregiver patient characteristics.Data were drawn a cross-sectional survey stage...
The psychosocial issues related to infertility have been widely researched. However, the meaning a couple gives childbearing remains relatively unexplored area. This study explores making of Hong Kong Chinese couples who had received in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Eleven IVF-successful and seven IVF-unsuccessful informants were assessed using two complementary constructivist methods: laddering technique constructivist-grounded theory analysis in-depth interviews. Findings revealed four...