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View article: Healthcare Service Utilisation of People Living With Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Systematic Review
Healthcare Service Utilisation of People Living With Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Systematic Review Open
Introduction The global rise in dementia presents significant challenges for healthcare systems. While Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dominates dementia care, people with non-Alzheimer’s dementias (non-AD), such as dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB…
View article: Ethnic proximity, mobility and (non)-belonging: middle-class Singaporean migrants in China
Ethnic proximity, mobility and (non)-belonging: middle-class Singaporean migrants in China Open
New global multi-directional migration flows are decentering extant analyses of White expatriate migration. As migration becomes more diversified, new lines of intellectual inquiry are surfacing about the experiences of middle-class non-wh…
View article: The Introduction of the Special Issue: Asian Perspectives on Active Aging: Meaning, Purpose and Hope
The Introduction of the Special Issue: Asian Perspectives on Active Aging: Meaning, Purpose and Hope Open
This Special Issue focuses on the value of active ageing and its beneficial impact on mental and physical health [...]
View article: Creating ‘my space’: Lived Experiences of Japanese Women in Singapore
Creating ‘my space’: Lived Experiences of Japanese Women in Singapore Open
This paper focuses on the lived experiences of Japanese women in Singapore. Set in the context of research on gender and transnational migration, the phenomenon of Japanese women moving overseas justifies more attention as the feminization…
View article: Active Aging through Later Life and Afterlife Planning: Shūkatsu in a Super-Aged Japan
Active Aging through Later Life and Afterlife Planning: Shūkatsu in a Super-Aged Japan Open
In Japan, the term shūkatsu—referred as the planning for later life and for the afterlife—has gained popularity due to high amount of mass media exposure in recent years. This paper examines shūkatsu from the active aging framework, conten…
View article: Development of Scales for Generative Concern and Generative Acts Among Older Singaporeans
Development of Scales for Generative Concern and Generative Acts Among Older Singaporeans Open
Generativity (concern in establishing and guiding the next generation) at older ages is increasingly relevant with population ageing and realization of older people as a resource for younger generations. Generativity encompasses two aspect…
View article: Intergenerational Connections: Exploring New Ways to Connect
Intergenerational Connections: Exploring New Ways to Connect Open
2020 is a turbulent year for all generations. As the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, social distancing, the avoidance of touch and face-to-face contacts, suddenly became a new soci...
View article: CHI study: protocol for an observational cohort study on ageing and mental health in community-dwelling older adults
CHI study: protocol for an observational cohort study on ageing and mental health in community-dwelling older adults Open
Introduction Ageing is associated with a multitude of healthcare issues including dementia, depression, frailty, morbidity associated with chronic disease and high healthcare utilisation. With Singapore’s population projected to age signif…
View article: Falls among older adults living in age-friendly environment in Singapore
Falls among older adults living in age-friendly environment in Singapore Open
Introduction: There is an increasing awareness of the importance of the home in the health and social ecosystem. To encourage independent living, an enabling and healthy environment is needed. One of the major public health problems among …
View article: WHAT IT MEANS TO AGE WELL? LAY PERSPECTIVES FROM OLDER ADULTS IN SINGAPORE
WHAT IT MEANS TO AGE WELL? LAY PERSPECTIVES FROM OLDER ADULTS IN SINGAPORE Open
Knowledge about aging through lay perspectives is increasingly important and in a way serves as an empowerment effort to determine what matters most to the old. In this qualitative study set in the context of studio apartments for older ad…
View article: COMMUNITY-BASED CARE INITIATIVES FOR ELDERLY IN ASIA AND AUSTRALIA
COMMUNITY-BASED CARE INITIATIVES FOR ELDERLY IN ASIA AND AUSTRALIA Open
Asia leads the global and rapid epidemic of aging population in terms of its absolute size. While increasing longevity is a blessing, it also poses many challenges for societies and requires system- and paradigm-changes in many aspects. As…
View article: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SENIOR GROUP HOME IN PROMOTING AGING IN PLACE IN SINGAPORE
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SENIOR GROUP HOME IN PROMOTING AGING IN PLACE IN SINGAPORE Open
For a country that is rapidly aging, Senior Group Home (SGH) was introduced in 2012 to meet the demand for more aged care initiatives to support seniors to age-in-place in Singapore (Ministry of Social and Family Development, 2012). It is …