Original Article
Assessing the impact of frailty in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomies in Singapore
The ageing population is a growing global phenomenon. In 2019, 14.4% of the population in Singapore, equivalent to 3.9 million people, were aged 65...
Improving the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening: Managing positive high-risk human papillomavirus results
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable public health challenges worldwide.1-3 In 2020, a global estimate reported that 604,127 new cases of cervical...
Delayed presentation is associated with serious bacterial infections among febrile infants: A prospective cohort...
Young infants ≤90 days old are at risk of serious bacterial infections (SBIs) due to their immature immune systems and may develop severe complications...
Diagnostic performance of classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus: A validation study from Singapore
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease with a broad spectrum of clinical presentation.1 Clinical diagnosis by rheumatologists remains the gold standard,...
Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety in primary care
The global prevalence of individuals living with a mental disorder in 2019 was 970 million, with anxiety and depressive disorders being the most common.1...
Healthcare burden of cognitive impairment: Evidence from a Singapore Chinese health study
Individuals with cognitive impairment (CI) are predisposed to injuries, infections and treatment complications,1 have poorer treatment compliance, and face greater difficulties with post-discharge care.2...
Prevalence of consumption of illicit drugs and associated factors from a nationwide epidemiological survey:...
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are characterised by the uncontrolled use of a substance by an individual despite its harmful consequences.1,2 The prevalence of consumption...
Health practices, behaviours and quality of life of low-income preschoolers: A community-based cross-sectional comparison...
Poverty is a serious concern that has been found to bring about various adverse psychological, social and developmental outcomes.1 Living in poverty as a...
Mitigating adverse social determinants of health in the vulnerable population: Insights from a home...
Strong evidence consistently links low income to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and children’s long-term health, developmental, educational and social outcomes.1,2
Poverty increases parenting stress, and...
Frailty-aware surgical care: Validation of Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) in older surgical patients
Frailty is a clinically recognisable state of vulnerability in older people, resulting from age-associated decline in physiological reserves and function across multiple organ systems,...