Original Article
Cost analysis of a Patient-Centred Medical Home for community-dwelling older adults with complex needs in Singapore
The Patient-Centred Medical Home (PCMH) is a model of chronic care that replaces episodic primary care, with the delivery of primary care to patients,...
Original Article
Bedside Clinical Methods Useful as Screening Test for Aspiration in Elderly Patients with Recent and Previous Strokes
Cerebrovascular disease is the fifth commonest cause of hospitalisation in Singapore, and accounts for 2.7% of all hospital discharges. Neurogenic dysphagia is a common...
Review Article
Considerations in the Assessment and Management of Older People with Chronic Pain
Persistent pain has been estimated to occur in 50% of community dwelling older people of age 65 years and above. It has been associated...
Review Article
An Evidence-based Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Dementia
The prevalence of dementia or cognitive impairment in local studies has been shown to range from 2% to 13%. These differences in prevalence rates...
Review Article
Aged Care Issues and Services in Australia
In Australia, the number of elderly people is increasing rapidly. In 2001, the population of Australia was approximately 19 million people and about 12.6%...
Original Article
Improving the Diagnosis Related Grouping Model’s Ability to Explain Length of Stay of Elderly Medical Inpatients by Incorporating Function-linked Variables
Casemix refers to the numbers and types of patients within a healthcare setting and Diagnosis Related Groupings (DRGs) represent one mode of classifying casemix....
Original Article
Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Medication Use in Singapore Nursing Homes
The elderly usually have multiple medical problems, requiring prescription drugs to treat diseases and to prevent complications arising from them. Currently, in the United...
Original Article
Resource Consumption in Hospitalised, Frail Older Patients
The number of older adults in Singapore has been steadily increasing over the years and will continue to do so. In 2007, older adults...
Commentary
Projecting the Number of Older Singaporeans with Activity of Daily Living Limitations Requiring Human Assistance Through 2030
Similar to other developed countries in Asia, including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, the population of Singapore is ageing rapidly. In 2011, 9.3% of...
Review Article
Changing Landscape of Nursing Homes in Singapore: Challenges in the 21st Century
Nursing homes trace their evolution to American alms-houses in the 1930s where retired nurses welcomed the elderly and ill into their homes. In Singapore,...