Singapore's ageing population : managing healthcare and end-of-life decisions
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Singapore's ageing population : managing healthcare and end-of-life decisions
(RoutledgeCurzon contemporary Southeast Asia series, 34)
Routledge, 2017, c2011
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A rapidly ageing population is the most significant demographic issue confronting Singapore in our lifetime. This has created new and increasing demands on Singapore's healthcare system and on the families of the older adults. The challenge is in providing a system of care that is humane, effective and sustainable financially. This requires coordination between state funded providers, the family and the community.
This book offers a multi-disciplinary perspective by researchers from various disciplines such as medicine, sociology, anthropology and law on managing healthcare and end-of-life decisions in Singapore. Providing information and suggestions for better policy formulation towards the aged, this book is an invaluable resource for policy makers, serivce practitioners and scholars working on Asian gerontology.
Table of Contents
1.Introduction Wing-Cheong Chan 2. Overview of health and ageing issues in the Asia-Pacific region David R Phillips 3. Chronic disease, functional status and quality of life among the elderly in Singapore Tze Pin Ng 4. Managing later life and health: A study of older Chinese men living alone in Singapore Leng Leng Thang 5. Caregiving burden for terminally ill patients among the Chinese in Singapore Angelique Chan, Chetna Malhotra, Ivan MH Woo and Cynthia R Goh 6. Victims of elder abuse in Singapore: A study of cases at TRANS SAFE centre Wing-Cheong Chan 7. Where the elderly die: The influence of socio-demographic factors and cause of death on people dying at home Arthur KL Beng, Chee Weng Fong, Eugene Shum, Cynthia R Goh, Kee Tai Goh and Suok Kai Chew 8. The elderly patient and the healthcare decision-making framework in Singapore Tracey Evans Chan 9. Shifting landscapes: Law and the end-of-life in Singapore Terry Kaan 10. Decriminalising physician-assisted suicide in Singapore Puay San Toh and Stanley Yeo 11. Ethical issues in research involving the aged and terminally ill population Hui Cheng Tan and Tuck Wai Chan
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