Browsing by Author "Iau, Philip Tsau Choong"

Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective cohort study.

Tan, Timothy Xin Zhong; Nadkarni, Nivedita V; Chua, Wei Chong; Loo, Lynette Ma; Iau, Philip Tsau Choong; Ang, Arron Seng Hock; Goo, Jerry Tiong Thye; ... (16 authors) (PloS one, 2021-01)

<h4>Background</h4>Patients suffering moderate or severe injury after low falls have higher readmission and long-term mortality rates compared to patients injured by high-velocity mechanisms such as motor vehicle accidents. ...

Health Services Use and Functional Recovery Following Blunt Trauma in Older Persons - A National Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study.

Wong, Ting-Hway; Tan, Timothy Xin Zhong; Malhotra, Rahul; Nadkarni, Nivedita V; Chua, Wei Chong; Loo, Lynette Ma; Iau, Philip Tsau Choong; ... (18 authors) (Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2021-11-27)

<h4>Objective</h4>Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However, for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in longer length of stay at index admission. We ...

Negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers of older blunt trauma patients.

Wong, Ting-Hway; Tan, Timothy Xin Zhong; Loo, Lynette Ma; Chua, Wei Chong; Iau, Philip Tsau Choong; Ang, Arron Seng Hock; Goo, Jerry Tiong Thye; ... (18 authors) (PloS one, 2022-01)

<h4>Objectives</h4>Family caregivers play a fundamental role in the care of the older blunt trauma patient. We aim to identify risk factors for negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers.<h4>...