Browsing by Author "Malhotra, Rahul"
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Cohort Profile: Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly (PHASE).
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Comorbid visual and cognitive impairment: relationship with disability status and self-rated health among older Singaporeans.
(Asia-Pacific journal of public health, 2014-05)The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and consequences of coexisting vision and cognitive impairments in an Asian population. Data were collected from 4508 community-dwelling Singaporeans aged 60 years ... -
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): an evidence map of medical literature.
(BMC medical research methodology, 2020-07-02)<h4>Background</h4>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019, a substantial body of COVID-19 medical literature has been generated. As of June 2020, gaps and longitudinal trends in the COVID-19 medical ... -
Depressive symptoms among informal caregivers of older adults: insights from the Singapore Survey on Informal Caregiving.
(International psychogeriatrics, 2012-08)This paper determines care recipient and caregiver characteristics and caregiving dimensions - associated with depression among caregivers of older adults, using path analysis and assesses whether the identified path model ... -
Do healthcare needs-based population segments predict outcomes among the elderly? Findings from a prospective cohort study in an urbanized low-income community.
(BMC geriatrics, 2020-02-27)<h4>Background</h4>A rapidly ageing population with increasing prevalence of chronic disease presents policymakers the urgent task of tailoring healthcare services to optimally meet changing needs. While healthcare needs-based ... -
Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective cohort study.
(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. ... -
Gender, educational and ethnic differences in active life expectancy among older Singaporeans.
(Geriatrics & gerontology international, 2016-04)<h4>Aim</h4>The aim of the present study was to compute total life expectancy (TLE), active life expectancy (ALE) and inactive life expectancy among older Singaporeans by gender, education and ethnicity.<h4>Methods</h4>Data ... -
Health Services Use and Functional Recovery Following Blunt Trauma in Older Persons - A National Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study.
(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 ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on perceived wellbeing, self-management and views of novel modalities of care among medically vulnerable patients in Singapore.
(Chronic illness, 2021-12-29)<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aims to examine the impact of COVID-19 measures on wellbeing and self-management in medically vulnerable non-COVID patients and their views of novel modalities of care in Singapore.<h4>Metho... -
Implications of long-term care capacity response policies for an aging population: a simulation analysis.
(Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2014-05)<h4>Introduction</h4>The demand for long-term care (LTC) services is likely to increase as a population ages. Keeping pace with rising demand for LTC poses a key challenge for health systems and policymakers, who may be ... -
Negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers of older blunt trauma patients.
(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>... -
Older person behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPS) and functional limitations mediate the association between older person cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in the caregiver.
(Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2014-03)We assess for the mediation of the association between older person cognitive impairment and caregiver depressive symptoms through older person BPS and functional limitations, and whether the mediation varies by caregiver-older ... -
Presence of and correction for interviewer error on an instrument assessing cognitive function of older adults.
(Geriatrics & gerontology international, 2015-03)<h4>Aim</h4>To determine the extent of interviewer error on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ), the association between interviewer-level variables and SPMSQ score, compare the prevalence of SPMSQ cognitive ... -
Projecting the effects of long-term care policy on the labor market participation of primary informal family caregivers of elderly with disability: insights from a dynamic simulation model.
(BMC geriatrics, 2016-03-23)<h4>Background</h4>Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the labor market participation of primary informal ... -
Projecting the number of older singaporeans with activity of daily living limitations requiring human assistance through 2030.
(Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2014-01)<h4>Introduction</h4>In the context of rapid population ageing and the increase in number of activity of daily living (ADL) limitations with age, the number of older persons requiring human assistance in Singapore is likely ... -
Projection of young-old and old-old with functional disability: does accounting for the changing educational composition of the elderly population make a difference?
(PloS one, 2015-01)This study compares projections, up to year 2040, of young-old (aged 60-79) and old-old (aged 80+) with functional disability in Singapore with and without accounting for the changing educational composition of the Singaporean ... -
Short-Term Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Stroke Survivors and Their Family Caregivers.
(Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2016-01)<h4>Goal</h4>We utilize group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) to delineate depressive symptom trajectories among stroke survivor-caregiver dyads, to identify predictors of the delineated trajectories, and to assess the ... -
Simulating the impact of long-term care policy on family eldercare hours.
(Health services research, 2013-04)<h4>Objective</h4>To understand the effect of current and future long-term care (LTC) policies on family eldercare hours for older adults (60 years of age and older) in Singapore.<h4>Data sources</h4>The Social Isolation ...
