Healthy Ageing In Singapore

Author : Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789819908721

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Healthy Ageing in Singapore by Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk Pdf

Singapore is the world’s second-fastest ageing society and will become a super- aged society by 2030. This book fills an important research gap by examining Singapore’s efforts to achieve healthy ageing. It draws on both semi-structured interviews and secondary data (e.g. government documents, journal articles, books, reports) to examine hot topics such as financial wellness of older adults, ageing in place, dementia friendly communities and digital connection with older adults in the time of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In the interviews, experts and professionals provide valuable insights into the issue of healthy ageing in Singapore. The book ’s goal is to provide a comprehensive portrait of healthy ageing in Singapore, while also sharing valuable lessons to help other countries achieve healthy ageing.

Author : Belinda Yuen,Špela Močnik,Freya C.H. Yu,Winston Yap
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9783030382889

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Ageing-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Singapore, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America by Belinda Yuen,Špela Močnik,Freya C.H. Yu,Winston Yap Pdf

This book brings together the emerging body of work on age-friendly neighbourhoods in Singapore, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and North America. It begins with an overview chapter on the current state of policy, practice and research on age-friendly neighbourhoods in Singapore. This is followed by an annotated bibliography of published materials on age-friendly neighbourhoods in the above-mentioned countries and regions, encompassing theoretical work and empirical research reported on in journal articles, books and conference proceedings. The annotations for Singapore also map the grey literature, including unpublished dissertations and theses. The aim is to provide a sense of the scope of, issues in, and discourse on age-friendly neighbourhoods, the development of which is increasingly being recognised as a key strategy to support healthy ageing and enhance quality of life in ageing societies.

Author : Peggy Teo,Kalyani Mehta,Leng Leng Thang,Angelique Chan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134188550

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Ageing in Singapore by Peggy Teo,Kalyani Mehta,Leng Leng Thang,Angelique Chan Pdf

Providing original critical discourse from Asian writers recording Asian voices, this fascinating text is an invaluable resource giving an in-depth analysis of the experience of ageing in Singapore.

Author : Peggy Teo,Kalyani Mehta,Leng Leng Thang,Angelique Chan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134188543

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Ageing in Singapore by Peggy Teo,Kalyani Mehta,Leng Leng Thang,Angelique Chan Pdf

Older persons are often portrayed as social and financial burdens because pensions, health and social care have to withstand increasing old age dependency ratios. Due to a lack of access to representation or a lack of social and economic power, older people have found few opportunities to have their voices heard, making age an immensely political issue. Written by an impressive team of authors, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the experience of ageing in Singapore examining key issues such as health, work, housing, family ties and care giving. It looks at how social categorization enters into everyday life to elucidate the multiple meanings of age and identity encountered in a rapidly changing economy and society. Providing original critical discourse from Asian writers recording Asian voices, Ageing in Singapore will appeal to a wide readership and is an invaluable resource for policy makers, service practitioners and scholars working on Asian gerontology.

Author : S Vasoo,Bilveer Singh,Srinivasan Chookkanathan
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811265204

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Singapore Ageing: Issues And Challenges Ahead by S Vasoo,Bilveer Singh,Srinivasan Chookkanathan Pdf

Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who will undergo that life stage. Singapore Ageing assembles a team of researchers, administrators, practitioners, advocates and academics from varied social service and care sectors, to share their thoughts, concerns and future challenges faced by an ageing Singapore in different arenas.With the Singapore demography showing a greying trend, it is increasingly vital for the government and the social, health and economic sectors to meet the needs of an ageing nation. The appropriate services and support have to be in place to respond to the issues faced by seniors. This edited volume serves as a useful resource for those who are working or researching in the field of ageing.

Author : Wing-Cheong Chan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136726262

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Singapore's Ageing Population by Wing-Cheong Chan Pdf

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.

Author : Lisa Scharoun,Danny Hills,Carlos Montana-Hoyos,Fanke Peng,Vivien Sung
Publisher : Global Health Humanities
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Aging
ISBN : 1789383080

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Cross-Cultural Design for Healthy Ageing by Lisa Scharoun,Danny Hills,Carlos Montana-Hoyos,Fanke Peng,Vivien Sung Pdf

This book examines some of the challenges associated with ageing in multi-cultural societies. We explore some of the major issues facing society in the area of 'healthy ageing' and propose a method of working with cross-disciplinary groups of health practitioners, designers, architects and cultural practitioners. Through case-studies of a series of workshops run in China and Singapore with Australian, Chinese and Singaporean students, we review the benefits of this approach and provide a framework for engaging designers, planners and health professionals in the process of creating new design solutions for the growing global ageing population.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789241565042

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World Report on Ageing and Health by World Health Organization Pdf

The WHO World report on ageing and health is not for the book shelf it is a living breathing testament to all older people who have fought for their voice to be heard at all levels of government across disciplines and sectors. - Mr Bjarne Hastrup President International Federation on Ageing and CEO DaneAge This report outlines a framework for action to foster Healthy Ageing built around the new concept of functional ability. This will require a transformation of health systems away from disease based curative models and towards the provision of older-person-centred and integrated care. It will require the development sometimes from nothing of comprehensive systems of long term care. It will require a coordinated response from many other sectors and multiple levels of government. And it will need to draw on better ways of measuring and monitoring the health and functioning of older populations. These actions are likely to be a sound investment in society's future. A future that gives older people the freedom to live lives that previous generations might never have imagined. The World report on ageing and health responds to these challenges by recommending equally profound changes in the way health policies for ageing populations are formulated and services are provided. As the foundation for its recommendations the report looks at what the latest evidence has to say about the ageing process noting that many common perceptions and assumptions about older people are based on outdated stereotypes. The report's recommendations are anchored in the evidence comprehensive and forward-looking yet eminently practical. Throughout examples of experiences from different countries are used to illustrate how specific problems can be addressed through innovation solutions. Topics explored range from strategies to deliver comprehensive and person-centred services to older populations to policies that enable older people to live in comfort and safety to ways to correct the problems and injustices inherent in current systems for long-term care.

Author : Betsy Ng,Gloria Ho
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789811569685

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Self-Determination Theory and Healthy Aging by Betsy Ng,Gloria Ho Pdf

This book pioneers evidence-based research on healthy aging through the application of self determination theory (SDT). Its uniqueness is located in the fact that to date, no other work has applied SDT to the empirical study of aging populations. The authors focus on how SDT drives healthy, successful and active aging, and note that the motivation factors underpinning healthy aging are often neglected, or altogether absent, in the existing literature. This edited volume is particularly timely given the expanding aging crisis in many North American, European and Asian contexts. The collection of chapters meets this challenge head-on in comparing these contexts vis-a-vis a broad international scope, and subsequent discussions on important specialty issues in aging, such as hearing and memory loss. The work offers global perspectives on aging, autonomy and associated life challenges, as well as factors relating to the sustainability of healthy aging in terms of physical and mental well-being. This book will be highly relevant to researchers in the SDT community, as well as specialists in aging and gerontology. It will also be of interest to lifespan psychologists and developmental psychologists.

Author : John Wallis Rowe,Robert L. Kahn
Publisher : Random House Large Print Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Aging
ISBN : 0375701796

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Successful Aging by John Wallis Rowe,Robert L. Kahn Pdf

Presents the results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later life.

Author : D. Reisman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848447455

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Social Policy in an Ageing Society by D. Reisman Pdf

Around half the world s population live in countries where the fertility rate is far below the replacement rate and where life expectancy is increasing dramatically. Using Singapore as a case study, Social Policy in an Ageing Society explores what might happen in a dynamic and prosperous society when falling births, longer life expectancy and rising expectations put disproportionate pressure on scarce resources that have alternative uses. David Reisman investigates the challenges facing Singapore, where a rapidly rising median age and the growing pressure of the elderly upon medical attention are threatening to disrupt the economic and even the political status quo. The dependency of the old upon the young is becoming a financial and an emotional burden. Health care is swelling in quantity and price. Voluntary and compulsory savings are being used up. New demands for pensions and subsidies are challenging the national ideology of family network and self-reliance. Despite a wealth of prospective problems, the author argues that viable solutions can be found. Discretionary savings can increase. Reverse mortgages can monetise owner-occupied property. A higher participation rate can give the elderly the opportunity to earn a living for themselves. This book concludes that public policy must play its part in facilitating these solutions. It must ensure that the old retain their dignity. The old should not lie where they fall. This comprehensive, intelligible and highly original cross-disciplinary study will appeal to a wide-ranging audience. Readers will include academics, researchers and students with an interest in health economics, the economics of development, social policy and administration, public policy and the socio-economic aspects of medicine.

Author : Wing-Cheong Chan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781136726255

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Singapore's Ageing Population by Wing-Cheong Chan Pdf

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.

Author : Grace Khei Mie Wong,Giok Ling Ooi,Kai Hong Phua
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Aged
ISBN : 9789810421892

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Annotated Bibliography on Ageing and the Elderly in Singapore by Grace Khei Mie Wong,Giok Ling Ooi,Kai Hong Phua Pdf

Author : Alan Walker,Christian Aspalter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781135043933

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Active Ageing in Asia by Alan Walker,Christian Aspalter Pdf

East Asian societies are changing rapidly, and one of the most important facets of this transformation is population the ageing. of society. "Active ageing" is one of the few concepts available today to effectively address the problems arising from a highly-aged and, particularly in East Asia, fast-ageing society, offering a new social policy paradigm to redirect and innovate new social policies, particularly social services, social transfers, social regulations and laws, towards more investment in and support of the fast rising number of olderelderly citizens. This book focuses on the experiences of East Asian societies where active ageing has been implemented. It presents a thorough analysis of the concept of active ageing and its potential and problems of implementations in different stages of development in East Asia, whilst providing theoretical clarity to, and broadening the concept of, active ageing. Further, the country-focused case studies explore how to design, pursue, measure and evaluate social policies, highlight the problems related to the implementation of the concept of active ageing in social policy and outline the practical implications of active ageing theory forin policy making. Active Ageing in Asia will appeal to students and scholars of social and public policy, social work, gerontology and health and social administration, as well as to policy makers working in the field.

Author : Anna P Lane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429516245

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Urban Environments for Healthy Ageing by Anna P Lane Pdf

Around the world, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners are working to ensure cities and communities are prepared for the challenges and opportunities of aged and highly urbanised populations. Bringing together stakeholders from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, this book presents new evidence and critical reviews of current knowledge to promote ongoing discussions on: affordable and accessible housing to support ageing in place; built environment supports for health-enhancing physical activity and mobility; and planning and design strategies and approaches to promote healthy and active ageing in cities and communities. The book content is framed by socio-ecological models of ageing and well-being that emphasise the dynamic interconnections between people and environment. Contributions in this edited volume stem from the International Ageing Urbanism Colloquium, 2017, Singapore University of Technology and Design.