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Successful Ageing in Singapore
Andrew Rogerson1, Simon Stacey2
1Department of General Medicine, Medical Centre Level 9, Sengkang General Hospital, 110 Sengkang East Way, Singapore 544886, Singapore. andyrog@doctors.org.uk.
Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)
|April 24, 2019
Summary
Singapore
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Gerontology
- Health Policy
Background:
- Singapore faces challenges of rapid development, limited land, and an aging population.
- Extrinsic factors significantly influence successful aging, necessitating state and healthcare system responsibility.
- Proactive national policies address housing, transport, education, and research to support the elderly.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review national and regional strategies in Singapore aimed at promoting successful aging.
- To highlight a specific hospital's frailty screening program for early intervention.
- To examine Singapore's multi-domain approach to managing an aging demographic.
Main Methods:
- Review of national policies and initiatives in Singapore concerning the elderly population.
- Description of a frailty screening program implemented in a regional hospital.
- Analysis of Singapore's proactive measures across various sectors.
Main Results:
- Singapore has implemented comprehensive policies across housing, transport, education, and research to support its aging population.
- A regional hospital's frailty screening program demonstrates a localized effort to identify and manage frailty.
- These measures reflect a commitment to addressing the challenges of an aging society.
Conclusions:
- Singapore's multi-faceted approach, combining national policy with regional healthcare initiatives, aims to foster successful aging.
- Early identification and intervention for frailty are key components of Singapore's strategy.
- The review underscores the importance of state-led and healthcare-integrated measures for an aging population.
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