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Woan Shin Tan

Geriatric Education & Research Institute
Verified email at geri.com.sg
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[HTML][HTML] Overview of systematic reviews of advance care planning: summary of evidence and global lessons

G Jimenez, WS Tan, AK Virk, CK Low, J Car… - Journal of pain and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Advance care planning (ACP) involves important decision making about future
medical needs. The high-volume and disparate nature of ACP research makes it difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] Building community resilience beyond COVID-19: The Singapore way

W Yip, L Ge, AHY Ho, BH Heng… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been described as a storm. It has affected over
215 regions/countries and the number of cases worldwide has reached 42,003,060 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Health outcomes and implementation barriers and facilitators of comprehensive geriatric assessment in community settings: a systematic integrative review …

G Sum, SO Nicholas, ZL Nai, YY Ding, WS Tan - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) addresses the bio-psycho-social
needs of older adults through multidimensional assessments and management …

[HTML][HTML] eHealth in the future of medications management: personalisation, monitoring and adherence

J Car, WS Tan, Z Huang, P Sloot, BD Franklin - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Globally, healthcare systems face major challenges with medicines
management and medication adherence. Medication adherence determines medication …

[PDF][PDF] Association of socioeconomic status (SES) and social support with depressive symptoms among the elderly in Singapore

CW Ng, WS Tan, PP Gunapal, LY Wong… - Ann Acad Med …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Introduction: Depression in the elderly is a major public health issue. Socioeconomic status
(SES) and social support are strong risk factors for depression. This study aimed to …

State of advance care planning research: a descriptive overview of systematic reviews

G Jimenez, WS Tan, AK Virk, CK Low, J Car… - Palliative & supportive …, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo provide an overview of the current state of research of advance care planning
(ACP), highlighting most studied topics, publication time, quality of studies and reported …

Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

WSK TEO, WS TAN, WAIF CHONG… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the direct medical costs of
COPD in two public health clusters in Singapore from 2005 to 2009. Methods: Patients aged …

Factors predicting inpatient rehabilitation length of stay of acute stroke patients in Singapore

WS Tan, BH Heng, KSG Chua, KF Chan - Archives of physical medicine …, 2009 - Elsevier
Tan WS, Heng BH, Chua KS, Chan KF. Factors predicting inpatient rehabilitation length of
stay of acute stroke patients in Singapore. OBJECTIVE: To determine the predictors of …

[HTML][HTML] Digital health professions education on diabetes management: systematic review by the Digital Health Education Collaboration

Z Huang, M Semwal, SY Lee, M Tee, W Ong… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - jmir.org
Background There is a shortage of health care professionals competent in diabetes
management worldwide. Digital education is increasingly used in educating health …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of pharmacy automation on patient waiting time: an application of computer simulation

WS Tan, SL Chua, KW Yong, TS Wu - Annals Academy of Medicine …, 2009 - Citeseer
Introduction: This paper aims to illustrate the use of computer simulation in evaluating the
impact of a prototype automated dispensing system on waiting time in an outpatient …