| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Singapore's Ageing Population: Managing healthcare and end-of-life decisions; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Overview of health and ageing issues in the Asia-Pacific region; 3. Chronic disease, functional status and quality of life among the elderly in Singapore; 4. Managing later life and health: A study of older Chinese men living alone in Singapore; 5. Caregiver burden for terminally ill patients among the Chinese in Singapore; 6. Victims of elder abuse in Singapore : A study of cases at TRANS SAFE Centre |
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7. Where the elderly die: The influence of socio-demographic factors and cause of death on people dying at home8. The elderly patient and the healthcare decision-making framework in Singapore; 9. Shifting landscapes : Law and the end of life in Singapore; 10. Decriminalising physican-assisted suicide in Singapore; 11. Ethical issues in research involving the aged and terminally ill population; Index |
| Summary |
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, service practitioners and scholars working on Asian gerontology and health and social policy more generally |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- Medical care -- Singapore
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Older people -- Medical care
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| SUBJECT |
Singapore. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79059023
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| Subject |
Singapore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203817025 |
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0203817028 |
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