Wayne Freeman Chong

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Introduction Many women in frontline healthcare positions face work demands that are incompatible with their needs and aspirations, resulting in poorer work satisfaction and engagement, and greater probability of leaving their jobs. Proactive career management is associated with elevated well-being and career success but may not be accessible to fe...

This study investigated Singapore older adults’ attitudes toward technology during the COVID-19 pandemic when in-person socializations have been negatively impacted. One hundred and forty-four older adults (range = 60-85 years old) participated in a large-scale survey that included questions such as their attitudes toward technology, severity and f...

This study investigated the association between fear of falling and falls risk among Chinese and non-Chinese community-dwelling older adults in Singapore. Preliminary data were collected from individuals who will turn 60 years old and above in 2022 via an electronic survey between January and February 2022. The majority (61%) of the 128 Chinese par...

We investigated the predictors of fear of falling in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Older adults aged 60 to 85 (N=144) participated in an electronic survey that assessed their attitudes toward technology, perceived severity and fear of COVID, frailty, social engagement and falls risk. Hierarchical linear regressions revealed that the fear...

This study examined whether long-term care service use (LTCSU) is associated with informal caregivers’ burden, depression, and health status. Eligible articles collected data directly from caregivers, written in English, and allowed for extraction or computation of effect sizes. MEDLINE, PsycINFO and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global databases...

There are several reasons for forming an aging international research collaboration; however, creating a successful and productive research team during the global crisis may require extensive planning and efforts. Our team consists of ten scholars from five countries, including Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States. To accomp...

Background This study determined if patients’ long-term care service use (LTCSU) is separately associated with their informal caregivers’ burden, depression, and health status.Methods Eligible articles collected data directly from informal caregivers, were written in English, and allowed for extraction or computation of effect sizes on the associat...

Objectives To identify and describe caregiver profiles based on their psychosocial health characteristics over a 12-month period and transitions among these profiles, to determine if stroke rehabilitation use at 12 months post-stroke differed by caregiver profile transition patterns, and to investigate if caregiver profiles at 3 months post-stroke...

Background and objectives Schema therapy (ST) has become a mainstream therapy for the treatment of psychopathology and has been validated through a series of large scale, international randomized control trials. Among other things, schema therapy emphasizes the meeting of core emotional needs in children by primary caregivers as these unmet needs c...

The very rapid ageing of Singapore's population is placing a huge burden on informal caregivers. I discuss two macroeconomic strategies-strengthening redistributive measures and professionalizing informal caregiving-that may alleviate this burden. A national study on informal caregiving is urgently required to identify specific areas and caregiver...

Objectives: To identify and describe the transition of latent profiles characterized by caregiver psychosocial health characteristics over a 12-month period, to determine if stroke rehabilitation use at 12-month post-stroke differed by profile transition patterns, and to investigate if the identified profiles at 3-month post-stroke influence the ex...

This thesis aimed to elucidate the role of informal caregiver subjective well-being in explaining formal long-term care service (LTCS) use. A systematic review and meta-analysis of literature found that elevated caregiver burden, caregiver depression, and poorer caregiver health status are associated with increased formal LTCS use. Quantitative ana...

During the month of July, I presented our research on Caregiver Psychosocial Profile and Stroke Rehabilitation Use in Singapore at the 3rd International Conference in Health Sciences.

As the fastest ageing Asian nation, multi-ethnic Singapore expects increasing demand for formal and informal long-term care services (LTCS). However, when compared to Western contexts, the current formal LTCS utilization is relatively low, while the informal LTCS utilization relatively high. Previous research has uncovered patient factors for LTCS...

This study examines the relationship between caregivers' perception of community-based long-term care (CBLTC) services and the service use. We used first two waves of the longitudinal data set of 1,416 dyads of care recipients and their caregivers in Singapore. Four perceived attributes of LTC services-service quality, convenience, social connected...

The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) conducted a survey to determine the specific areas in which the agency could work with General Practitioners (GPs) to enhance mental illness management in Singapore. This survey was conducted as part of AIC’s engagement strategy and because the Primary Care Surveys 2010 and 2005 noted that a sizeable number of m...

Introduction: The well-established Andersen and Newman Framework of Health Service Utilization posits that care recipient and service provider factors influence utilization of various health services. Evidence in the past decade suggests that caregiver factors may also play an important role in the utilization of formal long-term care services (LTC...

Research Objective: With unprecedented population aging in Singapore in the next few decades, the population requiring Long-Term Care (LTC) services is expected to increase. However, current utilization rates are relatively low compared to Western contexts. We posit that the use of LTC services will be strongly influenced by caregiver characteristi...

Use of long-term care (LTC) services among older adults in Asia has emerged as an important issue in light of rapidly aging countries and changing family structures. Simply building more LTC facilities will not result in higher usage rates, and more insight is needed on the usage of existing services. Few studies have been conducted among Asian pop...

Background: The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) conducted a survey to determine the specific areas in which the agency could work with General Practitioners (GPs) to enhance mental illness management in Singapore. This survey was conducted as part of AIC’s engagement strategy and because the Primary Care Surveys 2010 and 2005 noted that a sizeable...

BACKGROUND: The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) conducted a survey to determine the specific areas in which the agency could work with General Practitioners (GPs) to enhance mental illness management in Singapore. This survey was conducted as part of AIC’s engagement strategy and because the Primary Care Surveys 2010 and 2005 noted that a sizeable...

Aim: The aim of this study was to highlight the key factors associated with the utilization of the various Long Term Care (LTC) services in Singapore. These LTC services are, namely, Day Rehabilitation Centers, Dementia Day Care Centers, Home Care Services and Nursing Homes. Methods: Qualitative face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted wit...

Purpose: The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) conducted a survey to find out the specific areas of need in which the agency could work with General Practitioners (GPs) to enhance chronic disease management in primary care in Singapore. Besides being part of AIC’s engagement strategies, this is also in conjunction with the finding from the Primary C...

Purpose The number of patient referrals to Long Term Care (LTC) services is increasing in Singapore. However, there exist significant disparities between referrals and utilization, especially in community-based services like day rehabilitation, home care and dementia day care. With the ageing population, there might be a greater demand for LTC ser...

Research Objective: With the greying of Singapore, the population requiring Long-Term Care (LTC) is expected to increase, however, current utilization rates are relatively low compared to Western contexts. The objective of this study is to uncover the factors that influence the utilization of LTC services and provide a baseline for cross-cultural c...