Angelique Chan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3590774 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angelique Chan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angelique |
| FAMILY NAME | Chan |
| SIGNATURE | CHAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8979-5142 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 50 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 197 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 50 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Exploring Loneliness in Family Caregiver–Care Recipient Dyads: Implications for Caregiver Burden
You have just got to be careful”—A Qualitative Study Disentangling Health Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore
Objectives Understanding older adults’ health beliefs regarding falls is important for the design of participant-centric programs. Although there is evidence on older adults’ perceptions toward falls and falls prevention, there is insufficient understanding of older adults’ adaptive responses to cope with falls. In addition, these perceptions are understudied within the context of Asia for the development of programs in Asia. Methods In-depth int…
Getting lonely and isolated? Transitions in social isolation profiles over time and factors associated with them among older adults
Frequent Neighborhood Participation Reduces the Probability of Loneliness Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study From Singapore
Objectives Loneliness at older ages is a significant public health concern, and promoting participation in neighborhood events and activities may be a possible avenue for alleviating loneliness among older adults. However, there remains a scarcity of empirical research in this field. Addressing this knowledge gap, our study examined the association between frequency of neighborhood participation by older adults and their subsequent feelings of lo…
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly – a Technology Enhanced Intervention (Safe-Tech) study: Randomized controlled trial protocol for a community-based, multi-component fall prevention program
NCT06102954|| 22-10-2023
Stress and Loneliness Among Family Caregivers of Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment: The Mediating Role of Social Isolation and the Moderating Role of Personal Mastery
ObjectivesRelatively little attention has been paid to the underlying processes and conditions leading to loneliness among caregivers of older persons with cognitive impairment (PCI). Drawing upon the caregiver stress-process model and the social relationship expectations framework, this study examined the mediating role of social isolation and the moderating role of caregiver personal mastery in the association between PCI memory and behavioral …
Reciprocal Relationship Between Lifelong Learning and Volunteering Among Older Adults
Lifelong learning leads to volunteering, and vice versa, creating a virtuous circle of productive social engagement in later life. Programs or initiatives engaging older adults in either productive activity should promote and provide opportunities for participation in the other activity
Enhancing psychological resilience at the cusp of older ages: The role of social networks
Prior research has established a positive association between social support and psychological resilience. In this study, we seek to examine whether and to what extent aspects of individuals’ social network – specifically size (how many relatives and friends one has) and strength (how often did one communicate with close network members and at the time of important decisions) – are related to greater psychological resilience. We use data pertaini…
Lonely in a Crowd: Social Isolation Profiles and Caregiver Burden Among Family Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
Caregivers who feel "lonely in a crowd" are vulnerable to caregiving stress and burden. Tailored interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, are needed to reduce the loneliness of moderately connected caregivers
Transitions between social network profiles and their relation with all-cause mortality among older adults
Sex Differences in Perceptions toward Falls among Older Adults Living in the Community in Singapore
Fall prevention strategies informed by understanding sex differences in the perception of falls may be fruitful. Objectives: In the current research, we examined the consequence of having a recent fall episode on sex differences in fall perception based on the postulation that having a recent fall can lead to perceived susceptibility and attenuate male stereotypic perceptions toward falls. Methods and Results: Examining 549 older adults (337 wome…
Gender differences in the association between social relationships and loneliness among older adults in Singapore
Fear of crime is associated with loneliness among older adults in Singapore: Gender and ethnic differences
Fear of crime is a complex perception and has underlying psychological, social and health repercussions. The influence of fear of crime on psychosocial outcomes, however, may be moderated by various social factors. This study examined how fear of crime influences loneliness among low-income older adults attending a Senior Activity Centre (SAC) in multiethnic Singapore. In addition, we tested whether these associations were moderated by gender and…
Factors associated with emergency room visits and hospitalisation amongst low-income public rental flat dwellers in Singapore
In this public rental flat population, functional status, coping and adherence, and having a religion were independently associated with emergency room visits and hospitalisation. Residents who had seen a primary care practitioner in the last 6 months had lower odds of visiting the emergency room
Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Mixed Methods Research: An Evaluation of an Integrated Care Program for Frequently Hospitalized Older Adults in Singapore
Traditional evaluation techniques are often not suitable for studying health interventions operating in real-world settings, particularly when interventions operate through complex causal pathways. We describe a mixed methods design for evaluating an integrated home care and social support service targeting mature and older adults (55+ years) in Singapore. Here, nurses and community health workers visit patients’ homes to address health and socia…
Educational differences in the compression of disability incidence in the United States
To our knowledge, no prior studies have examined educational difference in compression of disability incidence and conducted formal tests for statistical significance. Educational differences in life span variation in mortality correspond closely with life span variation in disability incidence. One long-range implication of this work is growing inequality in life-span variation in disability incidence given trends in educational differences in l…
Weak social networks and restless sleep interrelate through depressed mood among elderly
Living arrangements of community-dwelling older Singaporeans: Predictors and consequences
In this paper, we examine predictors and consequences of living arrangements among community-dwelling older Singaporeans. We take a holistic approach and consider a range of social and economic as well as emotional and physical wellbeing indicators. Two waves (2009, 2011) of the Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly (PHASE) are analysed to (a) provide an overview of living arrangements in 2009 and assess the extent to which living arr…
International Perspectives on Summary Measures of Population Health in an Aging World
Evaluation methodology for a home-based integrated care program targeting frequently hospitalized older adults in Singapore
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Psychological Health of Informal Caregivers of Patients with Long-Term Care Needs: Effect of Caregiving Relationship Types and Formal Long-Term Care Services Use
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Variation in the Gender Gap in Inactive and Active Life Expectancy by the Definition of Inactivity Among Older Adults
Definition of inactivity influences gender gap in IALE and ALE
The Role of a Multicomponent Home-Health Intervention in Reducing Caregiver Stress in Singapore: A Qualitative Study
The multidimensional home-health intervention reduced both primary and secondary stressors for caregivers. FDWs constituted a resource that caregivers could rely on and the training provided to FDWs by intervention staff further reduced caregiver stress. Implications for program planning and future research are discussed
Community-Based Long-Term Care Services: If We Build It, Will They Come
Caregivers are critically involved in the decision of using CBLTC services, and their perception of service characteristics is significantly associated with the uptake of CBLTC services. It is important to incorporate both care recipients' and caregivers' needs and preferences when designing and promoting integrated health care delivery models
Living Arrangements of Older Malaysians: Who Coresides with Their Adult Children
More than two-thirds of Malaysians age 60 or older coreside with an adult child. Data from the Senior sample of the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS-2) are used to investigate which “seniors” (persons age 60 or older) live in this way. The analysis generally supports the notion that coresidence is influenced by the benefits, costs, opportunities, and preferences for coresidence versus separate living arrangements. For example, married se…
Stability and change in living arrangements in Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan, 1993-99
We use longitudinal data from Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan to examine stability and change in the co-residence of older adults and their children. Longitudinal data support the analysis of transitions in living arrangements. We focus on how life-cycle characteristics of older adults and their children are related to co-residence at a point in time, to maintaining co-residence over time, and to transitions into and out of co-residence. We find…
Changes in Subjective and Objective Measures of Economic Well-Being and Their Interrelationship among the Elderly in Singapore and Taiwan
Does Support From Foreign Domestic Workers Decrease the Negative Impact of Informal Caregiving? Results From Singapore Survey on Informal Caregiving
FDW support is associated with better caregiving outcomes. Given its aging population, the number of FDWs in Singapore is likely to increase as families try to cope with caregiving for their older members. This has policy implications for (a) immigration patterns into Singapore and (b) training of and support networks for FDWs
Giving help in return: Family reciprocity by older Singaporeans
Reciprocity is a powerful principle in social ties. The ethos of family reciprocity is especially strong in Asian societies. We study contemporaneous family exchanges, hypothesising that the more current help older Singaporeans receive from family, the more they give in return. Cross-sectional analyses were undertaken of data from two national Singapore surveys conducted in 1995 and 1999. The help received by older people is measured by income an…
Aging in Southeast and East Asia: Issues and Policy Directions
Loneliness and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling elderly Singaporeans
Loneliness is a significant risk factor for mortality among older adults. There are several pathways through which loneliness may operate to increase mortality risk, ranging from biological responses and individual perceptions to social interactions and en
Gender Differences in Health among Older Singaporeans
This article examines gender differences in health status among older adults in Singapore using three measures of health status: self-reported health, the presence of chronic illness and functional disability. Most previous studies focus exclusively on women below retirement age, and are typically based on western data. Women report a higher prevalence of chronic conditions and disabilities compared to men, and assess their health more negatively…
Changes in the Prevalence of Mobility Limitations and Mobile Life Expectancy of Older Adults in Singapore, 1995-2005
The overall results provided support for the expansion of morbidity hypothesis, and we discussed some possible reasons. From a policy perspective, the findings could suggest a need to develop infrastructures that would enable older Singaporeans to remain mobile in a highly urban setting
Short-term Trends in Functional Limitation and Disability Among Older Asians: A Comparison of Five Asian Settings
Gender differences in the association between social relationships and loneliness among older adults in Singapore
Ethnic differences in parents' coresidence with adult children in Peninsular Malaysia
Transitions between social network profiles and their relation with all-cause mortality among older adults
Life-Course Socioeconomic Status and Obesity Among Older Singaporean Chinese Men and Women
Association of the life-course SES conceptual models with obesity among older Singaporeans is different from that reported among younger Western populations, suggesting the association to be context specific. The different conceptual models complement each other
Gender Differentials in Disability and Mortality Transitions: The Case of Older Adults in Japan
The discussion highlights a projected increase in the number of years that individuals, in particular women, will need long-term care. Policy implications include the need to bolster long-term care services in Japan
Lonely in a Crowd: Social Isolation Profiles and Caregiver Burden Among Family Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
Caregivers who feel "lonely in a crowd" are vulnerable to caregiving stress and burden. Tailored interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, are needed to reduce the loneliness of moderately connected caregivers
Gender Differences in Health and Health Expectancies of Older Adults in Singapore: An Examination of Diseases, Impairments, and Functional Disabilities
Adult Children Caring for Their Elderly Parents: Results from a national survey of ageing in Sri Lanka
10.1080/17441731003603504
Frequent Neighborhood Participation Reduces the Probability of Loneliness Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study From Singapore
Objectives Loneliness at older ages is a significant public health concern, and promoting participation in neighborhood events and activities may be a possible avenue for alleviating loneliness among older adults. However, there remains a scarcity of empirical research in this field. Addressing this knowledge gap, our study examined the association between frequency of neighborhood participation by older adults and their subsequent feelings of lo…
Reciprocal Relationship Between Lifelong Learning and Volunteering Among Older Adults
Lifelong learning leads to volunteering, and vice versa, creating a virtuous circle of productive social engagement in later life. Programs or initiatives engaging older adults in either productive activity should promote and provide opportunities for participation in the other activity
Living arrangements of community-dwelling older Singaporeans: Predictors and consequences
In this paper, we examine predictors and consequences of living arrangements among community-dwelling older Singaporeans. We take a holistic approach and consider a range of social and economic as well as emotional and physical wellbeing indicators. Two waves (2009, 2011) of the Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly (PHASE) are analysed to (a) provide an overview of living arrangements in 2009 and assess the extent to which living arr…
The Role of Formal Versus Informal Support of the Elderly in Singapore: Is There Substitution
The Social and Economic Consequences of Ageing in Asia: An Introduction
Sex Differences in Perceptions toward Falls among Older Adults Living in the Community in Singapore
Fall prevention strategies informed by understanding sex differences in the perception of falls may be fruitful. Objectives: In the current research, we examined the consequence of having a recent fall episode on sex differences in fall perception based on the postulation that having a recent fall can lead to perceived susceptibility and attenuate male stereotypic perceptions toward falls. Methods and Results: Examining 549 older adults (337 wome…
Fear of crime is associated with loneliness among older adults in Singapore: Gender and ethnic differences
Fear of crime is a complex perception and has underlying psychological, social and health repercussions. The influence of fear of crime on psychosocial outcomes, however, may be moderated by various social factors. This study examined how fear of crime influences loneliness among low-income older adults attending a Senior Activity Centre (SAC) in multiethnic Singapore. In addition, we tested whether these associations were moderated by gender and…
Living Arrangements of Older Malaysians: Who Coresides with Their Adult Children
More than two-thirds of Malaysians age 60 or older coreside with an adult child. Data from the Senior sample of the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS-2) are used to investigate which "seniors" (persons age 60 or older) live in this way. The analysis generally supports the notion that coresidence is influenced by the benefits, costs, opportunities, and preferences for coresidence versus separate living arrangements. For example, married se…
Living Arrangements of Older Malaysians: Who Coresides with Their Adult Children
More than two-thirds of Malaysians age 60 or older coreside with an adult child. Data from the Senior sample of the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS-2) are used to investigate which “seniors” (persons age 60 or older) live in this way. The analysis generally supports the notion that coresidence is influenced by the benefits, costs, opportunities, and preferences for coresidence versus separate living arrangements. For example, married se…
Ethnic differences in parents' coresidence with adult children in Peninsular Malaysia
The Role of Formal Versus Informal Support of the Elderly in Singapore: Is There Substitution
The Social and Economic Consequences of Ageing in Asia: An Introduction
Stability and change in living arrangements in Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan, 1993-99
We use longitudinal data from Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan to examine stability and change in the co-residence of older adults and their children. Longitudinal data support the analysis of transitions in living arrangements. We focus on how life-cycle characteristics of older adults and their children are related to co-residence at a point in time, to maintaining co-residence over time, and to transitions into and out of co-residence. We find…
Changes in Subjective and Objective Measures of Economic Well-Being and Their Interrelationship among the Elderly in Singapore and Taiwan
Ageing in Singapore: Service Needs and the State
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 exper…
Aging in Southeast and East Asia: Issues and Policy Directions
Short-term Trends in Functional Limitation and Disability Among Older Asians: A Comparison of Five Asian Settings
Do Socioeconomic Effects on Health Diminish with Age? A Singapore Case Study
Gender Differences in Health among Older Singaporeans
This article examines gender differences in health status among older adults in Singapore using three measures of health status: self-reported health, the presence of chronic illness and functional disability. Most previous studies focus exclusively on women below retirement age, and are typically based on western data. Women report a higher prevalence of chronic conditions and disabilities compared to men, and assess their health more negatively…
Giving help in return: Family reciprocity by older Singaporeans
Reciprocity is a powerful principle in social ties. The ethos of family reciprocity is especially strong in Asian societies. We study contemporaneous family exchanges, hypothesising that the more current help older Singaporeans receive from family, the more they give in return. Cross-sectional analyses were undertaken of data from two national Singapore surveys conducted in 1995 and 1999. The help received by older people is measured by income an…
Changes in the Prevalence of Mobility Limitations and Mobile Life Expectancy of Older Adults in Singapore, 1995-2005
The overall results provided support for the expansion of morbidity hypothesis, and we discussed some possible reasons. From a policy perspective, the findings could suggest a need to develop infrastructures that would enable older Singaporeans to remain mobile in a highly urban setting
Adult Children Caring for Their Elderly Parents: Results from a national survey of ageing in Sri Lanka
10.1080/17441731003603504
Living arrangements, social networks and depressive symptoms among older men and women in Singapore
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of living arrangements and social networks outside the household with depressive symptoms among older men and women, ascertain if these relationships differ between older men and women, and investigate whether the association of living arrangements with depressive symptoms varies by strength of social networks. METHODS: Data for 4489 community-dwelling Singaporeans, aged 60 years and older, from a recent nat…
Gender Differentials in Disability and Mortality Transitions: The Case of Older Adults in Japan
The discussion highlights a projected increase in the number of years that individuals, in particular women, will need long-term care. Policy implications include the need to bolster long-term care services in Japan
Gender Differences in Health and Health Expectancies of Older Adults in Singapore: An Examination of Diseases, Impairments, and Functional Disabilities
Correlates of limitations in activities of daily living and mobility among community-dwelling older Singaporeans
Most research on activity limitations has focused on the association between chronic health conditions and activity limitations and given little attention to their social and financial implications. In this paper, we study the correlates of limitations in the activities of daily living (ADL) and mobility among older Singaporeans (aged 55 or more years), based on the ‘disability frameworks’ or pathways proposed by Nagi, Verbrugge and the Internati…
Life-Course Socioeconomic Status and Obesity Among Older Singaporean Chinese Men and Women
Association of the life-course SES conceptual models with obesity among older Singaporeans is different from that reported among younger Western populations, suggesting the association to be context specific. The different conceptual models complement each other
Health Impacts of Caregiving for Older Adults With Functional Limitations: Results From the Singapore Survey on Informal Caregiving
The study indicates the need for support services to family caregivers of older adults with ADL limitations
Does Support From Foreign Domestic Workers Decrease the Negative Impact of Informal Caregiving? Results From Singapore Survey on Informal Caregiving
FDW support is associated with better caregiving outcomes. Given its aging population, the number of FDWs in Singapore is likely to increase as families try to cope with caregiving for their older members. This has policy implications for (a) immigration patterns into Singapore and (b) training of and support networks for FDWs
Intention to Re-enter the Labour Force among Older Male Singaporeans: Does Health Status Matter
Community-Based Long-Term Care Services: If We Build It, Will They Come
Caregivers are critically involved in the decision of using CBLTC services, and their perception of service characteristics is significantly associated with the uptake of CBLTC services. It is important to incorporate both care recipients' and caregivers' needs and preferences when designing and promoting integrated health care delivery models
Singaporeans' Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward Long-Term Care Services
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 populations outside Western settings on this topic. The multi-ethnic population in Singapore is useful …
Medicine (42 works) · Psychology (38 works) · Gerontology (32 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (30 works) · Sociology (26 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (23 works) · Demography (20 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (12 works) · Population (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works)