Elaine Tan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3953577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elaine Tan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elaine |
| FAMILY NAME | Tan |
| SIGNATURE | TAN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2302-5222 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Integrated Primary and Tertiary Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care Programme
Background: Singapore stands among the countries with the highest rates of diabetes-related lower extremity amputation (LEA) globally. Effective management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is crucial for preserving patients’ limb function and alleviating the healthcare burden. Existing literature has demonstrated the promising impact of DFU care provided by multidisciplinary team (MDT) on lower limb salvage. Since 2020, the Diabetic Foot in Primary a…
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Integrated Primary and Tertiary Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care Programme
Background: Singapore stands among the countries with the highest rates of diabetes-related lower extremity amputation (LEA) globally. Effective management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is crucial for preserving patients’ limb function and alleviating the healthcare burden. Existing literature has demonstrated the promising impact of DFU care provided by multidisciplinary team (MDT) on lower limb salvage. Since 2020, the Diabetic Foot in Primary a…
Covid-19 containment policies, digitalization and sustainable development goals
The impact of digital platforms on the implementation of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially the business sustainability of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), under different containment policies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet been studied in detail. Using detailed administrative data from Alibaba Group’s online on-demand food delivery platform, we found that the digital pl…
Foot care behaviours and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes
Background: As numerous studies highlighted the importance of maintaining proper foot care (FC) behaviours among individuals with diabetes to prevent complications, we sought to assess FC behaviours among patients with diabetes and to identify the factors associated with the practice of diabetic FC. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design and collected data through self-reported questionnaires administered to a sample of 586 patients from five …
An exploratory study on the challenges faced by social workers working with transnational families in Singapore
Using semi-structured interviews with social workers in Singapore, this study aimed to identify challenges that social workers face when working with transnational families, and strategies to address those challenges. Systemic barriers, lack of cross-national competency, mismatched cultural beliefs and ethical conflict were prevailing challenges that Singaporean social workers encountered. To overcome these challenges, they turned to their collea…
Scrip as private money, monetary monopoly, and the rent‐seeking state in Britain
Scrip—promissory notes payable in goods at company stores—was issued by employers to pay workers, and was an important component of British money during the industrial revolution. As late as the third quarter of the nineteenth century, scrip issued by coal firms, which represented the foregone demand for official currency, was at least 9 to 24 per cent of the value of English country or Scottish banknote issues. In some areas, scrip was 38 per ce…
An exploratory study on the challenges faced by social workers working with transnational families in Singapore
Using semi-structured interviews with social workers in Singapore, this study aimed to identify challenges that social workers face when working with transnational families, and strategies to address those challenges. Systemic barriers, lack of cross-national competency, mismatched cultural beliefs and ethical conflict were prevailing challenges that Singaporean social workers encountered. To overcome these challenges, they turned to their collea…
Scrip as private money, monetary monopoly, and the rent‐seeking state in Britain
Scrip—promissory notes payable in goods at company stores—was issued by employers to pay workers, and was an important component of British money during the industrial revolution. As late as the third quarter of the nineteenth century, scrip issued by coal firms, which represented the foregone demand for official currency, was at least 9 to 24 per cent of the value of English country or Scottish banknote issues. In some areas, scrip was 38 per ce…
An exploratory study on the challenges faced by social workers working with transnational families in Singapore
Using semi-structured interviews with social workers in Singapore, this study aimed to identify challenges that social workers face when working with transnational families, and strategies to address those challenges. Systemic barriers, lack of cross-national competency, mismatched cultural beliefs and ethical conflict were prevailing challenges that Singaporean social workers encountered. To overcome these challenges, they turned to their collea…
Covid-19 containment policies, digitalization and sustainable development goals
The impact of digital platforms on the implementation of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially the business sustainability of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), under different containment policies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet been studied in detail. Using detailed administrative data from Alibaba Group’s online on-demand food delivery platform, we found that the digital pl…
Foot care behaviours and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes
Background: As numerous studies highlighted the importance of maintaining proper foot care (FC) behaviours among individuals with diabetes to prevent complications, we sought to assess FC behaviours among patients with diabetes and to identify the factors associated with the practice of diabetic FC. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design and collected data through self-reported questionnaires administered to a sample of 586 patients from five …
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Integrated Primary and Tertiary Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care Programme
Background: Singapore stands among the countries with the highest rates of diabetes-related lower extremity amputation (LEA) globally. Effective management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is crucial for preserving patients’ limb function and alleviating the healthcare burden. Existing literature has demonstrated the promising impact of DFU care provided by multidisciplinary team (MDT) on lower limb salvage. Since 2020, the Diabetic Foot in Primary a…
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Integrated Primary and Tertiary Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care Programme
Background: Singapore stands among the countries with the highest rates of diabetes-related lower extremity amputation (LEA) globally. Effective management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is crucial for preserving patients’ limb function and alleviating the healthcare burden. Existing literature has demonstrated the promising impact of DFU care provided by multidisciplinary team (MDT) on lower limb salvage. Since 2020, the Diabetic Foot in Primary a…
Political science (4 works) · Diabetes mellitus (3 works) · Diabetic foot (3 works) · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)