Ageing in Singapore: Social Issues and Policy Challenges

Yap, Mui Teng; Gee, Christopher

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“…As in Singapore where major proportion of population comprises of aging population, endoscopy is commonly carried out to assess swallowing dysfunction. 14 They use 100 mL premedication solution along with moderate sedation before gastroscopy. This puts these patients at risk for aspiration, especially in patients with stroke.…”

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Effect of pre-endoscopy intake of simethicone solution on endoscopic mucosal visibility: A single blinded, placebo control, randomized trial

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Objective: To determine effect of pre-endoscopy intake of simethicone solution on endoscopic mucosal visibility. Methods: A randomized, single blinded placebo control trial was done in patients undergoing oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy for any indication at DOTs Endoscopy Suite, CHK during the period of April to June 2019. Informed consent was taken. Patients were randomly allocated in two groups. Group-A received placebo while Group-B received Simethicone. Evaluation of mucosal visibility was assessed at 4 sites (oesophagus, fundus, antrum & duodenum) by previously validated scoring. Mean of visibility scores were compared in two groups. Results: Two hundred and forty-eight patients were inducted and randomly allocate to two groups of 124 each. Mean of total sum of scores in Group-A was 8.14 ±2.44 and that of Group-B was 5.80 ±1.75 (p<0.001). Adequate visibility in Group-A was seen in 41.1% and that in Group-B was 78.2% (p<0.001).Conclusion: Use of Simethicone significantly improves mucosal visibility during OGD. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.1241 How to cite this:Zuberi BF, Shaikh MA, Ali FS, Rasheed T, Nawaz Z. Effect of pre-endoscopy intake of simethicone solution on endoscopic mucosal visibility: A single blinded, placebo control, randomized trial. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(2):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.1241 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…With the influx of immigrants with different values, cultural backgrounds and appearance, coupled with the notion that the government was responsible for perpetuating the numbers to achieve its national goals, led to the view of immigrants as a symbolic threat to the Singaporean identity. Overreliance on foreigners in critical industries like banking and finance was seen to have diminished Singapore’s social cohesion as it posed a threat to the economic security of the city-state (Yap & Gee, 2014).…”

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Content Analysis on Singapore’s Immigration Rhetoric in the Media

Lim

Leong

2017

International Perspectives in Psychology

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The existing literature on acculturation focuses heavily on the interaction between immigrant and recipient nationals, and it rarely considers the perspectives of other players, such as the state authorities. The current study aims to illuminate on the dominant acculturation narratives and the temporal changes using content analyses on migration-related reports found in the state-controlled media. The data were drawn from official statements on immigrant–host relations enunciated by politicians, policymakers, and state authorities in Singapore between 2006 and 2011, a period where 2 national elections were held. Analysis showed overwhelming concerns on perceived realistic threats from inflow migration between 2006 and 2008; to address the electorate’s concerns, politicians stressed the common economic benefits that immigration brought to Singapore. However, between 2009 and 2011, the concerns had shifted to symbolic threats as a source of tension; policymakers responded with greater emphasis on host heritage preservation, and advocated greater in-group favoritism and recognition to the status of the Singaporean identity. The shift in narrative was further echoed in the reversal of the onus of intercultural adaptation. The political rhetoric in the first half of the study period called for Singaporeans to take ownership to ensure that valued immigrant groups adapt well (i.e., reverse assimilation). A more balanced perspective was observed in the later half with both immigrants and hosts taking a shared responsibility. Although no causal relations can be established, the findings point to the potential role and influence of the state authorities, and the sociopolitical dynamics that is unique to Singapore.

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“…In 2011, the proportion of people over 65 years old was 9.3% 1 . If every woman of child-bearing age had an average of 1.24 children, the proportion of people over 65 years old will reach 36.9% by 2050 [2]. In order to cope with the aging population, Singapore attaches great importance to the development of the elderly and the construction of the old-age security system.…”

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“…The following is mainly carried out from four aspects: (1) analyze the relationship between the construction of the elderly security system and the multiple collaborative governance; (2) introduce and analyze Singapore's multiple integrated pension system; (3) explore the formation mechanism of multi-entity collaborative governance; (4) summarize and refine the main points of view, and give some enlightenment to the construction of China's rural old-age security system.…”

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The Collaborative Governance Mechanism and Enlightenment of Singapore Elderly Security System

Juyun¹

2018

IJBER

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The CPF system held by government realize organic combination of housing and pension through purchase allowance and house-for-pension scheme, lifelong income for pension plans guarantees knock-down security. The CPF system has a certain function of redistribution. The government opposes generous welfare system and emphasizes the traditional family values and self-support; through the organic combination of law, principle and emotion, and the employment benefits, the family-support and self-support are unity. Enterprises have the inherent power to hire the elderly. Social organizations in the government's support and control communicate the government and the people with propaganda publicity and providing support for the elderly. The key mechanism of the pension action for multiple unities is the authority government's effective intervention. Its security is the government's strong credibility and public participation mechanism, which is of significance to construct China's old-age security system.

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Ageing in Singapore: Social Issues and Policy Challenges

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Effect of pre-endoscopy intake of simethicone solution on endoscopic mucosal visibility: A single blinded, placebo control, randomized trial

Effect of pre-endoscopy intake of simethicone solution on endoscopic mucosal visibility: A single blinded, placebo control, randomized trial

Content Analysis on Singapore’s Immigration Rhetoric in the Media

The Collaborative Governance Mechanism and Enlightenment of Singapore Elderly Security System

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