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2021, Scoping Review
E-Cigarette Markets and Policy Responses in Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review
Published in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management, this study reviews the situation in Southeast Asia with respect to e-cigarettes. It examines the e-cigarette markets, the advertising and promotion of e-cigarettes, the reported health impacts of e-cigarette use, and policy responses in the region.
2021, Article
Early Implementation of a Patient-Centred Medical Home in Singapore: A Qualitative Study Using Theory of Diffusion of Innovations
Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, this study explores the ground-up implementation of a patient-centred medical home (PCMH) in Singapore by describing change strategies as well as discussing initial experiences and perceptions.
2021, Article
Estimating the direct and spill-over impacts of political elections on COVID-19 transmission using synthetic control methods
Published in PLOS Computational Biology, this study proposes the use of a novel synthetic control framework to obtain causal estimates for direct and spill-over effects of mass gathering on COVID-19 transmission, using the Sabah state elections in Malaysia as an example.
2023, Article
Economic Evaluation Associated with Clinical-Grade Mobile App-Based Digital Therapeutic Interventions: Systematic Review
This study, published in the Journal of Medical Interest and Research, aimed to systematically review and summarize the published evidence regarding cost-effectiveness of clinical-grade mobile app-based DTx and explore the factors affecting such evaluations.
2023, Article
Cost-minimization analysis of oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for Klebsiella penumoniae liver abscess
Published in Nature’s Scientific Report, this cost-minimization analysis compared oral and intravenous antibiotic treatment for Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in a non-inferiority trial.
2023, Article
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards Dengue Fever, Vector Control, and Vaccine Acceptance Among the General Population in Countries from Latin America and Asia Pacific: A Cross Sectional Study (GEMKAP)
his study, published in Vaccines, explored knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards dengue, vector control, prevention, and vaccination in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
2023, Article
LGBTQI+ healthcare in Singapore: perspectives of non-governmental organisations and clinical year medical students
This mixed method study, published in Medical Education online, investigates stigma in healthcare for LGBTQI+ patients in Singapore and its possible upstream factors within medical education.
2023, Protocol Paper
Pragmatic multicentre stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial to investigate the effectiveness of community-based fall prevention programme for older adults with falls risk in Singapore: a protocol paper
This evaluation protocol, published in BMJ Open, details the methods used to evaluate the impact of community fall prevention programmes with group-based strength and balance exercises on fall risk and health outcomes for older adults with fall risk in Singapore.
2022, Article
Comparing Tobacco and Alcohol Policies From a Health Systems Perspective: The Cases of the Philippines and Singapore
This study, published in the International Journal of Public Health, provides a comparative analysis of current tobacco and alcohol control laws and policies in the Philippines and Singapore.
2022, Article
Estimating the economic cost of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales healthcare-associated infections in Singapore acute-care hospitals
This study, published in PLOS Global Public Health, compares the cost of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) hospital-associated infections (HAI) by infection types and the annual costs of CRE HAI from the health service perspective. It describes the cost of CRE HAIs in Singapore hospitals and identifies infections with the highest costs.
2022, Commentary
How do we collect good-quality data on race and ethnicity and address the trust gap?
Published in The Lancet, this commentary highlights the importance and complexity of collecting high-quality race and ethnicity data from populations to inform better healthcare and public health interventions and policies.
2022, Article
Reinterpretation of Health Information in the Context of an Emerging Infectious Disease: A Digital Focus Group Study
Published in JMR Human Factors, this study used digital focus groups to understand how individuals in Singapore interpreted health-related information during first wave of COVID-19 movement restrictions.
2022, Article
Using WhatsApp Focus Group Discussions for Qualitative Data Collection: Exploring Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceptions of COVID-19 in Singapore
Published in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, this paper details the merits and challenges of using WhatsApp to collect digital participatory focus group data in a COVID-constrained context.