Investigating the health and care needs of pregnant women with multiple long-term conditions by D'Arcy, R

Sharing is caring? International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology review and recommendations for sharing programming code by Tazare, J, Wang, SV, Gini, R, Prieto Alhambra, D, Arlett, P, Morales Leaver, DR, Morton, C, Logie, J, Popovic, J, Donegan, K, Schneeweiss, S, Douglas, I, Schultze, A

A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care data by Murrin, O, Mounier, N, Voller, B, Tata, L, Gallego-Moll, C, Roso-Llorach, A, Carrasco-Ribelles, LA, Fox, C, Allan, LM, Woodward, RM, Liang, X, Valderas, JM, Khalid, S, Dudbridge, F, Lamb, SE, Mancini, M, Farmer, L, Boddy, K, Bowden, J, Melzer, D, Frayling, TM, Masoli, JAH, Pilling, LC, Violán, C, Delgado, J

“…We address this gap by integrating large-scale primary-care and genetic data from multiple studies to interrogate multimorbidity patterns and producing digital resources to support future research.…”

First nosocomial cluster of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant in a major acute care hospital in Singapore: investigations and outbreak response by Lim, Wei Yen, Tan, Glorijoy Shi En, Htun, Htet Lin, Phua, Hwee Pin, Kyaw, Win Mar, Guo, Huiling, Cui, Lin, Mak, Tze Minn, Poh, Bee Fong, Wong, Judith Chui Ching, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Ang, Brenda Sze Peng, Chow, Angela Li Ping

“…Objectives: The first large nosocomial cluster of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Singapore in April 2021 led to partial closure of a major acute care hospital. This study examined factors associated with infection among patients, staff and visitors; investigated the possible role of aerosol-based transmission; evaluated the effectiveness of BNT162.b2 and mRNA1273 vaccines; and described the successful containment of the cluster. …”
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Ethics education for successful infectious disease control of COVID-19 by Lim, Hannah Yeefen

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Comparison of text messaging data collection vs face-to-face interviews for public health surveys : a cluster randomized crossover study of care-seeking for childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea in rural China by van Velthoven, Michelle Helena, Wang, Wei, Wu, Qiong, Li, Ye, Scherpbier, Robert W, Du, Xiaozhen, Chen, Li, Zhang, Yanfeng, Car, Josip, Rudan, Igor

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The novel application of the lightning process to treat long COVID in primary care: case report by Finch, Fiona, Parker, Phil, Nollett, C., Burns, S.

“…Little evidence exists regarding how this chronic condition should be treated, but guidelines suggest for most people it can be managed symptomatically in primary care. The Lightning Process is a trademarked positive psychology focused self-management programme which has shown to be effective in reducing fatigue and accompanying symptoms in other chronic conditions including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. …”
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Knowledge and attitude regarding care of age-related hearing loss among nurses in HUSM by Rusli, Intan Yusrina

“…However, research on age-related hearing loss remains limited, highlighting the importance of conducting comprehensive studies to improve early identification, intervention, and overall management in elderly care. This study aims to determine knowledge and attitude regarding care of age-related hearing loss among nurses in HUSM and examine the correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding care of age-related hearing loss among nurses in HUSM. …”
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Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for community-based adults with COVID-19 and increased risk of adverse outcomes in the UK PANORAMIC trial by Png, ME, Harris, V, Grabey, J, Hart, ND, Jani, BD, Butler, D, Carson-Stevens, A, Coates, M, Cureton, L, Dobson, M, Dorward, J, Evans, P, Francis, N, Gbinigie, OA, Hayward, G, Holmes, J, Hood, K, Khoo, S, Ahmed, H, Lown, M, McKenna, M, Mort, S, Nguyen-Van-Tam, J, Rahman, N, Richards, DB, Thomas, N, van Hecke, O, Hobbs, FR, Little, P, Yu, L-M, Butler, CC, Petrou, S

“…<p><strong> Aim </p></strong>To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir relative to usual care alone among mainly vaccinated community-based people at higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 over 6 months. …”

A feed-centric hypoglycaemia pathway ensures appropriate care escalation in at-risk infants by Chandran, Suresh, Siew, Jia Xuan, Rajadurai, Victor Samuel, Lim, Rachel Wei Shan, Chua, Mei Chien, Yap, Fabian

“…FCP involves skin-to-skin care, early breast feeding, checking glucose at 2 hours and use of buccal glucose. …”
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Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore by Ho, Shirley S., Kim, Nuri, Looi, Jiemin, Leong, Alisius D.

“…Messages centered on care influenced participants’ trust in government the most. …”
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Mortality forecasts for long-term care subpopulations with longevity risk : a bayesian approach by Kogure, Atsuyuki, Fushimi, Takahiro, Kamiya, Shinichi

“…This article aims to propose a new Bayesian methodology to forecast mortality rates of long-term care (LTC) subpopulations with longevity risk. A major obstacle to developing such a method is lack of data on the number of deaths in LTC subpopulations, which would prevent us from using conventional mortality models such as the Lee-Carter model. …”
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Nintendo Wii as an intervention : improving the well-being of elderly in long-term care facilities. by Koay, Jing Li., Ng, Janissa Sihui., Wong, Gladys Li Chieh.

“…A six week-long intervention was held in SASCO Senior Citizens’ Home, a long-term care facility in Singapore. 45 residents aged between 56 and 92 years old took part in the study. …”
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Emergency care knowledge, utilization, and barriers in Northern Tanzania: A community-based survey by Shayo, F, Zaccheus, GG, Sakita, F, Hernandes, TR, Vissoci, JRN, Gordee, A, Kuchibhatla, M, Kiremeji, M, Minja, L, Mmbaga, BT, Staton, CA, Keating, EM, Joiner, AP

“…Background: Emergency care systems are critical to improving care for time-sensitive emergency conditions. …”

Rethinking how development assistance for health can catalyse progress on primary health care by Kasper, T, Yamey, G, Dwyer, S, McDade, KK, Lidén, J, Lüdemann, C, Diab, MM, Ogbuoji, O, Poodla, P, Schrade, C, Thoumi, A, Zimmerman, A, Assefa, Y, Allen, LN, Basinga, P, Garcia, PJ, Jackson, D, Mwanyika, H, Nugent, R, Ofosu, A, Rawaf, S, Reddy, KS, Settle, D, Tritter, B, Benn, C

“…The first is the digital tools and data that support facility, district, and national managers to improve processes, quality of care, and accountability across primary health care. …”

Tea trolley teaching in critical care: integrating evidence-based practice with library services by McGivern, H, Bridge, S, Sutherland, S, Reynolds, E, Ede, J

“…Our evaluation highlights the value of this combined intervention of teaching research skills to upskill staff working in our intensive care units. This paper describes a scalable model of critical care bedside education that integrates library-focused teaching to upskill nurses in some of the prerequisite skills needed for evidence-based practice (EBP).…”

Influences of country of origin (COO), branding, and ethnocentrism on product evaluation : a case study of the Malaysian consumer attitude towards foreign and domestic cars. by Yeo, Ee Ee., Yet, Han Yin.

“…This study investigates the degree of influence of country of origin (COO), global branding, and ethnocentrism on Malaysians’ preference of cars. The research was primarily based in Malaysia but a secondary research was also carried out in Singapore, with the purpose of examining the differences in attitudes between the two groups of people.…”
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Pushing the limits of generic side-channel attacks on LWE-based KEMs - parallel PC oracle attacks on Kyber KEM and beyond by Rajendran, Gokulnath, Ravi, Prasanna, D’anvers, Jan-Pieter, Bhasin, Shivam, Chattopadhyay, Anupam

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Eliciting and honouring end-of-life care preferences : a multiple methods study on place of death by Tan, Woan Shin

“…This dissertation aimed to explore the complex contextual factors involved in eliciting end-of-life care preferences and to identify facilitators and barriers of home deaths in Singapore with a specific focus on the impact of Advance Care Planning (ACP). …”
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'I am afraid to fly there': informal care in Polish migrants' families immobilised by COVID-19 by Kloc-Nowak, Weronika, Ryan, Louise

“…This paper discusses the COVID-19 pandemic as a new external challenge to transnational family life that can undermine the care arrangements and intentions developed by the families of Polish migrants following the 2004 EU enlargement. …”
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