The experience of older people living independently in Singapore

Abstract

Understanding older people's experiences may help nurses and health professionals to develop health promotion programmes that support older people's everyday needs and help them to stay healthy. Public health policy must support older people to live in a safe environment near their extended family to reduce their need to relocate.

The future of Turkish nursing 2050: perceptions of nurses and nurse educators

“…All codes and the manuscript were transcribed to English, and then, second author checked and edited them (Graneheim & Lundman ; Tan et al. ).…”

“…A coding tree with detailed meaning units, subthemes, themes and several paragraphs was reviewed by a Turkish co-researcher. All codes and the manuscript were transcribed to English, and then, second author checked and edited them (Graneheim & Lundman 2004;Tan et al 2015).…”

Salutogenic Healthy Ageing Programme Embracement (SHAPE) for senior‐only households: A study protocol

“…In Singapore, about 30% of older people live alone or with their spouses or with another older person (Wong & Teo, 2011) and these numbers are expected to increase further (Kok, 2015;Teo, 2004). Although these older Singaporeans developed coping strategies to live independently, they reported feeling socially isolated and depressed, having declining health and diminishing resources (Tan, He, Chan, & Vehvilainen, 2015;Thang & Lim, 2012;Wong & Verbrugge, 2009). Thus, community-based initiatives in promoting healthy ageing in this group of vulnerable older people are necessary.…”

“…Older people residing in senior-only households value independence and take pride in being autonomous and self-reliant in their homes (Tan et al, 2015;Thang & Lim, 2012). Thus, they will require personalized attention to cater to their individual needs.…”

“…Additionally, community context such as demographics, economic conditions, values and norms have influences in moulding interventions through planning and implementation (Kegler, Rigler, & Honeycutt, ). Older people residing in senior‐only households value independence and take pride in being autonomous and self‐reliant in their homes (Tan et al., ; Thang & Lim, ). Thus, they will require personalized attention to cater to their individual needs.…”