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  1. Fulltext Comparing and determining factors associated with hypertension self-care profiles of patients in two multi-ethnic Asian countries: cross-sectional studies between two study populations
    Wee SY, Salim H, Mawardi M, Koh YLE, Ali H, Shariff Ghazali S, et al.
    BMJ Open, 2021 06 14;11(6):e044192.
    PMID: 34127489 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044192
    OBJECTIVES: To compare the sociodemography, disease characteristics and hypertension self-care profiles and to determine the factors influencing Hypertension Self-Care Profiles (HTN-SCP) in two populations in primary care settings from Singapore and Malaysia.

    DESIGN: Cross-sectional, cross national.

    SETTING: Multi-centre, primary care clinics Malaysia and Singapore.

    PARTICIPANTS: 1123 adults with hypertension enrolled and analysed.

    PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison between sociodemography, disease characteristics and the mean scores of HTN-SCP domains (behaviour, motivation and self-efficacy) and the factors influencing hypertension self-care.

    RESULTS: 1123 adults with hypertension attending primary care clinics in Malaysia and Singapore were involved. The participants' mean age was 63.6 years (SD 9.7) in Singapore and 60.4 (SD 9.1) in Malaysia. Most of the participants in Singapore had tertiary education (22.3%) compared with Malaysia (13.0%), p<0.001. A higher proportion of participants from Singapore had controlled blood pressure (74.6%) compared with Malaysia (33.8%), p<0.001. The mean total score of HTN-SCP was significantly higher among Singapore participants compared with Malaysia participants 190 (SD 28) versus 184 (SD 23) (p<0.001). Similarly, the mean score for motivation domain 67 (SD 10) versus 65 (SD 9), followed by self-efficacy score 65 (SD 11) versus 62 (SD 9) and behaviour score (58 SD 9 vs 56 SD 9) were higher among Singapore participants. In both countries, the factors which influenced higher HTN-SCP mean scores across all domains were being Indian and had tertiary education.

    CONCLUSIONS: The study population in Singapore had a higher HTN-SCP mean score compared with Malaysia. The common factors influencing higher HTN-SCP mean scores at both study sites were ethnicity and level of education. Future intervention to improve self-care among people with hypertension may need to be tailored to their behaviour, motivation and self-efficacy levels.

    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  2. Fulltext New mosquito species records (Diptera: Culicidae) from Singapore
    Jeffery J, Lee RM, Tan SY, Liew C, Ng LC, Lam-Phua SG
    Trop Biomed, 2010 Apr;27(1):138-42.
    PMID: 20562825
    Nine species of mosquitoes in eight genera are recorded for the first time in Singapore. An additional two species were overlooked in a 1986 checklist for mosquitoes in Singapore, and one was described after 1986. Location and habitat data are provided for the nine new records. With the inclusion of these new records the number of species reported from Singapore is 137.
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  3. Fulltext Quantification of coral sperm collected during a synchronous spawning event
    Teo A, Guest JR, Neo ML, Vicentuan K, Todd PA
    PeerJ, 2016;4:e2180.
    PMID: 27478697 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2180
    Most studies of coral reproductive biology to date have focused on oocyte numbers and sizes. Only one (ex situ) study has enumerated sperm numbers, even though these data have multiple potential applications. We quantified total coral sperm and eggs per gamete bundle collected from six species in situ during a synchronous spawning event in Singapore. Egg-sperm bundles were captured midwater as they floated towards the surface after being released by the colony. For each sample, a semi-transparent soft plastic bottle was squeezed and released to create a small suction force that was used to 'catch' the bundles. This technique provided several advantages over traditional methods, including low cost, ease of use, no diving prior to the night of collection needed, and the ability to target specific areas of the colony. The six species sampled were Echinophyllia aspera, Favites abdita, F. chinensis, Merulina ampliata, M. scabricula and Platygyra pini. The mean number of sperm packaged within one egg-sperm bundle ranged from 2.04 × 10(6) to 1.93 × 10(7). The mean number of eggs per egg-sperm bundle ranged from 26.67 (SE ± 3.27) to 85.33 (SE ± 17.79). These data are critical for fertilisation success models, but the collection technique described could also be applied to studies requiring in situ spawning data at the polyp level.
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  4. New taxa and notes on some Landrevinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) from Malay Peninsula
    Tan MK, Kamaruddin KN
    Zootaxa, 2016 Sep 12;4162(3):559-70.
    PMID: 27615991 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.3.9
    Here, taxonomic notes on species from three genera of bark crickets are presented.  A new locality is recorded for Duolandrevus (Bejorama) parvulus Gorochov, 2016: Singapore. Two new species of Landrevinae are described: one species of Endodrelanva Gorochov, 1999 from Singapore: Endodrelanva jimini sp. nov.; one species of Odontogryllodes Chopard, 1969 from Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia: Odontogryllodes gratus sp. nov. The male of Odontogryllodes latus Chopard, 1969 is also described for the first time and female is redescribed. Keys to all known species of Endodrelanva and Odontogryllodes is provided.
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  5. Fulltext Clinical Impact of Education Provision on Determining Advance Care Planning Decisions among End Stage Renal Disease Patients Receiving Regular Hemodialysis in University Malaya Medical Centre
    Hing Wong A, Chin LE, Ping TL, Peng NK, Kun LS
    Indian J Palliat Care, 2016 Oct-Dec;22(4):437-445.
    PMID: 27803566
    Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of shared decision-making about future health-care plans between patients, health care providers, and family members, should patients becomes incapable of participating in medical treatment decisions. ACP discussions enhance patient's autonomy, focus on patient's values and treatment preferences, and promote patient-centered care. ACP is integrated as part of clinical practice in Singapore and the United States.
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  6. Prophylactic platelet transfusion plus supportive care versus supportive care alone in adults with dengue and thrombocytopenia: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, superiority trial
    Lye DC, Archuleta S, Syed-Omar SF, Low JG, Oh HM, Wei Y, et al.
    Lancet, 2017 Apr 22;389(10079):1611-1618.
    PMID: 28283286 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30269-6
    BACKGROUND: Dengue is the commonest vector-borne infection worldwide. It is often associated with thrombocytopenia, and prophylactic platelet transfusion is widely used despite the dearth of robust evidence. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of prophylactic platelet transfusion in the prevention of bleeding in adults with dengue and thrombocytopenia.
    METHODS: We did an open-label, randomised, superiority trial in five hospitals in Singapore and Malaysia. We recruited patients aged at least 21 years who had laboratory-confirmed dengue (confirmed or probable) and thrombocytopenia (≤20 000 platelets per μL), without persistent mild bleeding or any severe bleeding. Patients were assigned (1:1), with randomly permuted block sizes of four or six and stratified by centre, to receive prophylactic platelet transfusion in addition to supportive care (transfusion group) or supportive care alone (control group). In the transfusion group, 4 units of pooled platelets were given each day when platelet count was 20 000 per μL or lower; supportive care consisted of bed rest, fluid therapy, and fever and pain medications. The primary endpoint was clinical bleeding (excluding petechiae) by study day 7 or hospital discharge (whichever was earlier), analysed by intention to treat. Safety outcomes were analysed according to the actual treatment received. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01030211, and is completed.
    FINDINGS: Between April 29, 2010, and Dec 9, 2014, we randomly assigned 372 patients to the transfusion group (n=188) or the control group (n=184). The intention-to-treat analysis included 187 patients in the transfusion group (one patient was withdrawn immediately) and 182 in the control group (one was withdrawn immediately and one did not have confirmed or probable dengue). Clinical bleeding by day 7 or hospital discharge occurred in 40 (21%) patients in the transfusion group and 48 (26%) patients in the control group (risk difference -4·98% [95% CI -15·08 to 5·34]; relative risk 0·81 [95% CI 0·56 to 1·17]; p=0·16). 13 adverse events occurred in the transfusion group and two occurred in the control group (5·81% [-4·42 to 16·01]; 6·26 [1·43 to 27·34]; p=0·0064). Adverse events that were possibly, probably, or definitely related to transfusion included three cases of urticaria, one maculopapular rash, one pruritus, and one chest pain, as well as one case each of anaphylaxis, transfusion-related acute lung injury, and fluid overload that resulted in serious adverse events. No death was reported.
    INTERPRETATION: In adult patients with dengue and thrombocytopenia, prophylactic platelet transfusion was not superior to supportive care in preventing bleeding, and might be associated with adverse events.
    FUNDING: National Medical Research Council, Singapore.
    Study site: Hospitals, Singapore; University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Study protocol: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01030211
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  7. The first anaesthetic in the straits settlements (Singapore, Penang and Malacca)--1847
    Lee YK
    Br J Anaesth, 1972 Apr;44(4):408-11.
    PMID: 4555711
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  8. Depressive illness in private practice
    Hock CB
    Med J Malaya, 1971 Sep;26(1):34-41.
    PMID: 4258573
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  9. Dietary regimes for the preschool child in Singapore
    MILLIS J
    Med J Malaya, 1959 Mar;13(3):215-21.
    PMID: 13666189
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  10. Incidence of helminthiasis in H.M. Naval Base, Singapore
    COLLINS CP
    Med J Malaya, 1957 Dec;12(2):448-55.
    PMID: 13515877
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  11. Growth of preschool Malay infants in Singapore
    MILLIS J
    Med J Malaya, 1957 Dec;12(2):416-22.
    PMID: 13515872
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  12. Current status of the knowledge of dengue/DHF/DSS in Malaysia: clinical aspects
    George, Rebecca
    Malaysian Journal of Child Health, 1994;6(1):3-8.
    MyJurnal
    The earliest report of a dengue epidemic in the Malaysian Peninsula was from Singapore in 1901 (More, 1904). S. Kae' in 1902 described the next epidemic in Penang. In March 1954, an outbreak of febrile illness was reported at the Methodist Girls' School, Kuala Lumpur, from which dengue viruses were first isolated in Malaysia and identified as dengue type 1.2 However, the first report of the sinister dengue fever with haemorrhagic manifestations was made only in 1962 from Penang Island (Rudnick et al, 1965).3Parameswaran4 in 1965 described the clinical features seen in 41 cases admitted into the children's ward in the Penang General Hospital. Several of the early isolates were of dengue type 2. (Copied from article).
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  13. Fulltext Chronic disease management in Singapore polyclinics
    Lee VKM, Tan NC, Chong MH
    Malays Fam Physician, 2006;1(2):94-96.
    PMID: 27570599 MyJurnal
    Singapore health care has taken a major leap and invested a large amount of money and work force in chronic disease management. These changes attempt to integrate population perspectives and personcentred perspectives. Primary health care team can play a lead role in chronic illness care, but health care organisation system support and policy are critical to its success. (Copied from article).
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  14. Population studies on a polymorphic prosobranch snail (Clithon (Pictoneritina) oualaniensis Lesson)
    Grüneberg H
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 1976 Sep 16;275(940):385-437.
    PMID: 10588
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  15. Revision of Sarcocystis orientalis Zaman and Colley, 1975
    Zaman V
    Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 1975 Dec;6(4):603.
    PMID: 818718
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  16. Studies on ascaridoid nematodes in pythons: speciation of Ophidascaris in the Oriental and Australian regions
    Sprent JF
    Parasitology, 1969 Nov;59(4):937-59.
    PMID: 5390578
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  17. Pulmonary tuberculosis in the University of Malaya students
    Kadri ZN
    Dis Chest, 1959 Dec;36:612-5.
    PMID: 14408342 DOI: 10.1378/chest.36.6.612
    The overall incidence of clinical pulmonary tuberculosis in the University of Malaya students was found to be 3.15 per cent. This higher incidence of clinical tuberculosis is in keeping with the general morbidity and mortality figures of tuberculosis in the general public. Among students who were originally enrolled as inactive cases 26.5 per cent developed activity while in university and required treatment. No significant difference was found in the incidence and rate of reactivation of disease in students of various races. No student was obliged to quit studies permanently on account of the breakdown
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  18. Growth of preschool Chinese and Southern Indian children in Singapore
    MILLIS J
    Med J Malaya, 1958 Mar;12(3):531-9.
    PMID: 13565024
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  19. Five years of insulin shock therapy of schizophrenia in Singapore; a review
    BROWNE J
    Med J Malaya, 1954 Dec;9(2):99-114.
    PMID: 14355274
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
  20. Robert Barr MacGregor
    Lancet, 1980 Jan 19;1(8160):162.
    PMID: 6101506
    Matched MeSH terms: Singapore
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