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May 2020

Editorial

Aged care: the evolving landscape of research
Yih Yiow Sitoh
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 224

Practice Integration & Lifelong Learning

Management of the heart failure patient in the primary care setting
Weiliang Huang, Shao Guang Sheldon Lee, Choon How How
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 225-229
[CME Article]

Pictorial Essay

The hyperdense vessel sign in cerebral computed tomography: pearls and pitfalls
Julian Sau Lian Chieng, Dinesh Rambachan Singh, Ashish Chawla, Wilfred CG Peh
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 230-237
[CME Article]

Original Article

The impact of caregiving on caregivers of older persons and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study
Zuzana Aman, Su May Liew, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Ian Philp, Ee Ming Khoo
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 238-245
Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 among older adults in an Asian country
Mythily Subramaniam, Edimansyah Abdin, Janhavi A Vaingankar, Vathsala Sagayadevan, Shazana Shahwan, Louisa Picco, Siow Ann Chong
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 246-253
Integrating advance care planning as part of comprehensive geriatric assessment for hospitalised frail elderly patients: findings of a cross-sectional study
King Fan Yip, Ting Hway Wong, Sharifah Munirah Alhamid, Nivedita Nadkarni, Charlene Kay Gek Tan, Amanda Pang, Chuen Chai Dennis Seow
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 254-259
Health-seeking behaviour of the elderly living alone in an urbanised low-income community in Singapore
Jesmine Mei Gene Lee, Catherine Qiu Hua Chan, Wen Chyi Low, Kheng Hock Lee, Lian Leng Low
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 260-265
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of ambulatory older adults in a developed Asian community: a cross-sectional study
Lok Pui Ng, Yi Ling Eileen Koh, Ngiap Chuan Tan
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 266-271

Review Article

Carers’ concern for older people falling at home: an integrative review
Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Anthony Paul O’Brien, Amanda Wilson
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 272-280

Letter to the Editor

Ectopic breast tissue in the vulva masquerading as an abscess
Saleem Ahmed, Cristine SL Ding, Vishal G Shelat
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 281-282
An unusual presentation of ankylosing spondylitis
Dinesh Sirisena, Yong-Yeow Chong, Teck-Yew Chin
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 283-284
T-cell-replete haploidentical bone marrow transplantation for X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency
Hany Ariffin, Kee Seang Chew, Vida Jawin, Surendran Thavagnanam
Singapore Med J 2020; 61(5): 285-286

CME Answers