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Title: | Older women, health, and social care in Singapore | Authors: | Wu, T. Chan, A. |
Issue Date: | Apr-2011 | Citation: | Wu, T., Chan, A. (2011-04). Older women, health, and social care in Singapore. Asia Europe Journal 8 (4) : 513-526. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10308-011-0290-2 | Abstract: | A key demographic feature in the high-income country of Singapore is that women have longer years of life than men, and the aging pattern in Singapore is similar to that of Northern Europe. This paper describes how this current generation of older Singaporean women aged 65 and above experiences declines in health status and well-being as they age. Their vulnerability is the higher risk of chronic illnesses stemming from longer life expectancy and a lower likelihood of access to appropriate health and social care. This is because health and social care in old age are mainly financed by individual out-of-pocket spending which includes support from adult children. Unlike Northern Europe, Singapore does not yet have a well-developed social welfare system to support women in old age. © 2011 The Author(s). | Source Title: | Asia Europe Journal | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/126454 | ISSN: | 16102932 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10308-011-0290-2 |
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