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Articles by Alethea Yee
Adaptation of the serious illness conversation guide to a multicultural context in Singapore: a qualitative study
Among 62 participants approached, n=13 declined participation due to lack of time, worsening conditions for patients preventing their involvement and discomfort with the research topic. Our final sample included 49 participants—patients with serious illnesses (n=30, 61%), caregivers (n=5, 10%) and HCPs (n=14, 29%), in the age range 33–81 years and 64% (n=31) females. Table 1 describes participant characteristics.
Commentary: Meaningful conversations with seriously ill patients are about living
SINGAPORE: What would you do if you had a serious illness like stage four cancer and were told that time is short? Would you choose to go for treatment, which in the best-case scenario could extend your life by a few months? Or would you forgo treatment and make the most of whatever time you have left? It’s an impossible decision to make, even more so when one is young with much to live for, or has young children, or when there’s external pressure from family to continue treatment.
PP19.010 View of healthcare practitioners towards the serious illness conversation guide
Poster Abstracts PP19: Education and Training in ACP PP19.010 View of healthcare practitioners towards the serious illness conversation guide Swee Noi Tang1, Shirlyn Neo2, Gillian Phua2 and Alethea Yee2 1Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore 2Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Abstract Background Goals of care conversations are critical to patient-centred care.
Pilot Trial of a Combined Oncologist-Patient-Caregiver Communication Intervention in Singapore
Chetna Malhotra, MD, MPH1; Tanujaa Rajasekaran, MBBS, MRCP, MMed2; Ravindran Kanesvaran, MRCP, MD, FAMS2; Alethea Yee, MBBS, MRCP, FAMS2; Filipinas G. Bundoc, MA1; Ratna Singh, MA1; James A. Tulsky, MD3; and Kathryn I.
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