The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore
The increasing healthcare and social demands of Singapore’s ageing population have spurred a national interest in Advance Care Planning (ACP) to provide quality end-of-life, concomitant with one’s wishes. However, since its inauguration in 2011, ACP uptake has been lacklustre, with only 27, 000 A...
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Nanyang Technological University
2022
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158822 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The increasing healthcare and social demands of Singapore’s ageing population
have spurred a national interest in Advance Care Planning (ACP) to provide quality
end-of-life, concomitant with one’s wishes. However, since its inauguration in 2011,
ACP uptake has been lacklustre, with only 27, 000 ACP conversations documented as
of 2021. To enhance uptake numbers, this paper analyses outreach efforts under Living
Matters and LiveWell. LeaveWell., a nationwide programme and campaign
respectively, using the four Is framework and attributed this phenomenon to the limited
outreach precipitated by the institutional structure of Singapore’s healthcare system;
the normative perception about ACP and the wider healthcare sector; as well inadequate
adaptation of two programmes to local needs. Concluding with insights from abroad,
this paper recommended to re-envision community outreach as a community-based
approach to better promote ACP to the public and encourage its uptake. |
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