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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Main Author: Tan, Alethea Xiao Tong
Other Authors: Christopher Holman
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1588222023-03-05T15:46:08Z The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore Tan, Alethea Xiao Tong Christopher Holman School of Social Sciences CHolman@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Political science::Public administration 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. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2022-06-07T06:22:01Z 2022-06-07T06:22:01Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Tan, A. X. T. (2022). The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158822 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158822 en HA21_17 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Tan, Alethea Xiao Tong
The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore
description 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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title The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore
title_short The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore
title_full The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore
title_fullStr The pursuit of a good death: a qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of advance care planning community engagement in Singapore
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