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  • Mindfulness
  • British Journal of Psychiatry,
  • 2017

Measuring outcomes of mindfulness interventions

  • Mahendran, R., & Kua, E. H
  • DOI: 10.1192/bjp.210.1.84a
This commentary discusses how researchers measure success in mindfulness programmes, prompted by a large study testing mindfulness for anxiety. It reflects on how the choice of outcome measures can change how effective a mindfulness programme appears to be.
  • Diet & Nutrition
  • The journal of nutrition, health & aging,
  • 2016

Tea consumption reduces the incidence of neurocognitive disorders: Findings from the Singapore longitudinal aging study

  • Feng, L., Chong, M. S., Lim, W. S., Gao, Q., Nyunt, M. S., Lee, T. S., Collinson, S. L., Tsoi, T., Kua, E. H., & Ng, T. P
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12603-016-0687-0
Tracking almost 1,000 elderly Chinese Singaporeans over several years, this study found that people who drank tea regularly were much less likely to develop memory and thinking problems. The protective effect was strongest in women and in people carrying a gene linked to higher Alzheimer's risk.
  • Diet & Nutrition
  • The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease,
  • 2015

Tea for Alzheimer Prevention

  • Feng, L., Chong, M. S., Lim, W. S., Lee, T. S., Kua, E. H., & Ng, T. P
  • DOI: 10.14283/jpad.2015.57
This paper reviews evidence on whether tea can help prevent Alzheimer's disease, drawing on Singapore's ageing research and biological studies of tea's protective compounds.
  • Elderly Mental Health, Mindfulness
  • Asia-Pacific Psychiatry,
  • 2015

Psychosocial interventions with art, music, Tai Chi and mindfulness for subsyndromal depression and anxiety in older adults: A naturalistic study in Singapore

  • Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Yu, J., Fam, J., Feng, L., & Kua, E. H
  • DOI: 10.1111/appy.12201
This study looked at older adults in Singapore with mild depression or anxiety who took part in a year-long programme of art, music, Tai Chi, and mindfulness. Their mood symptoms improved over time, suggesting these low-cost, culturally familiar activities can help support mental wellbeing.
  • Dementia
  • Lancet Psychiatry,
  • 2014

The early dementia prevention programme in Singapore

  • Wu, D. X., Feng, L., Yao, S. Q., Tian, X. F., Mahendran, R., & Kua, E. H
  • DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(14)70233-0
This paper introduces an early Singapore programme (started in 2011) that screened at-risk elderly residents and offered non-drug activities to help prevent dementia. It was proposed as a model other countries could adapt, since there is still no effective drug to prevent dementia.
  • Dementia
  • Psychogeriatrics,
  • 2014

The natural history of dementia

  • Kua, E. H., Ho, E., Tan, H. H., Tsoi, C., Thng, C., & Mahendran, R
  • DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12053
This paper reviews how dementia develops and progresses over time, focusing on Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. It explains why understanding this progression matters for patients, families, and health planners.
  • Cognitive Decline, Diet & Nutrition, Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Tea in Health and Disease Prevention,
  • 2013

Chapter 111 – Tea and the Cognitive Function of Elderly People: Evidence From Neurobiology and Epidemiology

  • Feng, L., Ng, T. P., Kua, E. H., & Preedy, V. R
  • DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-384937-3.00111-7
This book chapter looks at how tea may help protect the brain as people age, based on Singapore research. It suggests tea's natural compounds may support memory and thinking, though the effect can vary from person to person depending on their genes.
  • Dementia, Family & Caregiving
  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,
  • 1997

Stress of caregivers of dementia patients in the Singapore Chinese family

  • Kua, E. H, & LI, T. S
  • DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199704)12:43.0.co;2-u
This 1997 study surveyed 50 family members caring for elderly relatives with dementia in Singapore. More than half showed signs of significant stress, which was worse when caregiving lasted longer or when the patient had depression, sleep problems, or difficult behaviour.
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