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Gerontology Research Programme
Research Objectives
The Gerontology Research Programme (GRP) aims to increase current understanding of aging and health transition and to provide the scientific information needed for formulating strategies of disease prevention and health promotion in the elderly.
Research Areas
- Functional disability in old age
- Alzheimer disease and other dementias
- Mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive impairment
- Nutritional and dietary factors
- Gene-environment interactions
- Old age depression
- Geriatric assessment
- Successful Ageing
- Cultural Differences in Aging
- Health service utilizations of elderly
- Neuropsychology and neuroimaging
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Stroke and vascular cognitive impairment
- Frailty
Programme Highlights
| May 2009: |
Research Project launch “Gerontology Research Programme: Biological, Clinical, Psychosocial and Behavourial Predictors of Health Status in Prospectively Followed-Up Cohorts of Elderly Persons” |
| Mar 2009: |
Research Project launch “Successful Ageing: Characterizing its Multiple Dimensions in Singaporean Seniors and the Development and Validation of a Measurement Scale for Healthcare and Promotion Programmes” |
| Apr 2008: |
Research collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University & Shanghai Mental Health Center |
| Mar 2008: |
Commenced recruitment of participants from South West and South Central Singapore for the Singapore Longitudinal Study (SLAS-2) |
| Feb 2008: |
Research project launch “Identification of New Biomarkers for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)” |
| Jan 2008: |
Research project launch “Randomized controlled trial of community-based nutritional, physical and cognitive training intervention programmes for at risk frail elderly” |
| Dec 2005: |
Successful completion of the recruitment of 2808 participants (SLAS-1) |
| Sep 2003: |
Launch of the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) cohort at South East Singapore |
Research Achievements
October 2007
International Psychogeriatric Association Research Award Prize Winner
(Researchers: Niti M, Yap KB, Kua EH, Tan CH, Ng TP)
September 2008
Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists Research Award Winner
(Researchers: Feng L, Kua EH, Yap KB, Niti M, Chuah L, Ng TP)
Key Representative Publications
- Ng TP, PC Chiam, Chua HC, L Lim, EH Kua. Curry Consumption and Cognitive Function in the Elderly. American Journal of Epidemiology 2006;164,9:898-906
- Ng TP, Niti M, Tan WC, Cao Z, Ong KC, Eng P. Depressive symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effect on mortality, hospital readmission, symptom burden, functional status, and quality of life. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007 Jan 8;167(1):60-7
- Ng TP, Feng L, Niti M, Kua EH. Tea consumption and cognitive impairment and decline in Chinese older adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008 Jul;88(1):224-31
- Ng TP, Broekman BF, Niti M, Gwee X, Kua EH. Determinants of successful aging using a multidimensional definition among Chinese elderly in Singapore. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2009 May;17(5):407-16.
- Ng TP, Niti M, Feng L, Kua EH, Yap KB. Albumin, APOE- ε4 and Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults. Journal of the American geriatrics Society. 2009 Jan;57(1):101-6.
- Feng L, Ng TP, Chuah L, Niti M, Kua EH. Homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B-12 and cognitive performance in older Chinese adults: findings from the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006 Dec;84(6):1506-12
- Feng L, Li J, Yap KB, Kua EH, Ng TP. Vitamin B-12, apolipoprotein E genotype, and cognitive performance in community-living older adults: evidence of a gene-micronutrient interaction. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009 Apr;89(4):1263-8.
- Broekman BF, Nyunt SZ, Niti M, Jin AZ, Ko SM, Kumar R, Fones CS, Ng TP. Differential item functioning of the Geriatric Depression Scale in an Asian Population. Journal of affective disordersJ Affect Disord. 2008 Jun;108(3):285-90.
- NG TP, Niti M, Chiam PC, Kua EH. Physical and Cognitive Domains of the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Validation in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Asian Older Adults. Journal of Gerontology A Series: Biological and Medical Science. 2006 Jul;61(7):726-3
- Ng TP, Niti M, Chiam PC, and Kua EH. Prevalence and Correlates of Functional Disability in Multiethnic Elderly Singaporeans. Journal of American Geriatrics Society 2006; 54:21–29.
Member(s) of Programme
Programme Coordinator:
A/Prof Ng Tze Pin
Members:
Prof Kua Ee Heok
A/Prof Tan Chay Hoon
A/Prof Goh Lee Gan
Adj A/Prof Yap Keng Bee
Adj A/Prof Philip Yap
Dr Chong Mei Sean
Dr Lim Wee Shiong
Dr Simon Collinson
Dr Qiu Anqi
Collaborators:
Adj A/Prof N.V. Ramani
Dr Terry Tong
Ms Chan Sue Mei
Adj A/Prof Fong Ngan Phoon
Dr Tan Boon Yeow
Mr Gribson Chan
Dr Gerald Koh
Dr Steve Graham
Dr Tomasina Oh
Prof Michael Chee
Dr Donald Yeo |
Dr Mahadevan Sahadevan
Dr Sitoh Yih Yeh
Dr David Yong
Prof Bengt Winbladt, Laura Fratigliori
Prof Wang Hua Li, Yu Xin
Prof Yanling He, Chunbo Li, Mingyuan Zhang
A/Prof Tengku Aishah
Prof Tan Wan Cheng
Dr Andiara Schwingel
Prof Gregory Cole
Prof Sally Frautschy |
Research Personnel:
Research Fellows: Feng Lei, Feng Liang, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt
Research Assistants: Lim May Li, Cheryl Lee, Minh Htet, Lena Lim
Graduate Scholars: Gao Qi, Jiang Mingjun, Li Bintao, Khin Chaw Yu, Gwee Xinyi,
Contact Details
Associate Professor Ng Tze Pin
Department of Psychological Medicine
National University Hospital
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074
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