Search Results - "Choo, Carol C"

Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Gaming Disorders in Southeast Asia: A Meta-Analysis by Chia, Doris X Y, Ng, Charis W L, Kandasami, Gomathinayagam, Seow, Mavis Y L, Choo, Carol C, Chew, Peter K H, Lee, Cheng, Zhang, Melvyn W B

“…This meta-analytic review aimed to examine the pooled prevalence rates of Internet addiction and gaming disorders in Southeast Asia. Several databases…”
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Clinical assessment of suicide risk and suicide attempters' self-reported suicide intent: A cross sectional study by Choo, Carol C, Harris, Keith M, Chew, Peter K H, Ho, Roger C

“…This study explored medical doctors' clinical assessment of suicide risk and suicide attempters' self-reported suicide intent. Three years of archival…”
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Does ethnicity matter in risk and protective factors for suicide attempts and suicide lethality? by Choo, Carol C, Harris, Keith M, Chew, Peter K H, Ho, Roger C

“…This study explored ethnic differences in risk and protective factors for suicide attempts, for the major ethnic groups in Singapore, and ethnic differences in…”
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Using network analysis to validate domains of the modified telephone interview for cognitive status by Truong, Quoc Cuong, Cervin, Matti, Choo, Carol C., Numbers, Katya, Bentvelzen, Adam C., Merkin, Alexander G., Sachdev, Perminder S., Feigin, Valery L., Brodaty, Henry, Kochan, Nicole A., Medvedev, Oleg N.

“…Background The modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS‐M) is a widely used tool for assessing global cognitive functions and screening for…”
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Quality of Life in Patients With a Major Mental Disorder in Singapore by Choo, Carol C, Chew, Peter K H, Ho, Cyrus S, Ho, Roger C

“…There has been a paradigm shift in mental health service delivery, from a focus on reducing symptoms to a more holistic approach, which considers Quality of…”
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Establishing conversion of the 16‐item Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly scores into interval‐level data across multiple samples using Rasch methodology by Truong, Quoc Cuong, Numbers, Katya, Choo, Carol C., Bentvelzen, Adam C., Catts, Vibeke S., Cervin, Matti, Jorm, Anthony F., Kochan, Nicole A., Brodaty, Henry, Sachdev, Perminder S., Medvedev, Oleg N.

“…Background The 16‐item Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE‐16) is a well‐validated and widely‐used measure of cognitive changes…”
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Prediction of Quality of Life in Asian Patients with Schizophrenia: A Cross-sectional Pilot Study by Choo, Carol C, Chew, Peter K H, Ho, Cyrus S, Ho, Roger C

“…There has been a shift in mental health services from an emphasis on treatment focused on reducing symptoms to a more holistic approach involving quality of…”
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A Smartphone App for Attentional Bias Retraining in Smokers: Mixed Methods Pilot Study by Choo, Carol C, Tan, Yi Zhuang, Zhang, Melvyn W B

“…Smoking is a global health threat. Attentional bias influences smoking behaviors. Although attentional bias retraining has shown benefits and recent advances…”
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Prediction of Lethality in Suicide Attempts: Gender Matters by Choo, Carol C., Harris, Keith M., Ho, Roger C.

“…This study explores gender differences in lethality of suicide attempts. Three years of medical records related to suicide attempters (N = 666) were subjected…”
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Misophonia in Singaporean Psychiatric Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Quek, Tian Ci, Ho, Cyrus Sh, Choo, Carol C, Nguyen, Long H, Tran, Bach X, Ho, Roger C

“…Misophonia, also known as selective sound sensitivity syndrome, is a condition characterized by strong dislike of specific sounds with accompanying distressing…”
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Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review by Choo, Carol C, Burton, André A D

“…The mobile technology era has ushered in the use of mobile phone apps for behavioral intervention for at-risk drinkers. Our objective was to review recent…”
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Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Quality of Life, Depression and Anxiety in Asian Patients by Choo, Carol C, Chew, Peter K H, Lai, Shuet-Ming, Soo, Shuenn-Chiang, Ho, Cyrus S, Ho, Roger C, Wong, Raymond C

“…This study explored the effect of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life, depression, and anxiety in Asian patients in Singapore. Out of the 194 patients…”
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Controlling Noncommunicable Diseases in Transitional Economies: Mental Illness in Suicide Attempters in Singapore—An Exploratory Analysis by Choo, Carol C., Ho, Roger C., Chew, Peter K. H.

“…Background. Mental illness is a pertinent risk factor related to suicide. However, research indicates there might be underdiagnosis of mental illness in Asian…”
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Smartphone Apps for Mindfulness Interventions for Suicidality in Asian Youths: Literature Review by Choo, Carol C, Burton, André Ad

“…The advent of mobile technology has ushered in an era in which smartphone apps can be used as interventions for suicidality. We aimed to review recent research…”
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Factors Associated with the Risk of Developing Coronary Artery Disease in Medicated Patients with Major Depressive Disorder by Ho, Roger C M, Chua, Anna C, Tran, Bach X, Choo, Carol C, Husain, Syeda Fabeha, Vu, Giang T, McIntyre, Roger S, Ho, Cyrus S H

“…The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with high Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in medicated patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). We…”
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Suicide Precipitants Differ Across the Lifespan but Are Not Significant in Predicting Medically Severe Attempts by Choo, Carol C, Chew, Peter K H, Ho, Roger C

“…An important risk factor for suicide assessment is the suicide precipitant. This study explores suicide attempt precipitants across the lifespan. Three years…”
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Examining the validity of the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) and its domains using network analysis by Truong, Quoc Cuong, Cervin, Matti, Choo, Carol C., Numbers, Katya, Bentvelzen, Adam C., Kochan, Nicole A., Brodaty, Henry, Sachdev, Perminder S., Medvedev, Oleg N.

“…Background The Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most widely used standardised screener for impairments across a range of cognitive domains. However,…”
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Smartphone Application in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology Training: Trainees' Perspectives by Choo, Carol C, Devakaran, Bhavani, Chew, Peter K H, Zhang, Melvyn W B

“…M-learning refers to the learning that takes advantage of mobile technologies. Although research shows enhanced educational outcomes from m-learning in some…”
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients with Leukemia in Singapore: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study by Choo, Carol C, Chew, Peter K H, Tan, Pinhong, Choo, Jessica Q, Choo, Amanda M H, Ho, Roger C, Quah, Thuan Chong

“…There has been a paradigm shift in health service delivery to a more holistic approach, which considers Quality of Life (QoL) and overall functioning…”
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Thematic Analysis of Medical Notes Offers Preliminary Insight into Precipitants for Asian Suicide Attempters: An Exploratory Study by Choo, Carol C, Ho, Roger C, Burton, André A D

“…One important dynamic risk factor for suicide assessment includes suicide precipitant. This exploratory study used a qualitative paradigm to look into the…”
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