Tuesday, 1 April 2014

TODAY

In today’s edition of TODAY, it was reported that an ongoing study by NUS researchers has shown that lower-income elderly have weaker social support and are, therefore, less likely to attend health screenings. The three-year study, which was shared during the Symposium on Successful Ageing organised by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS, found that having close friends and family members is important as they are the ones who would encourage the elderly to go for blood tests for diabetes and cholesterol. Led by Associate Professor Paulin Straughan, Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology at the Faculty, the study which involved 1,540 respondents aged between 50 and 69 will conclude in May 2014.

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