Health Services and Systems Research.
Centre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School.
Gerontologist. 2019 May 17;59(3):401-410. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny160.
The juxtaposition of a young city-state showing relative maturity as a rapidly aging society suffuses the population aging narrative in Singapore and places the "little red dot" on the spotlight of international aging. We first describe population aging in Singapore, including the characteristic events that shaped this demographic transition. We then detail the health care and socioeconomic ramifications of the rapid and significant shift to an aging society, followed by an overview of the main aging research areas in Singapore, including selected population-based data sets and the main thrust of leading aging research centers/institutes. After presenting established aging policies and programs, we also discuss current and emerging policy issues surrounding population aging in Singapore. We aim to contribute to the international aging literature by describing Singapore's position and extensive experience in managing the challenges and maximizing the potential of an aging population. We hope that similar graying populations in the region will find the material as a rich source of information and learning opportunities. Ultimately, we aspire to encourage transformative collaborations-locally, regionally, and internationally-and provide valuable insights for policy and practice.
新加坡作为一个年轻的城邦国家，在快速老龄化的过程中展现出相对成熟的一面，使得其人口老龄化的故事在国际上备受关注。我们首先描述了新加坡的人口老龄化情况，包括塑造这一人口转变的标志性事件。然后，我们详细介绍了快速而显著的老龄化社会转变对医疗保健和社会经济的影响，接着概述了新加坡老龄化研究的主要领域，包括部分基于人口的数据集和主要的老龄化研究中心/机构的主要研究方向。在介绍既定的老龄化政策和计划之后，我们还讨论了新加坡人口老龄化所面临的当前和新兴政策问题。我们旨在通过描述新加坡在应对老龄化人口的挑战和充分发挥其潜力方面的地位和丰富经验，为国际老龄化文献做出贡献。我们希望该地区类似的老龄化人口能够将这些材料作为丰富的信息和学习资源。最终，我们希望鼓励本地、区域和国际的变革性合作，并为政策和实践提供有价值的见解。
