Publications by authors named "Shun Yuan Yeo"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted lives worldwide, particularly affecting older adults, yet specific experiences of older women, especially in Asian contexts, remain underexplored.
- This study focuses on how older Singaporean women (aged 55+) adapted to government-imposed restrictions during the pandemic by analyzing their social engagement through two rounds of in-depth interviews.
- Three patterns of social engagement emerged: decreased, intensified, and continuity, with stronger social networks leading to either maintained or increased engagement, primarily relying on family, friends, and community resources.
Since the approvals of several vaccines against COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, a large body of research has studied the determinants of individuals' intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in a variety of societies. Vaccine intention is a complex construct rooted in the social context that informs the decision-making process. The underlying reasons for older adults' intention to receive the vaccination is even more important to health authorities in societies with large proportions of older adults.
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