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Calvin S.L. Fones
Researcher at National University of Singapore
Publications - 30
Citations - 2293
Calvin S.L. Fones is an academic researcher from National University of Singapore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 30 publications receiving 1991 citations. Previous affiliations of Calvin S.L. Fones include Harvard University & Gleneagles Hospital.
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Risk perception and impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on work and personal lives of healthcare workers in Singapore: what can we learn?
David Koh,Meng-Kin Lim,Sin Eng Chia,Ko Sm,Feng Qian,Vivian Ng,Ban Hock Tan,Kok Seng Wong,Wuen Ming Chew,Hui Kheng Tang,Winston Yong Meng Ng,Zainal Muttakin,Emmanuel Sc,Ngan Phoon Fong,Gerald Choon-Huat Koh,Chong Teck Kwa,Keson Beng Choon Tan,Calvin S.L. Fones +17 more
TL;DR: Singapore's experience shows that simple protective measures based on sound epidemiological principles, when implemented in a timely manner, go a long way to reassure HCWs during epidemics.
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Criterion-based validity and reliability of the Geriatric Depression Screening Scale (GDS-15) in a large validation sample of community-living Asian older adults.
TL;DR: The GDS-15 was a reliable and valid screening for MDD across different age, gender, ethnicity and chronic illness status in the community and social service setting.
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Impact on health care workers employed in high-risk areas during the Toronto SARS outbreak
TL;DR: The psychological effects of working in a high-risk unit during the SARS outbreak were quantified to suggest HCW experience in treating patients infected with SARS may be a mediating factor that could be amenable to intervention in future outbreaks.
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fMRI study of maintenance and manipulation processes within working memory in first-episode schizophrenia.
TL;DR: Functional neuroanatomical findings add support to earlier suggestions that manipulation of information is selectively more affected than maintenance of information in persons with schizophrenia.
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Does the 12-item General Health Questionnaire contain multiple factors and do we need them?
TL;DR: The 12-item General Health Questionnaire contains three factors, namely Anxiety and Depression, Social Dysfunction, and Loss of Confidence, Nevertheless, using them separately does not offer many practical advantages in differentiating clinical groups or identifying association with clinical or health-related quality of life variables.