Transitions in Health, Employment, Social Engagement and Inter-Generational Transfers in Singapore Study (SIGNS Study)
The SIGNS study focuses on understanding successful ageing among older adults in Singapore. Participants are Singaporean citizens and permanent residents aged at least 60 years and residents in the community. The baseline data collection sweep, SIGNS I, included over 4,500 participants. As of 2024, the study is recruiting participants for the third sweep, SIGNS III. Follow-up assessments are conducted approximately every three years to track changes over time.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
4,549 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016 (participants)
Primary Institutions
Duke University
Duke–NUS Medical School (Duke–NUS)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Profile paper DOI
duke-nus.edu.sg/docs/librariesprovider3/research-policy-brief-docs/the-signs-study---i-report.pdf
Funders
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT/Monbusho)
Ministry of Health
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
