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Associate Professor

Kee Chen Elaine Siow

Associate Professor
Programme Leader, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Assistant Provost (Students)
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Cluster:
Health and Social Sciences
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SIT Appointments

  • Assistant Provost (Students)
    – Present
  • Programme Leader, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
    – Present
  • Associate Professor
    – Present
  • Assistant Provost (Student Experience)
    –
  • Programme Leader, SIT-UofG BSc (Hons) Nursing
    –

Education

  • PhD
    University of Pennsylvania , United States
  • MSN
    University of Pennsylvania , United States

Professional Certification

  • Singapore Nursing Board, Registered Nurse

Professional Memberships

  • Singapore Nurses Association, Member
    Present
  • American Heart Association, Member
    Present
  • Nanyang Polytechnic Nursing Advisory Panel, Member
    –
  • Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) Education Committee, Member
    –
  • Ministry of Health (MOH) National Nursing Education Committee, Member
    –
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Research Interests

  • Health promotion and preventive health
  • Chronic disease management and rehabilitation
  • Improving care transitions
  • Health literacy and behavior change

Current Projects

  • Understanding technology adoption in community hospitals
    – Present

    CLASIC Grant, Singapore (Co-PI)

  • Envisioning a healthy campus to support health and well-being of university students
    – Present

    KM Quek Fund, Singapore (PI)

Past Projects

  • Developing a digital board reminder for the management of community-dwelling individuals at risk of pressure injuries.
    –

    Community Leadership and Social Innovation Centre (CLASIC) grant, Singapore. (PI)

  • Gamification in eHealth intervention to enhance learning and self-care management for post-stroke care
    –

    MOH-NMRC, Singapore. (PI)

  • Digital health literacy in older adults
    –

    KM Quek Fund, Singapore (PI)

  • Understanding the factors associated with vaccine hesitancy, human papilloma virus vaccination, and cervical cancer screening participation among young adult women.
    –

    SIT Applied Research Seed Grant, Singapore. (PI)

  • Influence of cognitive function and skeletal muscle mass and strength on disability among people with silicosis.
    –

    The Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board, Hong Kong SAR. (Co-I)

  • Using online interactive video vignettes to enhance student learning in the healthcare innovations module.
    –

    SIT Harnessing Applied Learning Online (HALO) grant, Singapore. (PI)

  • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a virtual multidisciplinary stroke care clinic for community-dwelling stroke survivors and caregivers: a randomized controlled trial.
    –

    Health and Medical Research Fund, Hong Kong SAR. (Co-I)

  • Improving medication adherence through a health literacy-based intervention among Chinese coronary heart disease patients with low health literacy: a randomized controlled pilot study.
    –

    The Office of Academic Links (China), Taiwan Collaboration Fund, Hong Kong SAR. (PI)

  • Student learning and teaching effectiveness implementing project-based learning in modules on health systems and global health.
    –

    Ministry of Education Tertiary Education Research Fund, Singapore. (Co-I)

  • Are patients ready to be discharged to home from the emergency medicine ward?
    –

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Nethersole School of Nursing internal seeding research grant, Hong Kong SAR. (PI)

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Journal Papers

  • Lam, S. K.Y., Chua, J. P. C., Lo, S. H. S., Choi, K. C., Siow, E. K. C., Shum, E. W. C., Lee, V. W. Y., Hung, S. S., Mok, V. C. T., Ching, J. Y. L., Lau, A. Y. (2024). Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of a virtual multidisciplinary stroke care clinic for community-dwelling survivors of stroke. 13:e035367. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035367

  • Lim, S.H., Ang, S.Y., Aloweni, F., Siow, K.C.E., Koh, S.B.L., Ayre, T.C. (2024). Factors associated with practice readiness among newly qualified nurses in their first two years of practice. Nurse Education Today, 136:106143. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106143

  • Chau, J. P. C., Lo, S. H. S., Lau, A. Y. L., Lee, V. W. Y., Choi, K. C., Shum, E. W. C., Hung, S. S., Mok, V. C., Siow, E. K. C., Ching, J. Y. L., Lam, S. K. Y. (2023). Abstract 158: An evaluation of stroke survivors' self-efficacy in self-management using a stroke telehealth service. Stroke, 54: A158. https://doi.org/10.1161/str.54.suppl_1.158

  • Lo, S. H. S., Chau, J. P. C., Lau, A. Y. L., Choi, K. C., Shum, E. W. C., Lee, V. W. Y., Hung, S. S., Mok, V. C. T., Siow, E. K. C., Ching, J. Y. L., Mirchandani, K., Lam, S. K. Y. (2023). Virtual multidisciplinary stroke care clinic for community-dwelling stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial. Stroke, 54:00-00 DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043605

  • Lam, S. K. Y., Chau, J. P. C., Lo, S. H. S., Siow, E. K. C., Lee, V. W. Y., Shum. E. W. C., & Lau, A. Y. L. (2021) User engagement in the development of a home-based virtual multidisciplinary stroke care clinic for stroke survivors and caregivers: a qualitative descriptive study, Disability and Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1955305

  • Chair, S. Y., Cheng, H. Y., Choi, K. C., Fung, E.Y.M.G., Siow, E. K. C., Cao, X. (2020). Influenza-associated hospitalizations increase the risk of subsequent heart failure hospital admissions: a 20-year territory-wide registry study in Hong Kong. American Journal of Epidemiology. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa263.

  • Chair, S. Y., Cheng, H. Y., Chew, H. S. J., Zang, A. Y. L., Siow, E. K. C., & Cao, X. (2020) Leisure-time physical activity and depression among patients with coronary heart disease: the mediating role of physical activity self-efficacy. journal of Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing, 17(2), 144-150. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12425. Epub 2020 Mar 14.

  • Siow, E., Lo, S. M., Yeung, K. L., Yeung, R. S. D., Choi, K. C., Chair, S. Y. (2019). Factors and post-discharge outcomes associated with patients’ readiness for discharge from the emergency medicine ward: a prospective study. International Emergency Nursing,  doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2019.04.002. [Epub ahead of print].

  • Chau, J. P. C., Lo, S. H. S., Lee, V. W. Y., Choi, K. C., Shum, E. W. C., Hung, Z. S. S., Mok, V. C. T., Siow, E. K. C., Ching, J. Y. L., Lam, S. K. Y., Yeung, J. H. M., Li, S. H., Lau, A. Y. L. (2019). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a virtual multidisciplinary stroke care clinic for community-dwelling stroke survivors and caregivers: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 10; 9(5), e026500. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026500.

  • Lam, K. Y. S., Chau, P. C. J., Lo, H. S. S., Lau, Y. L. A., Lee, W. Y. V., Choi, K. C., Mok, C. T. V., Shum, W. C. E., Hung, S. S., Siow, E. K. C., Ching, Y. L. J., Yeung, H. M. J., & Hung, L. S. (2018). Development of an online multidisciplinary self-management program for community-dwelling stroke survivors and caregivers. International Journal of Stroke, 13 (2), 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747493018789543

  • Siow, E., Leung, D. Y. P., Wong, E. M. L., Lam, W. H., & Lo, S. M. (2018). Does depression moderate the effects of exercise self-efficacy on physical activity among patients with coronary heart disease? Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 4, E26-E34. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000491

  • Siow, E., Wypij, D., Berry, P., Hickey, P., and Curley, M. A. Q. (2013). The Effect of Continuity in Nursing Care on Patient Outcomes in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 43 (7/8), 394-402. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31829d61e5.

  • Siow, E. and Ng, J. (2013). Internal Migration of Nurses in the United States: Migratory Prompts and Difference in Job Satisfaction Between Migrants and Non-migrants. Nursing Economic$, 31 (3), 218-136. PMID: 23923241

  • Siow, E. (2008). Enteral Versus Parenteral Nutrition For Acute Pancreatitis. Critical Care Nurse, 28 (4), 19-31. PMID:18669704

Books

  • Siow, E. Chapter 31: Nursing Management: Patients with Endocrine Disorders. In Honan, L. (2018). Focus on Adult Health Medical Surgical Nursing, 2nd e. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkens, Wolters Kluwer Publications.

  • Siow, E. Chapter 31: Nursing Management: Patients with Endocrine Disorders. In Pellico, L. (2012). Focus on Adult Health Medical Surgical Nursing, 1e. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkens, Wolters Kluwer Publications.

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