Dr. Teerawichitchainan and Dr. Kim are part of the team that has recently published “Childlessness and Advance Care Planning in Midlife and Late Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Study in Singapore” in Social Science & Medicine. As the title suggests, this study examines multiple dimensions of advance care planning (ACP) by quantitative analyses and interviews with targeted respondents–childless adults aged 50+ in Singapore. While results indicate a different ACP level between childless men and women, it is further suggested that various barriers, including difficulty appointing proxies, misconceptions about costs, and competing caregiving demands, together contribute to the overall modest ACP level in Singapore.

View Publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119112