Dr SEAH Betsy
Research Fellow
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing),
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Teaching Areas
- Healthy community living/ Community care
- Healthy ageing and well-being
- Pathophysiology, pharmacology and nursing practice III
Dr Seah Betsy is a Research Fellow at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. She is also Co-Founder and Health Resource Specialist Manager at the Health Concepts & Measurements-HealthierSG Ltd (a non-profit organisation). She began her nursing career as a registered nurse at the emergency department in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and has been teaching pre-registration undergraduate nursing students since 2016.
Dr Seah is a strong advocate for the practice of upstream health-promoting and preventive strategies prior to disease manifestation. She developed a personalised health resource intervention for community-dwelling older adults to age well and engage in healthier lifestyle behaviours. Her research interests include healthy aging interventions for older people, expanding resource networks of older adults, application of salutogenesis in healthcare education and community care practice, and innovations in nursing education.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore, SIngapore
- Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Research Interests
- Health Promotion and community care for older adults
- Salutogenesis, sense of coherence, health resources
- Behavioural-health interventions
- Nursing education
| Publications | DOI | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Ong, C. H., Pham, B. L., Levasseur, M., Tan, G. R., & Seah, B. (2024). Sex and gender differences in social participation among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1335692 | 4.8 |
| Ung, D. S. K., Goh, Y. S., Poon, R. Y. S., Lin, Y. P., Seah, B., Lopez, V., Mikkonen, K., Yong, K. K., & Liaw, S. Y. (2024). Global migration and factors influencing retention of Asian internationally educated nurses: a systematic review. Human Resources for Health, 22(1), 17. | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-024-00900-5 | 4.8 |
| Chee, J. M. P., Rusli, K. D. B., Tan, Z. Y. A., Tan, A. J. Q., Ang, S. G. M., Lau, S. T., Seah, B., & Liaw, S. Y. (2024). Perceptions of community care among nursing students: A cross-sectional study with implications to nursing workforce. Nurse Education Today, 137, 106162. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106162 | 4.5 |
| Liaw, S. Y., Tan, J. Z., Lim, S., Zhou, W., Yap, J., Ratan, R., Ooi, S. L., Wong, S. J., Seah, B., & Chua, W. L. (2023). Artificial intelligence in virtual reality simulation for interprofessional communication training: Mixed method study. Nurse Education Today, 122, 105718. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105718 | 4.5 |
| Liaw, S. Y., Tan, J. Z., Bin Rusli, K. D., Ratan, R., Zhou, W., Lim, S., Lau, T. C., Seah, B., & Chua, W. L. (2023). Artificial Intelligence Versus Human-Controlled Doctor in Virtual Reality Simulation for Sepsis Team Training: Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of medical Internet research, 25, e47748. | https://doi.org/10.2196/47748 | 7.6 |
| Seah, B., Tan, G. R., Eriksson, M., Wang, W., & Ramazanu, S. (2022). Re-orienting healthcare for healthy living communities: A qualitative exploration of nursing students utilising the salutogenic theory for community health practice. Nurse education today, 119, 105545. Advance online publication. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105545 | 3.906 |
| Poon, YS.R., Lin, Y.P., Griffiths, P., Seah B., & Liaw, S.Y. (2022). A global overview of healthcare workers’ turnover intention amid COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review with future directions. Human Resources for Health, 20, 70 | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-022-00764-7 | 4.837 |
| Sim, J., Rusli, K., Seah, B., Levett-Jones, T., Lau, Y., & Liaw, S. Y. (2022). Virtual Simulation to Enhance Clinical Reasoning in Nursing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical simulation in nursing, 69, 26–39. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2022.05.006 | 2.856 |
| Rusli KDB, Ong SF, Speed S, Seah B, McKenna L, Lau Y, Liaw SY. Home-based care nurses' lived experiences and perceived competency needs: A phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Management. 2022 May 22. . Epub ahead of print. | https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13694 | 4.68 |
| Chow, E., Seah, B., Chan, J., & Wang, W. (2022). Salutogenic-based interventions among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health promotion international. Advance online publication. | https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac007 | 3.734 |
| Seah, B., Ho, B., Liaw, S. Y., Ang, E. N., & Lau, S. T. (2021). To Volunteer or Not? Perspectives towards Pre-Registered Nursing Students Volunteering Frontline during COVID-19 Pandemic to Ease Healthcare Workforce: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12). | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126668 | 3.39 |
| Seah, B., Ang, E., Liaw, S. Y., Lau, S. T., & Wang, W. (2021). Curriculum changes for pre-registration nursing education in times of COVID-19: For the better or worse?. Nurse education today, 98, 104743. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104743 | 3.906 |
| Seah, B., Espnes, G. A., Ang, E., Lim, J. Y., Kowitlawakul, Y., & Wang, W. (2021). Achieving healthy ageing through the perspective of sense of coherence among senior-only households: a qualitative study. Aging & mental health, 25(5), 936–945. | https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1725805 | 3.658 |
| Seah, B., Espnes, G. A., Ang, E. N. K., Lim, J. Y., Kowitlawakul, Y., & Wang, W. (2020). Supporting the mobilization of health assets among older community dwellers residing in senior-only households in Singapore: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics 20 (411). | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01810-6 | 4.07 |
| Awards and Honors | Year |
|---|---|
| Invited Speaker. The nitty-gritty in data collection for qualitative research, in 27th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS) conference – "Generating Impact Through Doctoral Nursing Education", on 5th-6th March 2024 organised by University of Hong Kong | 2024 |
| Invited speaker. Impact of COVID-19 on pre-registration nursing education: A Singapore perspective, in Phi Xi Talks (5th Edition) – “COVID-19 and its disruptive effects on the nursing education: challenges and opportunities” – Virtual Webinar, on 08th of July 2021, organised by Phi-Xi Chapter of Sigma & Sigma European Region | 2021 |
| Singapore Population HEalth ImpRovement Centre (SPHERiC) Fellowship Programme | 2019 |
| National University of Singapore Research Scholarship | 2015 to 2019 |
| Year | Project title | Funding Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rebuild, reconnect, revitalised (3R) program to transit older cancer survivors in the community- a pilot mixed method study | Clinician Scientist Academy Changi Collaborative Grant, NUHS (Co-I) |
| 2023 | 360-degree Video Virtual Reality for Nursing Job Shadowing to Improve Perceptions of Nursing as a Career | Population Health Research Grant Open Category (Co-I) |
| 2022 | Improve teamwork and communication skills with TeamSTEPPS in simulation-based interprofessional education | NUS Teaching Enhancement Grant (Co-I) |
| 2020- 2021 | Artificial Intelligent-enabled virtual reality simulation for interprofessional education | Ministry of Education Tertiary Education Research Fund |
| 2017- 2020 | Salutogenic Healthy Aging Program Embracement (SHAPE) for elderly living alone | Ministry of Education Social Science Research Thematic Grant |
