Publications: Mr Ka Keat Lim

Kuan WC, Lim KK, Chee KH, Kasim S, Dujaili JA, Lee KK-C, Teoh SL ( 2024 ) . Trajectory of health-related quality of life during and after hospitalisation due to worsening of heart failure . Quality of Life Research1 - 14 .

Zakiyah N, Marulin D, Alfaqeeh M, Puspitasari IM, Lestari K, Lim KK, Fox-Rushby J ( 2024 ) . Economic Evaluations of Digital Health Interventions for Patients With Heart Failure: Systematic Review . Journal of Medical Internet Research vol. 26 ,

Kuan WC, Chee KH, Kasim S, Lim KK, Dujaili JA, Lee KK-C, Teoh SL ( 2024 ) . Validity and measurement equivalence of EQ-5D-5L questionnaire among heart failure patients in Malaysia: a cohort study . Journal of Medical Economics vol. 27 , ( 1 ) 607 - 617 .

Gilworth G, Harris K, Morgan TL, Ayis S, Fox-Rushby J, Godfrey E, Hopkinson NS, Lewin S et al. ( 2024 ) . The IMPROVE trial: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of using lay health workers to improve uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Trials vol. 25 , ( 1 )

Lim KK, Koleva‐Kolarova R, Kamaruzaman HF, Kamil AA, Chowienczyk P, Wolfe CDA, Fox‐Rushby J ( 2024 ) . Genetic‐Guided Pharmacotherapy for Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic and Critical Review of Economic Evaluations . Journal of the American Heart Association vol. 13 , ( 5 ) e030058 - e030058 .

Lim KK, Ng K, Balachandran S, Russell MD, Boalch A, Sinclair A, Coker B, Vinnakota K et al. ( 2023 ) . Measuring the impact of monoclonal antibody therapies . Frontiers in Medicine vol. 10 ,

Law M, Villar S, Oscroft N, Stoneman V, Fox-Rushby J, Chiu Y, Steele J, Devine T et al. ( 2023 ) . Continuous Positive Airway Pressure plus Mandibular Advancement Therapy (PAPMAT): study protocol for an adaptive randomised crossover trial comparing the benefits and costs of combining two established treatments for obstructive sleep apnoea . Trials vol. 24 , ( 1 )

Yong ASJ, Lim KK, Fox-Rushby J, Ismail F, Hamzah E, Cheong MWL, Teoh SL ( 2023 ) . A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Preferences of Patients With Advanced Cancer for Quality of Life and Survival in Malaysia: A Discrete Choice Experiment . Value in Health vol. 26 , ( 12 ) 1772 - 1781 .

Moorkens E, Lacosta TB, Dawoud D, Inotai A, Janodia M, Tan CJ, Lim KK, Khatri N et al. ( 2023 ) . A Systematic Literature Review of Gaps and Challenges in Value Assessment of Biosimilars: An ISPOR Special Interest Group Report . Value in Health vol. 26 , ( 8 ) 1137 - 1144 .

Lim KK, Koleva-Kolarova R, Fox-Rushby J ( 2022 ) . A Comparison of the Content and Consistency of Methodological Quality and Transferability Checklists for Reviewing Model-Based Economic Evaluations . PharmacoEconomics vol. 40 , ( 10 ) 989 - 1003 .

Lim AH, Ng SW, Teh XR, Ong SM, Sivasampu S, Lim KK ( 2022 ) . Conjoint analyses of patients’ preferences for primary care: a systematic review . BMC Primary Care vol. 23 , ( 1 )

Xie F, Liu N, Yan L, Ning Y, Lim KK, Gong C, Kwan YH, Ho AFW et al. ( 2022 ) . Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning scoring tool for estimating time to emergency readmissions . EClinicalMedicine vol. 45 ,

Kamil AA, Lim KK, Koleva-Kolarova R, Chowienczyk P, Wolfe CDA, Fox-Rushby J ( 2021 ) . Genetic-Guided Pharmacotherapy for Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic and Critical Review of Economic Evaluations . Value in Health

Lim KK, Koleva-Kolarova R, Chowienczyk P, Wolfe CDA, Fox-Rushby J ( 2021 ) . Genetic-guided pharmacotherapy for venous thromboembolism: a systematic and critical review of economic evaluations . The Pharmacogenomics Journal vol. 21 , ( 6 ) 625 - 637 .

Lim MT, Rahman NA, Teh XR, Chan CL, Thevendran S, Hamdi NA, Lim KK, Sivasampu S ( 2021 ) . Optimal cut-off points for adherence measure among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care clinics: a retrospective analysis . Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease vol. 12 ,

Ning Y, Ho PJ, Støer NC, Lim KK, Wee HL, Hartman M, Reilly M, Tan CS ( 2021 ) . A New Procedure to Assess When Estimates from the Cumulative Link Model Can Be Interpreted as Differences for Ordinal Scales in Quality of Life Studies . Clinical Epidemiology vol. 13 ,

Lim KK, Lee VSY, Tan CS, Kwan YH, Lim ZHX, Wee HL, Østbye T, Low LL ( 2021 ) . Examining the heterogeneity inexcess risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, dialysis, and lower extremity amputation associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus across demographic subgroups in an Asian population: A population-based matched cohort study . Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice vol. 171 ,

Tay PKC, Lim KK ( 2020 ) . Psychological Resilience as an Emergent Characteristic for Well-Being: A Pragmatic View . Gerontology vol. 66 , ( 5 ) 476 - 483 .

Kwan YH, Kwoh SY, Phang JK, Cheen MHH, Lim KK, Wang CTM, Leung YY, Koh H et al. ( 2020 ) . The direct and indirect costs of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in Singapore . International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases vol. 23 , ( 3 ) 334 - 341 .

Kwan YH, Lim KK, Fong W, Goh H, Ng L, Haaland B, Phang JK, Low LL et al. ( 2020 ) . Risk of malignancies in patients with spondyloarthritis treated with biologics compared with those treated with non-biologics: a systematic review and meta-analysis . Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease vol. 12 ,

Lim KK, Matchar DB, Tan CS, Yeo W, Østbye T, Howe TS, Koh JSB ( 2019 ) . The Association Between Psychological Resilience and Physical Function Among Older Adults With Hip Fracture Surgery . Journal of the American Medical Directors Association vol. 21 , ( 2 ) 260 - 266.e2 .

Kwan YH, Aw FF, Fong W, Phang JK, Kiltz U, Lim KK, Chew EH, Lui NL et al. ( 2019 ) . Validity and reliability of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Health Index in English-speaking patients with axial spondyloarthritis in Singapore . International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases vol. 22 , ( 9 ) 1644 - 1651 .

Chong JL, Lim KK, Matchar DB ( 2019 ) . Population segmentation based on healthcare needs: a systematic review . Systematic Reviews vol. 8 , ( 1 )

Lim R, Liong ML, Lim KK, Leong WS, Yuen KH ( 2019 ) . The Minimum Clinically Important Difference of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires (ICIQ-UI SF and ICIQ-LUTSqol) . Urology vol. 133 , 91 - 95 .

Lee YX, Kwan YH, Lim KK, Tan CS, Lui NL, Phang JK, Chew EH, Ostbye T et al. ( 2019 ) . A systematic review of the association of obesity with the outcomes of inflammatory rheumatic diseases . Singapore Medical Journal vol. 60 , ( 6 ) 270 - 280 .

Lim KK, Lim C, Kwan YH, Chan SY, Fong W, Low LL, Tay HY, Østbye T et al. ( 2019 ) . Association between access to health-promoting facilities and participation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk screening among populations with low socioeconomic status (SES) in Singapore . Primary Health Care Research & Development vol. 20 ,

Lim KK, Ang HT, Kwan YH, Tan CS, Ostbye T, Low LL ( 2019 ) . Authors’ Reply to Kahlaee et al: “A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of the Association Between Anti-hypertensive Classes and the Risk of Falls Among Older Adults” . Drugs & Aging vol. 36 , ( 1 ) 95 - 101 .

Png WY, Kwan YH, Lee YX, Lim KK, Chew EH, Lui NL, Tan CS, Thumboo J et al. ( 2019 ) . Factors Associated With Initiation of Biologics in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis in an Urban Asian City: A PRESPOND Study . JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology vol. 25 , ( 2 )

Lim KK, Matchar DB, Chong JL, Yeo W, Howe TS, Koh JSB ( 2019 ) . Pre-discharge prognostic factors of physical function among older adults with hip fracture surgery: a systematic review . Osteoporosis International

Kwan YH, Tan JJ, Phang JK, Fong W, Lim KK, Koh HL, Lui NL, Tan CS et al. ( 2019 ) . Validity and reliability of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score with C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in Singapore . International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases vol. 22 , ( 12 ) 2206 - 2212 .

Kwan YH, Ng A, Lim KK, Fong W, Phang JK, Chew EH, Lui NL, Tan CS et al. ( 2019 ) . Validity and reliability of the ten-item Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC10) instrument in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in Singapore . Rheumatology International vol. 39 , ( 1 ) 105 - 110 .

Banu Z, Lim KK, Kwan YH, Yap KZ, Ang HT, Tan CS, Fong W, Thumboo J et al. ( 2018 ) . Anti-hypertensive medications and injurious falls in an older population of low socioeconomic status: a nested case-control study . BMC Geriatrics vol. 18 , ( 1 )

Png K, Kwan YH, Leung YY, Phang JK, Lau JQ, Lim KK, Chew EH, Low LL et al. ( 2018 ) . Measurement properties of patient reported outcome measures for spondyloarthritis: A systematic review . Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Ang HT, Lim KK, Kwan YH, Tan PS, Yap KZ, Banu Z, Tan CS, Fong W et al. ( 2018 ) . A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of the Association Between Anti-Hypertensive Classes and the Risk of Falls Among Older Adults . Drugs Aging

Png WY, Kwan YH, Lim KK, Chew EH, Lui NL, Tan CS, Østbye T, Thumboo J et al. ( 2018 ) . A systematic review of the factors associated with the initiation of biologicals in patients with rheumatological conditions . European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Lim KK, Yoon SY, Mohd Taib NA, Shabaruddin FH, Dahlui M, Woo YL, Thong MK, Teo SH et al. ( 2018 ) . Is BRCA Mutation Testing Cost Effective for Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Compared to Routine Clinical Surveillance? The Case of an Upper Middle-Income Country in Asia . Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Lim KK, Yeo W, Koh JSB, Tan CS, Chong HC, Zhang K, Ostbye T, Howe TS et al. ( 2018 ) . The Role of Prefracture Health Status in Physical and Mental Function After Hip Fracture Surgery . J Am Med Dir Assoc

Suresh J, Harmston N, Lim KK, Kaur P, Jin HJ, Lusk JB, Petretto E, Tolwinski NS ( 2017 ) . An embryonic system to assess direct and indirect Wnt transcriptional targets . Scientific Reports vol. 7 , ( 1 )

Lim KK, Chan A ( 2017 ) . Association of loneliness and healthcare utilization among older adults in Singapore . Geriatrics and Gerontology International vol. 17 , ( 11 ) 1789 - 1798 .

Lee YX, Kwan YH, Png WY, Lim KK, Tan CS, Lui NL, Chew EH, Thumboo J et al. ( 2017 ) . Association of obesity with patient-reported outcomes in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional study in an urban Asian population . Clinical Rheumatology vol. 36 , 2365 - 2370 .

Lim KK, Kwan YH, Tan CS, Low LL, Chua AP, Lee WY, Pang L, Tay HY et al. ( 2017 ) . The association between distance to public amenities and cardiovascular risk factors among lower income Singaporeans . Prev Med Rep vol. 8 , 116 - 121 .

Lim KK, Sivasampu S, Mahmud F ( 2016 ) . Equity in access to health care in a rural population in Malaysia: A cross‐sectional study . Australian Journal of Rural Health vol. 25 , ( 2 ) 102 - 109 .

Foo CY, Lim KK, Sivasampu S, Dahian KB, Goh PP ( 2015 ) . Improving the effectiveness of service delivery in the public healthcare sector: the case of ophthalmology services in Malaysia . BMC Health Services Research vol. 15 , ( 1 )

Lim KK, Sivasampu S, Khoo EM ( 2015 ) . Antihypertensive drugs for elderly patients: a cross sectional study . Singapore Medical Journal vol. Epub ahead of print ,

Lim KK ( 2014 ) . Impact of hospital mergers on staff job satisfaction: a quantitative study . Human Resources for Health vol. 12 , ( 1 )

Lim KK, Teh CC ( 2012 ) . A Cross Sectional Study of Public Knowledge and Attitude towards Antibiotics in Putrajaya, Malaysia . Southern Med Review vol. 5 , ( 2 ) 26 - 33 .