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Research
YEARS
20+
130+
MILLION OF FUNDING
PROJECTS
100+
PUBLICATIONS
380+
The Centre focuses on enhancing the quality of life of elderly through gerontology research. We have a strong research team which comprises experts in different areas of gerontology. The team investigates into various ageing-related issues through multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural studies in conjunction with local and overseas experts. To guide our studies to development direction, we have identified several strategic research focuses by theme: Long-term care, Meaningful ageing, Ageing-in-place, Active and healthy ageing, Age-friendly city, Social Determinants of well-being.
Other than the research themes, our researchers also look into issues faced by different populations, including family caregivers, people with dementia, volunteers, people with stroke, people in end stage of life, aged people with life time disabilities. For example, the team has devoted a lot of effort in dementia studies such as non-pharmacological interventions (e.g. cognitive stimulation therapy) and caregiver support for dementia patients. We have developed family-based intervention programme for caregivers of stroke patients. We also investigate into the difference in ageing process between people with Down syndrome and the general public, and examine how physical fitness and functioning of adults with Down syndrome changes when they age. Many of our projects involve community engagement of both frail and healthy older people. This effectively promotes elderly volunteerism as empowerment which enforces productive aging and a thriving society.
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Publications
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Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Project Coordinator: Prof. Ning Xi
Deputy Project Coordinator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living
Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
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Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: Singapore University of Social Sciences Pro-bono
Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service
Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Limited Pro-bono
Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: General Research Fund
Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou
Funding Source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Co-Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou (Co-I)
Funding Source: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou (Co-PI)
Funding Source: Health and Medical Research Fund
Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou (Co-PI)
Funding Source: Research Impact Fund
Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. Vivian Lou (Co-PI)
Funding Source: Theme-based Research Scheme
2024
Lou, V. W. Q. & Cheng, C. Y. M. (2024). Seven Resources for Lifelong Wellbeing and Retirement Planning: The Golden Age Playbook. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-5268-5
2023
Beaudart, C., Tilquin, N., Abramowicz, P., Baptista, F., Peng, D. J., Orlandi, F. de S., Drey, M., Dzhus, M., Fábrega-Cuadros, R., Fernandez-Garrido, J., Laurindo, L. F., Gasparik, A.-I., Geerinck, A., Emin, G., Iacob, S., Kilaitė, J., Kumar, P., Lee, S.-C., Lou, V. W. Q., … Bruyère, O. (2023). Quality of life in sarcopenia measured with the SarQoL questionnaire: A meta-analysis of individual patient data. Maturitas, 107902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2023.107902
Chen, K., Lou, V. W. Q., & Cheng, C. Y. M. (2023). Intention to use robotic exoskeletons by older people: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis approach. Computers in Human Behavior, 141, 107610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107610
Chen, K., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2023). Lessons learned from a Knowledge-Matching participatory research approach involving law students and older adults as peer researchers. Qualitative Health Research, 33(11), 956–968. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323231186102
Cheung, J. C. T., Lou, V. W. Q., Hu, D. Y., Pan, N. F. C., Woo, E. M. W., & Cheng, M. S. F. (2023). Eliminating Ageism in Higher Education: An Intergenerational Participatory Co-design Project. Educational Gerontology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2023.2187107
Chow, A. Y. M., Zhang, A. Y., Chan, I. K. N., Fordjour, G. A., Lui, J. N. M., Lou, V. W. Q. & Chan, C. L. W. (2023). Caregiving Strain Mediates the Relationship Between Terminally Ill Patient’s Physical Symptoms and Their Family Caregivers’ Wellbeing: A Multicentered Longitudinal Study. Journal of Palliative Care, 8258597231215137. https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597231215137
de Batlle, J., Benítez, I. D., Moncusí-Moix, A., Androutsos, O., Angles Barbastro, R., Antonini, A., ... Lou, V. W. Q., ... & GATEKEEPER project. (2023). GATEKEEPER’s Strategy for the Multinational Large-Scale Piloting of an eHealth Platform: Tutorial on How to Identify Relevant Settings and Use Cases. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e42187. https://doi.org/10.2196/42187
Kong, D., Lu, P., Lou, V. W. Q., & Shelley, M. (2023). Insomnia Symptom Trajectory of Spouse Caregivers of Older Adults with Functional Limitations. Clinical Gerontologist, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2023.2211560
Kwan, R. Y. C., Yeung, J. W. Y., Lee, J. L. C., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2023). The association of technology acceptance and physical activity on frailty in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s11556-023-00334-3
Kwok, J. Y. Y., Cheung, D. S. K., Zarit, S., Cheung, K. S.-L., Lau, B. H. P., Lou, V. W. Q., Cheng, S.-T., Gallagher-Thompson, D., & Chou, K.-L. (2023). Multiphase optimization of a multicomponent intervention for informal dementia caregivers: a study protocol. Trials, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07801-3
Lee, J. L. C., Lou, V. W. Q., & Kwan, R. Y. C. (2023). The Experience of Participating in Remotely Delivered Online Exercise Classes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults and Its Postpandemic Implications. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2022-0122
Lou, V. W. Q., Cheng, C. Y. M., Yeung, P. P. Y., Ng, A. & Ho, T. (2023). Best Practices in Advancing Family Well-Being in Asia: A Multimethod Qualitative Study. Asian Social Science, 19(6), 1. https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v19n6p1
Lou, V. W. Q., Cheng, C. Y. M., Yeung, P. P. Y., Ng, A., & Ho, T. (2023). Multilevel impacts of the Wofoo Asian Award for advancing family well-being: A multimethod qualitative study applying a socio-ecological model. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 7(1), 100434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100434
Lou, V. W. Q., Chung, H., Leung, W. C., Chang, R. S., Tsaw, M., Lo, C. N. R., & Chiu, A. T. G. (2023). Prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms among caregivers of patients with epilepsy in Hong Kong. Epilepsy & Behavior, 147, 109411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109411
Lu, N., Lou, V. W. Q., & Mao, S. (2023). Stressor Trajectories among Older Adults with Disabilities and Positive Caregiving Experiences among Family Caregivers in Urban China. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5296995
Tan, C. K. K., Lou, V. W. Q., Cheng, C. Y. M., He, P. C., & Mor, Y. Y. (2023). Technology Acceptance of a Social Robot (LOVOT) Among Single Older Adults in Hong Kong and Singapore: Protocol for a Multimethod Study. JMIR research protocols, 12, e48618. https://doi.org/10.2196/48618
Zhao, X., Zhang, Q., Ji, Y., Liu, H., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2023). Influence of spousal caregiving and living arrangement on depression among husband caregivers in rural China. Aging & Mental Health, 27(7), 1266–1273. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2089630
Zhao, X., Zhang, Q., Xu, H., Li, X., Lou, V. W. Q., & Liu, H. (2023). Unmet needs and depression among spousal caregivers: the mediating role of marital satisfaction. Aging & Mental Health, 27(10), 2027–2033. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2194851
2022
Yan, E., Lai, D. W. L., Cheng, S-T., Kwok, T., Leung, E. M. F., Lou, V. W. Q., Fong, D., Chaudhury, H., Pillemer, K., Lachs, M. (2022). Resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care facilities: Prevalence and risk factors. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18175
Lou, V.W.Q., & Jiang, N. Caregivers’ Depressive Symptom Trajectories and Risk of Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults with Functional Limitations: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5850
Lou, V.W.Q., Cheng, C.Y.M., Yu, D.S.F., Wong, D.F.K., Lai, D.W.L., Chong, A.M.L., Chen, S., Chou, K.L. (2022) Meaning Making as a Lifebuoy in Dementia Caregiving: Predicting Depression from a Generation Perspective Using a Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(23), 15711. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315711
Yan, E., Ng, H.K.L., Sun, R., Lai, D.W.L., Cheng, S.-T., Lou, V.W.Q., Fong, D.Y.T. and Kwok, T. (2022). Resilience as a protective factor against elder abuse by family caregivers: findings from a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong. The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-06-2022-0012
Chen, S., Bao, Z., Chen, J., Yang, L., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2022). Sustainable built environment for facilitating public health of older adults: Evidence from Hong Kong. Sustainable Development, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2303
Chen, S., Bao, Z., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2022). Assessing the impact of the built environment on healthy aging: A gender-oriented Hong Kong study. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 95, 106812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106812
Cheung, J. C.-S., Liu, T., Lu, S., Chui, C. H.-K., Leung, D. K. Y., Au, W. S. H., Kwok, W.-W., Lum, T. , & Wong, G. (2022). Depressive Symptoms and Coping Strategies in Community-Dwelling Older People Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2022.2061662
Chui, C. H., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Cheung, J. C.-S., Guo, Y., Liu, Y., Chan, S. W., Tang, J. Y. M., Au, A., Wen, Z. V., Yu, R., Bai, X., Mok, K. H. J., Woo, J., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2022). Changes in older adults’ perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong: A three-year mixed-methods study. Cities, 127, 103748–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103748
Ho, H. C., Cheng, W., Song, Y., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Lu, S., Lum, T. Y. S. , Chiu, R., & Webster, C. (2022). Spatial uncertainty and environment-health association: An empirical study of osteoporosis among “old residents” in public housing estates across a hilly environment. Social Science, & Medicine (1982), 306, 115155–115155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115155
Kong, D., Chen, A., Zhang, J., Xiang, X., Lou, W. V. , Kwok, T., & Wu, B. (2022). Public Discourse and Sentiment Toward Dementia on Chinese Social Media: Machine Learning Analysis of Weibo Posts. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24 (9), e39805–e39805. https://doi.org/10.2196/39805
Liu, T., Leung, D. K. Y., Lu, S., Kwok, W.-W., Sze, L. C. Y., Tse, S. S. K., Ng, S. M., Wong, P. W. C., Lou, V. W. Q. , Tang, J. Y. M., Wong, D. F. K., Chan, W. C., Kwok, R. Y. K., Lum, T. Y. S. , & Wong, G. H. Y. (2022). Collaborative community mental health and aged care services with peer support to prevent late-life depression: study protocol for a non-randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23 (1), 280–280. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06122-1
Liu, T., Peng, M.-M., Au, W. S. H., Wong, F. H. C., Kwok, W.-W., Yin, J., Lum, T. Y. S. , & Wong, G. H. Y. (2022). Depression risk among community-dwelling older people is associated with perceived COVID-19 infection risk: effects of news report latency and focusing on number of infected cases. Aging, & Mental Health , (ahead-of-print), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2045562
Lou, V. W. , Cheng, C. Y., Ng, D. K., Chan, F. H., Mo, S. S., Kung, E. K., & Luk, J. K. (2022). A mHealth-Supported Volunteer-Assisted Spiritual Well-Being Intervention for Discharged Older Patients: A Tripartite Collaboration. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2022.2068722
Lu, N., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2022). Care-giving burden and life satisfaction among family care-givers of disabled older adults in China: The moderator role of care-giver wisdom. Ageing, & Society, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X22000496
Lu, N., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2022). Community social capital and cognitive function among older adults in rural north‐east China: The moderator role of income. Health, & Social Care in the Community, 30 (1), 225–234. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13395
Lu, N., Sun, Q., Jiang, N., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2022). Does wisdom moderate the relationship between burden and depressive symptoms among family caregivers of disabled older adults in China? A multiple-group path analysis. Aging, & Mental Health, 26 (8), 1572-1579. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1935454
Luo, H., Wong, G. H. Y., Tang, J. Y. M., Liu, T., Wong, F. H. C., Miu, A. C., Morrow-Howell, N., Cheng, S.-T., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2022). Perceived Life Expectancy Predicts Time Investment in Productive Aging Activities: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Research on Aging, 44 (1), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027521992690
Lu, S., Zhang, Y., Liu, T., Leung, D. K. Y., Kwok, W., Luo, H., Tang, J., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2022). Associations between depressive symptom clusters and care utilization and costs among community‐dwelling older adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37 (1). https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5636
Mao, S., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Lu, N. (2022). Perceptions of neighborhood environment and loneliness among older Chinese adults: the mediator role of cognitive and structural social capital. Aging, & Mental Health, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2053500
Mao, W., Lou, V. W. Q. , Li, M., & Chi, I. (2022). Coresidence and Well-Being among Adult Child Caregivers in Urban China: Impacts of the Domain-Specific Caregiver Burden. Social Work Research, 46 (1), 44–52. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svab027
Wong, K. S. S., Wright, A., Chen, K., Cheung, C. T. J., Wu, H. Y., & Lou, V. W. (2022). Photo‐elicitation for teaching awareness of ageism in healthcare. Medical Education, 56 (5), 558–559. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14749
Zhang, Y., Li, X., Chan, V. K. Y., Luo, H., Chan, S. S. M., Wong, G. H. Y., Wong, I. C. K., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2022). Depression duration and risk of incident cardiovascular disease: A population-based six-year cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 305, 188–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.005
Zhang, Y., Luo, H., Wong, G. H. Y., Zhao, M., Lv, X., Lum, T. Y. S. , Chui, C. S. L., Yu, X., Wong, I. C. K., & Wang, H. (2022). Prescription Patterns of Antidementia and Psychotropic Drugs in People Living With Dementia: Findings From the Clinical Pathway Study of Alzheimer’s Disease in China. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23 (6), 1073–1079.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.07.017
Zhao, X., Zhang, Q., Ji, Y., Liu, H., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2022). Influence of spousal caregiving and living arrangement on depression among husband caregivers in rural China. Aging, & Mental Health, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2089630
2021
Chan, M. H. H., Leung, W. C. Y., Lou, W. Q. V. , Lo, C. N. R., & Chang, R. S. (2021). Employment among people with epilepsy in Hong Kong. Epilepsy, & Behavior, 124, 108329–108329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108329
Chen, J., Liu, L., Chen, J., Jiang, W., Wu, B., Zhu, J., Lou, V. W. , & He, Y. (2021). Physical activity and posttraumatic growth in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: A prospective study. Journal of Health Psychology, 26 (14), 2896–2907. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320937056
Chen, J., Liu, L., Chen, J., Ng, M. S. N., Lou, V. W. Q. , Wu, B., Jiang, W., Jie, Y., Zhu, J., & He, Y. (2021). The cross-lagged association between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: a three-wave longitudinal study. Quality of Life Research, 30 (12), 3463–3473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02866-6
Chen, K., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Lo, S. S. C. (2021). Exploring the acceptance of tablets usage for cognitive training among older people with cognitive impairments: A mixed-methods study. Applied Ergonomics, 93, 103381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103381
Chen, K., Lou, V. W. , Tan, K. C., Wai, M., & Chan, L. (2021). Burnout and intention to leave among care workers in residential care homes in Hong Kong: Technology acceptance as a moderator. Health, & Social Care in the Community, 29 (6), 1833–1843. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13294
Chen, S. H. Z., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). Residential reasoning: how childless older adults choose between ageing in place (AIP) and institutionalisation in rural China. Ageing and Society, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x2100074x
Cheung, J. C. T., Sun, Q., Wan, A. N. T., Wong, S. Y., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). Intergenerational mentorship on character traits among disadvantaged primary school students. Research on Social Work Practice, 31(7) , 716-727. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211035108
Guo, Y., Liu, Y., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Chui, C. H. K., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2021). Objective and perceived built environment, sense of community, and mental wellbeing in older adults in Hong Kong: A multilevel structural equation study. Landscape and Urban Planning, 209, 104058-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104058
Huang, J., Chau, P. H., Choi, E. P. H., Wu, B., & Lou, V. W. (2021). The Patterns of Caregiving Activities for Family Caregivers of Older Adults in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Latent Class Analysis. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76 (8), 1605–1616. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa203
Jiang, N., Sun, Q., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). The impact of caregiver's depressive symptoms on trajectories of cognitive function in older adults with functional limitations. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36, 1284-1294. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5523
Lee, J. J., Tsang, W. N., Yang, S. C., Kwok, J. Y. Y., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Lau, K. K. (2021). Qualitative Study of Chinese Stroke Caregivers’ Caregiving Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke (1970), 52(4), 1407–1414. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032250
Liu, Y., Lu, S., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Chui, C. H. K., Chan, O. F., Chiu, R. L. H., Webster, C., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2021). Longitudinal associations between neighbourhood physical environments and depressive symptoms of older adults in Hong Kong: The moderating effects of terrain slope and declining functional abilities. Health, & Place, 70, 102585–102585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102585
Liu, H., Chen, B., Wang, Y., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). Perceptions of interpersonal complementarity in late-middle-aged and older adults: The role of interpersonal traits and social context within an intensive ecological momentary assessment framework. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(7) , 2162–2183. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211008985
Liu, H., Fang, B., Li, Y., & Lou, V. W. (2021). Initially negative affect predicts lower satisfaction with future social contact: A time-lagged analysis using ecological momentary assessment. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76 (2), 295-305. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa024
Liu, H., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Morrow‐Howell, N., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Shen, H. (2021). Within‐couple dissimilarities in functional impairment as determinants of spousal care arrangement among older married couples. Research in Nursing, & Health, 44, 365–375. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22113
Liu, H., Zhang, X., Chen, B., Fang, B., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Hu, J. (2021). The Differential Impact of Multimorbidity Patterns and Subsequent Accumulation on Longitudinal Trajectories of Physical Function Decline in a Population-Based Cohort of Older People. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 77 (8), 1629-1636. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab384
Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). Meaningful Aging: A Relational Conceptualization, Intervention, and Its Impacts. Social Sciences (Basel), 11 (1), 10–. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11010010
Lou, V. W. , Tang, J. Y. M., Lau, G. K. K., Lum, T. Y. S. , Fong, K., Ko, R. W. T., Cheng, C. Y. M., Fu, J. Y., Chow, E. S. L., Chu, A. C. K., Hui, E., Ng, W. W. L., Chan, F. H. W., Luk, C. C., & Kwok, T. K. (2021). Effectiveness of a Two-Tier Family-Oriented Intervention in Enhancing the Family Functioning and Care Capacity of the Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 10 (5), e16703–e16703. https://doi.org/10.2196/16703
Lu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Chui, C., Chan, O. F., Webster, C., Chiu, R., & Lum, T. Y. (2021). Neighborhood Built Environment and Late-Life Depression: A Multilevel Path Analysis in a Chinese Society. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 76 (10), 2143–2154. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab037
Lu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, Y., Ho, H. C., Song, Y., Cheng, W., Chui, C. H. K., Chan, O. F., Webster, C., Chiu, R. L. H., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2021). Neighbourhood physical environment, intrinsic capacity, and 4-year late-life functional ability trajectories of low-income Chinese older population: A longitudinal study with the parallel process of latent growth curve modelling. EClinicalMedicine, 36, 100927–100927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100927
Lu, N., Spencer, M., Sun, Q., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). Family social capital and life satisfaction among older adults living alone in urban China: the moderating role of functional health. Aging, & Mental Health, 25(4) , 695–702. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1709155
Lu, S., Zhang, A. Y., Liu, T., Choy, J. C. P., Ma, M. S. L., Wong, G., & Lum, T. (2021). Degree of personalisation in tailored activities and its effect on behavioural and psychological symptoms and quality of life among people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 11 (11), e048917–e048917. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048917
Lu, S., Liu, T., Wong, G. H. Y., Leung, D. K. Y., Sze, L. C. Y., Kwok, W.-W., Knapp, M., Lou, V. W. Q. , Tse, S., Ng, S.-M., Wong, P. W. C., Tang, J. Y. M., & Lum, T. Y. S. , (2021). Health and social care service utilisation and associated expenditure among community-dwelling older adults with depressive symptoms. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 30, e10–e10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020001122
Lu, S., Chan, W.-K., Chui, C. H.-K., Tang, J. Y. M., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2021). The effects of neighbourhood migrant concentration on ageing-in-place preference among older people in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 31 (4), 308–322. https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2021.1903982
Tang, J. Y., Luo, H., Tse, M., Lum, T. Y. , Wong, G. H., & Li, S. X. (2021). The relationship between insomnia symptoms and frailty in community-dwelling older persons: a path analysis. Sleep Medicine, 84, 237–243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.039
Qian, X. X., Chau, P. H., Kwan, C. W., Lou, V. W. Q. , Leung, A. Y. M., Ho, M., Fong, D. Y. T., & Chi, I. (2021). Investigating Risk Factors for Falls among Community-Dwelling Older Adults According to WHO’s Risk Factor Model for Falls. The Journal of Nutrition, Health, & Aging, 25 (4), 425–432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1539-5
Sun, Q., Cheung, J. C. T., Wan, N. T. A., Pauline, W. S. Y., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). An Age Simulation Program Promoting Positive Attitudes Toward Older People in Hong Kong: Further Evidence of Integration of Natural Social Network Effects. Research on Social Work Practice, 32 (4), 426-433. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211063626
Sun, Q., Lu, N., Jiang, N., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2021). Intention to use respite services among informal care-givers of frail older adults in China: the role of care needs change. Ageing, & Society, 41 (1), 101–120. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x20000628
Tang, J. Y. M., Chui, C. H. K., Lou, V. W. Q. , Chiu, R. L. H., Kwok, R., Tse, M., Leung, A. Y. M., Chau, P.-H., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2021). The Contribution of Sense of Community to the Association Between Age-Friendly Built Environment and Health in a High-Density City: A Cross-Sectional Study of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40 (12), 1687–1696. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464821991298
Wang, J., Fu, Y., Lou, V. , Tan, S. Y., & Chui, E. (2021). A systematic review of factors influencing attitudes towards and intention to use the long-distance caregiving technologies for older adults. International Journal of Medical Informatics (Shannon, Ireland), 153, 104536–104536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104536
Wong, F. H. C., Liu, T., Leung, D. K. Y., Zhang, A. Y., Au, W. S. H., Kwok, W. W., Shum, A. K. Y., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y.-S. (2021). Consuming Information Related to COVID-19 on Social Media Among Older Adults and Its Association With Anxiety, Social Trust in Information, and COVID-Safe Behaviors: Cross-sectional Telephone Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23 (2), e26570–e26570. https://doi.org/10.2196/26570
Yang, W., Wu, B., Tan, S. Y., Li, B., Lou, V. W. Q. , Chen, Z. (Adam), Chen, X., Fletcher, J. R., Carrino, L., Hu, B., Zhang, A., Hu, M., & Wang, Y. (2021). Understanding Health and Social Challenges for Aging and Long-Term Care in China. Research on Aging, 43 (3–4), 127–135. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027520938764
Yu, Q., Li, X., Fan, M., Qiu, H., Wong, A. Y. S., Tian, L., Chui, C. S. L., Li, P. H., Lau, L. K. W., Chan, E. W., Goggins, W. B., Ip, P., Lum, T. Y. , Hung, I. F. N., Cowling, B. J., Wong, I. C. K., & Jit, M. (2021). The impact of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunisation on all-cause pneumonia admissions in Hong Kong: A 14-year population-based interrupted time series analysis. Vaccine, 39 (19), 2628–2635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.090
Yang, W.*, Wu, B., Tan, S. Y., Li, B., Lou, V. W. Q. , Chen, Z. (Adam), Chen, X., Fletcher, J. R., Carrino, L., Hu, B., Zhang, A., Hu, M., & Wang, Y.. (2021). Understanding Health and Social Challenges for Aging and Long-Term Care in China. Research on Aging, 43 (3–4), 127–135. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027520938764
2020
Chen, J., Xiang, X., Lee, J., L. C., Chen, C., He, Y., & Lou, V. W. Q*. (2020). Physical activity and posttraumatic growth: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 49, 101679-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101679
Chen, K., Lou, V. W. Q. , Cheng, C. Y. M., Lum, T. Y. S. , & Tang, J. Y. M. (2022). Family Caregiver’s Positive, Negative, and Ambivalent Feelings Towards Stroke Survivors: Association with Psychological Well-Being. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 17 (1), 169–183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09886-3
Chen, K., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Lo, S. S. C. (2020). A Tablet-Based Volunteer-Mediated Intervention for Cognitively Impaired Older People: A Pretest–Posttest. Research on Social Work Practice, 30 (3), 288–297. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731519863103
Chen, K., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2020). Measuring Senior Technology Acceptance: Development of a Brief, 14-Item Scale. Innovation in Aging, 4 (3), igaa016–igaa016. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa016
Chen, K., Lou, V. W. , Tan, K. C., Wai, M., & Chan, L. (2020). Effects of a Humanoid Companion Robot on Dementia Symptoms and Caregiver Distress for Residents in Long-Term Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21 (11), 1724–1728.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.05.036
Ke, C., Lou, V. W. , Tan, K. C., Wai, M. Y., & Chan, L. L. (2020). Changes in technology acceptance among older people with dementia: the role of social robot engagement. International Journal of Medical Informatics (Shannon, Ireland), 141, 104241–104241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104241
Chung, C. H.*, & Lou, V. W. Q. (2020). Effects of Supervised Exercise on Physical Health and Quality of Life Among Older Adults Living With HIV in Hong Kong. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 31 (3), 353-358. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000099
Fu, F., Chen, L.*, Sha, W., Chan, C. L. W., Chow, A. Y. M., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2020). Mothers’ Grief Experiences of Losing Their Only Child in the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 81 (1), 3–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222818755287
Gill, B. K.*, Cant, R., Lam, L., Cooper, S., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2020). Non-pharmacological depression therapies for older Chinese adults: A systematic review, & meta-analysis. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 88, 104037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2020.104037
Huang, J., Chau, P. H., Choi, E. P. H., Wu, B., & Lou, V. W. (2021). The patterns of caregiving activities for family caregivers of older adults in Hong Kong: An exploratory latent class analysis. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76 (8), 1605-1616. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa203
Jiang, N., Lu, N., Sun, Q., & Lou, V. W. Q.* . (2020). Positive and negative experiences and life satisfaction among spousal caregivers for frail older adults in urban China: a parallel process model. Age and Ageing, 49 (4), 622–627. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa032
Lou, V. W. Q. , & Chi, I.*. (2020). Is China ready for dementia? HSOA Journal of Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease, 6 (2), 041. https://doi.org/10.24966/AND-9608/100041
Lu, N., Jiang, N., Sun, Q., & Lou, V. W. Q.* (2020). Community Social Capital and Positive Caregiving Experiences Among Adult-Children Caregivers of Older Adults With Disabilities in Urban China. Research on aging, 42 (1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027519876095
Lu, N., Peng, C., Jiang, N., & Lou, V. W. Q.* (2020). Cognitive Social Capital and Formal Volunteering Among Older Adults in Urban China: Does Gender Matter? Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39 (4), 404–412. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464818765279
Luo, H., Lou, V. W. Q.* , Chen, C., & Chi, I. (2020). The effectiveness of the positive mood and active life program on reducing depressive symptoms in long-term care facilities. The Gerontologist, 60 (1), 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny120
Qian, X. X., Chau, P. H., Kwan, C. W., Lou, V. W. , Leung, A. Y. M., Ho, M., Fong, D. Y. T., & Chi, I. (2020). Seasonal pattern of single falls and recurrent falls amongst community-dwelling older adults first applying for long-term care services in Hong Kong. Age and Ageing, 49 (1), 125–129. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz139
Wang, Q., Chan, I. K., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2020). Effectiveness of a Holistic Capacity-Building Program for Volunteers in Community-Based End-of-Life Care. Research on Social Work Practice, 30 (4), 408–421. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731519898530
Chan, A. Y. L., Chan, V. K. Y., Olsson, S., Fan, M., Jit, M., Gong, M., Zhang, S., Ge, M., Pathadka, S., Chung, C. C. Y., Chung, B. H. Y., Chui, C. S. L., Chan, E. W., Wong, G. H. Y., Lum, T. Y. , Wong, I. C. K., Ip, P., & Li, X. (2020). Access and Unmet Needs of Orphan Drugs in 194 Countries and 6 Areas: A Global Policy Review With Content Analysis. Value in Health, 23 (12), 1580–1591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2020.06.020
Chen, K., Lou, V. W. Q. , Cheng, C. Y. M., Lum, T. Y. S. , & Tang, J. Y. M. (2020). Family Caregiver’s Positive, Negative, and Ambivalent Feelings Towards Stroke Survivors: Association with Psychological Well-Being. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 17 (1), 169–183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09886-3
Tang, J. Y. M., Wong, G. H. Y., Luo, H., Liu, T., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2020). Cognitive changes associated with mentally active lifestyle and structured cognitive programs: a 2-year longitudinal study. Aging, & Mental Health, 24 (11), 1781–1788. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1636204
Ilomäki, J., Bell, J. S., Chan, A. Y. ., Tolppanen, A. M., Luo, H., Wei, L., Lai, E. C. C., Shin, J. Y., De Paoli, G., Pajouheshnia, R., Ho, F. K., Reynolds, L., Lau, K. K., Crystal, S., Lau, W. C. ., Man, K. K. ., Brauer, R., Chan, E. W., Shen, C. Y., Kim, J. H., Lum, T.Y. S. , Hartikainen, S., Koponen, M., Booke, E., Bazelier, M., Klungel, O., Setoguchi, S., Pell, J. P., Cook, S., & Wong, I. C. (2020). Application of Healthcare “Big Data” in CNS Drug Research: The Example of the Neurological and mental health Global Epidemiology Network (NeuroGEN). CNS Drugs, 34 (9), 897–913. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40263-020-00742-4
Lum, T. , Shi, C., Wong, G., & Wong, K. (2020). COVID-19 and Long-Term Care Policy for Older People in Hong Kong. Journal of Aging, & Social Policy, 32 (4-5), 373–379. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2020.1773192
Chua, G. T., Tung, K. T. S., Wong, I. C. K., Lum, T. Y. S. , Wong, W. H. S., Chow, C.-B., Ho, F. K., Wong, R. S., & Ip, P. (2020). Mortality Among Children with Down syndrome in Hong Kong: A Population-Based Cohort Study from Birth. The Journal of Pediatrics, 218, 138–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.11.006
2019
Chen, J., Nicklett, E. J., He, Y., & Lou, V. W. (2019). Physical Activity Intensity and Biopsychosocial Correlates in Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 27 (6), 871-878. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0078
Chui, C. H. K., Tang, J. Y. M., Kwan, C. M., Chan, O. F., Tse, M., Chiu, R. L. H., Lou, V. W. Q. , Chau, P.H., Leung, A. Y. M., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2019). Older adults’ perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong. The Gerontologist, 59 (3), 549-558. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny052
Fu, Y. Y.*, Chui, E. W., Law, C. K., Zhao, X., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2019). An exploration of older Hong Kong residents’ willingness to make copayments toward vouchers for community care. Journal of Aging, & Social Policy, 31 (4), 358–377. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2018.1467157
He, Y., Jian, H., Yan, M., Zhu, J., Li, G., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Chen, J. (2019). Coping, mood and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study in Chinese patients with advanced lung cancer. BMJ Open, 9 (5), e023672–e023672. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023672
Li, M., Mao, W., Chi, I., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2019). Geographical proximity and depressive symptoms among adult child caregivers: social support as a moderator. Aging, & Mental Health, 23 (2), 205–213. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1399349
Liu, H., Fang, B., Chan, J., & Lou, V. W. (2019). Continued social participation protects against depressive symptoms across the retirement transition: Longitudinal evidence from three waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey. Geriatrics, & Gerontology International, 19 (10), 972–976. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13752
Liu, H., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2019). Developing a smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment protocol to collect biopsychosocial data with community-dwelling late-middle-aged and older adults. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9 (4), 711–719. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/iby096
Liu, H., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2019). Functional recovery of older stroke patients discharged from hospital to home: The effects of cognitive status and different levels of therapy intensity. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28 (1-2), 47–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14617
Liu, H., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2019). Transitioning into spousal caregiving: contribution of caregiving intensity and caregivers’ multiple chronic conditions to functional health. Age and Ageing, 48 (1), 108–114. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy098
Liu, H., Xie, Q. W., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2019). Everyday social interactions and intra-individual variability in affect: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies. Motivation and Emotion, 43 (2), 339-353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-018-9735-x
Luo, H., Lou, V. W. Q. , Li, Y., & Chi, I. (2019). Development and Validation of a Prognostic Tool for Identifying Residents at Increased Risk of Death in Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22 (3), 258–266. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0219
Sun, Q., Lou, V. W. Q. , Dai, A., To, C., & Wong, S. Y. (2019). The Effectiveness of the Young–Old Link and Growth Intergenerational Program in Reducing Age Stereotypes. Research on Social Work Practice, 29 (5), 519-528. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731518767319
Tang, J. Y., Chui, C., Chiu, T. Y., Chiu, R., Lou, V. W. , Tse, M., Leung, A. Y., & Lum, T. (2019). The role of sense of community in changing the health-promoting effect of built environment: A community survey. Innovation in Aging, 3 (Supplement_1), S278–S279. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1031
Tang, J. Y. M., Luo, H., Wong, G. H. Y., Lau, M. M. Y., Joe, G. M., Tse, M. A., Ip, P., Wong, I. C. K., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2019). Bone mineral density from early to middle adulthood in persons with Down syndrome: Bone health in persons with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63 (8), 936–946. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12608
Chui, C. H.-K., Tang, J. Y. M., Kwan, C. M., Fung Chan, O., Tse, M., Chiu, R. L. H., Lou, V. W. Q. , Chau, P. H., Leung, A. Y. M., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2019). Older Adults’ Perceptions of Age-friendliness in Hong Kong. The Gerontologist, 59 (3), 549–558. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny052
Chan, A. Y. L., Chan, V. K. Y., Olsson, S., Fan, M., Jit, M., Gong, M., Zhang, S., Ge, M., Pathadka, S., Chui, C. S. L., Chan, E. W., Chung, C. C. Y., Chung, B. H. Y., Wong, G. H. Y., Ip, P., Lum, T. Y. , Wong, I. C. K., & Li, X. (2019). Orphan drugs—access and unmet needs in 194 countries and six regions: a comprehensive policy review with content analysis. The Lancet (British Edition), 394, S72–S72. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32408-0
2018
Chen, J. E., Lou, V. W. , Jian, H., Zhou, Z., Yan, M., Zhu, J., Li, G., & He, Y. (2018). Objective and subjective financial burden and its associations with health-related quality of life among lung cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26 (4), 1265–1272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3949-4
Jiang, N., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Lu, N.* (2018). Does social capital influence preferences for aging in place? Evidence from urban China. Aging, & Mental Health, 22 (3), 405-411. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1249455
Lau, B. H. P., Lou, V. W. , & Cheung, K. S. L. (2018). Exemplary Care among Chinese Dementia Familial Caregivers. Healthcare (Basel), 6 (4), 141–. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare6040141
Lu, N., Jiang, N., Lou, V. W. Q. , Zeng, Y., & Liu, M.*. (2018). Does gender moderate the relationship between social capital and life satisfaction? Evidence from urban China. Research on Aging, 40 (8), 740–761. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027517739032
Lu, N., Xu, L., Lou, V. W. Q. , & Chi, I.*. (2018). Intergenerational relationships and the trajectory of depressive symptoms among older Chinese adults in rural migrant families. Aging, & Mental Health, 22 (3), 389-396. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1262821
Sun, Q., Lou, V. W. , & Law, B. M. F. (2018). Validating the Effectiveness Scale of Children’s Familial Influencing Behavior Within Three-Generational Relationships. Research on Social Work Practice, 28 (4), 482–492. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516656463
Liu, T., Wong, G. H., Luo, H., Tang, J. Y., Xu, J., Choy, J. C., & Lum, T. Y. (2018). Everyday cognitive functioning and global cognitive performance are differentially associated with physical frailty and chronological age in older Chinese men and women. Aging, & Mental Health, 22 (8), 942–947. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1320700
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