Introduction
Since the 1990s, SWSA researchers have helped shape Hong Kong’s eldercare—co-developing the territory’s long-term care assessment instrument and informing the long-term care voucher and care allowance for frail older adults. Building on this policy impact, our work links care systems and social policy with healthy and meaningful ageing. We integrate mental-health and practice approaches and drive practice innovation and social enterprise, underpinned by health & well-being science. Our studies centre diverse populations—people with dementia, stroke, lifelong disabilities or mental disorders; those at end-of-life; healthy older adults; low-income and rural communities—alongside family caregivers and volunteers, co-designing equitable, scalable solutions for later life.
Professor Vivian Lou and Professor Terry Lum are leading efforts to strengthen Hong Kong’s long-term care ecosystem, drawing on their respective leadership in family caregiving (the Carer Space and Stand-By-You projects) and older-adult mental health (Project JoyAge). Professors Cecilia Chan and Amy Chow are experts on end-of-life and bereavement care. Professors Cheryl Chui and Lu Shiyu collaborate with Professor Lum on age- and dementia-friendly cities and timebanking, advancing social-innovation solutions across the ageing sector. Professor Peng Chenhong, an expert in social policy, is currently examining the social safety net for later life. Professor Sally Cao investigates ageing as a developmental process and how uncertainty affects the elderly’s mental health. Professor Peiyi Lu studies the relationship between housing and health, and evaluates the effect of social welfare policies. Professor Ethan Cheung focuses on neighbourhoods and the built and social environments, linking housing, walkability, and service access to ageing in place, quality of life, and well-being. Together, these scholars connect policy, community, and design to deliver scalable, data-driven improvements to long-term care and age-friendly development in Hong Kong.
Professor Vivian Lou is leading a research centre on gerontology, namely Sau Po Centre on Ageing to advance evidence, innovation and partnership for healthy, dignified ageing in Hong Kong, China and Asia. Bringing social work, public health, medicine, data science and policy together, the Centre conducts rigorous research on ageing-in-place, long-term care, family and carer support, mental health, and age-friendly communities; pilots scalable interventions with NGOs and government; and translates findings into practice guidelines and policy recommendations. As a hub for talent development, it mentors students and practitioners through placements, community labs and training on ethics-aware, person-centred practice, including the responsible use of AI in care. With a strong track record of cross-sector collaboration and community engagement, the Centre champions inclusion, empowerment and intergenerational solidarity, while building an open, impact-oriented knowledge base for practitioners and policymakers. Sau Po Centre on Ageing serves as HKU’s bridge between scholarship and real-world solutions for an ageing society.
Research by Themes
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Long-term care
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Age-friendly city
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Ageing-in-place
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Meaningful ageing
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Active and healthy ageing
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Social determinants of well-being
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Social welfare policy for older adults
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Social gerontology and lifecourse
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Health & well-being
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Community care
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Integrative body-mind-spirit intervention
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Meaning and growth through pain
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Practice innovation (social R & D)
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Social enterprises for active ageing
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Geriatric mental health
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Development and aging (i.e., aging as developmental process)
Research by Population
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People with dementia
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People with stroke
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People in end stage of life
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Aged people with lifetime disabilities
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Family caregivers
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Volunteers
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People in low income
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Rural population
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Older people living with mental disorders
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Healthy older adults
Cluster Members
Prof. CHAN L.W. Cecilia
Prof. CHOW Y.M. Amy
Prof. LOU W.Q. Vivian
Prof. LUM Y.S. Terry
Prof. CAO Y. Sally
Prof. Cheryl H.K. CHUI
Prof. PENG Chenhong
Prof. LU Peiyi
Prof. LU S.Y, Tracy
Prof. CHEUNG S. L. Ethan
Funded Projects
| Topic | PI/Co-Investigator | Funding sources | Award Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing insecurity in a super-aged society: a mixed-method study on the living experience in Hong Kong housing and the pathway to healthy aging | PI: Prof. Peiyi Lu | Early Career Scheme HK$639,054 | 2026-2028 |
| Do home modifications prevent disability and reduce disability-related outcomes? A multinational longitudinal comparative study of older adults living at home and their caregivers. | PI: Prof. Chandola, Tarani Co-I: Prof. Vivian Lou | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$823,662 | 2025-2027 |
| A pilot study on the living experiences of older adults in residential care home in Hong Kong and Guangdong | PI: Prof. Peiyi Lu | HKU Seed Fund for Basic Research | 2025-2027 |
| Rethinking the role of social support exchange for healthy aging in later life: A longitudinal mixed method using timebanking as a case study | Project Director: Prof. Shiyu Tracy Lu Co-Project Directors: Prof. Cheryl Chui | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$ 703,148 | 2025-2027 |
| Ambivalence in Decision Making for Independent Outdoor Mobility among Adult Child Carers of People with Dementia: A Biopsychosocial Model | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$1,729,226 | 2025-2026 |
| Effects of time delay on prospective memory in young, middle-aged, and older adults: A behavioural and near infrared spectroscopy study | PI: Prof. David Shum Co-I: Prof. Sally Cao | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$607,600 | 2025-2026 |
| Do home modifications prevent disability and reduce disability-related outcomes? A multinational longitudinal comparative study of older adults living at home and their caregivers Ambivalence in Decision Making for Independent Outdoor Mobility among Adult Child Carers of People with Dementia: A Biopsychosocial Model | PI: Professor Chandola, Tarani Co-I Prof. Vivian Lou; Dr. Ng Tat Ming Simon" | General Research Fund 2024/2025 | 2025 |
| Ambivalence in Decision Making for Independent Outdoor Mobility among Adult Child Carers of People with Dementia: A Biopsychosocial Model | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou Co-I: Dr Hsiao, Janet Hui Wen Prof TANG, Yee Man Jennifer Prof Tsang, Hector Wing-hong Dr Yuen, Jacqueline Kwan Yuk | General Research Fund 2024/2025 | 2025 |
| Assistant robot in supporting old adults | Co-PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | Research Grants Council $34,211,000 | 2024-2028 |
| JC Inclusive employment program for persons with disabilities. | PI: Prof. Terry Lum | Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Award amount: HK$13.02 million | 2024-2027 |
| JC JoyAge: Jockey Club Holistic Support Project for Elderly Mental Wellness (Phase 2) Mental Health Project in Primary Care Setting (JC JoyAge III) | PI: Prof. Terry Lum | Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust HK$55,040,000 | 2024-2027 |
| Jockey Club Stand by-U 2.0 Project | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Award amount: HK$23.83 million | 2024-2027 |
| Aging experiences of middle-aged and older adults living in subdivided housing | PI: Prof. LU Peiyi | HKU Seed Fund for New Staff | 2024-2026 |
| Achieving Successful Caregiving through Social Media Engagement | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council $1,147,015 | 2024-2025 |
| Effects of aging on theory of mind: A study using age- and context- appropriate assessment tool for adulthood | PI: Prof. David Shum Co-I: Prof. Sally Cao | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$627,500 | 2024-2025 |
| Social Cognitive Abilities in Healthy, Sub-clinical and Patients | Project Coordinator Prof. Sally Cao | Beijing-Hong Kong University Alliance (UGC-Education Bureau) | 2024 |
| Jockey Club Stand by-U 2.0 Project | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | HK Jockey Club Charities Trust | 2024 |
| Achieving Successful Caregiving from a Sociotechnical Perspective: Construct Conceptualization and Model Validation among Family Caregivers of People with Dementia | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou Co-I: Dr Bai, Xue Prof Chou, Kee Lee Prof Gietel-Basten, Stuart Dr Ke, Xiaobo Prof Wagner, Christian Dr Yang, Fan | General Research Fund 2023/2024 | 2024 |
| Trust Initiated Project: District-based Caregiver Support Units Project (Jockey Club Carer Space Project) | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Award amount: $44,360,000 | 2023-2028 |
| Apply Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in the development of community social capital through timebank strategy. | PI: Prof. Terry Lum | Community Inclusive and Investment Fund of HKSAR Government HK$4,132,000 | 2023-2026 |
| Strength and Conditioning Training Robots: AI Sensing and Feedback Approach | Co-I: Prof. Vivian Lou | HKSI $15,835,040 | 2023-2025 |
| Who Cares for Sandwiched Ageing Carers? Effects of Intergenerational Care Provision on Future Care Planning | PI: Prof. Chen, Juan Co-I: Prof. Vivian LOU | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council $1,439,022 | 2023-2025 |
| Volunteer Engagement and Healthy Aging in Later Life: A Mixed Method Study | Project Director: Prof. Shiyu Tracy Lu. Co-Project Director: Prof. Cheryl Chui | Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council HK$ 506,211 | 2023-2025 |
| Distance Caregiving: Intercultural Perspectives on Future Home Care | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2022/23 (Research Grants Council (RGC)) – 2022 $184,500 | 2023-2024 |
| Effects of a decision support intervention on end-of-life care planning in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their family members: A mixed method approach | PI: Prof Chan, Helen Yue-lai Co-I: Prof. Vivian Lou Prof Chan Yip, Carmen Wing-han Dr Wegier, Pete Prof Woo, Jean Dr Yuen, Jacqueline Kwan Yuk | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council $918,997 | 2023-2024 |
| Social prescribing of virtual reality urban greenness with peer support model to promote mental health among aging population: an effectiveness and feasibility study | Project Director: Prof. Shiyu Tracy Lu. Co-Project Directors: Prof. Cheryl Chui; Prof. Linyan Li | Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong), Research Grants Council HK$ 388,978 | 2023-2024 |
| Understanding the dynamic nature of the healthy aging framework: A real-time assessment of person-environment interaction using smartphone application and ecological momentary assessment | PI: Prof. Terry Lum | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$946,656 | 2023-2024 |
| Distance Caregiving: Intercultural Perspectives on Future Home Care | Prof. Vivian Lou (Hong Kong Principal Investigator) Dr. Andrea Budnick (German Principal Investigator) | Germany Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme | 2023 |
| JC Carer Space Project: Trustinitiated Project for Support Elderly's caregivers | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | HK Jockey Club Charities Trust | 2023 |
| Who Cares for Sandwiched Ageing Carers? Effects of Intergenerational Care Provision on Future Care Planning | PI: Prof Bai, Xue Co-I: Prof Chen, Juan Prof GUO, Yu Prof Lai, Daniel W. L. Prof Lou, Vivian Weiqun | General Research Fund 2022/2023 | 2023 |
| Effects of a decision support intervention on end-of-life care planning in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their family members: A mixed method approach | PI: Prof Chan, Helen Yue-lai Co-I:Prof Chan Yip, Carmen Wing-han Prof Lou, Vivian Weiqun Dr Wegier, Pete Prof Woo, Jean Dr Yuen, Jacqueline Kwan Yuk | General Research Fund 2022/2023 | 2023 |
| Jockey Club end-of-life community care project (Phase III) | PI: Prof. Amy Chow Co-I: Prof. Vivian Lou | Jockey Club Charity Trust | 2022-2025 |
| Development and applications of daily-use fall risk assessment device to prevent elderly people from falling | Project Coordinator: Prof. Xi Ning Deputy Project Coordinator: Prof. Vivian Lou | Innovation and Technology Fund $2,873,330 | 2022-2024 |
| Guidelines for Transdisciplinary Research: Data Management, Ethics, and Integrity | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | Research Integrity Funding Scheme | 2022 |
| Development and Applications of Daily use Fall Risk Assessment Device to Prevent Elderly People from Falling | Project Coordinator: Prof. Xi, Ning Deputy Project Coordinator: Prof. Lou, Vivian Weiqun Co-Project Investigator: Dr. Yuen, Jacqueline Kwan Yuk Co-Project Investigator: Prof. Lam, Cindy Lo Kuen, MH, JP | Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living | 2022 |
| Jockey Club end-of-life community care project (Phase III) | PI: Prof. Amy Chow Co-I: Prof. Vivian Lou | Jockey Club Charity Trust | 2022 |
| E2Power: Engagement and empowerment of communities through social capital development | Project Director: Prof. Terry Lum; Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. Cheryl Chui | Research Impact Fund, Research Grants Council HK$7,000,000 | 2021-2025 |
| The pre-death bereavement care in end-of-life care: what, how and for whom? | PI: Prof. Amy Chow | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council $29,810,000 | 2021-2023 |
| Wearable closed-loop neural control ‘Remind-to-move’ treatment for hemiparetic upper extremity in people with hemiplegia after stroke | PI: Prof Kenneth Fong Co-I: Professor Lou, Vivian Weiqun | Collaborative Research Fund | 2021 |
| HKJC - Hospital Discharge Support and Transitional Care Project for Older People | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | HK Jockey Club Charities Trust | 2021 |
| Intelligent robotics for elderly assistance in Hong Kong | PI: Prof. W. Wang Co-PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | Theme-based Research Scheme (TBRS) HK$43,333,000 | 2020-2025 |
| Rethinking the role of social support exchange for healthy aging in later life: A longitudinal mixed method using timebanking as a case study | PI: Prof. LU S.Y, Tracy | Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council (HK$ 703,148) | 2025-2027 |
| Bereavement support in COVID-19: Research, Training and Support | PI: Prof. Wang Jian Ping | Beijing Normal University Research Grant HK$590,000 | 2020-2022 |
| Psychological trauma and unsafe behaviour during the COVID-19 epidemic: A mixed-design study of people’s emotion, knowledge, attitude and behaviour | PI: Prof. David Shum Co-I: Prof. Sally Cao | HMRF commissioned research HK$1,408,810 | 2020-2022 |
| The effects of the TimeBank program on promoting voluntary participation among older adults | PI: Prof. Shiyu Lu; Co-I: Prof. Cheryl Chui Prof. Terry Lum | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$944,672 | 2020-2022 |
| When both spouses have functional decline: spousal collaboration dynamics in mastering daily stressors using Ecological Momentary Assessment | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council HK$1,163,688 | 2020-2022 |
| Co-constructing Cultural Competence in Death and Bereavement through Inter-University Synchronous Online Learning | PI: Prof. Amy Chow | University Teaching Development Grant HK$199,847 | 2020-2021 |
| When Both Spouses Have Functional Decline: Spousal Collaboration Dynamics in Mastering Daily Stressors Using Ecological Momentary Assessment | PI: Prof. Vivian Lou Co-I: Prof Bai, Xue Prof Chou, Kee Lee Dr Lau, Gary Kui Kai Miss Liu, Huiying Dr Luo, Hao Prof Yu, Doris Sau Fung Dr Yu, Nancy Xiaonan | General Research Fund 2019/2020 | 2020 |
| Intelligent Robotics for Elderly Assistance in Hong Kong | Project Coordinator: Professor Xi, Ning Co-principal investigator: Professor Chen Yong Hua Dr Choi Yi King Dr Hu Yong Dr Lai King Wai Chiu Emeritus Professor Lam Cindy Lo Kuen Professor Li Wen Jung Professor Lou Vivian Weiqun Professor Or Ka Lun Professor Pan Jia Dr Vellaisamy A. L. Roy Emeritus Professor Wang Wen Ping Dr Wang Zheng | RGC Themebased Research Scheme | 2020 |
Significant Publications
Chen, C., Chow, A. Y. M. & Xu, K. (in press). Bereavement after patient deaths among Chinese physicians and nurses: a qualitative description study. Omega-Journal of Death and Dying. (2019 Q3 73/138, Psychology, Multidisciplinary, JIF:1.347)
Ezulike, C. D., Lu, S, Chiu, Y. L. (Accepted). “God will prosper you for doing this for me”: A Phenomenological Exploration of Older Carers’ Experiences of Informal Caregiving in Nigeria. The Gerontologist.
Jiao, K., Chow, A. Y. M. & Chen, C. (In press). Dyadic relationships between a surviving parent and children in widowed families: a systematic scoping review. Family Process. (2019 Q1 11/47, Family Studies, JIF2.175).
Jiao, K., Chow, A. Y. M., Wang, J., & Chan, I.K.N. (In press). Factors facilitating positive outcomes in community-based end-of-life care: A cross-sectional qualitative study of patients and family caregivers. Palliative Medicine. (2019 Q1 15/102, Health Care Sciences and Services, JIF:3.739)
Lau, T.W.S., Chan, G.S.W, Yip, H. Y., Poon, J. C.K., Tsang, G.K.F., Yip, W. P. W., Chow, A.Y.M., & Beh, P.S.L. (in press). A tale of two surveys: life affirming strategy of mortuary improves quality of bereavement care after hospital death. Omega- Journal of Death and Dying. (2019 Q3 73/138, Psychology, Multidisciplinary, JIF:1.347)
Lu, S., Chui, C. H. K., Lum, T. Y. S. (Accepted). Timebanking Promotes Equitable Volunteering in Older Adults Without Crowding-Out Effects: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Study in Hong Kong. The Gerontologist.
Xiu, D., Chow, A. Y. M., & Chan, I. K. N. (in press). Development and psychometric validation of comprehensive end-of-life care competence scale: A study based on three-year surveys for health and social care professionals in Hong Kong. Palliative and Supportive Care.(2019 Q2 42/87, Health Policy & Services, JIF:1.968)
Cheung, E. S. L., Curtis, D. S., Grineski, S., Wei, Y. D., & Wen, M. (2025). Spatial Social Polarization and Cardiometabolic Disease Prevalence and Incidence: What Is the Role of the Neighborhood Environment? Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 00221465251349818.
Chui, C. H. K., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Cheung, J., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2025). Asset-based community development for dementia-friendly communities (ABCD for DFC): A case in Hong Kong. Research on Aging. https://doi:10.11777/01640275251370237
Lou, V. W., Chan, S. K. L., Tang, V. M. Y., Chandola, T., Chan, W. S., Quan, J., Lum, T. Y. S., Tsoi, T. C. W., Lin, W. W., & Leung, D. K. Y. (2025). Development and Validation of a Carer Need Screening Tool (CNST-11) for Carers of Older Adults: A Need Stratified Tool for Services Matching. The Gerontologist.
Lu, P., Kong, D., & Lou, V. (2025). Childhood housing condition and old age health among Chinese: the mediation role of adulthood socioeconomic and medical history. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241309733
Lu, P., Liu, F., Chang, A., & Lou, V. (2025). Who used in-home respite care and was it effective? A systematic review on the influencing factors and program effect of in-home respite care. Geriatric Nursing. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103428
Yu, M. H. M., Cao, Y., Fung, S. S. Y., Kwan, G. S. Y., Tse, Z. C. K., & Shum, D. H. K. (2025). Aging and intolerance of uncertainty on anxiety and related mental health concerns: A scoping review and meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 110, 102975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2025.102975
Cao, Y., Kwan, G. S. Y., Tse, Z. C. K., Chow, K. K. S., Kwan, D. K. S., Lam, W. W. Y., & Shum, D. H. K. (2024). Managing uncertainty and loneliness: Protective and risk factors impacting on older people’s mental health in Hong Kong. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 68, 234-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2024.2423678
Chan, S. W., Lu, S., Cheng, N. H. C., Chui, C. H.-K., & Yat-Sang Lum, T. (2024). Promoting Charitable Donations and Volunteering Through Nudge Tools From the Perspective of Behavioral Economics: A Systematic Review. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 54(2), 435-461. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640241258140
Cheung, E. S. L. (2024). Neighborhood gentrification and food insecurity among urban older adults: Evidence from New York City. The Gerontologist, 64(7). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae048
Cheung, E. S. L., & Zhang, Z. (2024). Moderating role of neighborhood environment in the associations between hearing loss and cognitive challenges among older adults: Evidence from US National Study. Research on Aging. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241234372
Leung, D. K. Y., Fong, A. P. C., Wong, F. H. C., Liu, T., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2024). Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Chronic Pain in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Gerontologist, gnae010.
Leung, D. K. Y., Wong, N. H. L., Yau, J. H. Y., Wong, F. H. C., Liu, T., Kwok, W.-w., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2024). Hybrid-delivered community psychoeducation for people aged 50 and older: A mixed-method evaluation and lesson learned. Internet Interventions, 35, 100699.
Liu, J., Cheung, E. S. L., Lou, Y., & Wu, B. (2024). A peer mentoring program for Chinese American dementia caregivers: A pilot randomized controlled trail. Aging and Mental Health, 28(11), 1479-1488. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2346599
Liu, T., Wang, Y.-H., Ng, Z. L. Y., Zhang, W., Wong, S. M. Y., Wong, G. H.-Y., & Lum, T. Y.-S. (2024). Comparison of networks of loneliness, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms in at-risk community-dwelling older adults before and during COVID-19. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 14737.
Lou, V., Cheng, Y., Xi, N. (2024). Advancing the Development of Intelligent Wearable Robots for Elderly Assistance: An Innovative User-Centric Co-Creation (UC3) Framework. In: Tareq Ahram and Christianne Falcão (eds) Human Factors and Wearable Technologies. AHFE (2024) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 141., 37-47, AHFE International, USA.
Lou, V. W. Q., Yan, Y., Lu, N., & Li, C. (2024). Stressors, Positive and Negative Caregiving Appraisals, and Caregiver Psychological Well‐Being: The Moderating Role of Stages of Dementia. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2024(1).
Lu, P., & Kong, D. (2024). Community-based residential relocation in middle and older age: A US-China comparison study on its predictors and associated mortality risk. Journal of Aging and Health. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643241276270
Lu, P., Kong, D., & Shelley, M. (2024). Perceived housing problems and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Americans. Journal of Aging and Social Policy.1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2024.2422672
Lu, P., Kong, D., Shelley, M. & Li, C. (2024). Health effect of elderly family planning subsidy on older Chinese with only one child. Journal of Aging and Social Policy.1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2024.2422659
Lu, S., Chui, C., & Lum, T. (2024). Facilitating volunteer engagement among older adults in social services: A case study of an innovative timebank program in a Chinese society. The Gerontologist, 64(1), gnad010.
Lu, S., Chui, C., Lum, T., Liu, T., Wong, G., & Chan, W. (2024). Promoting Late-Life Volunteering with Timebanking: A Quasi-Experimental Mixed-Methods Study in Hong Kong. Innovation in Aging, igae056.
Ng, S.M., Xie, W., Gao, J., Wang, M., Leung, H., Li, H., Sik, H.H., Lau, B.H.P., Chan, C.L.W. (2024) Posttraumatic growth modulates the response to negative emotions related to COVID-19: An event-related potentials study. Stress and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3488
Tan, C. K., Lou, V. W. Q., Cheng, C. Y. M., He, P. C., & Khoo, V. E. J. (2024). Improving the Social Well-Being of Single Older Adults Using the LOVOT Social Robot: Qualitative Phenomenological Study. JMIR Human Factors, 11, e56669-.
Cao, Y., Siu, J. Y-m, Shek, D. T. L., & Shum, D. H. K. (2022). COVID-19 one year on: Identification of at-risk groups for psychological trauma and poor health-protective behaviour using a telephone survey. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 252. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03904-4
Chen, Y.C., Taylor, H.O., Hung, N., & Chan, C.L.W. (2023). Later-life depressive symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic: Investigations of individual, cumulative, and synergistic effects of social isolation. Aging & Mental Health. 27(9), 1702–1710. doi:10.1080/13607863.2023.2172137.
Chow, A.Y.M., Fordjour, G.A., Lui, J.N.M., Chan, I.K.N., Zhang, A.Y., Chan, C.L.W. (2023) The Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Psychosocial Home-Based end-of-Life Care Intervention in Hong Kong. Journal of Palliative Care. 10.1177/08258597231157346.
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. DOI: 10.1177/08258597231215137.
Chui, C. H. K., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Cheung, J., Guo, Y. Q., Liu, Y., & Lum, T. (2023). Universities as intermediary organizations: catalyzing the construction of an Age-friendly city in Hong Kong. Innovation in Aging, 7(3). https://doi:10.1093/geroni/igad016
Hung, N., Chen, Y.C., Choy Yung, R.M.P., Kwan, M.S.M., To, A.K.Y., Fung, E.S.M., & Chan, C.L.W. (2023). Generativity in later-life: The interplay between retirement status and human, social, and financial capital. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. doi:10.1080/01634372.2023.2183297.
Leung, C., Wong, K. C., So, W. W. Y., Tse, Z. C. K., Li, D., Cao, Y., Shum, D. H. K. (2022). The application of technology to improve cognition in older adults: A review and suggestions for future directions. PsyCh Journal, 11, 583-599 https://doi.org/10.1002/pchj.565 (invited paper)
Lu, S., Chui, C., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2023). Facilitating volunteer engagement among older adults in social services: A case study of an innovative timebank program in a Chinese society. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad010
Chui, C. H. K., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Cheung, J. C. S., Guo, Y. Q., Liu, Y., Chan, S. W., Tang, J. Y. M., Au, A., Wen, Z. V., Yu, R., Bai, X., Mok, K. H., Woo, J., & Lum, T. (2022). Changes in older adults’ perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong: A three-year mixed-methods study. Cities, 127. https://doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103748
Peng, C.H., Cheng, Q., &Yip, P. S.F. (2022). Does Gender Difference Exist in Typologies of Intergenerational Relations? Adult Son–Parent and Daughter–Parent Relations in Hong Kong. Journal of Family Issues, 0192513X211066954
Siu, J. Y-m, Cao, Y., Shum, D. H. K. (2022). Perceptions of and hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination in older Chinese adults in 25 Hong Kong: A qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 22, 288. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03000-y
Cheung, E. S. L., & Mui, A. C. (2021). Gender variation and late-life depression: Findings from a national survey in the USA. Ageing international, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-021-09471-5
Peng, C.H., Wang, J. S-H., Zhu, Y.W., & Zeng, Y. (2021). The effect of an old-age allowance program on intergenerational interactions in Taiwan: Heterogeneous effects by adult children’s motives for giving. Journal of Social Policy, 1-28.
Chen, K., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2020). Measuring senior technology acceptance: development of a brief, 14-item scale. Innovation in aging, 4(3).
Chui, C. H. K., Chan, O. F., Tang, J. Y. M., & Lum, T. (2020). Fostering civic awareness and participation among older adults in Hong Kong: An empowerment-based participatory photo-voice training model. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(9), 1008-1015. https://doi:10.1177/0733464819838448