Search Results - "Chan, Sophia S"

Social determinants of health information seeking among Chinese adults in Hong Kong by Wang, Man Ping, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Lam, Tai Hing, Wang, Xin, Chan, Sophia S

“…Health communication inequalities were observed in Western population but less is known about them among the Chinese. We investigated health information…”
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A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong by Shen, Chen, Wan, Alice, Kwok, Lit Tung, Pang, Sally, Wang, Xin, Stewart, Sunita M, Lam, Tai Hing, Chan, Sophia S

“…Neighborhood cohesion, which refers to the extent of the connectedness and solidarity among residents in a community or neighborhood, is an important…”
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Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Family Communication Scale in the Chinese Population by Guo, Ningyuan, Ho, Henry C. Y., Wang, Man Ping, Lai, Agnes Y., Luk, Tzu Tsun, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Chan, Sophia S., Lam, Tai Hing

“…Purpose: To evaluate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the 10-item Family Communication Scale (FCS) in the Chinese population. Methods: Study…”
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Health information seeking partially mediated the association between socioeconomic status and self-rated health among Hong Kong Chinese by Wang, Man Ping, Wang, Xin, Lam, Tai Hing, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Chan, Sophia S

“…Poor self-rated health (SRH) is socially patterned with health communication inequalities, arguably, serving as one mechanisms. This study investigated the…”
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Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home Were Associated with Poor Perceived Family Well-Being: Findings of FAMILY Project by Wang, Xin, Wang, Man Ping, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Wan, Alice, Lam, Tai Hing, Chan, Sophia S

“…To investigate the associations of cigarette smoking and secondhand (SHS) exposure at home with family well-being among Chinese adults in Hong Kong. Telephone…”
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Ultralong-Time Recovery and Low-Voltage Electroporation for Biological Cell Monitoring Enabled by a Microsized Multipulse Framework by Lee, Denise, Chan, Sophia S. Y, Aksic, Nemanja, Bajalovic, Natasa, Loke, Desmond K

“…Long-term nondestructive monitoring of cells is of significant importance for understanding cell proliferation, cell signaling, cell death, and other…”
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Chat-based instant messaging support integrated with brief interventions for smoking cessation: a community-based, pragmatic, cluster-randomised controlled trial by Wang, Man Ping, Luk, Tzu Tsun, Wu, Yongda, Li, William H, Cheung, Derek Y, Kwong, Antonio C, Lai, Vienna, Chan, Sophia S, Lam, Tai Hing

“…Mobile instant messaging apps offer a modern way to deliver personalised smoking cessation support through real-time, interactive messaging (chat). In this…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Positive Family Holistic Health Intervention for Probationers in Hong Kong: A Mixed-Method Study by Lai, Agnes Y-K, Sit, Shirley M-M, Thomas, Carol, Cheung, George O-C, Wan, Alice, Chan, Sophia S-C, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…Probationers, offenders with less serious and non-violent offences, and under statutory supervision, have low levels of self-esteem and physical health, and…”
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A block randomized controlled trial of a brief smoking cessation counselling and advice through short message service on participants who joined the Quit to Win Contest in Hong Kong by Chan, Sophia S. C., Wong, David C. N., Cheung, Yee Tak Derek, Leung, Doris Y. P., Lau, Lisa, Lai, Vienna, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…The present trial examined the effectiveness of brief interventions for smokers who joined the Hong Kong Quit to Win Contest to quit smoking. A block…”
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Ultrasensitive two-dimensional material-based MCF-7 cancer cell sensor driven by perturbation processes by Chan, Sophia S. Y, Lee, Denise, Meivita, Maria Prisca, Li, Lunna, Tan, Yaw Sing, Bajalovic, Natasa, Loke, Desmond K

“…Changes in lipid composition and structure during cell development can be markers for cell apoptosis or various diseases such as cancer. Although traditional…”
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Television viewing time in Hong Kong adult population: associations with body mass index and obesity by Xie, Yao Jie, Stewart, Sunita M, Lam, Tai Hing, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Chan, Sophia S

“…Obesity is increasing dramatically in the Asia-Pacific region particularly China. The population of Hong Kong was exposed to modernization far earlier than the…”
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A randomized controlled trial of a smoking reduction plus nicotine replacement therapy intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking by Chan, Sophia S. C., Leung, Doris Y. P., Abdullah, Abu S. M., Wong, Vivian T., Hedley, Anthony J., Lam, Tai-Hing

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To examine the effectiveness of smoking reduction counselling plus free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smokers not willing to quit…”
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The Effect of Poverty and Income Disparity on the Psychological Well-Being of Hong Kong Children by Ho, Ka Yan, Li, William H. C., Chan, Sophia S. C.

“…Objective This study explored the impact of poverty and income disparity on the psychological well‐being of Hong Kong Chinese children. Design and Sample A…”
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Development and evaluation of a training workshop for lay health promoters to implement a community-based intervention program in a public low rent housing estate: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong by Lai, Agnes Y, Stewart, Sunita M, Wan, Alice, Fok, Helen, Lai, Hebe Y W, Lam, Tai-Hing, Chan, Sophia S

“…This paper presents the development and evaluation of the train-the-trainer (TTT) workshop for lay resident leaders to be lay health promoters. The TTT…”
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Effectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Beijing and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers by Wu, Lei, He, Yao, Jiang, Bin, Zuo, Fang, Liu, Qinghui, Zhang, Li, Zhou, Changxi, Liu, Miao, Chen, Hongyan, Cheng, K K, Chan, Sophia S C, Lam, Tai Hing

“…No previous studies have investigated whether additional telephone follow-up counseling sessions after face-to-face counseling can increase quitting in China,…”
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Impact of Secondhand Smoke Exposure on Smoking Cessation in Cardiac Patients by Wang, Man Ping, PhD, Chen, Jing, PhD, Lam, Tai Hing, MD, Lau, Chu Pak, MD, Chan, Sophia S., PhD

“…The associations of having smoking family member(s), SHS exposure at home, and SHS exposure outside of the home with smoking cessation were analyzed adjusting…”
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Development and Two-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of a Training Workshop for the Large Preventive Positive Psychology Happy Family Kitchen Project in Hong Kong by Lai, Agnes Y, Mui, Moses W, Wan, Alice, Stewart, Sunita M, Yew, Carol, Lam, Tai-Hing, Chan, Sophia S

“…Evidence-based practice and capacity-building approaches are essential for large-scale health promotion interventions. However, there are few models in the…”
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Hong Kong Chinese community leaders' perspectives on family health, happiness and harmony: a qualitative study by Chan, Sophia S. C., Viswanath, K., Au, Doreen W.H., Ma, C.M.S., Lam, W.W.T., Fielding, R., Leung, G.M., Lam, Tai-Hing

“…This paper examines the views of Hong Kong community leaders on the underlying issues that affect family health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) in Hong Kong…”
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Helping cancer patients quit smoking using brief advice based on risk communication: A randomized controlled trial by Li, William H. C., Wang, M. P., Ho, K. Y., Lam, Katherine K. W., Cheung, Derek Y. T., Cheung, Yannes T. Y., LAM, T. H., CHAN, Sophia S. C.

“…This randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention using a risk communication approach. A total of 528…”
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Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy versus quitting smoking among Chinese smokers: a preliminary investigation by LAM, Tai-Hing, ABDULLAH, Abu Saleh M, CHAN, Sophia S. C, HEDLEY, Anthony J

“…There are over 300 million Chinese smokers, but use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is rare. On the other hand, data on the factors associated with…”
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