Gender difference in schizophrenic symptomatology and subjective stress of Chinese adults with schizophrenia in a long-stay residential setting

Congress Theme: Ying and Yang of Mental Health in Asia - Balancing PrioritiesOral Presentation 3.3 – Severe Mental Illness (III)OBJECTIVES: Males showed a higher risk of schizophrenia.1 This study aimed to explore the manifestation of schizophrenia between genders, focusing on schizophrenic symptomatology and perceived stress in Chinese adults with schizophrenia at long-term care residential setting. Results of the present study yield implications for effective health care strategies for this ...postprin

Impact of Taichi on independent activities of daily living of adults with Schizophrenia: preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial

Congress Theme: Ying and Yang of Mental Health in Asia - Balancing PrioritiesBACKGROUND: The maintenance of instrumental daily functioning has long been recognised as the focus of psychosocial care for people with schizophrenia,1 and evidence of the efficacy of mind-body treatment methods was well-documented.2 The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Taichi exercise, a Chinese form of mind-body exercise, on self-care ability of adults ...postprin

Factors associating with independent daily living of adults with schizophrenia in a residential rehabilitation setting: results from a cross-sectional study

Congress Theme: Ying and Yang of Mental Health in Asia - Balancing PrioritiesOBJECTIVES: The ability to live independently is an important aspect of rehabilitation of schizophrenia. This study aimed to explore the factors associating with independent daily living of adults with ...postprin

Identifying unmet supportive care needs in Hong Kong Chinese women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer

Poster Presentation: Theme 3 - Cancer: 3.01The 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium (RPS 2011), the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 7-8 December 2011

Validation of the supportive care needs survey (SCNS-SF 34): a comparison of the German and the Chinese versions

Symposium 1: Unmet needs of professionals - clinical aspect (Abstract and oral presentation)Conference Theme: Unmet needs of people touched by cancerThe 2nd Meeting of East Asia Psycho-oncology Society (EAPOS): Unmet needs of people touched by cancer, Hong Kong, China, 23-24 August 2010

Impacts of regular exercise on adaptive daily living among people with chronic schizophrenia

Poster Session CBackground: Most people with chronic schizophrenia suffer from the deterioration of adaptive daily living, which is associated with impaired quality of life, sense of control, and poor prognosis of the illness. And thus, the maintenance of adaptive daily living is a focus of psycho-social care for people with schizophrenia. The benefits of regular exercise in enhancing physical well-being of people with chronic illness have been documented in the literature, however little is known on its impact on people with chronic schizophrenia. Purpose: To purpose of the study is to explore the effectiveness of a 12-week exercise program in improving daily living ability of Chinese with chronic schizophrenia receiving healthcare service in a residential setting. Methods: The study adopted a non-blind, 2-arm randomized-controlled study design. A total of 90 participants were recruited and randomized into either the 12-week Exercise Group or a Wait-List Control Group. Participants were surveyed before and immediate post-intervention on a measurement of adaptive daily living skills (ADL). Results: Findings suggested that significant Time x Group effects on the measurement of adaptive daily living (F(1, 91)=7.62, p ≤ .01) were found. Participants in the Exercise Group showed significant improvements in their adaptive daily living skills (T0: 94.04; T1: 98.94) at immediate post-intervention when compared with those who are in the Wait-List Control Group (T0: 95.98; T1: 95.87). Implications: Regular exercise regime improves the ability in adaptive daily living of people with chronic schizophrenia residing in a long-term care setting; whereas those who do not have a regular exercise regime showed deterioration in this aspect. Therefore, our finding implied that exercise appeared to reverse the deleterious effect of schizophrenia has on adaptive daily living; suggesting that the development of an exercise regime should be considered as part of the psycho-social support service for people with chronic schizophrenia to help them regain sense of control in their daily living

Unmet supportive care needs: A cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong Chinese and German Caucasian women with breast cancer

The comparison of psychosocial needs across different cultural settings can identify cultural and service impacts on psychosocial outcomes. We compare psychosocial needs in Hong Kong Chinese and German Caucasian women with breast cancer. Completed questionnaires were collected from 348 Chinese and 292 German women with breast cancer for assessing unmet psychosocial needs (Supportive Care Needs Survey Short Form), psychological distress (the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale), and listed physical and psychological symptoms. Only 11% of the participants reported not needing help for any of the 34 items. More German (14%) than Chinese women (8%) reported no unmet needs (χ 2 = 6.16, P = .013). With both samples combined, the Health System and Information domain unmet needs were the most prevalent, apart from one Psychological need domain item, ''Fear about the cancer spreading.'' Chinese and German samples differed significantly in prevalence and patterns of unmet psychosocial needs. Multivariate adjustment for demographic, clinical, and sample characteristics, psychological distress, and symptoms showed that significantly greater unmet Health system and Information, and Patient care and support domain needs, associated with the presence of symptoms (β = .232, P<.001), high HADS Anxiety (β = .187, P<.001), higher education attainment (β = .120, P = .002), and Chinese sample membership (β = .280, P<.001). Greater unmet Psychological, Physical and Daily Living, and Sexuality domain needs were associated with the presence of symptoms, psychological distress, and German group membership, among others. German women reported more anxiety (t = 10.45, P<.001) and depression (t = 3.71, P<.001). In post hoc analyses, German, but not Chinese women reporting greater anxiety and depression had greater unmet Psychological and Sexuality domain needs (P<.001). It can be concluded that culturespecific differences in supportive care needs exist. Hong Kong Chinese women prioritize needs for information about their disease and treatment, whereas German Caucasian women prioritize physical and psychological support. Planning for cancer supportive care services or interventions to reduce unmet needs must consider cultural and/or health service contexts. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2011.link_to_subscribed_fulltex

Development and evaluation of a decision aid for use among Chinese women facing a breast cancer surgery: pilot-testing

Conference Theme: Healthcare Reforms in Comparative Health SystemsThe 1st Joint International Conference of the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM) and the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA), Hong Kong, China, 4-6 September 2010

Development and evaluation of a decision aid booklet for Chinese women facing a choice of breast cancer surgery

Conference Theme: New Paradigms in Cancer Prevention, Diagnostics, and Therapie