Auricular diagnosis in chronic illnesses

2013-2014 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishe

Age-specific epidemic waves of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in a subtropical city

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Impact of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic on Age-Specific Epidemic Curves of Other Respiratory Viruses: A Comparison of Pre-Pandemic, Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods in a Subtropical City

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Network analysis of depressive symptoms in Hong Kong residents during the COVID-19 pandemic

In network theory depression is conceptualized as a complex network of individual symptoms that influence each other, and central symptoms in the network have the greatest impact on other symptoms. Clinical features of depression are largely determined by sociocultural context. No previous study examined the network structure of depressive symptoms in Hong Kong residents. The aim of this study was to characterize the depressive symptom network structure in a community adult sample in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 11,072 participants were recruited between 24 March and 20 April 2020. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The network structure of depressive symptoms was characterized, and indices of “strength”, “betweenness”, and “closeness” were used to identify symptoms central to the network. Network stability was examined using a case-dropping bootstrap procedure. Guilt, Sad Mood, and Energy symptoms had the highest centrality values. In contrast, Concentration, Suicide, and Sleep had lower centrality values. There were no significant differences in network global strength (p = 0.259), distribution of edge weights (p = 0.73) and individual edge weights (all p values > 0.05 after Holm–Bonferroni corrections) between males and females. Guilt, Sad Mood, and Energy symptoms were central in the depressive symptom network. These central symptoms may be targets for focused treatments and future psychological and neurobiological research to gain novel insight into depression

To evaluate the effectiveness of a standardized protocol of auricular therapy using magnetic pellets on clients with uncontrolled hypertension

2015-2016 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalbcmaVersion of RecordPublishe

Effectiveness of hand hygiene fun month for kindergarten children : a pilot quasi-experimental study

202012 bcrcVersion of RecordPublishe

Knowledge level and hand hygiene practice of nepalese immigrants and their host country population : a comparative study

202009 bcmaVersion of RecordPublishe

Structured relapse prevention program for Chinese patients in Hong Kong with comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders : a feasibility study

202208 bcchSelf-funde

Cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the diabetes quality of life scale in Afaan Oromoo among people living with Type 2 diabetes in Ethiopia

202110 bcvcVersion of RecordPublishe