Andy Hau Yan Ho
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 352911 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Andy Hau Yan Ho |
| NOMBRES | Andy Hau Yan |
| APELLIDO | Ho |
| FIRMA | HO A H Y |
| AFILIACIONES | Nanyang Technological University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0373-7043 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Assumptions and principles for responsible AI development and use in grief and bereavement care
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into grief and bereavement care represents a significant technological shift with therapeutic potential and ethical complexity. This paper establishes evidence-informed assumptions and principles to guide the responsible development and use of AI technologies in grief support, addressing the needs of bereaved individuals, families, communities, professionals, technology developers, and policym…
Diabetes-related foot complications and caregiver burden
Background: Informal caregivers (unpaid family or friends) of individuals with type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may experience substantial subjective, time and financial burden, especially in the presence of diabetes-related lower extremity complications (DRLEC). However, evidence on caregiver burden in Asians is limited. Hence, we aimed to investigate the association between DRLEC and informal caregiver burden, quantify the caregiving time and …
Development and validation of the multi-dimensional health resilience scale for community-dwelling adults
Introduction: Resilience measures generally are not health specific, nor do they account for the multiple dimensions required for individuals to overcome health challenges. To bridge this gap, we developed and validated a multi-dimensional Health Resilience Scale (HRS) for community-dwelling adults in Singapore. Methods: We followed standard procedures to develop health resilience construct, identify dimensions, and generate potential items. Expe…
The Significance of Political Grief
The impact of political events, actions, policies and ideologies can be both profound and far reaching, with many people experiencing significant losses and major grief as a consequence. There is now a growing interest in what has come to be known as political grief. This paper has been developed by a working group of grief professionals to reflect the basis of the group's discussions and the conclusions drawn. It seeks to provide an understandin…
Slow art plus
Introduction The current study builds on the expertise of National Gallery Singapore and Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) in developing and piloting an enhanced version of the Slow Art program, namely “Slow Art Plus” for mental health promotion. Methods A single-site, open-label, waitlist Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design comprising of a treatment group and waitlist control group was adopted (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05803226…
Foot care behaviours and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes
Background: As numerous studies highlighted the importance of maintaining proper foot care (FC) behaviours among individuals with diabetes to prevent complications, we sought to assess FC behaviours among patients with diabetes and to identify the factors associated with the practice of diabetic FC. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design and collected data through self-reported questionnaires administered to a sample of 586 patients from five …
Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among matriculated university students in Singapore during Covid-19 pandemic
This study reported a low prevalence of both MSDS and MDS among university entrants in Singapore. The study further identified three categories of factors associated with depression: sociodemographic, physical, and behavioural. This study suggests policy interventions to enhance targeted social support that address each student group's specific requirements and susceptibilities. A more extensive and comprehensive study is warranted to assess the …
Continuity of Care Advocate Model (CCAM)
Physicians, nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals including physiotherapists and occupational therapists play important roles as they work closely with stroke survivors to improve functional independence in daily activities and quality of life. Yet, in Singapore little is known about their perspectives on what constitute quality stroke care based on their clinical experiences. In this project, our qualitative interviews with 15 …
Perceived Roles and Barriers in Delivering Community-Based Care
Our results highlight that the roles of HCPs and SCPs go beyond the provision of direct medical and social care. They were involved in activating and empowering clients to take care of their health, and importantly, fostering community-based sustainable support networks to better empower individuals in coping with health challenges. The identified barriers shed light on areas for potential improvements for integrated community care
Resolving anticipatory grief and enhancing dignity at the end-of life
Competing expectations
This study qualitatively examines the perspectives of doctors and nurses on the implementation of the Advance Care Planning program in Singapore. Findings suggest that a combination of structural and conceptual factors hindered the performance of ACP. Themes on structural factors indicated that low awareness of ACP among senior staff resulted overall lack of buy-in and incorrect implementation of the program due to misconceptions. Conceptual fact…
Lived experience of a child’s chronic illness and death
Deconstructing Patterns of Stigma toward People Living with Mental Illness
Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts
Furthering social inclusion for marginalised members of society demands advocacy efforts focussed on holistic citizenship. Harnessing compassion, the arts can activate four component elements: narratives, actual stories and voices of members of a society; encounters, opportunities for dialogue among members of a society; reflection, values clarification and self-awareness and community, spaces that allow for creative engagement. This theoretical …
The case for a sociology of dying, death, and bereavement
Dying, death, and bereavement do not occur in a social vacuum. How individuals and groups experience these phenomena will be largely influenced by the social context in which they occur. To develop an adequate understanding of dying, death, and bereavement we therefore need to incorporate a sociological perspective into our analysis. This article examines why a sociological perspective is necessary and explores various ways in which sociology can…
The Effects of a Positive Death Education Group on Psycho-Spiritual Outcomes for Chinese with Chronic Illness
Traditionally, death is a taboo subject in Chinese culture. However, very few studies examine the effects of death education program on the psycho-spiritual outcomes among Chinese patients. This article reports on a quasi-experimental study on Chinese patients with chronic diseases who participated in a psycho-education group on positive death preparation. Findings revealed that participants in the intervention group (n = 81) reported significant…
Mandalas as indicators of burnout among end-of-life care workers
Hospice and palliative care workers can reduce the potential for burnout by nurturing self-competence and self-awareness in order to manage challenging and painful emotions that arise from the nature of working with dying individuals and bereaved families. An art therapy supervision programme for end-of-life care workers in Hong Kong utilized mandala-making as a tool for cultivating self-awareness. A total of 60 mandalas were collected, rated acc…
A Model for Art Therapy–Based Supervision for End-of-Life Care Workers in Hong Kong
End-of-life care workers and volunteers are particularly prone to burnout given the intense emotional and existential nature of their work. Supervision is one important way to provide adequate support that focuses on both professional and personal competencies. The inclusion of art therapy principles and practices within supervision further creates a dynamic platform for sustained self-reflection. A 6-week art therapy-based supervision group prov…
Dignity Amidst Liminality
This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among Chinese terminal cancer patients receiving palliative care services in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 18 Chinese terminal patients, aged 44 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using gr…
The Blessings and the Curses of Filial Piety on Dignity at the End of Life
This study critically examines the evolving nature of filial piety and the role that it plays in the contemporary experience of “living and dying with dignity” among Hong Kong Chinese families facing the end of life. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 15 adult-children caregivers, ages 30 to 62, to elicit their narratives and stories in caring for a dying elderly parent. Qualitative content analysis reveals that…
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version (C-DAP-R) of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised
The psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) were examined with 100 young adult, 100 middleage adult, and 100 older adult Chinese respondents in Hong Kong (N = 300). Three of the five subscales from the original DAP-R including Fear of Death, Death Avoidance, and Escape Acceptance were replicated and had acceptable internal reliabilities (Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.85); comparison betw…
Handbook of Bereavement Research and Practice
Book Review: Margaret S. Stroebe, Robert O. Hansson, and Wolfgang Stroebe (Eds.) Handbook of Bereavement Research and Practice: Advances in Theory and Intervention , Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2008
Social Networks and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults With Vision Impairment
Previous studies have emphasized the importance of family network, whereas this study finds that friendship network correlates more strongly with HRQOL measures among Chinese visually impaired older adults. This suggests a need to expand intervention beyond the family system
The case for a sociology of dying, death, and bereavement
Dying, death, and bereavement do not occur in a social vacuum. How individuals and groups experience these phenomena will be largely influenced by the social context in which they occur. To develop an adequate understanding of dying, death, and bereavement we therefore need to incorporate a sociological perspective into our analysis. This article examines why a sociological perspective is necessary and explores various ways in which sociology can…
The Blessings and the Curses of Filial Piety on Dignity at the End of Life
This study critically examines the evolving nature of filial piety and the role that it plays in the contemporary experience of “living and dying with dignity” among Hong Kong Chinese families facing the end of life. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 15 adult-children caregivers, ages 30 to 62, to elicit their narratives and stories in caring for a dying elderly parent. Qualitative content analysis reveals that…
Dignity Amidst Liminality
This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among Chinese terminal cancer patients receiving palliative care services in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 18 Chinese terminal patients, aged 44 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using gr…
A Model for Art Therapy–Based Supervision for End-of-Life Care Workers in Hong Kong
End-of-life care workers and volunteers are particularly prone to burnout given the intense emotional and existential nature of their work. Supervision is one important way to provide adequate support that focuses on both professional and personal competencies. The inclusion of art therapy principles and practices within supervision further creates a dynamic platform for sustained self-reflection. A 6-week art therapy-based supervision group prov…
Social Networks and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults With Vision Impairment
Previous studies have emphasized the importance of family network, whereas this study finds that friendship network correlates more strongly with HRQOL measures among Chinese visually impaired older adults. This suggests a need to expand intervention beyond the family system
Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts
Furthering social inclusion for marginalised members of society demands advocacy efforts focussed on holistic citizenship. Harnessing compassion, the arts can activate four component elements: narratives, actual stories and voices of members of a society; encounters, opportunities for dialogue among members of a society; reflection, values clarification and self-awareness and community, spaces that allow for creative engagement. This theoretical …
The Effects of a Positive Death Education Group on Psycho-Spiritual Outcomes for Chinese with Chronic Illness
Traditionally, death is a taboo subject in Chinese culture. However, very few studies examine the effects of death education program on the psycho-spiritual outcomes among Chinese patients. This article reports on a quasi-experimental study on Chinese patients with chronic diseases who participated in a psycho-education group on positive death preparation. Findings revealed that participants in the intervention group (n = 81) reported significant…
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version (C-DAP-R) of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised
The psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) were examined with 100 young adult, 100 middleage adult, and 100 older adult Chinese respondents in Hong Kong (N = 300). Three of the five subscales from the original DAP-R including Fear of Death, Death Avoidance, and Escape Acceptance were replicated and had acceptable internal reliabilities (Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.85); comparison betw…
Social Networks and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults With Vision Impairment
Previous studies have emphasized the importance of family network, whereas this study finds that friendship network correlates more strongly with HRQOL measures among Chinese visually impaired older adults. This suggests a need to expand intervention beyond the family system
Handbook of Bereavement Research and Practice
Book Review: Margaret S. Stroebe, Robert O. Hansson, and Wolfgang Stroebe (Eds.) Handbook of Bereavement Research and Practice: Advances in Theory and Intervention , Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2008
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version (C-DAP-R) of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised
The psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) were examined with 100 young adult, 100 middleage adult, and 100 older adult Chinese respondents in Hong Kong (N = 300). Three of the five subscales from the original DAP-R including Fear of Death, Death Avoidance, and Escape Acceptance were replicated and had acceptable internal reliabilities (Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.85); comparison betw…
The Blessings and the Curses of Filial Piety on Dignity at the End of Life
This study critically examines the evolving nature of filial piety and the role that it plays in the contemporary experience of “living and dying with dignity” among Hong Kong Chinese families facing the end of life. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 15 adult-children caregivers, ages 30 to 62, to elicit their narratives and stories in caring for a dying elderly parent. Qualitative content analysis reveals that…
Dignity Amidst Liminality
This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among Chinese terminal cancer patients receiving palliative care services in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 18 Chinese terminal patients, aged 44 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using gr…
Mandalas as indicators of burnout among end-of-life care workers
Hospice and palliative care workers can reduce the potential for burnout by nurturing self-competence and self-awareness in order to manage challenging and painful emotions that arise from the nature of working with dying individuals and bereaved families. An art therapy supervision programme for end-of-life care workers in Hong Kong utilized mandala-making as a tool for cultivating self-awareness. A total of 60 mandalas were collected, rated acc…
A Model for Art Therapy–Based Supervision for End-of-Life Care Workers in Hong Kong
End-of-life care workers and volunteers are particularly prone to burnout given the intense emotional and existential nature of their work. Supervision is one important way to provide adequate support that focuses on both professional and personal competencies. The inclusion of art therapy principles and practices within supervision further creates a dynamic platform for sustained self-reflection. A 6-week art therapy-based supervision group prov…
The Effects of a Positive Death Education Group on Psycho-Spiritual Outcomes for Chinese with Chronic Illness
Traditionally, death is a taboo subject in Chinese culture. However, very few studies examine the effects of death education program on the psycho-spiritual outcomes among Chinese patients. This article reports on a quasi-experimental study on Chinese patients with chronic diseases who participated in a psycho-education group on positive death preparation. Findings revealed that participants in the intervention group (n = 81) reported significant…
The case for a sociology of dying, death, and bereavement
Dying, death, and bereavement do not occur in a social vacuum. How individuals and groups experience these phenomena will be largely influenced by the social context in which they occur. To develop an adequate understanding of dying, death, and bereavement we therefore need to incorporate a sociological perspective into our analysis. This article examines why a sociological perspective is necessary and explores various ways in which sociology can…
Deconstructing Patterns of Stigma toward People Living with Mental Illness
Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts
Furthering social inclusion for marginalised members of society demands advocacy efforts focussed on holistic citizenship. Harnessing compassion, the arts can activate four component elements: narratives, actual stories and voices of members of a society; encounters, opportunities for dialogue among members of a society; reflection, values clarification and self-awareness and community, spaces that allow for creative engagement. This theoretical …
Lived experience of a child’s chronic illness and death
Competing expectations
This study qualitatively examines the perspectives of doctors and nurses on the implementation of the Advance Care Planning program in Singapore. Findings suggest that a combination of structural and conceptual factors hindered the performance of ACP. Themes on structural factors indicated that low awareness of ACP among senior staff resulted overall lack of buy-in and incorrect implementation of the program due to misconceptions. Conceptual fact…
Resolving anticipatory grief and enhancing dignity at the end-of life
Continuity of Care Advocate Model (CCAM)
Physicians, nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals including physiotherapists and occupational therapists play important roles as they work closely with stroke survivors to improve functional independence in daily activities and quality of life. Yet, in Singapore little is known about their perspectives on what constitute quality stroke care based on their clinical experiences. In this project, our qualitative interviews with 15 …
Perceived Roles and Barriers in Delivering Community-Based Care
Our results highlight that the roles of HCPs and SCPs go beyond the provision of direct medical and social care. They were involved in activating and empowering clients to take care of their health, and importantly, fostering community-based sustainable support networks to better empower individuals in coping with health challenges. The identified barriers shed light on areas for potential improvements for integrated community care
Slow art plus
Introduction The current study builds on the expertise of National Gallery Singapore and Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) in developing and piloting an enhanced version of the Slow Art program, namely “Slow Art Plus” for mental health promotion. Methods A single-site, open-label, waitlist Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design comprising of a treatment group and waitlist control group was adopted (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05803226…
Foot care behaviours and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes
Background: As numerous studies highlighted the importance of maintaining proper foot care (FC) behaviours among individuals with diabetes to prevent complications, we sought to assess FC behaviours among patients with diabetes and to identify the factors associated with the practice of diabetic FC. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design and collected data through self-reported questionnaires administered to a sample of 586 patients from five …
Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among matriculated university students in Singapore during Covid-19 pandemic
This study reported a low prevalence of both MSDS and MDS among university entrants in Singapore. The study further identified three categories of factors associated with depression: sociodemographic, physical, and behavioural. This study suggests policy interventions to enhance targeted social support that address each student group's specific requirements and susceptibilities. A more extensive and comprehensive study is warranted to assess the …
Development and validation of the multi-dimensional health resilience scale for community-dwelling adults
Introduction: Resilience measures generally are not health specific, nor do they account for the multiple dimensions required for individuals to overcome health challenges. To bridge this gap, we developed and validated a multi-dimensional Health Resilience Scale (HRS) for community-dwelling adults in Singapore. Methods: We followed standard procedures to develop health resilience construct, identify dimensions, and generate potential items. Expe…
The Significance of Political Grief
The impact of political events, actions, policies and ideologies can be both profound and far reaching, with many people experiencing significant losses and major grief as a consequence. There is now a growing interest in what has come to be known as political grief. This paper has been developed by a working group of grief professionals to reflect the basis of the group's discussions and the conclusions drawn. It seeks to provide an understandin…
Assumptions and principles for responsible AI development and use in grief and bereavement care
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into grief and bereavement care represents a significant technological shift with therapeutic potential and ethical complexity. This paper establishes evidence-informed assumptions and principles to guide the responsible development and use of AI technologies in grief support, addressing the needs of bereaved individuals, families, communities, professionals, technology developers, and policym…
Diabetes-related foot complications and caregiver burden
Background: Informal caregivers (unpaid family or friends) of individuals with type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may experience substantial subjective, time and financial burden, especially in the presence of diabetes-related lower extremity complications (DRLEC). However, evidence on caregiver burden in Asians is limited. Hence, we aimed to investigate the association between DRLEC and informal caregiver burden, quantify the caregiving time and …
Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (13 obras) · Nursing (9 obras) · Clinical Psychology (8 obras) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (8 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Mental health (5 obras) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 obras)