Sophia Siu Chee Chan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4265698 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Sophia Siu Chee Chan |
| NOMBRES | Sophia Siu Chee |
| APELLIDO | Chan |
| FIRMA | CHAN S S C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6349-3717 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1943 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Higher nicotine dependence and greater smoking abstinence in parental than non-parental smokers
Objective Parental smokers account for approximately one-third of smokers worldwide and often exhibit distinct smoking and quitting behaviors compared to non-parental smokers. Understanding these differences is crucial for developing targeted cessation interventions; however, current evidence remains limited. Methods This secondary analysis pooled individual participant data from 10 community-based smoking cessation trials conducted in Hong Kong …
Effectiveness of personalized smoking cessation intervention based on ecological momentary assessment for smokers who prefer unaided quitting
Introduction Ecological momentary assessment (EMA)-based smoking cessation intervention may help personalize intervention for smokers who prefer to quit smoking unaided. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of EMA-based phone counseling and instant messaging for smoking cessation. Methods/design This is a two-arm, accessor-blinded, simple individual randomized controlled trial (allocation ratio 1:1). Participants will be recruited from c…
Increase of unmotivated and hardened smokers in Hong Kong
Daily cigarette smokers in Hong Kong were motivational hardening, but not dependence hardening. Effective tobacco control policies and interventions are warranted to motivate quitting to further reduce smoking prevalence
Problematic Smartphone Use and Mental Health in Chinese Adults
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has been associated with anxiety and depression, but few explored its mental well-being correlates that could co-occur with or be independent of mental symptoms. We studied the associations of PSU with anxiety, depression, and mental well-being in Hong Kong Chinese adults in a probability-based survey ( N = 4054; 55.0% females; mean age ± SD 48.3 ± 18.3 years). PSU was measured using Smartphone Addiction Scale-Sho…
Short Sleep Duration and Insomnia Symptoms were Associated with Lower Happiness Levels in Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
Study objective : To examine the association of sleep duration and insomnia symptoms with happiness. Methods : A random sample of 1691 Chinese adult (mean age 54 ± 20.1, male 51%) were interviewed in a population-based telephone survey. Happiness was measured by the subjective happiness scale (SHS) and the one-item global happiness index (GHI). Information on sleep included mean past seven-day sleep duration ( Results : Compared to ≥8 h of sleep,…
A descriptive study of a Smoke-free Teens Programme to promote smoke-free culture in schools and the community in Hong Kong
Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT03291132 (retrospectively registered on September 19, 2017)
The reliability and validity of the Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in the general population of Hong Kong
Development and feasibility of a brief Zero‐time Exercise intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour and enhance physical activity
A brief intervention using Zero-time Exercise (ZTEx), a foot-in-the-door approach, was developed to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity. ZTEx refers to the integration of simple strength- and stamina-enhancing physical activity into daily life, which can be done anytime, anywhere and by anyone. This paper presents the development, feasibility, and preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of this intervention under the Hong…
Comparing different intensities of active referral to smoking cessation services in promoting smoking cessation among community smokers
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02804880 , June 17, 2016
Test–retest reliability and validity of a single-item Self-reported Family Happiness Scale in Hong Kong Chinese
Family Meal Practices and Well-Being in Hong Kong
The literature has provided substantial evidence for the positive associations between family meals and well-being. The underlying mechanism of this relationship has not been explicitly examined. The Happy Family Kitchen II project was a cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based family intervention. Using data from this project, this article examined the direct and indirect associations among family meal practices, family communica…
Development of a community-based network to promote smoking cessation among female smokers in Hong Kong
Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT02968199 (Retrospectively registered on November 16, 2016)
Brief advice and active referral for smoking cessation services among community smokers
NCT02539875 (ClinicalTrials.gov registry; registered retrospectively on 22 July 2015)
Effectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Beijing and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers
Using systematically collected data from real-world practice, our smoking cessation clinic has shown that the additional telephone follow-up counseling sessions doubled the quit rate
An evaluation study of a gender-specific smoking cessation program to help Hong Kong Chinese women quit smoking
The study provides some evidence for the effectiveness of the gender-specific smoking cessation program for female smokers. Furthermore, helping smokers to improve their self-efficacy in resisting both internal and external stimuli of tobacco use can be a way of enhancing the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention
The tobacco endgame in Hong Kong
A total ban on tobacco sales was supported by most respondents. Ex-smokers and current smokers also voiced substantial support, although less than never smokers. A total ban on tobacco sales before 2022 should be the goal as it is supported by most of the respondents. Interim tobacco control measures, such as tax increases, expansion of smoking cessation services and plain packaging should be implemented to help current smokers quit and reduce sm…
Bringing scientific rigor to community-developed programs in Hong Kong
The four pilot studies under the FAMILY Project demonstrated that nuanced design adaptations, such as wait list controls and shorter assessments, better served the needs of the community and led to the successful development and vigorous evaluation of a series of preventive, family-oriented interventions in the Chinese culture of Hong Kong
The social context of smoking cessation in China
This study suggests that smoking cessation in China is made more challenging by a social context in which family, friends and even health professionals may discourage it. However, these identified barriers and beliefs about smoking cessation need to be confirmed in larger, more representative studies in the future
SP4-22 Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy among Chinese smokers who had no intention to quit smoking
Introduction Evidence had shown that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is effective to help smokers quit. Many studies reported a positive linear relationship between adherence and cessation rates however, adherence to NRT among unmotivated smokers is uncertain. Methods Chinese smokers who aged ≥18, had no intention to quit within 4-week and had no contraindication to NRT were recruited and randomly allocated to Group A1, A2 and B in a RCT. Only…
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding smoking cessation among Chinese affiliates of women’s organisations in Hong Kong
Volunteers and staff of women's organisations who are highly active in engaging and providing community service can be recruited to motivate female smokers to quit. We described the knowledge and attitudes regarding tobacco control and smoking cessation among these affiliates in Hong Kong and identified factors associated with the practices of cessation interventions. Eight of 14 women's organisations joining the Women Against Tobacco Taskforce a…
Smoking cessation intervention practices in Chinese physicians
Healthcare settings provide a major arena for administering smoking cessation interventions. However, few studies have reported differences in the frequency of practice in healthcare professionals by gender and smoking status. This might also be influenced by a difference in smoking prevalence by gender, especially in China and other developing countries. This study examined factors associated with the frequency of cessation intervention practice…
Providing Smoking Cessation Services and Its Relationship with Knowledge and Attitudes
China is the largest consumer of tobacco in the world and there are currently 360 million smokers in China. Smoking cessation is critical in fighting the tobacco epidemic, and nurses, the largest group of health care providers, play an important role in smoking cessation. China now is only at its early stage in capacity building for smoking cessation counsellors and the experience of Hong Kong, 20 years ahead in tobacco control, in developing nur…
Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Care Among Commercial and Medicare Managed Care Plans
The Impact of Work-related Risk on Nurses During the Sars Outbreak in Hong Kong
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly infectious disease, with high potential for transmission to close contacts, particularly among healthcare workers. This is the first systematic study investigating hospital nurses' physical and psychological health status and the kinds of healthcare used-stratified by the level of contact with SARS patients-during the 2003 outbreak in Hong Kong. Nurses in moderate-risk areas appeared to have mo…
Quality of Life in Older Adults
Effects of Attention to Campaign Coverage on Political Trust
This study examines whether or not attention to campaign news influences political trust. It also explores whether political trust predicts attention to campaign news, and whether the mechanism of influence between attention to campaign news and political trust differs across educational levels. Political trust was operationalized as trust in government. The 1992 American National Election Survey data were used. Results of two-stage least squares…
Quality of Life in Older Adults
Family Meal Practices and Well-Being in Hong Kong
The literature has provided substantial evidence for the positive associations between family meals and well-being. The underlying mechanism of this relationship has not been explicitly examined. The Happy Family Kitchen II project was a cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based family intervention. Using data from this project, this article examined the direct and indirect associations among family meal practices, family communica…
State-press relationship revisited
Research in media diplomacy often concluded that media took a pro-government stance in covering foreign affairs. This study tested this finding by content analysing the coverage of the Hong Kong 1997 issue by the New York Times, the Times of Britain and the People's Daily of China. The data indicated that the two western newspapers departed significantly from their governments’ respective positions on the issue, while the People's Daily has follo…
Newspaper Chinese by the Inductive Method
State-press relationship revisited
Research in media diplomacy often concluded that media took a pro-government stance in covering foreign affairs. This study tested this finding by content analysing the coverage of the Hong Kong 1997 issue by the New York Times, the Times of Britain and the People's Daily of China. The data indicated that the two western newspapers departed significantly from their governments’ respective positions on the issue, while the People's Daily has follo…
Effects of Attention to Campaign Coverage on Political Trust
This study examines whether or not attention to campaign news influences political trust. It also explores whether political trust predicts attention to campaign news, and whether the mechanism of influence between attention to campaign news and political trust differs across educational levels. Political trust was operationalized as trust in government. The 1992 American National Election Survey data were used. Results of two-stage least squares…
Which smokers use the smoking cessation Quitline in Hong Kong, and how effective is the Quitline
This first Quitline in Asia appears to be acceptable to Chinese smokers, with quit rate comparable to those of better funded Quitlines in the West. A low cost Quitline is a promising model for smoking cessation services in the East
The Impact of Work-related Risk on Nurses During the Sars Outbreak in Hong Kong
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly infectious disease, with high potential for transmission to close contacts, particularly among healthcare workers. This is the first systematic study investigating hospital nurses' physical and psychological health status and the kinds of healthcare used-stratified by the level of contact with SARS patients-during the 2003 outbreak in Hong Kong. Nurses in moderate-risk areas appeared to have mo…
Quality of Life in Older Adults
Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Care Among Commercial and Medicare Managed Care Plans
Providing Smoking Cessation Services and Its Relationship with Knowledge and Attitudes
China is the largest consumer of tobacco in the world and there are currently 360 million smokers in China. Smoking cessation is critical in fighting the tobacco epidemic, and nurses, the largest group of health care providers, play an important role in smoking cessation. China now is only at its early stage in capacity building for smoking cessation counsellors and the experience of Hong Kong, 20 years ahead in tobacco control, in developing nur…
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding smoking cessation among Chinese affiliates of women’s organisations in Hong Kong
Volunteers and staff of women's organisations who are highly active in engaging and providing community service can be recruited to motivate female smokers to quit. We described the knowledge and attitudes regarding tobacco control and smoking cessation among these affiliates in Hong Kong and identified factors associated with the practices of cessation interventions. Eight of 14 women's organisations joining the Women Against Tobacco Taskforce a…
Smoking cessation intervention practices in Chinese physicians
Healthcare settings provide a major arena for administering smoking cessation interventions. However, few studies have reported differences in the frequency of practice in healthcare professionals by gender and smoking status. This might also be influenced by a difference in smoking prevalence by gender, especially in China and other developing countries. This study examined factors associated with the frequency of cessation intervention practice…
The social context of smoking cessation in China
This study suggests that smoking cessation in China is made more challenging by a social context in which family, friends and even health professionals may discourage it. However, these identified barriers and beliefs about smoking cessation need to be confirmed in larger, more representative studies in the future
SP4-22 Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy among Chinese smokers who had no intention to quit smoking
Introduction Evidence had shown that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is effective to help smokers quit. Many studies reported a positive linear relationship between adherence and cessation rates however, adherence to NRT among unmotivated smokers is uncertain. Methods Chinese smokers who aged ≥18, had no intention to quit within 4-week and had no contraindication to NRT were recruited and randomly allocated to Group A1, A2 and B in a RCT. Only…
Bringing scientific rigor to community-developed programs in Hong Kong
The four pilot studies under the FAMILY Project demonstrated that nuanced design adaptations, such as wait list controls and shorter assessments, better served the needs of the community and led to the successful development and vigorous evaluation of a series of preventive, family-oriented interventions in the Chinese culture of Hong Kong
The tobacco endgame in Hong Kong
A total ban on tobacco sales was supported by most respondents. Ex-smokers and current smokers also voiced substantial support, although less than never smokers. A total ban on tobacco sales before 2022 should be the goal as it is supported by most of the respondents. Interim tobacco control measures, such as tax increases, expansion of smoking cessation services and plain packaging should be implemented to help current smokers quit and reduce sm…
Effectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Beijing and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers
Using systematically collected data from real-world practice, our smoking cessation clinic has shown that the additional telephone follow-up counseling sessions doubled the quit rate
An evaluation study of a gender-specific smoking cessation program to help Hong Kong Chinese women quit smoking
The study provides some evidence for the effectiveness of the gender-specific smoking cessation program for female smokers. Furthermore, helping smokers to improve their self-efficacy in resisting both internal and external stimuli of tobacco use can be a way of enhancing the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention
Brief advice and active referral for smoking cessation services among community smokers
NCT02539875 (ClinicalTrials.gov registry; registered retrospectively on 22 July 2015)
Development of a community-based network to promote smoking cessation among female smokers in Hong Kong
Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT02968199 (Retrospectively registered on November 16, 2016)
Comparing different intensities of active referral to smoking cessation services in promoting smoking cessation among community smokers
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02804880 , June 17, 2016
Test–retest reliability and validity of a single-item Self-reported Family Happiness Scale in Hong Kong Chinese
Family Meal Practices and Well-Being in Hong Kong
The literature has provided substantial evidence for the positive associations between family meals and well-being. The underlying mechanism of this relationship has not been explicitly examined. The Happy Family Kitchen II project was a cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based family intervention. Using data from this project, this article examined the direct and indirect associations among family meal practices, family communica…
Short Sleep Duration and Insomnia Symptoms were Associated with Lower Happiness Levels in Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
Study objective : To examine the association of sleep duration and insomnia symptoms with happiness. Methods : A random sample of 1691 Chinese adult (mean age 54 ± 20.1, male 51%) were interviewed in a population-based telephone survey. Happiness was measured by the subjective happiness scale (SHS) and the one-item global happiness index (GHI). Information on sleep included mean past seven-day sleep duration ( Results : Compared to ≥8 h of sleep,…
A descriptive study of a Smoke-free Teens Programme to promote smoke-free culture in schools and the community in Hong Kong
Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT03291132 (retrospectively registered on September 19, 2017)
The reliability and validity of the Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in the general population of Hong Kong
Development and feasibility of a brief Zero‐time Exercise intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour and enhance physical activity
A brief intervention using Zero-time Exercise (ZTEx), a foot-in-the-door approach, was developed to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity. ZTEx refers to the integration of simple strength- and stamina-enhancing physical activity into daily life, which can be done anytime, anywhere and by anyone. This paper presents the development, feasibility, and preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of this intervention under the Hong…
Medicine (24 obras) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (15 obras) · Smoking cessation (15 obras) · Nursing (13 obras) · Family medicine (11 obras) · Psychology (11 obras) · Public health (11 obras) · Environmental health (10 obras) · Psychiatry (10 obras) · Psychological intervention (7 obras)