Sheung Tak Cheng
Biographic Data
| ID | 4518804 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheung Tak Cheng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheung Tak |
| FAMILY NAME | Cheng |
| SIGNATURE | CHENG S T |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Common mental disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: Age-related differences and implications for dementia risk
Common mental disorders are highly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, though older adults appeared to be less affected mentally. Present findings highlight the urgent need to implement measures and strategies to mitigate the mental health problems, with particular attention to the younger cohort. Given their association with higher dementia risk, early detection and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders will be of critic…
Mindfulness Awareness Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults With Neurocognitive Disorders
Background: Apart from depressive disorders, there are great interests in adopting mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) for other mental health conditions. Depression and anxiety are common in people with neurocognitive disorders (NCD). The potential of MBIs as an adjuvant treatment in this cognitively at-risk group should be further explored. Objectives: The current study explored the association between depression and anxiety symptoms with di…
Regulating Quality of Care in Nursing Homes in Hong Kong: A Social‐Ecological Investigation
A social‐ecological model aided by an adversarial methodology was employed to study the regulation of private nursing homes in Hong Kong over a five‐year period. Specifically the study addresses the way quality of care and its definitions changed in response to shifting socio‐political‐economic conditions. The study began when only 2 percent of the industry was licensable. It was found that an initial period of harmful capture was replaced by a p…
Health Beliefs and Optimism as Predictors of Preventive Health Decisions in Hong Kong Chinese
The effects of components of the Health Belief Model and optimism on preventive intention were examined in 144 Hong Kong Chinese. Two variables related to the Health Belief Model, susceptibility and severity, were experimentally manipulated for an imaginary flu outbreak and a hypothetical vaccine. Participants indicated their intention to take the hypothetical vaccine after reading each of the 4 combinations of high versus low susceptibility and …
Comparative Experience of Psychological Symptoms of Frail Elderly People in Need of Residential Care
Quota samples were drawn from those who are in the waiting list of the Care and Attention Homes and Infirmary, and those who are living in the government subvented Care and Attention homes (C&A homes, designed for those who require some nursing and personal care) and infirmaries (for the frail ones), and unregistered private nursing homes. Respondents aged 70 to 80 were selected, as most on the waiting lists and currently in institutions are with…
Regulating Quality of Care in Nursing Homes in Hong Kong: A Social‐Ecological Investigation
A social‐ecological model aided by an adversarial methodology was employed to study the regulation of private nursing homes in Hong Kong over a five‐year period. Specifically the study addresses the way quality of care and its definitions changed in response to shifting socio‐political‐economic conditions. The study began when only 2 percent of the industry was licensable. It was found that an initial period of harmful capture was replaced by a p…
Comparative Experience of Psychological Symptoms of Frail Elderly People in Need of Residential Care
Quota samples were drawn from those who are in the waiting list of the Care and Attention Homes and Infirmary, and those who are living in the government subvented Care and Attention homes (C&A homes, designed for those who require some nursing and personal care) and infirmaries (for the frail ones), and unregistered private nursing homes. Respondents aged 70 to 80 were selected, as most on the waiting lists and currently in institutions are with…
Health Beliefs and Optimism as Predictors of Preventive Health Decisions in Hong Kong Chinese
The effects of components of the Health Belief Model and optimism on preventive intention were examined in 144 Hong Kong Chinese. Two variables related to the Health Belief Model, susceptibility and severity, were experimentally manipulated for an imaginary flu outbreak and a hypothetical vaccine. Participants indicated their intention to take the hypothetical vaccine after reading each of the 4 combinations of high versus low susceptibility and …
Regulating Quality of Care in Nursing Homes in Hong Kong: A Social‐Ecological Investigation
A social‐ecological model aided by an adversarial methodology was employed to study the regulation of private nursing homes in Hong Kong over a five‐year period. Specifically the study addresses the way quality of care and its definitions changed in response to shifting socio‐political‐economic conditions. The study began when only 2 percent of the industry was licensable. It was found that an initial period of harmful capture was replaced by a p…
Mindfulness Awareness Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults With Neurocognitive Disorders
Background: Apart from depressive disorders, there are great interests in adopting mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) for other mental health conditions. Depression and anxiety are common in people with neurocognitive disorders (NCD). The potential of MBIs as an adjuvant treatment in this cognitively at-risk group should be further explored. Objectives: The current study explored the association between depression and anxiety symptoms with di…
Common mental disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: Age-related differences and implications for dementia risk
Common mental disorders are highly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, though older adults appeared to be less affected mentally. Present findings highlight the urgent need to implement measures and strategies to mitigate the mental health problems, with particular attention to the younger cohort. Given their association with higher dementia risk, early detection and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders will be of critic…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 works) · Depression (economics (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Mental health (2 works)