S C Ho
Biographic Data
| ID | 6084261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S C Ho |
| GIVEN NAMES | S C |
| FAMILY NAME | Ho |
| SIGNATURE | HO S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cost-effectiveness analysis of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination for Hong Kong elderly in long-term care facilities
BACKGROUND: To compare cost and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained by influenza vaccination with or without pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). METHODS: Cost-effectiveness analysis based on Markov modelling over 5 years, from a Hong Kong public health provider's perspective, on a hypothetical cohort of LTCF residents aged > or = 65 years. Benefit-cost ratio (BCR) and net present value (NPV)…
Is there a typical Chinese diet and what are the health implications
The results of a dietary survey performed on adults in the Hong Kong Chinese population in 1995 is examined in the light of published surveys for the Chinese populations in another region of Southern China, in Australia, and in an earlier Hong Kong Chinese population in 1987. The comparisons were made to document the extent of variability in the diets of the Chinese population and the implications for health. Among the Hong Kong Chinese populatio…
Dietary intake and practices in the Hong Kong Chinese population
OBJECTIVES: To examine dietary intake and practices of the adult Hong Kong Chinese population to provide a basis for future public health recommendations with regard to prevention of certain chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and osteoporosis. PARTICIPANTS: Age and sex stratified random sample of the Hong Kong Chinese population aged 25 to 74 years (500 men, 510 women). METHOD: A food frequency method over a one week p…
An estimate of chronic disease burden and some economic consequences among the elderly Hong Kong population
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the burden of chronic disease for an elderly Chinese population aged 70 years and over, and to illustrate the use of this information in estimating the economic consequences of disease burden using stroke as an example. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1902 subjects recruited by random sampling of the old age and disability allowance schemes, which cover over 90% of the Hong Kong elderly population, stratified by sex and five year…
Vision 2020: Towards an environmentally sound and sustainable development of freshwater resources in Malaysia
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
Sunlight exposure, antioxidant status, and cataract in Hong Kong fishermen
STUDY OBJECTIVES--The aim was to test whether cataract is associated with higher lifetime exposure to sunlight, and whether antioxidants protect against cataract. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey of eye disease, with assessment of antioxidant status in a subgroup. SETTING--Hong Kong fishing communities in 1989. PARTICIPANTS--685 men and women aged 55 to 74 years old were included in the study, of whom 367 (54%) attended hospital for deta…
Hip fracture rates in Hong Kong and the United States, 1988 through 1989
OBJECTIVES. Prior studies have suggested that hip fracture rates are substantially lower in Asian countries than in the United States. However, comparisons have been limited by unavailability of recent data, differences in case definition, lack of data from similar time periods, and small sample sizes. This study sought to examine trends by age and sex, with separate statistics for those aged 85 or older. METHODS. Hospital discharge data were use…
Psychosomatic symptoms, social support and self worth among the elderly in Hong Kong
A prospective study to test the relationship between social support and health outcomes among the 1000 elderly Chinese subjects aged 70+ is being carried out in a Hong Kong New Town. This paper reports on the study factors related to psychosomatic complaints based on the first phase cross sectional data. Logistic regression analysis shows that being female, living in institutions, having a low level of social support and a low level of self worth…
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
Hip fracture rates in Hong Kong and the United States, 1988 through 1989
OBJECTIVES. Prior studies have suggested that hip fracture rates are substantially lower in Asian countries than in the United States. However, comparisons have been limited by unavailability of recent data, differences in case definition, lack of data from similar time periods, and small sample sizes. This study sought to examine trends by age and sex, with separate statistics for those aged 85 or older. METHODS. Hospital discharge data were use…
Cost-effectiveness analysis of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination for Hong Kong elderly in long-term care facilities
BACKGROUND: To compare cost and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained by influenza vaccination with or without pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). METHODS: Cost-effectiveness analysis based on Markov modelling over 5 years, from a Hong Kong public health provider's perspective, on a hypothetical cohort of LTCF residents aged > or = 65 years. Benefit-cost ratio (BCR) and net present value (NPV)…
Dietary intake and practices in the Hong Kong Chinese population
OBJECTIVES: To examine dietary intake and practices of the adult Hong Kong Chinese population to provide a basis for future public health recommendations with regard to prevention of certain chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and osteoporosis. PARTICIPANTS: Age and sex stratified random sample of the Hong Kong Chinese population aged 25 to 74 years (500 men, 510 women). METHOD: A food frequency method over a one week p…
Psychosomatic symptoms, social support and self worth among the elderly in Hong Kong
A prospective study to test the relationship between social support and health outcomes among the 1000 elderly Chinese subjects aged 70+ is being carried out in a Hong Kong New Town. This paper reports on the study factors related to psychosomatic complaints based on the first phase cross sectional data. Logistic regression analysis shows that being female, living in institutions, having a low level of social support and a low level of self worth…
Psychosomatic symptoms, social support and self worth among the elderly in Hong Kong
A prospective study to test the relationship between social support and health outcomes among the 1000 elderly Chinese subjects aged 70+ is being carried out in a Hong Kong New Town. This paper reports on the study factors related to psychosomatic complaints based on the first phase cross sectional data. Logistic regression analysis shows that being female, living in institutions, having a low level of social support and a low level of self worth…
Sunlight exposure, antioxidant status, and cataract in Hong Kong fishermen
STUDY OBJECTIVES--The aim was to test whether cataract is associated with higher lifetime exposure to sunlight, and whether antioxidants protect against cataract. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey of eye disease, with assessment of antioxidant status in a subgroup. SETTING--Hong Kong fishing communities in 1989. PARTICIPANTS--685 men and women aged 55 to 74 years old were included in the study, of whom 367 (54%) attended hospital for deta…
Hip fracture rates in Hong Kong and the United States, 1988 through 1989
OBJECTIVES. Prior studies have suggested that hip fracture rates are substantially lower in Asian countries than in the United States. However, comparisons have been limited by unavailability of recent data, differences in case definition, lack of data from similar time periods, and small sample sizes. This study sought to examine trends by age and sex, with separate statistics for those aged 85 or older. METHODS. Hospital discharge data were use…
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
Vision 2020: Towards an environmentally sound and sustainable development of freshwater resources in Malaysia
An estimate of chronic disease burden and some economic consequences among the elderly Hong Kong population
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the burden of chronic disease for an elderly Chinese population aged 70 years and over, and to illustrate the use of this information in estimating the economic consequences of disease burden using stroke as an example. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1902 subjects recruited by random sampling of the old age and disability allowance schemes, which cover over 90% of the Hong Kong elderly population, stratified by sex and five year…
Dietary intake and practices in the Hong Kong Chinese population
OBJECTIVES: To examine dietary intake and practices of the adult Hong Kong Chinese population to provide a basis for future public health recommendations with regard to prevention of certain chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and osteoporosis. PARTICIPANTS: Age and sex stratified random sample of the Hong Kong Chinese population aged 25 to 74 years (500 men, 510 women). METHOD: A food frequency method over a one week p…
Is there a typical Chinese diet and what are the health implications
The results of a dietary survey performed on adults in the Hong Kong Chinese population in 1995 is examined in the light of published surveys for the Chinese populations in another region of Southern China, in Australia, and in an earlier Hong Kong Chinese population in 1987. The comparisons were made to document the extent of variability in the diets of the Chinese population and the implications for health. Among the Hong Kong Chinese populatio…
Cost-effectiveness analysis of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination for Hong Kong elderly in long-term care facilities
BACKGROUND: To compare cost and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained by influenza vaccination with or without pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). METHODS: Cost-effectiveness analysis based on Markov modelling over 5 years, from a Hong Kong public health provider's perspective, on a hypothetical cohort of LTCF residents aged > or = 65 years. Benefit-cost ratio (BCR) and net present value (NPV)…
Medicine (8 works) · Population (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Chinese population (2 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (2 works) · Cross-sectional study (2 works)