Sian M Griffiths
Biographic Data
| ID | 6088696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sian M Griffiths |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sian M |
| FAMILY NAME | Griffiths |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITHS S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An evaluation of universal vouchers as a demand-side subsidy to change primary care utilization
Epidemiology of multimorbidity in China and implications for the healthcare system
BACKGROUND: China, like other countries, is facing a growing burden of chronic disease but the prevalence of multimorbidity and implications for the healthcare system have been little researched. We examined the epidemiology of multimorbidity in southern China in a large representative sample. The effects of multimorbidity and other factors on usual source of healthcare were also examined. METHODS: We conducted a large cross-sectional survey amon…
Views on traditional C hinese medicine amongst C hinese population
Impacts of alcohol duty reductions on cardiovascular mortality among elderly Chinese
BACKGROUND: In March 2007, the Hong Kong Government halved its heavy excise taxes on beer and wine, and 1 year later, it eliminated all duties on these beverages. This study examines the impact of such duty reductions on cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality among the elderly in Hong Kong. METHODS: Box-Jenkins autoregressive integrated moving average intervention time series analyses were applied to monthly morality data from 2001 to 201…
A study of intracity variation of temperature-related mortality and socioeconomic status among the Chinese population in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Hong Kong, a major city in China, has one of the world's highest income inequalities and one of the world's highest average increases in urban ambient temperatures. Heat-related mortality in urban areas may vary with acclimatisation and population characteristics. This study examines how the effect of temperature on mortality is associated with sociodemographic characteristics at an intracity level in Hong Kong, China, during the warm…
Second-hand smoke exposure and household smoking bans in Chinese families
As workplace smoking restrictions spread, smoking in the home is becoming the predominant source of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among children and other non-smokers in the household. This study explored issues around children's exposure to SHS. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDI) were conducted among 31 Chinese households in urban Shanghai, China. All FGDs/IDIs were audio recorded and analysed thematically. The fi…
Internal migration and depressive symptoms among migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China
There has been a dramatic increase in rural‐urban migration in China over the last two decades but there are few studies on the mental health of Chinese internal migrants. This study assesses the prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) and their associated factors among migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China. A questionnaire survey was sent to 4,280 migrant workers in 2009 with a response rate of 95.5%. Clinically relevant DS were identified u…
Referral to and attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine amongst western medical doctors in postcolonial Hong Kong
Community Psychological and Behavioral Responses through the First Wave of the 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the community psychological and behavioral responses to influenza pandemics. METHODS: Using random digit dialing, we sampled 12,965 Hong Kong residents in 13 cross-sectional telephone surveys between April and November 2009, covering the entire first wave of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic. We examined trends in anxiety, risk perception, knowledge on modes of transmission, and preventive behaviors. RESULTS: R…
The impact of parental migration on health status and health behaviours among left behind adolescent school children in China
Our findings suggest that parental migration is a risk factor for unhealthy behaviours amongst adolescent school children in rural China. Further research is required in addition to the consideration of the implications for policies and programmes to protect LBC
Comparison of primary care experiences among adults in general outpatient clinics and private general practice clinics in Hong Kong
Our results showed that patients primarily receiving care from private GPs in Hong Kong reported better primary care experiences than those primarily receiving care from GOPCs. This was largely due to the greater accessibility and better interpersonal relationships offered by the private GPs. As most patients use both GOPCs and private GPs, their overall primary care experiences may not be as different as the findings of this study imply
Factors associated with antihypertensive drug compliance in 83 884 Chinese patients
BACKGROUND: Few studies address the profiles of antihypertensive compliance among ethnic Chinese. The levels of and factors associated with antihypertensive drug compliance among Chinese patients were evaluated in this study. METHODS: All Chinese hypertensive patients who paid at least two consecutive visits in any government primary care clinics for antihypertensive drug refill in a large territory of Hong Kong from January 2004 to June 2007 wer…
Physical activity inversely associated with the presence of depression among urban adolescents in regional China
This study, conducted among Chinese adolescents, strengthened the evidence that physical activity was inversely associated with depression. Our study has important implications for health officers and public health professionals to pay much attention to the relationship between physical activity and depression in Mainland China
Does Living Density Matter for Nonfatal Unintentional Home Injury in Asian Urban Settings? Evidence from Hong Kong
Internal migration and depressive symptoms among migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China
There has been a dramatic increase in rural‐urban migration in China over the last two decades but there are few studies on the mental health of Chinese internal migrants. This study assesses the prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) and their associated factors among migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China. A questionnaire survey was sent to 4,280 migrant workers in 2009 with a response rate of 95.5%. Clinically relevant DS were identified u…
Referral to and attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine amongst western medical doctors in postcolonial Hong Kong
A study of intracity variation of temperature-related mortality and socioeconomic status among the Chinese population in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Hong Kong, a major city in China, has one of the world's highest income inequalities and one of the world's highest average increases in urban ambient temperatures. Heat-related mortality in urban areas may vary with acclimatisation and population characteristics. This study examines how the effect of temperature on mortality is associated with sociodemographic characteristics at an intracity level in Hong Kong, China, during the warm…
Impacts of alcohol duty reductions on cardiovascular mortality among elderly Chinese
BACKGROUND: In March 2007, the Hong Kong Government halved its heavy excise taxes on beer and wine, and 1 year later, it eliminated all duties on these beverages. This study examines the impact of such duty reductions on cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality among the elderly in Hong Kong. METHODS: Box-Jenkins autoregressive integrated moving average intervention time series analyses were applied to monthly morality data from 2001 to 201…
Second-hand smoke exposure and household smoking bans in Chinese families
As workplace smoking restrictions spread, smoking in the home is becoming the predominant source of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among children and other non-smokers in the household. This study explored issues around children's exposure to SHS. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDI) were conducted among 31 Chinese households in urban Shanghai, China. All FGDs/IDIs were audio recorded and analysed thematically. The fi…
Factors associated with antihypertensive drug compliance in 83 884 Chinese patients
BACKGROUND: Few studies address the profiles of antihypertensive compliance among ethnic Chinese. The levels of and factors associated with antihypertensive drug compliance among Chinese patients were evaluated in this study. METHODS: All Chinese hypertensive patients who paid at least two consecutive visits in any government primary care clinics for antihypertensive drug refill in a large territory of Hong Kong from January 2004 to June 2007 wer…
Physical activity inversely associated with the presence of depression among urban adolescents in regional China
This study, conducted among Chinese adolescents, strengthened the evidence that physical activity was inversely associated with depression. Our study has important implications for health officers and public health professionals to pay much attention to the relationship between physical activity and depression in Mainland China
Does Living Density Matter for Nonfatal Unintentional Home Injury in Asian Urban Settings? Evidence from Hong Kong
Community Psychological and Behavioral Responses through the First Wave of the 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the community psychological and behavioral responses to influenza pandemics. METHODS: Using random digit dialing, we sampled 12,965 Hong Kong residents in 13 cross-sectional telephone surveys between April and November 2009, covering the entire first wave of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic. We examined trends in anxiety, risk perception, knowledge on modes of transmission, and preventive behaviors. RESULTS: R…
The impact of parental migration on health status and health behaviours among left behind adolescent school children in China
Our findings suggest that parental migration is a risk factor for unhealthy behaviours amongst adolescent school children in rural China. Further research is required in addition to the consideration of the implications for policies and programmes to protect LBC
Comparison of primary care experiences among adults in general outpatient clinics and private general practice clinics in Hong Kong
Our results showed that patients primarily receiving care from private GPs in Hong Kong reported better primary care experiences than those primarily receiving care from GOPCs. This was largely due to the greater accessibility and better interpersonal relationships offered by the private GPs. As most patients use both GOPCs and private GPs, their overall primary care experiences may not be as different as the findings of this study imply
Factors associated with antihypertensive drug compliance in 83 884 Chinese patients
BACKGROUND: Few studies address the profiles of antihypertensive compliance among ethnic Chinese. The levels of and factors associated with antihypertensive drug compliance among Chinese patients were evaluated in this study. METHODS: All Chinese hypertensive patients who paid at least two consecutive visits in any government primary care clinics for antihypertensive drug refill in a large territory of Hong Kong from January 2004 to June 2007 wer…
Second-hand smoke exposure and household smoking bans in Chinese families
As workplace smoking restrictions spread, smoking in the home is becoming the predominant source of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among children and other non-smokers in the household. This study explored issues around children's exposure to SHS. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDI) were conducted among 31 Chinese households in urban Shanghai, China. All FGDs/IDIs were audio recorded and analysed thematically. The fi…
Internal migration and depressive symptoms among migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China
There has been a dramatic increase in rural‐urban migration in China over the last two decades but there are few studies on the mental health of Chinese internal migrants. This study assesses the prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) and their associated factors among migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China. A questionnaire survey was sent to 4,280 migrant workers in 2009 with a response rate of 95.5%. Clinically relevant DS were identified u…
Referral to and attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine amongst western medical doctors in postcolonial Hong Kong
A study of intracity variation of temperature-related mortality and socioeconomic status among the Chinese population in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Hong Kong, a major city in China, has one of the world's highest income inequalities and one of the world's highest average increases in urban ambient temperatures. Heat-related mortality in urban areas may vary with acclimatisation and population characteristics. This study examines how the effect of temperature on mortality is associated with sociodemographic characteristics at an intracity level in Hong Kong, China, during the warm…
Impacts of alcohol duty reductions on cardiovascular mortality among elderly Chinese
BACKGROUND: In March 2007, the Hong Kong Government halved its heavy excise taxes on beer and wine, and 1 year later, it eliminated all duties on these beverages. This study examines the impact of such duty reductions on cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality among the elderly in Hong Kong. METHODS: Box-Jenkins autoregressive integrated moving average intervention time series analyses were applied to monthly morality data from 2001 to 201…
Epidemiology of multimorbidity in China and implications for the healthcare system
BACKGROUND: China, like other countries, is facing a growing burden of chronic disease but the prevalence of multimorbidity and implications for the healthcare system have been little researched. We examined the epidemiology of multimorbidity in southern China in a large representative sample. The effects of multimorbidity and other factors on usual source of healthcare were also examined. METHODS: We conducted a large cross-sectional survey amon…
Views on traditional C hinese medicine amongst C hinese population
An evaluation of universal vouchers as a demand-side subsidy to change primary care utilization
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Population (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · China (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works) · Cross-sectional study (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works)