Research Assistant Professor
- ST525
- +852 2766 5693
- sherry-rui.she@polyu.edu.hk
- Healthy Aging and Gerontology
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Dr Rui She (Sherry) received her double bachelor’s degree in medicine and economics from Peking University, and her PhD and postdoctoral training at The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She had been an academic visitor at the Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet in 2017.
Dr She is dedicated to applying epidemiological, psychological, and behavioural health theories and methodologies to disentangle the factor, interplay, and potential mechanism of major mental and behavioural health problems faced by several key populations, including older adults (multimorbidity, functional impairment, and quality of life), adolescents (depression and Internet addiction), and HIV-affected populations (mental distress and sexual risk behaviours). Dr She is also interested in using a multidisciplinary approach to explore psychological and behavioural intervention techniques to facilitate behavioural change and improve health, especially in patients with chronic diseases. Dr She had obtained an HMRF grant as the principal investigator of a project which helped to increase medication adherence in hypertensive patients through psycho-behavioural interventions of self-affirmation and implementation intention.
Education and Academic Qualifications
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Bachelor of Medicine (First Class Honours), Peking University
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Bachelor of Economics (double degree), Peking University
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Doctor of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Interests
Research Output
- She, R., Yan, Z., Hao, Y., Zhang, Z., Du, Y., Liang, Y., Vetrano, D. L., Dekker, J., Bai, B., Lau, J., & Qiu, C. (2021). Health-related quality of life after first-ever acute ischemic stroke: Associations with cardiovascular health metrics. Quality of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation, 30(10), 2907–2917. (2021 IF=3.44, Q2)
- She, R., Yan, Z., Jiang, H., Vetrano, D. L., Lau, J., & Qiu, C. (2019). Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life in old age: Role of functional dependence and depressive symptoms. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 20(9), 1143–1149. (2021 IF=7.802, Q1)
- She, R., Wong, K., Lin, J., Leung, K., Zhang, Y., & Yang, X. (2021). How COVID-19 stress related to schooling and online learning affects adolescent depression and Internet gaming disorder: Testing Conservation of Resources theory with sex difference. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 10(4), 953–966. (2021 IF=7.772, Q1)
- She, R., Wong, K., Lin, J., Zhang, Y., Leung, K., & Yang, X. (2022). Profiles of stress and coping associated with mental, behavioral, and Internet use problems among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A stratified random sampling and cluster analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 826911. (2021 IF=6.461, Q1)
- Yu, Y., Peng, L., Mo, P., Yang, X., Cai, Y., Ma, L., She, R.,* & Lau, J.* (2022). Association between relationship adaptation and Internet gaming disorder among first-year secondary school students in China: Mediation effects via social support and loneliness. Addictive Behaviors, 125, 107166. (* corresponding author) (2021 IF=4.591, Q2)
- She, R., Mo, P. K., Ma, T., Liu, Y., & Lau, J. T. (2021). Impact of minority stress and poor mental health on sexual risk behaviors among transgender women sex workers in Shenyang, China. AIDS and Behavior, 25(6), 1790–1799. (2021 IF=4.852, Q1)
- She, R., Mo, P., Cai, Y., Ma, T., Liu, Y., & Lau, J. (2022). Mental health service utilisation among transgender women sex workers who are at risk of mental health problems in Shenyang, China: An application of minority stress theory. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(4), e981–e993. (2021 IF=2.395, Q2)
- Fan, X., She, R. (co-first), Liu, C., Zhong, H., Lau, J., Hao, C., Li, J., Hao, Y., Li, L., & Gu, J. (2020). Evaluation of smartphone APP-based case-management services among antiretroviral treatment-naïve HIV-positive men who have sex with men: A randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 85. (2021 IF=4.135, Q2)
- She, R., Chen, X., Li, L., Li, L., Huang, Z., & Lau, J. (2022). Factors associated with behavioral intention of free and self-paid severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination based on the social cognitive theory among nurses and doctors in China. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 43(5), 609–615. (2021 IF=6.52, Q1)
- She, R., Wang, X., Zhang, Z., Li, J., Xu, J., You, H., Li, Y., Liang, Y., Li, S., Ma, L., Wang, X., Chen, X., Zhou, P., Lau, J., Hao, Y., Zhou, H., & Gu, J. (2021). Mental health help-seeking and associated factors among public health workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 622677. (2021 IF=6.461, Q1)
- Yu, Y., She, R. (co-first), Luo, S., Xin, M., Li, L., Wang, S., Ma, L., Tao, F., Zhang, J., Zhao, J., Li, L., Hu, D., Zhang, G., Gu, J., Lin, D., Wang, H., Cai, Y., Wang, Z., You, H., Hu, G., … Lau, J. T. (2021). Factors influencing depression and mental distress related to COVID-19 among university students in China: Online cross-sectional mediation study. JMIR Mental Health, 8(2), e22705. (2021 IF=6.332, Q2)
- She, R., Li, L., Yang, Q., Lin, J., Ye, X., Wu, S., Yang, Z., Guan, S., Zhang, J., Ling, R., & Lau, J. (2022). Associations between COVID-19 work-related stressors and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Chinese doctors and nurses: Application of stress-coping theory. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 6201. (2021 IF=4.614, Q1)
- She, R., Luo, S., Lau, M. M., & Lau, J. (2022). The mechanisms between illness representations of COVID-19 and behavioral intention to visit hospitals for scheduled medical consultations in a Chinese general population. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(8), 1846–1860. (2021 IF=3.789, Q2)
