Primary Health Care
 
                                    Primary Health Care
Externally Funded Projects
| Effects and Feasibility of Dyadic-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Manage Thirst Among Patients with Heart Failure: A Mixed-Methods Study
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            Sigma Small Grants
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| Exploring the Impact of Community-based Music Co-Creation Project on Cancer Screening Awareness and Mental Health
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            Drip music Limited Company (Donation)
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| Next-generation AI-XR Empowered Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Guidance System via Effective Fusion of Empirical Knowledge, Human Interaction, and Machine Inference
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            RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF CRPG & CREG) 
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| Precise and Interpretable Pleural Effusion Diagnosis via Advanced Interpretable Multimodal Deep Learning Models
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            Innovation and Technology Fund - Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITF-ITSP)
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| Development and evaluation of an AI-empowered voice-interactive chatbot for migraine management among Hong Kong women: a pilot randomized crossover trial
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            NICHE Research Grant
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| Empowering homebound older adults in self-care using a mobile health-assisted, person-centred care approach: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation design
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            RGC General Research Fund
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| 探討香港年青人的中醫求助行為和網上健康資訊求助行為Investigators Name:PI: Prof. HUI Chi Ching Vivian Co-I: Prof. HO Yuen Shan, Prof. CHAN Engle Angela, Dr ABU-ODAH Hammoda M.M., Dr PUN Jack Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: Chinese Medicine Development Fund - Industry Support Programme (B2) Total Grant: HK$1,007,309.2 Commencement Date: 1-Oct-24 | 
| 中醫糖尿病個人管理教育方案建構及初步試驗Investigators Name: | 
| 太極與針灸預防陣發性偏頭痛之效果比較及對腦白質微結構變化的作用:一項非劣效性單盲隨機對照試驗
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| 基于轻量适配大模型的多模态智能成像肺癌早期诊断和预后评估
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            深港澳科技計劃項目(C類項目) | 
| Exploring the determinants of health-seeking behavior among South Asian residents in Hong Kong: A exploratory qualitative study
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            Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: NICHE Research Grant | 
| Promoting self-management behaviours among older adults with diabetes mellitus by integrating Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions in mobile health applications: A randomized controlled trialInvestigators Name: | 
| CMR++: A Software Toolkit for High-Fidelity and Fast 4D Cardiac Cine MRI Reconstruction and Quantification via Advanced Diffusion ModelsInvestigators Name: Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: Innovation and Technology Fund - Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITF-ITSP) | 
| ‘Normal birth’: Perceptions of women, partners, midwives and obstetricians in Hong KongInvestigators Name: Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: General Research Fund | 
| Effectiveness of social virtual-reality on enhancing social interaction skills in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a three-arm pilot randomized controlled trialInvestigators Name: Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) | 
| Investigation of electroacupuncture as paramedicine to alleviate cognitive impairment in depression: a pre-clinical studyInvestigators Name: Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) | 
| A feasibility study of an mHealth-based healthcare professional-lay health worker partnership program (mHLPP) among community-dwelling impoverished older adultsInvestigators Name: Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: Li Ka Shing Foundation | 
| Migration Motivation and Transition Experiences of African Migrant Nurses Working in Europe, Americas, and Australasia: A Mixed-Method StudyInvestigators Name: Funding Scheme/ Source of Funding: Sigma Small Grants | 
| Peer support virtual reality-based intervention for AD/HD carers - stress relieving and empathy improving programme
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,975,044 Commencement Date: 15-May-23 | 
| Effects of a Video-based Gaming Intervention on Psychosocial Outcomes for Homebound Older Adults: A Pilot Feasibility StudyInvestigators Name: Funding Scheme/Source of Funding: NICHE Research Grant | 
| 跨專業基層治療膝痺症方案構建研究
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$525,100 Commencement Date: 1-Feb-23 | 
| Jockey Club Men’s Space: Development of clinical protocol and related training, and Project Evaluation
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,000,000 Commencement Date: 1-Feb-23 | 
| * Institute of Medical Intelligence and XR
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$3,869,873 Commencement Date: 1-Jan-23 
 * Child project of ‘Institute of Medical Intelligence and XR’ (PC: Prof Pheng Ann Heng). | 
| Tai Chi for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine: the efficacy examination and mechanism exploration
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,227,648 Commencement Date: 1-Jan-23 | 
| Improving post-acute stroke follow-up care by adopting telecare consultations in a nurse-led clinic during COVID-19 and beyond: A hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness randomized trial.
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,500,000 Commencement Date: 1-Oct-22 | 
| 基于增强现实的智能精准颧种植手术计划及术中引导关键技术研究Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,198,200 Commencement Date: 1-Sep-22 | 
| 面向臨床應用的AI驅動嬰兒先心病診斷系統 Clinically Applicable AI-empowered System for Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease in Infants | 
| Development and Evaluation of an Online Multidimensional Musculoskeletal Health Promotion Program for Low-skilled Workers in the Low-Income Community in Covid-19 Pandemic Situation: A Feasibility StudyInvestigators Name: Total Grant: HK$40,000 Commencement Date: 1-May-22 | 
| Health and social needs of persons living in subdivided units: A mixed-method studyInvestigators Name: Total Grant: HK$120,000 Commencement Date: 1-Feb-22 | 
| The effect of a father-involvement breastfeeding telephone support intervention on exclusive and sustained breastfeeding: A randomized controlled trial | 
| Adopting a health-social partnership program to promote health and self-care management among older adults in the community: an effectiveness-implementation hybrid designInvestigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,499,960 Commencement Date: 2-Jan-22 | 
| Outcomes of a Risk Assessment and Management Program using telecare consultation among patients with diabetes mellitus in general out-patient clinic: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation studyInvestigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,496,704 Commencement Date: 2-Jan-22 | 
| Virtual/Augmented Reality Based Planning and Intraoperative Guidance for Precise Laparoscopic Cystectomy via Advanced Human-in-the-loop Image Segmentation, Visualization, and Registration Techniques | 
| 基於先進深度學習和計算流體力學的個體化腹主動脈瘤破裂風險評估的研究
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$2,048,600 Commencement Date: 1-Dec-21 | 
| 樂齡NET 叻 GO
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$300,000 Commencement Date: 8-Nov-21 | 
| An Automated Urine Cytopathology Reporting System via Advanced Deep Learning Models Driven by Both Data and Human Knowledge
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$2,475,760 Commencement Date: 1-Nov-21 | 
| * AID (Assistance, Improvement, Development; 互助互進,齊心抗疫)): A community-based participatory research approach promoting the early detection of, and vaccination against, COVID-19 and enhancing the adoption of self-protective measures in HK
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$6,260,600 Commencement Date: 1-Nov-21 * Child project of 'A community-based participatory research approach to reduce the COVID-19 risk in Hong Kong: developing and testing social and behavioural interventions' (PI: Prof. Yee Man Angela LEUNG). | 
| * An artificial intelligence based digital contact tracing platform for COVID-19 outbreaks
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$4,000,600 Commencement Date: 1-Oct-21 
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| Cardiac-Flow: A Precise yet Super-Efficient Diagnosis System for Coronary Artery Disease Based on Deep Learning and Computational Fluid Dynamics | 
| Effects of a Nurse-led transitional burns rehabilitation programme (4Cs-TBuRP) for adult burn survivors: A randomised controlled trialInvestigators Name: | 
| Effects of mHealth on promoting self-care health management among older adults in the community: A 3-arm randomized controlled trialInvestigators Name: | 
| 香港中醫醫院中醫護理培訓研究
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$890,300 Commencement Date: 1-Dec-20 | 
| Establishment of testing laboratory and investigation of the trends of quality of filtering facemask during and after the COVID-19
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| Disinfection and Reuse of Face Masks in Community Setting during COVID-19 Epidemic: An Experimental Study Design
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| Patient-specific Planning and Intraoperative Guidance System for Precise Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion via Weakly-supervised Deep Learning, Perception-aware Visualization, and Context-driven Touchless Interaction
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| Effects of a Video-based mHealth Program for the Homebound Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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| Understanding Needs of Paediatric Patients with Life-Limiting Diseases: Towards a Model of Paediatric Palliative Care
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| A couple-based interpersonal psychotherapy on postnatal depression and family sense of coherence: a randomized controlled trial
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| A longitudinal investigation of migraine features and cardiovascular risk profile: initiatives for establishing a cohort of general Hong Kong Chinese women
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| Effectiveness of a Novel Self-disinfecting Coating for Inactivation of Healthcare-associated Pathogens and Environmental Decontamination in the Healthcare Setting
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| SurViTK: Development of a Software Toolkit for Automated Surgical Video Analysis via Advanced Recurrent Neural Networks
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| Investigating the Effects of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: A Preclinical Study
            Investigators Name: Total Grant: HK$1,198,000 Commencement Date: 2-May-18 | 
| Economic Evaluation on an Enhanced Post-discharge Home-based Care Program (EHP) to Improve the Quality of Life for Stroke Survivors in Harbin China
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| An Enhanced Post-discharge Home-based Care Program (EHP) to Improve the Quality of Life for Stroke Survivors in Harbin China: a Randomized Controlled Trial
 
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| Computer-Assisted Precise Partial Nephrectomy Using Advanced Deep Learning, Visualization, and Physically-Based Modeling Techniques
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| Development of an Interactive Planning and Prediction System for Patient-Specific Precise Shock Wave Lithotripsy via Advanced Deep Learning and Physically-based Modeling Techniques
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| High-fidelity and Real-time 3D/4D Ultrasound Visualization System via Advanced Image Denoising and Volume Rendering
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| Effects of Indoor Environmental Factors on Influenza Like Illness in the Older Population of Hong Kong
 
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| Effects of an Aging-in-Place Health-Social Partnership Program Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Randomized Controlled Trial
 
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| Individual, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in smoking cessation for people with schizophrenia: A randomized control trial
 
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| Impact of Increased Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Coverage on the Burden of Influenza in the Elderly: A Comparison between Hong Kong and Brisbane
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| Evaluation of a Multidimensional Programme for Reducing Work-related Muscuskeletal Disorders among Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial
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| The Effect of A Father Inclusive Psychoeducation Program On Postnatal Depression: A Randomized Controlled trial
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| Nurse's Participation on Smoking Cessation: A National Survey
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| The Experience and Coping of Co-occurrence of Schizophrenia and/or Depression with Smoking: a Qualitative Study
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| Effects of a Transitional Palliative Care Model on Patients with End-stage Heart Failure
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