Research Grants
1. Investigating the gut microbiota associated depression and its modifiable effect
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- PI: TUN Hein Min
- Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) Early Career Scheme (ECS)
- Duration: Jun 2023 – Dec 2025
2. Mitigating loneliness of older adults through cognitive behavioral approach and peer and family support: A randomized controlled trial
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- PI: MO Kit Han, Phoenix
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Oct 2023 – Dec 2025
3. Developing and evaluating a low-intensity secondary theory-based Chatbot intervention to reduce common digital addictions among adolescents: A randomized controlled trial
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- PI: YANG Xue, Sherry
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Oct 2023 – Mar 2026
4. “My heart is sinking”: Exploring emotional struggling among South Asian women in Hong Kong through photovoice
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- PI: DONG Dong
- Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
- Duration: Jan 2024 – Dec 2025
5. The efficacy of an online exercise intervention for improving depressive symptoms among patients with subthreshold depression in primary care: a randomized controlled trial
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- PI: WONG Yeung Shan, Samuel
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Jul 2024 – Dec 2026
6. Psychometric properties comparison of the Hong Kong version EQ-5D-Y-3L between proxy-report and self-report in children and adolescents
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- PI: WONG Lai Yi, Eliza
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
7. Development and evaluation of the supportive care needs inventory among women having experienced pregnancy loss in Hong Kong
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- PI: YEUNG Chun Yiu, Nelson
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
8. Sleep hygiene in Hong Kong adults: a mediational analysis to inform health promotion and sleep hygiene literacy interventions
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- PI: KIM Jean Hee
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Dec 2024 – Jan 2026
9. Simulation of Impacts of New Tobacco Control Measures on Smoking in Hong Kong
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- PI: CHEN Jing
- Sponsor: Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health
- Duration: Jan 2025 – Apr 2026
10. Well-being of Chinese university students in times of change: Development and validation of a measurement tool and baseline assessment
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- PI: KIM Jean Hee
- Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
- Duration: Jun 2025 – Apr 2027
11. A Longitudinal Study for Examining the Effect of Internet Gaming Disorder on Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviours among Hong Kong Adolescents
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- PI: MO Kit Han, Phoenix
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Jul 2025 – Sept 2027
12. Improving Health of Students Through Learning Cooking
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- PI: WONG Chi Sang, Martin
- Sponsor: Quality Education Fund (QEF)
- Duration: Aug 2025 – Jul 2027
13. Implementation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Intervention Program in Secondary School Students According to RE‑AIM and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
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- PI: YANG Xue, Sherry
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Oct 2025 – Oct 2028
14. A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating A Chatbot-delivered Theory-based Online Intervention in Increasing Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Children Aged 3-6 Years
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- PI: WANG Zixin, Johnson
- Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Duration: Nov 2025 – Oct 2027
15. Effects of mindfulness-based training on the microbiome of older adults with chronic stress: A randomised controlled trial
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- PI: WONG Yeung Shan, Samuel
- Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
- Duration: Jan 2026 – Dec 2027
16. Engaging the Unheeded: A Multi-Method Exploration of the Social, Legal, and Moral Determinants of Health for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Hong Kong
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- PI: DONG Dong
- Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
- Duration: Jan 2026 – Dec 2027
17. Combining an effective rule-based Chatbot with ChatGPT-supported real-time question-answer functions to promote seasonal influenza vaccination among community-dwelling people aged 65 years and above: a partially blinded randomized controlled trial
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- PI: WANG Zixin, Johnson
- Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
- Duration: Jan 2026 – Dec 2027
18. Trajectories of grief outcomes and the associated psychosocial predictors among recently bereaved university students in Hong Kong: A retrospective longitudinal mixed-methods approach
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- PI: YEUNG Chun Yiu, Nelson
- Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
- Duration: Jan 2026 – Dec 2028