HEALTH COUNSELING FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN HONG KONG

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Shuk‐Yee Ma ◽  
Iris Chi
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Counseling

A time-use perspective of out-of-home activity participation by older people in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Sylvia Y. He ◽  
Sandip Chakrabarti ◽  
Yannie H.Y. Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Activity Participation

scholarly journals Family E-Chat Group Use Was Associated with Family Wellbeing and Personal Happiness in Hong Kong Adults Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9139
Author(s):  
Wei-Jie Gong ◽  
Bonny Yee-Man Wong ◽  
Sai-Yin Ho ◽  
Agnes Yuen-Kwan Lai ◽  
Sheng-Zhi Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Communication Quality ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Voice Calls ◽  
Family Wellbeing

Instant messaging (IM) is increasingly used for family communication amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. However, evidence remains scarce on how family e-chat groups were used and their associations with family and individual wellbeing amidst the pandemic. The numbers of family e-chat groups, functions used, and messages sent and received daily in groups were reported by 4890 adults in May 2020, and their associations with family wellbeing and personal happiness and the mediation effect of family communication quality were examined. Results showed that sending/receiving text messages was most commonly used, followed by receiving/sending photos/pictures, making voice calls, receiving/sending short videos and voice messages, and making video calls. Women and older people used more non-text functions. Higher levels of family wellbeing and personal happiness were associated with having more groups, receiving/sending photos/pictures, video calls, more IM functions used, and more IM messages received/sent daily. Forty-six point two to seventy-five point five percent of their associations with more groups and more functions used were mediated by family communication quality. People having more family e-chat groups and using more IM functions may be more resilient amidst the pandemic, while those without or with low use of family e-chat groups amidst the pandemic would need more attention and assistance in the presence of social distancing.

Improving primary level home and community care services for older people: The case of Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Yuan Fu ◽  
Ernest Wing Tak Chui ◽  
Wing Shan Kan ◽  
Lisanne Ko
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Home And Community Care

scholarly journals The out-of-home activities of older people in Hong Kong: A time-use study

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 807-810
Author(s):  
Sylvia Y. He ◽  
Sandip Chakrabarti ◽  
Yannie H.Y. Cheung ◽  
Winky W.K. Ngai
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
Time Use

scholarly journals Social Vulnerability Index for the Older People—Hong Kong and New York City as Examples

2014 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 1048-1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pui Hing Chau ◽  
Michael K. Gusmano ◽  
Joanna O. Y. Cheng ◽  
Sai Hei Cheung ◽  
Jean Woo
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
York City ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Social Vulnerability Index

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Long-Term Care Policy for Older People in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Lum ◽  
Cheng Shi ◽  
Gloria Wong ◽  
Kayla Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Term Care

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of the triage scale in older people in a regional emergency department in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
pp. 102490792097163
Author(s):  
Kai Yeung Cheung ◽  
Ling Pong Leung
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Older People ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Triage Category ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Emergency Department Triage ◽  
Emergency Department Patients

Background: Older people (⩾65 years) present a unique challenge in emergency department triage. Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority adopts a five-level emergency department triage system, with no special considerations for older people. We evaluated the validity and reliability of this triage scale in older people in a regional Hong Kong emergency department. Methods: In total, 295 cases stratified by triage category were randomly selected for review from November 2016 to January 2017. Validity was established by comparing the real emergency department patients’ triage category against (1) that of an expert panel and (2) the need for life-saving intervention. Triage notes were extracted to make case scenarios to evaluate inter- and intra-rater reliabilities. Emergency department nurses (n = 8) were randomly selected and grouped into <5 and ⩾5 years emergency department experience. All nurses independently rated all 295 scenarios, blinded to clinical outcomes. Results: The percentage agreement between the real emergency department patients’ triage category and the expert panel’s assignment was 68.5%, with 16.3% and 15.3% over-triage and under-triage, respectively. Quadratic weighting kappa for agreement with the expert panel was 0.72 (95% confidence interval: 0.53–0.91). The sensitivity, specificity and positive likelihood ratio for the need for life-saving interventions were 75.0% (95% confidence interval: 47.6%–92.7%), 97.1% (95% confidence interval: 94.4%–98.8%) and 26.2 (95% confidence interval: 12.5%–54.8%), respectively. The Fleiss kappa value for inter-rater reliability was 0.50 (95% confidence interval: 0.47–0.54) for junior and senior nurse groups, respectively. Conclusion: The current triage scale demonstrates reasonable validity and reliability for use in our older people. Considerations highlighting the unique characteristics of older people emergency department presentations are recommended.

Coping strategies and social support-seeking behaviour among Chinese caring for older people with dementia

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1422-1441 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALMA AU ◽  
STEVEN M. SHARDLOW ◽  
YUE TENG ◽  
TERESA TSIEN ◽  
CHARLES CHAN
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older People ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour

ABSTRACTThe study reviewed coping and help-seeking behaviour among Hong Kong Chinese family care-givers of older people diagnosed with dementia. A convenience sample of those caring for family members with dementia (N=11) was recruited in Hong Kong. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed and analysed using NVivo. The study found evidence of distinct Chinese coping strategies that focused upon internal self-regulation, forbearance and family obligations. In terms of help-seeking behaviour, these care-givers expressed great concern about bothering their family members. When there is a desperate need for help, they turn to community services. Results are discussed in the context of both traditional Chinese cultural values as well as the modern transformations of the Chinese society. In particular, Eastern philosophical teachings tend to focus on changing personal inner perception and thoughts rather than attempting to change the environment. Although family obligations have been traditionally upheld, many modern Chinese societies are undergoing social and demographic changes, resulting in marked decline in multi-generational households. Our findings can have applications not only for Chinese cities but also may have implications to the West as strong well-established Chinese communities are widespread.

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