A5017675661- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Community Health and Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Family Support in Illness
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2016-2025
Children's Medical Center
2012-2024
Southwestern University
2023
Medical City Children's Hospital
2018-2022
Southwestern Medical Center
1991-2021
University of Hong Kong
1997-2015
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
2015
Hong Kong Jockey Club
2011
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1995-2008
University of North Texas at Dallas
2003
We enrolled 200 infants and older children with bacterial meningitis in two prospective double-blind, placebo-controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone therapy addition either cefuroxime (Study 1) or ceftriaxone 2). Altogether, 98 patients received placebo 102 (0.15 mg per kilogram body weight every six hours for four days). At beginning therapy, clinical demographic characteristics treatment groups were comparable. The mean increase cerebrospinal fluid concentration...
The overarching intent of this article is to exemplify strategies associated with tests for measurement invariance that are uncommonly applied and reported in the extant literature. Designed within a pedagogical framework, primary purposes 3-fold illustrate (a) based on analysis means covariance structures (MACS), (b) use MACS approach testing an invariant higher order factor structure, (c) latent mean differences relative both levels structure. Addressing additional application limitations,...
OBJECTIVES: Our first aim was to examine baseline differences in body dissatisfaction, depression, and anxiety symptoms by gender, age, Tanner (ie, pubertal) stage. second test for changes youth over the year of receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy. third potential change time demographic treatment characteristics. Youth experiences suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) are also reported. METHODS: Participants (n = 148; ages 9–18 years; mean age 14.9 years)...
While there is ample documentation that medical training stressful, less known about predictive variables might identify students who have the most difficulty in managing stress during training. Depression and anxiety first year were investigated a longitudinal design. One-hundred twenty-one (81% of class) surveyed. The survey took place immediately prior to beginning (wave 1); second was approximately 8 months after classes 2). Medical began their with relatively low 'A'level grades, high...
Subjective well-being across the life span may be affected by both age-specific and age-general factors within a cultural context. Thus, this study explored developmentally invariant variable predictors of satisfaction among 115 second-graders 74 eighth-graders from Hong Kong. In regression model, general self-concept ratings parental warmth autonomy/detachment predicted equally two age groups. However, social was strong predictor adolescents only, whereas actual academic test scores only...
Objective. To examine the role of self-reported depressive symptoms in predicting hospitalization for complications diabetes mellitus over a period up to 2 years. Study Design. Two hundred thirty-one adolescent outpatients (age range: 11–18 years) with type 1 completed Center Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, self-report measure symptoms. Glycosylated hemoglobin levels were also assessed, account this known predictor hospitalization. With survival analysis methods, hospitalizations...
One hundred and forty Hong Kong Chinese students were surveyed early in the second year of their medical education (year 2), compared with 138 prior to beginning first school 74 non-medical university year. In 2 students, distress as reflected scores on anxiety depression self-report scales was high, these reported greater utilization health professional services other two groups. concerns related environment curriculum, whether one has endurance ability be successful significant correlates...
The primary purpose of this study was to test for the validity a Chinese version Beck Depression Inventory-II (C-BDI-II) use with Hong Kong community (i.e., nonclinical) adolescents. Based on randomized triadic split data (N = 1460), we conducted exploratory factor analysis Group1 (n 486) and confirmatory (CFA) within framework structural equation modeling Groups 2 487) 3 487); second CFA served as cross-validation determined structure. Factor analytic results, based 4-factor structure that...
This study examined perceived parental styles and psychosocial adjustment in 97 Hong Kong Chinese late adolescent girls, using culturally sensitive measures of parenting (warmth, restrictive control, attributes related to the philosophy guan or “training”), adjustment. Parenting characteristics associated with showed coherence, correlated significantly warmth, predicted well‐being. Contrary suggestions other investigators, control negatively self‐esteem Maternal paternal warmth emerged as...
Although there is some consensus among theorists regarding attributes of parents that associate with optimal child outcomes, translation the theory into measures has been variable and inconsistent. These inconsistencies have surprisingly little noted in literature present a particular problem to researchers seeking study parenting examined cultures. This article describes these inconsistencies, suggests practical resolutions based on writers' recent experience studying Islamic Some dilemmas...
We present data from the Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression Scale (CES–D; Radloff, 1977 L. S. 1977. The CES–D Scale: A self-report depression scale research in general population. Applied Psychological Measurement, 1: 385–401. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) 2 samples Hong Kong community adolescents (combined N = 1,385). 4 positive affect items related poorly to remainder scale. Using 16 items, were consistent with models highly correlated factors: (a) a...
Abstract Background The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) has been validated and recommended as an efficient method to assess physical activity, but its validity not investigated in different population subgroups. We examined variations IPAQ the Hong Kong Chinese by six factors: sex, age, job status, educational level, body mass index (BMI), visceral fat level (VFL). Methods A total of 1,270 adults (aged 42.9 ± SD 14.4 years, 46.1% male) completed version (IPAQ-C) wore...
The FAMILY Cohort is a longitudinal study of health, happiness and family harmony (the ‘3Hs’) at individual, household neighbourhood levels in Hong Kong. Using living the same as sampling unit, (n = 20 279 households 46 001 participants) consists composite sample from several sources, including: population-representative random core 8115 19 533 participants); first-degree relatives this 4658 11 063 oversampling three new towns 2891 7645 population subgroups with anticipated changes dynamics...
Background: This study examines the cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations among cognitive variables, depressive symptoms suicidal ideation in Hong Kong Chinese Caucasian American adolescents. Methods: Community adolescents ( n = 2,044) ages 14–18 years from United States provided information regarding their ideation, symptoms, cognitions (self‐efficacy, errors hopelessness), at two surveys, six months apart. Results: Self‐efficacy was a weak unique predictor of both cultures....
Background The terrorist attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001 affected suicide rates two European countries, whereas overall US remained stable. effect attack site rates, however, has not been studied. Aims To examine post-attack areas surrounding three airline crash sites. Method Daily mortality were modelled using time series techniques. Where rate change was significant, both duration and geographic scope analysed. Results Around World Trade Center, 180-day dropped significantly ( t =...