Wai Kit Wong

ORCID: 0000-0003-4943-7003
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Research Areas
  • Workplace Violence and Bullying
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Patient Safety and Medication Errors
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
  • Health Education and Validation
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Education and Learning Interventions
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Nursing education and management
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Malacca General Hospital
2025

Ministry of Health
2025

City University of Hong Kong
2025

Tung Wah College
2022-2023

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2013-2022

Starship Children's Health
2019

Boston Children's Hospital
2017

Hong Kong Shue Yan University
2014

Singapore General Hospital
2011-2012

St Mark's Hospital
2002

Despite the drive towards evidence-based practice, extent to which research evidence is being implemented in nursing practice unclear, particularly developing countries. This study was assess levels of perceived barriers and facilitators utilization among Chinese nurses inter-relationships between these their socio-demographiccharacteristics. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey conducted 2011 with 743 registered randomly selected from four general hospitals China. They completed Barriers...

10.2174/1874434601307010096 article EN cc-by The Open Nursing Journal 2013-07-12

Background: The emergency medicine (EM) pharmacist is an integrated part of the Emergency Department (ED) interdisciplinary team in many countries, including Malaysia. presence EM pharmacists ED has positively impacted patient outcomes. Data on pharmacists' interventions scarce Asian region. In Malaysia, data done by EDs was unavailable. This study aimed to assess type tertiary public hospitals

10.1080/20523211.2025.2457410 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2025-01-27

Background: The purpose of this study is to examine workplace violence (WPV) toward primary care physicians (PCPs), including prevalence, associated factors, impacts, and response WPV in Chengdu, China. Methods: We used an online cross-sectional design collect data from October November 2022 with a structured self-administered questionnaire purposive sample 568 PCPs Chengdu city. Results: Among the 490 valid questionnaires, 44.3% respondents reported at least encountered 1 type preceding...

10.1177/21501319251318837 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 2025-01-01

Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience high levels parental stress. This has exacerbated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim this study was to examine effectiveness mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme in Chinese population, which is feasible among parents COVID-19 pandemic period reducing compared usual care group. designed as a pilot randomized controlled trial single-blind repeated measures....

10.1186/s40359-025-02747-4 article EN cc-by-nc-nd BMC Psychology 2025-04-24

Constipation has a high prevalence rate (>30 %) in psychiatric patients with psychotropic drugs. Common pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for constipation might have longer-term negative adverse effects that would outweigh their short-term efficacy symptom reduction. This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of self-administered acupressure management constipation, hospitalized patients. Seventy-eight were recruited matched pairs terms gender, age...

10.1186/s13020-015-0064-7 article EN cc-by Chinese Medicine 2015-11-03

<h3>Introduction</h3> Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a high incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that is often associated hypoventilation. Little known, however, about the prevalence sleep-associated hypoventilation independent OSA in these children. <h3>Methods</h3> Retrospective chart review all children DS under 18 years age undergoing polysomnography at tertiary care paediatric hospital during 2-year period. Exclusion criteria were as follow: those requiring oxygen or...

10.1136/archdischild-2016-311694 article EN Archives of Disease in Childhood 2017-04-13

Hope can affect the thinking habits, emotional regulations, and behaviors of individuals. is considered as a positive trait by clinicians, who often assess level hope in psychological evaluations. Previous measurements were largely based on self-reported questionnaires leading to problem subjectivity. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) bio index that an objective, quick, cost effective, non-invasive measurement. HRV has been used evaluation physical health some psychiatric conditions. However, it...

10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1119925 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychiatry 2023-03-21

People with spinal cord injuries often experience constipation. Common surgical and conservative treatments for constipation may have long-term adverse events that outweigh their benefits in relieving symptoms temporarily. This proposed study aims to investigate the effects of acupressure on constipation, quality life, psychosocial well-being, bowel habits a community-based injury population. two-parallel-group, open-label controlled trial will randomly assign 78 eligible participants...

10.1016/j.eujim.2024.102360 article EN cc-by-nc-nd European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2024-04-09

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Family‐involved interventions can result in better outcomes than traditional mental health care for both service users and their families. Nurses' attitudes towards family involvement affect participation care. Earlier studies psychiatric nurses' report ambiguous findings. Hong Kong's unique integrated cultures may influence Kong nursing paper adds to existing knowledge? The majority of nurses had positive views Kong. Four variables (i.e....

10.1111/jpm.12920 article EN Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2023-03-22

Abstract Patient aggressive behaviour remains a significant public health concern worldwide. The use of restraint and seclusion last resort but not an uncommon practice in clinical psychiatry the management events. There seems to be paucity evidenced‐based research examining policy framework guiding Asia contexts. purpose this study was conduct analysis on guidelines psychiatric hospitals Hong Kong, explore extent which these were aligned with international for prevention patient aggression...

10.1111/inm.12742 article EN cc-by-nc International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 2020-06-29

Attitudes toward aggression is a controversial phenomenon in psychiatry. This study examined and compared attitudes patient psychiatric hospitals from the perspectives of nurses, patients informal caregivers identified factors associated to these attitudes. A total 2,424 participants completed self-reported instrument regarding (12-items Perception Aggression Scale; POAS-S). We analysed data nurses (n = 782), 886), 765). Pearson’s r correlations were used examine associations between...

10.1371/journal.pone.0274536 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2022-09-29

A newborn infant who presented with central cyanosis was found to have hereditary methaemoglobinaemia. The pulse oximeter readings and physical findings were incompatible. Clinical assessment remains an important part in the management of such cases.

10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00614.x article EN Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2001-02-11

Constipation is a functional gastrointestinal disorder that presents with signs and symptoms, which are typically assessed subjectively. Various measurement scales, such as the Assessment Scale (CAS), commonly used to evaluate constipation among general population. However, instruments should be culturally contextually relevant in adult psychiatric patients generate valid reliable evidence.This study aimed cross-culturally adapt psychometrically validate traditional Chinese version of CAS...

10.3390/ijerph20032703 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023-02-02
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