Research Faculty
BSocSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Chair, Knowledge Exchange and External Relations
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Dr Patsy Chau is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the Sau Po Centre on Ageing under the Faculty of Social Sciences of The University of Hong Kong. She received her BSocSc(Stat) in 2000 and PhD in 2005 from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science of The University of Hong Kong. Also, she is one of the CADENZA Fellows trained by the CADENZA Leadership Programme which nurtures future academic leaders in gerontology. She joined The University of Hong Kong as Research Assistant Professor for the project entitled CADENZA: A Jockey Club Initiative for Seniors in the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2007 and joined the School of Nursing as Assistant Professor in 2012. She has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Age and Ageing, European Journal of Public Health, and Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Her research interests include applying statistics in the fields of gerontology, public health, and epidemiology. She is experienced in statistical analyses of large databases. She published a series of studies on the association between extreme weather and the well-being of older adults. These articles enrich the literature on the adverse effect of extreme weather in a city with subtropical climate; and the findings inform different prevention strategies in the region.
Besides, she has been involved in designing, planning and implementing surveys, such as examining the level of knowledge of heart attack symptoms and inappropriate anticipated treatment-seeking behaviour among older Chinese. Furthermore, she translated the survey findings into practice. For example, she developed a health education video to promote awareness of heart attack symptoms among the older adults in Hong Kong.
Funding Scheme | Project Title | Approved Amount (HK$) |
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Seed Fund for Basic Research, HKU |
Detecting salt-sensitivity of blood pressure using cold pressor test among older adults |
33,240 |
Seed Fund for Basic Research, HKU |
A pilot randomized controlled trial to reduce salt intake among young adults in Hong Kong |
34,490 |
Early Career Scheme (ECS) |
A study on acute myocardial infarction symptoms awareness and expected treatment seeking behaviour among older Chinese in Hong Kong |
536,960 |
Health and Medical Research Fund |
The impact of climate change on elderly suicide deaths in Hong Kong and implications to suicide prevention |
99,729 |
- Qian XX, Chen Z, Fong DYT, Ho M, Chau PH*. Post-hospital falls incidence and risk factors among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing. 2021; afab209. Available from: doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab209
- Chau PH*, Kwok YYJ, Chan MKM, Kwan KYD, Wong KL, Tang YH, Chau KLP, Lau SWM, Yiu YYY, Kwong MYF, Lai WTT, Leung MK. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of Virtual Reality Training for Older Adults and People With Disabilities: Single-Arm Pre-Post Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021 May 4;23(5):e27640. Available from: doi: 10.2196/27640
- Chen Z, Li WY, Ho M, Chau PH*. The Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Chinese Older Adults: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 24;13(5):1441. Available from: doi: 10.3390/nu13051441
- Li WY, Chau PH*, Dai Y, Tiwari AF. The Prevalence and Negative Effects of Thoracic Hyperkyphosis on Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2021;25(1):57-63. Available from: doi: 10.1007/s12603-020-1441-1
- Huang J, Chau PH#, Choi EPH, Wu B, Lou VWQ. The Patterns of Caregiving Activities for Family Caregivers of Older Adults in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Latent Class Analysis. Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 2021 Sep 13;76(8):1605-1616. Available from: doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa203
- Xu XY, Leung AYM, Smith R, Wong JYH, Chau PH*, Fong DYT. The relative risk of developing type 2 diabetes among individuals with prediabetes compared with individuals with normoglycaemia: Meta-analysis and meta-regression. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2020 Dec;76(12):3329-3345. Available from: doi: 10.1111/jan.14557
- Chau PH*, Yip PSF, Lau HYE, Ip YT, Law FYW, Ho RTH, Leung AYM, Wong JYH, Woo J. Hot Weather and Suicide Deaths among Older Adults in Hong Kong, 1976-2014: A Retrospective Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020 May 15;17(10):3449. Available from: doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103449
- Qian XX, Chau PH*, Kwan CW, Lou VW, Leung AYM, Ho M, Fong DYT, Chi I. Seasonal pattern of single falls and recurrent falls amongst community-dwelling older adults first applying for long-term care services in Hong Kong. Age and Ageing. 2019 Dec 1;49(1):125-129. Available from: doi: 10.1093/ageing/afz139
- Chau PH*, Moe G, Lee SY, Woo J, Leung AY, Chow CM, Kong C, Lo WT, Yuen MH, Zerwic J. Low level of knowledge of heart attack symptoms and inappropriate anticipated treatment-seeking behaviour among older Chinese: a cross-sectional survey. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2018 Mar 26;72(7):645-52. Available from: doi:10.1136/jech-2017-210157
- Chau PH*, Ngai HH, Leung AY, Li SF, Yeung LO, Tan-Un KC. Preference of food saltiness and willingness to consume low-sodium content food in a Chinese population. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2017 Jan;21(1):3-10. Available from: doi:10.1007/s12603-016-0732-z
- Ngai FW, Wong PW, Leung KY, Chau PH, Chung KF. The effect of telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on postnatal depression: a randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 2015 Aug;84(5):294-303. Available from: doi:10.1159/000430449
- Chau PH*, Leung AY, Li HL, Sea M, Chan R, Woo J. Development and validation of Chinese health literacy scale for low salt consumption-Hong Kong population (CHLSalt-HK). PLoS One. 2015 Jul 6;10(7):e0132303. Available from: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132303
- Chau PH*, Woo J. The trends in excess mortality in winter vs. summer in a sub-tropical city and its association with extreme climate conditions. PloS One. 2015 May 20;10(5):e0126774. Available from: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126774
- Chau PH*, Gusmano MK, Cheng JO, Cheung SH, Woo J. Social vulnerability index for the older people—Hong Kong and New York City as examples. Journal of Urban Health. 2014 Sep 13;91(6):1048-64. Available from: doi:10.1007/s11524-014-9901-8
- Chau PH*, Wong M, Woo J. Ischemic heart disease hospitalization among older people in a subtropical city—Hong Kong: does winter have a greater impact than summer?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014 Apr 4;11(4):3845-58. Available from: doi:10.3390/ijerph110403845
- Chau PH*, Tang MW, Yeung F, Chan TW, Cheng JO, Woo J. Can short-term residential care for stroke rehabilitation help to reduce the institutionalization of stroke survivors?. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2014 Feb 12;9:283-91.Available from: doi:10.2147/CIA.S56532
- Chau PH*, Yeung F, Chan TW, Woo J. A quasi-experimental study on a new service option for short-term residential care of older stroke patients. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2013 Sep 6;8:1167-75. Available from: doi:10.2147/CIA.S49190
- Chau PH*, Wong M, Woo J. Trends in ischaemic heart disease hospitalisation and case fatality in the Hong Kong Chinese population 2000–2009: a secondary analysis. BMJ Open. 2013 Aug 19;3(8): e002963. Available from: doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002963
- Chau PH*, Wong M, Lee A, Ling M, Woo J. Trends in hip fracture incidence and mortality in Chinese population from Hong Kong 2001–09. Age and Ageing. 2013 Mar;42(2):229-33. Available from: doi:10.1093/ageing/afs177
- Chau PH*, Wong M, Woo J. Challenge to long term care for the elderly: cold weather impacts institutional population more than community-dwelling population. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2012 Nov;13(9):788-93. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2012.08.007