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The beneficial effects of Qigong on elderly depression (2019)
Book Chapter
Chan, S. H., & Tsang, H. W. (2019). The beneficial effects of Qigong on elderly depression. . Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.irn.2019.06.004

Health Qigong, especially the Eight-Section Brocades (or Baduanjin), has been well established as an effective adjunct intervention to alleviate depressive symptoms of older adults. The easy to learn and safe format of health Qigong allows the promot... Read More about The beneficial effects of Qigong on elderly depression.

Mind-based and movement-based mind-body intervention for Chinese older people with Depression (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Chan, S., Lo, H., & Yu, C. H. (2019, November). Mind-based and movement-based mind-body intervention for Chinese older people with Depression. Poster presented at The 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Austin, Texas, USA

Mind-body intervention has been well established as an alternative psychosocial intervention for managing de- pression. Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) and health qigong (HQ) are two common forms of mind-body interven- tion which share the c... Read More about Mind-based and movement-based mind-body intervention for Chinese older people with Depression.

Determinants of life satisfaction and self-perception of ageing among elderly people in China: An exploratory study in comparison between physical and social functioning (2019)
Journal Article
Pan, Y., Chan, S. H., Xu, Y., & Yeung, K. C. (2019). Determinants of life satisfaction and self-perception of ageing among elderly people in China: An exploratory study in comparison between physical and social functioning. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 84, 103910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2019.103910

Objective: This study attempted to figure out the difference between physical and social functioning in determining life satisfaction and self-perception of ageing among community-dwelling elderly people in China. Methods: A representative random sam... Read More about Determinants of life satisfaction and self-perception of ageing among elderly people in China: An exploratory study in comparison between physical and social functioning.

The effect of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on personal recovery in people with bipolar disorder: A randomized controlled trial (study protocol) (2019)
Journal Article
Chan, S. H. W., Tse, S., Chung, K. F., Yu, C. H., Chung, R. C. K., & Lo, H. H. M. (2019). The effect of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on personal recovery in people with bipolar disorder: A randomized controlled trial (study protocol). BMC Psychiatry, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2242-0

Background: With the advent of the recovery movement in mental health, a humanistic paradigm shift has occurred, placing the focus on personal recovery (i.e., hope, identity, and life meaning) instead of functional or clinical recovery only (i.e., sy... Read More about The effect of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on personal recovery in people with bipolar disorder: A randomized controlled trial (study protocol).

Application of mindfulness-based intervention in elderly depression, substance abuse relapse prevention, and caregiver burden for early psychosis (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Chan, S., Tam, H. L., & Lo, H. (2019, June). Application of mindfulness-based intervention in elderly depression, substance abuse relapse prevention, and caregiver burden for early psychosis. Presented at International Conference on Change and Innovation for a Better World: The Future of Social Work Profession, Hong Kong

Occupational Therapy for common mental disorders (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Chan, S. (2019, January). Occupational Therapy for common mental disorders. Presented at The Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association 40th Anniversary Symposium, Hong Kong