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Enhancement of helping skills using videos and blended learning in social and health care education (2024)
Journal Article
Lo, H.-M. H., Chan, W. L. S., Chan, K., Wong, S. S.-K., Ching, S., Chan, S. H.-W., & Yam, K. (2024). Enhancement of helping skills using videos and blended learning in social and health care education. China Journal of Social Work, 17(2), 130-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2024.2423957

ABSTRACT
Students in social and health care education often encounter difficulties translating the concepts in communication into the complexities of interpersonal dynamics and diversified contexts in practicums. Most previous resources were develop... Read More about Enhancement of helping skills using videos and blended learning in social and health care education.

A Descriptive and Phenomenological Exploration of the Spiritual Needs of Chinese Children Hospitalized with Cancer (2022)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Ho, K.-Y., Lam, K.-K.-W., Lam, W.-Y.-Y., Cheng, E.-H.-L., Ching, S.-S.-Y., & Wong, F.-K.-Y. (2022). A Descriptive and Phenomenological Exploration of the Spiritual Needs of Chinese Children Hospitalized with Cancer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), Article 13217. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013217

Spiritual well-being is the fourth dimension of health, as equally important as physical, mental, and social well-being. The shadow of death associated with cancer triggers children to explore their personal values, meanings, and life goals throughou... Read More about A Descriptive and Phenomenological Exploration of the Spiritual Needs of Chinese Children Hospitalized with Cancer.

English Development Sustainability for English as Second Language College Transfer Students: A Case Study from a University in Hong Kong (2022)
Journal Article
Foung, D., Ching, S. S. Y., Zhang, L. W., Guan, G. Y., & Cheung, K. (2022). English Development Sustainability for English as Second Language College Transfer Students: A Case Study from a University in Hong Kong. Sustainability, 14(19), Article 12692. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912692

The sustainability of English development plays a crucial role in higher education. However, the language needs of community college transfer students have not been well studied. This paper examined the language needs and support measures for vertica... Read More about English Development Sustainability for English as Second Language College Transfer Students: A Case Study from a University in Hong Kong.

University Staff’s Perceptions of Community College Transfer Students’ Transition Experiences Within a “2+2” Pathway in an Asian Educational Context (2022)
Journal Article
Ching, S. S. Y., Kwok, W. Y. Y., Ng, J. T. D., Zhang, L. W., Ho, C. S. W., & Cheung, K. (2022). University Staff’s Perceptions of Community College Transfer Students’ Transition Experiences Within a “2+2” Pathway in an Asian Educational Context. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.808179

Various countries have alternative pathway policies for 2-year community college graduates to articulate to 2-year university study, forming a “2+2” pathway. However, few studies have explored university staff members’ perceptions of this “2+2” trans... Read More about University Staff’s Perceptions of Community College Transfer Students’ Transition Experiences Within a “2+2” Pathway in an Asian Educational Context.

Improving learning experiences for community college transfer hospitality and tourism students (2021)
Journal Article
Chan, E. S., Cheung, K., & Ching, S. S. Y. (2021). Improving learning experiences for community college transfer hospitality and tourism students. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism, 21(3), 268-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2021.1905136

Previous studies have addressed the topic of community college transfer students, but very few have examined students’ learning experiences after their transfer to a university, and none have focused on the hospitality and tourism discipline. This st... Read More about Improving learning experiences for community college transfer hospitality and tourism students.

Factors Affecting Resilience of Nursing, Optometry, Radiography and Medical Laboratory Science Students (2021)
Journal Article
Ching, S. S. Y., & Cheung, K. (2021). Factors Affecting Resilience of Nursing, Optometry, Radiography and Medical Laboratory Science Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), Article 3867. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083867

Background: The concern over the high level of stress experienced by students of the caring professions has led to increased attention being paid to the promotion of their resilience. Most earlier studies have focused on the resilience of medical and... Read More about Factors Affecting Resilience of Nursing, Optometry, Radiography and Medical Laboratory Science Students.

A Qualitative Exploration on the Challenges of Transfer Students in an Asian Educational Context (2021)
Journal Article
Ching, S. S. Y., Tam, K. Y., Zhang, L. W., Ng, J., & Cheung, K. (2021). A Qualitative Exploration on the Challenges of Transfer Students in an Asian Educational Context. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 3238. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063238

Limited research has been conducted on community college (CC) transfer students’ (TS) experiences in four-year universities, particularly in Asian contexts. To fill this research gap, in this qualitative study, 124 TS from various disciplines in a Ho... Read More about A Qualitative Exploration on the Challenges of Transfer Students in an Asian Educational Context.

Nurses’ perspectives on their communication with patients in busy oncology wards: A qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Chan, E. A., Tsang, P. L., Ching, S. S. Y., Wong, F. Y., & Lam, W. (2019). Nurses’ perspectives on their communication with patients in busy oncology wards: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE, 14(10), Article e0224178. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224178

Background
Despite an increase in emphasis on psychosocial care in cancer nursing, time constraints and nurses’ lack of knowledge in skilled communication continue to be challenges.

Aims
To examine how cancer care nurses view their communication... Read More about Nurses’ perspectives on their communication with patients in busy oncology wards: A qualitative study.

Adoption of healthy lifestyles among Chinese cancer survivors during the first five years after completion of treatment (2019)
Journal Article
Ching, S. S. Y., & Mok, E. S. B. (2022). Adoption of healthy lifestyles among Chinese cancer survivors during the first five years after completion of treatment. Ethnicity and Health, 27(1), 137-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2019.1634182

Objectives: The number of cancer survivors is increasing as a result of advances in detection and treatment. Lifestyle is a significant modifiable factor in the development of cancer. Most studies on healthy lifestyles have been conducted in Western... Read More about Adoption of healthy lifestyles among Chinese cancer survivors during the first five years after completion of treatment.

Prevalence and impact of clinical violence towards nursing students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study (2019)
Journal Article
Cheung, K., Ching, S. S., Cheng, S. H. N., & Ho, S. S. M. (2019). Prevalence and impact of clinical violence towards nursing students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 9(5), e027385. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027385

Objectives: Studies of violence towards nursing students (NSs) have been scattered mainly in the West and Middle East, but to date there have been no studies in Eastern countries. Differences in nursing education systems and cultures might have contr... Read More about Prevalence and impact of clinical violence towards nursing students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study.

Impact on Quality of Life of Men with Screening-Detected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Attending Regular Follow ups: A Narrative Literature Review (2019)
Journal Article
Ericsson, A., Kumlien, C., Ching, S., Carlson, E., & Molassiotis, A. (2019). Impact on Quality of Life of Men with Screening-Detected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Attending Regular Follow ups: A Narrative Literature Review. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 57(4), 589-596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.10.012

Objective
This study aimed to review, summarise, and assess the available evidence regarding the impact on the quality of life (QoL) of men undergoing screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and attending regular follow ups.
Methods
PubMed,... Read More about Impact on Quality of Life of Men with Screening-Detected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Attending Regular Follow ups: A Narrative Literature Review.

A Nurse-Led Care Program for Breast Cancer Patients in a Chemotherapy Day Center: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2019)
Journal Article
Lai, X. B., Ching, S. S. Y., Wong, F. K. Y., Leung, C. W. Y., Lee, L. H., Wong, J. S. Y., & Lo, Y. F. (2019). A Nurse-Led Care Program for Breast Cancer Patients in a Chemotherapy Day Center: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Cancer Nursing, 42(1), 20-34. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncc.0000000000000539

Background
Healthcare providers are facing the challenge of helping cancer patients cope with the impact of outpatient-based chemotherapy. A nurse-led care program was proposed to address this challenge.

Objective
The aim of this study was to... Read More about A Nurse-Led Care Program for Breast Cancer Patients in a Chemotherapy Day Center: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

An ethnographic inquiry into the psychosocial care for oncology patients in the community: Healing from the 4Es (2018)
Journal Article
Chan, E. A., Ching, S., & Li, M. (2018). An ethnographic inquiry into the psychosocial care for oncology patients in the community: Healing from the 4Es. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 36, 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2018.08.005

Purpose
The aim of this study was to explore how the provision of community care in a cancer support center can help cancer patients and survivors cope with the demands of cancer and its treatment.
Methods
A focused ethnographic approach was adopt... Read More about An ethnographic inquiry into the psychosocial care for oncology patients in the community: Healing from the 4Es.

Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Nursing Assistants Working in Nursing Homes (2018)
Journal Article
Cheung, K., Szeto, G., Lai, G., & Ching, S. (2018). Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Nursing Assistants Working in Nursing Homes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2), Article 265. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020265

The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms (WRMSs) in different body parts for nursing assistants (NAs) working in nursing homes is currently unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of WRMSs in nursing assistants and t... Read More about Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Nursing Assistants Working in Nursing Homes.

Exploring the Synergic Effects of Nursing Home Work on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nursing Assistants (2017)
Journal Article
Ching, S. S. Y., Szeto, G., Lai, G. K. B., Lai, X. B., Chan, Y. T., & Cheung, K. (2018). Exploring the Synergic Effects of Nursing Home Work on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nursing Assistants. Workplace Health and Safety, 66(3), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079917717497

Little is known about how nursing assistants (NAs) perceive the nature of their work and how their work contributes to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). This qualitative study addressed these gaps. Twenty-four NAs with WMSDs working in... Read More about Exploring the Synergic Effects of Nursing Home Work on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nursing Assistants.

Effect of an education program on knowledge, self-care behavior and handwashing competence on prevention of febrile neutropenia among breast cancer patients receiving Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide in Chemotherapy Day Centre (2015)
Journal Article
Mak, W. C., & Yin Ching, S. S. (2015). Effect of an education program on knowledge, self-care behavior and handwashing competence on prevention of febrile neutropenia among breast cancer patients receiving Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide in Chemotherapy Day Centre. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2(4), 276-288. https://doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.167232

Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of an education program on the prevention of febrile neutropenia (FN) among breast cancer patients receiving AC regimen.

Methods:
Randomized controlled trial with the repeated-measures design was conducted in... Read More about Effect of an education program on knowledge, self-care behavior and handwashing competence on prevention of febrile neutropenia among breast cancer patients receiving Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide in Chemotherapy Day Centre.

Meaning Making: Psychological Adjustment to Breast Cancer by Chinese Women (2011)
Journal Article
Ching, S. S. Y., Martinson, I. M., & Wong, T. K. S. (2012). Meaning Making: Psychological Adjustment to Breast Cancer by Chinese Women. Qualitative Health Research, 22(2), 250-262. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732311421679

Based on a study exploring the phenomenon of coping among Hong Kong Chinese women afflicted with breast cancer, from diagnosis to completion of treatment, we report the findings on meaning making by the informants. Using the grounded theory method, w... Read More about Meaning Making: Psychological Adjustment to Breast Cancer by Chinese Women.

Reframing: Psychological Adjustment of Chinese Women at the Beginning of the Breast Cancer Experience (2009)
Journal Article
Ching, S. S. Y., Martinson, I. M., & Wong, T. K. S. (2009). Reframing: Psychological Adjustment of Chinese Women at the Beginning of the Breast Cancer Experience. Qualitative Health Research, 19(3), 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732309331867

In this article, we present findings from a larger study that explored how Chinese women cope with breast cancer. We report on the process of early psychological adjustment, along with contextual factors and how they influence the women's coping mech... Read More about Reframing: Psychological Adjustment of Chinese Women at the Beginning of the Breast Cancer Experience.