Professor CHEUNG Tan, Ankie
Assistant Professor
- ankiecheung@cuhk.edu.hk
- 3943 0515
- RN, BNurs (Hons), MPhil, PhD
- ELB730
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Biography
Professor Ankie Cheung is an Assistant Professor of the Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her BNurs (1st Hons), MPhil and PhD degrees from the School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong. Her current research focuses on child and adolescent health, survivorship care and symptom management.
Professor Cheung is particularly interested in developing digital health interventions with user-centred design to improve health-related quality of life and psychosocial care for children and adolescents and their caregivers, especially for those with chronic health conditions, paediatric oncology and those from low-income families.
Recently, Professor Cheung has accomplished several trials to improve the physical and psychological well-being among paediatric cancer survivors and children of low-income families. The findings have been published in international refereed journals, such as JAMA Network Open, Journal of Clinical Nursing and Psycho-oncology. She aims at working towards supporting and empowering the health and well-being of children and their caregivers, in order to foster the development of a holistic survivorship care plan for Chinese paediatric oncology population as a whole.
Awards & Honours
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| Research Award | Nursing Network Scholarship, International Society of Paediatric Oncology (2024) |
| Research Award | Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, Hong Kong Academy of Nursing (2021) |
| Research Award | HKU Foundation Postgraduate Fellowship, The University of Hong Kong (2018) |
| Research Award | University Research Internship Awards, The University of Hong Kong (2015) |
External Service
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| Editorship | Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (2024 – present) |
| Editorship | Editorial Board Member, BMC Cancer (2023 – present) |
| Editorship | Early Career Editorial Board in Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing (2023 – present) |
| Editorship | Guest Editor, Children (2023 – present) |
| Editorship | Review Editor in Public Mental Health, Frontier in Psychiatry (2022 – present) |
| Editorship | Reviewer of the following selected journals:
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| Professional Service | Education Subcommittee coordinator, Hong Kong Society for Nursing Education |
| Professional Service | Member, International Society of Paediatric Oncology |
| Professional Service | Member, The Hong Kong Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Study Group |
Selected Grants
(Selected grants received in recent 5 years in the capacity of PI/Co-I)
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| Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) | A gamified instrumental musical training to enhance resilience of underprivileged school-aged children at risk of mental health problems: A randomised controlled trial |
| The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust | Palliative and end-of-life for persons with disabilities |
| Courseware Development Grant Scheme 2022-25 | Game-based learning for initiation of intravenous therapy |
| Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) | Effect of an internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training for promoting smoking cessation and improving psychological distress of smokers: A pilot randomised controlled trial |
| Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) | mHealth-delivered music breathing therapy to enhance resilience and improve quality of life of caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer: A pilot randomised controlled trial |
| Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Research Fellowship Scheme | Development and evaluation of a symptom management mobile health application with personalised support for children at the early stage of cancer survivorship and their caregivers |
| Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Research Fellowship Scheme | Effect of an internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training for reducing alcohol consumption and improving psychological distress of adult drinkers: A pilot randomised controlled trial |
| Beat Drugs Fund | Peer-led personalised support programme to help young drug abusers quit drugs through the use of instant messaging application and self-determination theory-based intervention |
| Knowledge Transfer Project Fund (KPF) | Prevention of non-communicable diseases through screening and educating individuals on health-risk behaviours in the community |
| Nethersole Institute of Continuing Holistic Health Education Research Grant | Musical training programme to enhance resilience and self-esteem among school-aged children from low-income families: A pilot randomised controlled trial |
| Wellcome Trust Limited | Empowering workplace allies to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees for preventing psychological distress: A scoping review |
Selected Publications
(10 selected papers published in recent 3 years)
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| Zhang, L., Cheung, A. T., Chen, Y., & Chow, K. M. (2025). Effects of cancer rehabilitation interventions for women treated for gynaecological cancers: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17673 |
| Cheung, A. T., Ho, L. L. K., Li, W. H. C., Chan, G. C. F., Choi, K. C., Chung, J. O. K., & Chan, C. Y. W. H. (2024). Group-based instrumental musical training to enhance resilience among school-aged children from low-income families: A pilot randomised waitlist controlled trial. Nursing Open, 11(3), e2134. https://doi-org.easyaccess1.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/10.1002/nop2.2134 |
| Phiri, L., Li, W. H. C., Phiri, P. G. M. C., Cheung, A. T., Wanda-Kalizang’oma, W., Kamwendo, A., & Lemon, S. (2024). Experiences of caregivers of children with cancer in Malawi: A qualitative study. Cancer Medicine, 13(2), e6963.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6963 |
| Shao, Y., Li, W. H. C., Zhou, R., & Cheung, A. T. (2024). The Effects of Psychological Interventions on Fostering Resilience in Family Members of Paediatric Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Cancer N Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000001368 |
| Cheung, A. T.*, Ho, L. L. K.*, Li, W. H. C., Chung, J. O. K., & Smith, G. D. (2023). Psychological distress experienced by nurses amid the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1023302. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1023302 *co-first author |
| Phiri, P. G. M. C., Chan, C. W. H., Wong, C. L., Cheung, A. T., Shah, S., & Daradkeh, F. A. K. (2023). The moderating effects of nurses’ background characteristics on the relationship between family-centred care perception and practice for hospitalised children and their families in Malawi.Journal of Paediatric Nursing, 73, 169–176.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2023.09.004 |
| Phiri, L., Li, W. H. C., Cheung, A. T., & Phiri, P. G. M. C. (2023). Effectiveness of psychoeducation interventions in reducing negative psychological outcomes and improving coping skills in caregivers of children with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psycho-oncology, 32(10), 1514–1527. https://doi-org.easyaccess1.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/10.1002/pon.6208 |
| Cheung, A. T., Li, W. H. C., Ho, L. L. K., Chan, G. C. F., Lam, H. S. & Chung, J. O. K. (2022). Efficacy of mobile instant messaging-delivered brief motivational interviewing for parents to promote physical activity in paediatric cancer survivors: A randomised clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(6), e2214600. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022 |
| Cheung, A. T., Li, W. H. C., Ho, L. L. K., Xia, W., Luo, Y., Chan, G. C. F., & Chung, J. O. K. (2022). Associations of physical activity and handgrip strength with different domains of quality of life in paediatric cancer survivors. Cancers, 14(10), 2554. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14102554 |
| Chung, J. Y. S., Li, W. H. C., Cheung, A. T., Ho, L. L. K., & Chung, J. O. K. (2022). Efficacy of a blended learning programme in enhancing the communication skill competence and self-efficacy of nursing students in conducting clinical handovers: A randomised controlled trial.BMC Medical Education,22(1), 275.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03361-3 |