使命
癌症及纾缓护理小组的使命是透过发展和应用循证护理的知识,推广高质素而有效的癌症及纾缓护理治疗。
小组的主要研究方向包括:
- 推动癌症及纾缓护理的知识和循证实践;
- 为南亚裔少数群体制订有效的癌症预防策略和介入治疗计划,并为癌症及其他末期疾病患者制订症状管理措施;及
- 提升香港市民对预设照顾计划和预设医疗指示的认识和接受程度。
主要研究员

副教授
周嘉明教授专注研究肿瘤科疾病患者的心理社会照顾和症状控制,尤其是妇科癌症患者的性生活照顾。她的早期研究探讨了完成妇科癌症治疗的患者在性生活方面经历的症状,指出这些症状对患者心理和生理健康所造成的负面影响。近年,周教授的一项随机对照试验,为性心理复康和心理教育计划能有效改善这些患者的性生活和心理社会护理质素提供了支持。她曾在密芝根大学接受性治疗师培训。

雅丽氏何妙龄那打素慈善基金会护理学教授/副院长(教育)
医学院助理院长(教育)
陈叶咏娴教授在癌症及纾缓护理方面进行的综合学术研究,对护理教育、临床护理、患者,患者家属以及整个社区都有广泛的影响。她的主要研究领域包括癌症筛查,症状管理和预设照顾计划的推广。她的研究团队曾经走入社区,进行几次大型街头推广,并出版了一本健康手册,鼓励公众制订预设照顾计划。陈教授也绘制了首个用于预测和解释香港人对预设医疗指示之接受程度的概念图。

教授
李浩祥教授有志于研究儿童肿瘤学。他开展了多项儿童肿瘤学的研究,包括癌症及其治疗方式对儿童身心健康的影响,以及开发和评估针对患癌和癌症康复儿童的心理介入治疗。最近,他的研究团队进行了几项关于复原力的研究,旨在提升患癌儿童及其父母的心理复原力,心理健康和生活质素。

教授
苏帼慧教授的研究专注于加强南亚少数族裔对癌症预防策略和癌症筛查的认知。她开展了一系列的社区项目,包括制订各项计划,向这些少数族裔强调癌症筛查的重要性,以及教导他们如何使用相关的筛查服务。她近期的集群随机对照试验,证实了使用以家庭为本的多媒体工具,能有效推动南亚裔长者参与大肠癌癌筛查。

助理教授
黄祖莉教授重点研究南亚少数族裔的儿科护理和疾病预防议题。她的研究提供了证据,支持虚拟实境介入措施能有效减轻儿童病患在接受各种医疗程序时所出现的生理及心理困扰。她近期的随机对照试验,亦分别证明了多媒体教育的介入有助提高南亚裔建筑工人对肺尘埃沉着病的预防意识,以及由社区健康工作者主导的介入计划能提高南亚裔妇女的子宫颈癌筛查率。

助理教授
陈傲霜教授的研究主要集中于癌症的预防、筛查和治疗模式的开发。她参与了一系列健康相关的研究计划,找出影响人们参与子宫颈癌和大肠癌筛查的因素。这些研究结果能提供证据,协助针对需要筛查的个别族群开发一些符合他们文化的介入措施。除此之外,她亦就如何推动少数族裔女孩采取癌症预防策略展开研究,例如提高她们的子宫颈癌疫苗(HPV)接种率。

研究助理教授
吴硕南教授的研究专注于肾功能衰竭患者的支持性护理。在他的博士论文中,吴教授分析了这些患者身上出现的症状群,为肾脏疾病症状学提供了新的证据。近期,他开展了数个研究项目,利用诸如希望和社会资本等创新的概念,探索这些患者的社会心理健康状况。吴教授在混合研究方面也具备专业的知识。他在较早前完成了密芝根大学的混合研究方法培训 (Mixed Methods Programme)。
主要研究项目
项目名称 | 拨款来源 | 首席研究员 | 项目年期 |
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Effects of immersive virtual reality for alleviating anxiety, nausea and vomiting among paediatric cancer patients receiving their first chemotherapy: A randomised controlled trial | Health and Medical Research Fund | WONG Cho Lee, Jojo | 2022–2024 |
The effects of motivational interviewing on promoting human papillomavirus vaccination intention, initiation and completion among South Asian mother/daughter dyads: A pilot randomised controlled trial | Health and Medical Research Fund – Research Fellowship Scheme | CHAN Ngo Sheung, Dorothy | 2022–2024 |
Identifying social capital for family caregiving in chronic organ failure: A concept mapping study | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | NG Shek Nam, Marques | 2021–2022 |
Effects of immersive virtual reality for preventing and managing anxiety, nausea and vomiting among paediatric cancer patients receiving their first chemotherapy: An exploratory trial | Health and Medical Research Fund | WONG Cho Lee, Jojo | 2019–2022 |
Rebuilding sexuality and intimacy after treatment for gynaecological cancer, through a nurse-led sexual rehabilitation intervention: a randomised controlled trial | Health and Medical Research Fund – Research Fellowship Scheme | CHOW Ka Ming | 2019–2021 |
Effects of immersive virtual reality as a distraction intervention for paediatric cancer patients receiving their first chemotherapy: A randomised controlled pilot trial | Early Career Scheme | WONG Cho Lee, Jojo | 2019–2021 |
Effect of a family-based multimedia intervention on the uptake of colorectal cancer screening among South Asian older adults in Hong Kong: A randomised control trial | Health Care and Promotion Scheme | SO Kwok Wei, Winnie | 2018–2021 |
Harmonising principles, processes and outcome measures to enable culturally-specific health promotion after breast cancer | Catalyst Seeding Fund, Royal Society of New Zealand | CHAN YIP Wing Han, Carmen | 2018–2019 |
A tailor-made exercise program to reduce fatigue and depressive symptoms, and enhance self-esteem and quality of life among Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors | Knowledge Exchange (KE) Funding Exercise | LI Ho Cheung, William | 2018–2019 |
A practice model to enhance the provision of nursing care to manage sexuality issues in gynecological cancer patients in Hong Kong | General Research Fund | CHOW Ka Ming | 2017–2018 |
国际合作研究项目
An international and interdisciplinary research collaboration for noncommunicable disease prevention using mHealth: A pilot study among Indian migrants in Hong Kong, in collaboration with Prof. Shelby Garner, Baylor University, United States |
Harmonising the content, processes and outcome measures of a women’s cancer research programme in Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, in collaboration with Prof. Alexandra McCarthy from The University of Queensland, Australia |
Investigating the role of nurse in managing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting – An international survey, in collaboration with faculty members from Australia, Colombia, and mainland China |