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1. Health App Possession Among Smartphone or Tablet Owners in Hong Kong: Population-Based Survey

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Shen, Chen, Wang, Man Ping, Chu, Joanna TW, Wan, Alice, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Chan, Sophia Siu Chee, and Lam, Tai Hing

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Information technology, T58.5-58.64, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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BackgroundHealth apps are increasingly used with important implications for health. Hong Kong is one of the most technologically advanced and connected cities—smartphone ownership and Internet access rates are among the highest in the world. ObjectiveWe investigated the prevalence of health app possession and related sociodemographic factors and health behaviors among smartphone or tablet owners in Hong Kong. MethodsA territory-wide population-based dual (landline and mobile) telephone survey was conducted in 2016. Respondents were asked whether they had health-related apps on their smartphones or tablets and what functions were available on the apps (eg, tracking physical activity and logging health records). Logistic regression was used to calculate the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) and 95% CI of health app possession for different demographic characteristics, socioeconomic position (education, employment, and income), health behaviors (smoking, alcohol, and physical activity) and health (body mass index and chronic diseases). ResultsOf the 4129 smartphone or tablet owners (81.28%, 4129/5080 respondents), 995 (24.10%) had a health app. Tracking physical activity (67.0% of 995) and logging health records (43.0% of 995) were the most common functions of the health apps. Overall, younger age, higher education, and household income were associated with having health apps (all P

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2017
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2. Digital Inequalities of Family Life Information Seeking and Family Well-Being Among Chinese Adults in Hong Kong: A Population Survey

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Wang, Man Ping, Wang, Xin, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula, Wan, Alice, Lam, Tai Hing, and Chan, Sophia S

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Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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BackgroundInequalities in Internet use and health information seeking are well documented, but less is known about information for family life activities. ObjectiveWe investigated the social determinants of online family life information seeking behaviors and its associations with family well-being among Chinese adults in Hong Kong. MethodsA probability-based telephone survey was conducted in 2012 to record family life information seeking behaviors, including frequency of seeking and paying attention to family life information, levels of trust, and perceived usefulness of family life information. Family well-being was assessed using 3 single items on perceived family harmony, happiness, and health, with higher scores indicating greater well-being. Adjusted odds ratios for family life information seeking behaviors by socioeconomic characteristics and lifestyle behaviors, and adjusted beta coefficients for family well-being by family life information seeking behaviors were calculated. ResultsOf 1537 respondents, 57.57% (855/1537) had ever and 26.45% (407/1537) sought monthly family life information through the Internet. Lower educational attainment and household income, smoking, and physical inactivity were associated with less frequent seeking and paying attention (all P

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2014
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12. Feasibility and Potential Effectiveness of a Smartphone Zero-Time Exercise Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

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Chan, Noel P. T., primary, Lai, Agnes Y. K., additional, Choy, Hau K., additional, Cheung, Derek Y. T., additional, Wan, Alice N. T., additional, Cheng, Victor Y. H., additional, Chan, Ka Y., additional, Lau, Yuk K., additional, Yung, Chi Y., additional, Cheung, George O. C., additional, and Lam, T. H., additional

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2022
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18. Process Evaluation and Experience Sharing on Utilizing Information Communication Technologies and Digital Games in a Large Community Family Health Event: Hong Kong Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project

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Sit, Shirley M. M., primary, Lai, Agnes Y. K., additional, Kwok, Tai-on, additional, Wong, Hoi-wa, additional, Wong, Yiu-lun, additional, Lam, Eliza Y. W., additional, Chan, Judy Y. W., additional, Kong, Florence S. W., additional, Cham, Kerin, additional, Ng, Charles K. K., additional, Yip, Teresa, additional, Tsui, Terry S. Y., additional, Wong, Chiu-man, additional, Wong, Bell C. L., additional, Tang, Wai-yan, additional, Yam, Pui-wah, additional, Chui, Macy, additional, Wan, Alice, additional, Kwok, Yu-kwong, additional, and Lam, Tai-hing, additional

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2020
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19. A Community-Based Lifestyle-Integrated Physical Activity Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity, Positive Family Communication, and Perceived Health in Deprived Families: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

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Lai, Agnes Y. K., primary, Lam, Eliza Y. W., additional, Fabrizo, Cecilia, additional, Lee, Dickson P. K., additional, Wan, Alice N. T., additional, Tsang, Jessica S. Y., additional, Ho, Lai-ming, additional, Stewart, Sunita M., additional, and Lam, Tai-hing, additional

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2020
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39. Short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale in Chinese adults: Psychometric properties, sociodemographic, and health behavioral correlates.

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TZU TSUN LUK, MAN PING WANG, CHEN SHEN, WAN, ALICE, PUI HING CHAU, OLIFFE, JOHN, VISWANATH, KASISOMAYAJULA, SIU-CHEE CHAN, SOPHIA, and TAI HING LAM

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Background and aims: Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is an emerging but understudied public health issue. Little is known about the epidemiology of PSU at the population level. We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Smartphone Addiction Scale - Short Version (SAS-SV) and examined its associated sociodemographic factors and health behaviors in Chinese adults in Hong Kong. Methods: A random sample of 3,211 adults aged ≥18 years (mean ± SD: 43.3 ± 15.7, 45.3% men) participated in a population-based telephone survey in Hong Kong and completed the Chinese SAS-SV. Multivariable linear regressions examined the associations of sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, and chronic disease status with SAS-SV score. Data were weighted by age, sex, and education attainment distributions of the Hong Kong general population. Results: The Chinese SAS-SV is internally consistent (Cronbach's α = .844) and stable over 1 week (intraclass correlation coefficient = .76, p < .001). Confirmatory factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure established by previous studies. The weighted prevalence of PSU was 38.5% (95% confidence interval: 36.9%, 40.2%). Female sex, younger age, being married/cohabitated or divorced/separated (vs. unmarried), and lower education level were associated with a higher SAS-SV score (all ps <.05). Current smoking, weekly to daily alcohol drinking, and physical inactivity predict greater PSU after controlling for sociodemographic factors and mutual adjustment. Discussion and conclusions: The Chinese SAS-SV was found valid and reliable for assessing PSU in Hong Kong adults. Several sociodemographic and health behavioral factors were associated with PSU at the population level, which may have implication for prevention of PSU and future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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40. Family Meal Practices and Well-Being in Hong Kong: The Mediating Effect of Family Communication.

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Ho, Henry C. Y., Mui, Moses, Wan, Alice, Yew, Carol, Lam, Tai Hing, Chan, Sophia S., and Stewart, Sunita M.

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FAMILIES & psychology, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY health services, COOKING, FAMILY health, HAPPINESS, LONGITUDINAL method, QUALITY of life, QUESTIONNAIRES, WELL-being, CROSS-sectional method
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The literature has provided substantial evidence for the positive associations between family meals and well-being. The underlying mechanism of this relationship has not been explicitly examined. The Happy Family Kitchen II project was a cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based family intervention. Using data from this project, this article examined the direct and indirect associations among family meal practices, family communication time and quality, and well-being in Hong Kong. A total of 1,261 participants completed a self-administered questionnaire at baseline, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks. Cross-sectional and prospective mediation analyses showed that family meal and family meal preparation indirectly influenced family health, happiness and harmony, subjective happiness, and mental and physical quality of life through their effects on family communication quality. In contrast, family communication time was a weaker mediator of these effects. These findings highlight the role of quality rather than quantity of family communication in promoting well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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46. Family Communication Scale--Chinese Version

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Ho, Henry C. Y., primary, Mui, Moses, additional, Wan, Alice, additional, Ng, Yin-lam, additional, Stewart, Sunita M., additional, Yew, Carol, additional, Lam, Tai Hing, additional, and Chan, Sophia S., additional

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2016
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50. The effectiveness of positive psychology interventions in enhancing positive behaviors and family relationships in Hong Kong: A community-based participatory research project.

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Zhou, Qianling, Chan, Sophia Siu-chee, Stewart, Sunita M., Leung, Charles Sai-cheong, Wan, Alice, and Lam, Tai Hing

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BEHAVIOR modification, CULTURE, GOAL (Psychology), MATHEMATICAL models of psychology, STATISTICAL sampling, COMMUNITY support, FAMILY relations, POSITIVE psychology, EFFECT sizes (Statistics), RANDOMIZED controlled trials, DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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This paper describes a program of brief, universal, positive psychology-based interventions to increase targeted behaviors that enhance family relationships, developed and delivered to over 1500 participants using a community-based participatory approach. The cluster-randomized design combined interventions based on one of three themes (gratitude, hope, or open-mindedness) in one of two structures (intervention, or intervention with planning). The latter structure supplemented with materials and exercises derived from the Health Action Process Approach model of behavior change. Planning was more effective in increasing attitude and intention to perform behaviors, frequency of the targeted behaviors, and family health and happiness (Cohen’sds: 0.10–0.16,p < 0.05), particularly in the theme targeting open-mindedness. Qualitative data supported effectiveness. This project was a first effort to develop a large-scale preventive psychological intervention in an understudied culture with the goal of maximizing acceptability and utilization by involving community stakeholders in every stage of the design. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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2016
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