Assistant Professor |
Department of Health and Physical Education |
Dr Louisa Chung is currently the Assistant Professor of Department of Health and Physical Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. She is a Registered Nutritionist of Association for Nutrition (UK) with fifteen years’ experience in weight management and physical fitness projects. Her academic qualifications also extend to the area of information technology, business management, physical fitness, psychology and education. These areas of expertise enrich her research work innovative and applicable to impact the society in multiple aspects. Dr. Chung investigated the impact of nutrition labels, board games, and social media as teaching and learning strategies on the health literacy of students of different age groups. She has around 65 publications in peer-review journals. Her research interest includes eating habits, diet modification, exergames for health, physical fitness and nutrition assessment. She is the first to develop and implement the concept of teledietetics in dietary self-monitoring. Her current Google Scholar h-index is 16 and there is 663 citations for her published work.
Dr. Chung received FLASS Faculty Teaching Award: Certificate of Merit in 2022, Knowledge Transfer Prize of Dean’s Research Fund 2018-19 with her Knowledge Transfer project “Behavioural feedback in nutrition education” and President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Administrative Services 2018/19 – Team Award.
Dr. Chung is also a specialist (nutrition and health sciences) at the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications. She is a member of Safe & Healthy School Advisory Committee of Kwai Tsing Safe Community and Healthy City Association and the Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Association of Organic Industry. She was a Hong Kong Examination Authority HKDSE Technology & Living” Subject Committee member (1 September 2018 to 31 August 2021) and is currently a Hong Kong Examination Authority HKDSE Health Management and Social Care” Subject Committee member (1 September 2021 to 31 August 2024).for reviewing examination papers and marking schemes for HKDSE.
Special Award Our project develops 3 boardgames specifically associated with the knowledge and skills missing between teaching and learning. For example, the boardgame “Supermarket Rush” focus on teaching the children using the ingredients design their own healthy lunchboxes based on the ratio of whole grains, vegetables, meat in 3:2:1 principle. This is not common in current teaching materials. The boardgame “Food Pyramid” reinforces children’s concept in healthy food groups and good groups, though healthy in their origins but, could be unhealthy if they are in high salt, sugar and fat. Also, the concept of balanced diet is included to the game rule. The boardgame “Germ Fighter” transfers the idea that there are germs everywhere but we can do preventive strategies to fight against the sicknesses caused by bacterial or viral infection. The boardgame helps the student understand it is easy to get contaminated of germs, but we can protect ourselves with a few effective coping strategies Date of receipt: /8/2023, Conferred by: 8th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2023) |
Bronze Medal Our project develops 3 boardgames specifically associated with the knowledge and skills missing between teaching and learning. For example, the boardgame “Supermarket Rush” focus on teaching the children using the ingredients design their own healthy lunchboxes based on the ratio of whole grains, vegetables, meat in 3:2:1 principle. This is not common in current teaching materials. The boardgame “Food Pyramid” reinforces children’s concept in healthy food groups and good groups, though healthy in their origins but, could be unhealthy if they are in high salt, sugar and fat. Also, the concept of balanced diet is included to the game rule. The boardgame “Germ Fighter” transfers the idea that there are germs everywhere but we can do preventive strategies to fight against the sicknesses caused by bacterial or viral infection. The boardgame helps the student understand it is easy to get contaminated of germs, but we can protect ourselves with a few effective coping strategies Date of receipt: 26/8/2023, Conferred by: 8th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2023) |
FLASS Faculty Teaching Award: Certificate of Merit The most interesting part of Dr. Chung’s assessment has been the implementation of the collaborative projects going to social media. This online assessment model facilitates the students to disseminate group presentations to ALL learners around the globe. By using social media with hashtags, the students were easy to identify relevant presentations related to the same topic. Students could review their peers’ presentations, make comments, and feedback directly on the social media platform which could be immediately fed to the presenters and all viewers. More interaction between students was found by using this online assessment model for students’ collaborative projects such as group presentations. Date of receipt: 8/9/2022, Conferred by: FLASS, EdUHK |
Knowledge Transfer Prize of Dean’s Research Fund The theoretical framework of behavioural feedback in online dietary monitoring has been developed and tested with mobile apps for dietary recording and monitoring. These knowledge transfer projects and teaching strategies aim for a larger coverage of people to make an impact in local and regional society. Nutrition knowledge transfer activities included five essential instruction approaches (lecture, experiential learning, problem-based learning, reflective learning, and inquiry-based learning) to facilitate the process of knowledge acquisition and behavioural change. Date of receipt: 11/9/2019, Conferred by: FLASS, EdUHK |
President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Administrative Services Date of receipt: 16/5/2019, Conferred by: EdUHK |
Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters Research book or monograph (author) Chung, L.M.Y., Chung, J.W.Y., Chan, R.K.W., So, H.C.F., & Wong, T.K.S. (2011). Health assessment protocol for adults aged 20-39.. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre.. Chung, L.M.Y., Chung, J.W.Y., Chan, R.K.W., So, H.C.F., & Wong, T.K.S. (2011). Health assessment protocol for primary school students.. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre.. Chung, L.M.Y., Chung, J.W.Y., Chan, R.K.W., So, H.C.F., & Wong, T.K.S. (2011). Health assessment protocol for the elderly.. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre.. Chung, L.M.Y., Chung, J.W.Y., Chan, R.K.W., So, H.C.F., & Wong, T.K.S. (2011). Health assessment protocol for the middle aged.. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre.. Chung, L.M.Y., Chung, J.W.Y., Chan, R.K.W., So, H.C.F., Chen, J.H., Tsang, E.C.K., Chow, L.P.Y., & Wong, T.K.S. (2010). Health assessment protocol for secondary school students.. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre.. Chapter in an edited book (author) Chung, L.M.Y. (2014). Fencing and Health.. S. Fong, Martial arts for health: Translating research into practice. (XXX-XXX). USA: OMICS Group eBooks. |
Journal Publications Publication in refereed journal Chung., LMY., Fang, Y., Or, PPL., Sun, FH., Poon, ETC., Chan, CKM. (2024). “Still work?” Design and effect of interventions used to modify feeding problems in children with autism: A systematic review of studies employing group designs.. Child: Care, Health & Development, 50(4), xxxxx. Sun, F.H., Fang, Y., Chan, C.K.M., Poon, E.T.C., Chung, L.M.Y. Or, P.P.L., Chen, Y., Cooper, S.B. (2024). Structured physical exercise interventions and children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child: Care, Health and Development, 50(1), e13150. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13150 Fong, S.S.M., Chung, L.M.Y., Yam, T.T.T., Chung, J.W.Y., Bae, Y.H., Chan, J.S.M., Wang, H.K. (2023). Effects of Ving Tsun sticking-hand training on lower limb sensorimotor performance among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Trials, 24 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07133-2 Fong, S.S.M., Chung, L.M.Y., Schooling, C.M., Lau, E.H.Y., Wong, J.Y.H., Bae, Y.H., Chung, J.W.Y. (2022). Tai Chi–muscle power training for children with developmental coordination disorder: a randomized controlled trial.. Scientific Reports., 12 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25822-x Fong, S.S.M., Cheng, Y.T.Y., Chung, L.M.Y., Chung, J.W.Y., Schooling, C.M., Gao, Y., Bae, Y.H., Tsang, W.W.N. (2022). Atypical adaptive postural responses in children with developmental coordination disorder: Implications for rehabilitation. Gait and Posture, 98, 141-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.09.007 Chung, L.M.Y. (2022). The power of hashtags in online presentations promotes interactivity and globalization in students’ learning. (In-press) Journal of Educational Technology Systems. Fong, S.S.M., Chung, M.Y., Gao, Y., Lee, J.C.W., Chang, T.C., Ma, A.W.W. (2022). The influence of weightlifting belts and wrist straps on deadlift kinematics, time to complete a deadlift and rating of perceived exertion in male recreational weightlifters. Medicine, 101(7), p e28918. |
Conference Papers Invited conference paper Chung, L.M.Y. (2015, August). Modification of appearance on fruit and vegetables for primary school picky eaters.. 5th International Public Health Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.. Chung, L.M.Y. (2014, September). New approach in nutrition education: electronic dietary recording and self-monitoring.. 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Nutrition & Food Sciences., Valencia, Spain.. Chung, L.M.Y. & Chung, J.W.Y. (2013, April). Web-based food diary for healthy eating.. Learning & Teaching @HKIEd., Hong Kong. Refereed conference paper Or., P.P.L., Chung, L.M.Y. (2024, June). A New Experience of Leaning Hand Hygiene Through Game-Basis Learning Materials in Primary School.. The Paris Conference on Education (PCE2024), Paris, France. Fong, S.S.M., Chung, L.M.Y., Schooling, C.M., Lau, E.H.Y., Wong, J.Y.H., Bae, Y.H., Chung, J.W.Y. (2022, August). Effectiveness of Tai Chi-muscle power training on limits of stability, motor proficiency, lower limb muscular performance and falls in children with developmental coordination disorder: a randomized controlled trial.. Asian Society for Adapted Physical Education and Exercise (ASAPE) Hong Kong., Hong Kong. Fong, S.S.M., Lee, J,C.W., Chan, T.C., Chung, L.M.Y., Gao, Y., Ma, A.W.W. (2022, May). Effects of weightlifting belts and wrist straps on deadlift kinematics, completion time and rating of perceived exertion in creational weightlifters.. Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress 2022., Canada. Chung, L.M.Y. (2019, September). Glycemic control and satisfaction of teledietetic services among diabetes patients.. BIT's 8th Annual World Congress of Food and Nutrition 2019, Qingdao. Chung, L.M.Y., Law, Q.P.S., Fong, S.S.M (2019, September). Application of dietary monitoring apps in enhancing eating behaviour towards the attainment of a balanced diet among younger adults.. BIT's 8th Annual World Congress of Food and Nutrition 2019., Qingdao. Chow, C.C. G., Fong, S.S.M., Chung, J.W.Y., Chung, L.M.Y., Ma, A.W.W., & Macfarlane, D.J. (2016, June). Inferior balance strategy is associated with insufficient training experience but not with injury history in rugby players. 2016 Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society and 13th International Forum of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Surgery, HK. Fong, S.S.M., Ng, S., Chung, L.M.Y., Ki, B., Macfarlane, D.J. (2016, May). Direction-specific impairment of stability limits and falls in children with developmental coordination disorder.. 10th World Congress of International Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM)., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.. Fong S.S.M., Ng, S.S.M., Chow, L.P.Y., Chow, C.C., Chung, L.M.Y. (2013, October). Taekwondo athletes have greater knee muscular strength at fast movement speed.. 9th Asian Conference on Sport Science, Hong Kong. Fong S.S.M., Chung, M.Y., Ma, A.W.W., Chow, L.P.Y., Tsang, W.W.N. (2013, September). Taewondo Kids-Kicking Fast and Hard.. WCPT-AWP & ACPT CONGRESS, Taiwan. Fong, S.S.M., Ng, S.S.M., Luk, W.S., Chung, J.W.Y., Chung, L.M.Y., Tsang, W.W.N. (2013, September). Greater shoulder muscle strength, but not shoulder mobility, is associated with better functional well-being in breast cancer survivors with Tai Chi Qigong training.. WCPT-AWP & ACPT Congress, Taiwan. Chung, L.M.Y. (2010, December). Physical fitness assessment for the elderly and the middle aged.. Advances in Sports Health – A joint symposium of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre and the University of Sydney., Hong Kong. Chen, J.H., Chow, L.P.Y., Tsang, E.C.K., Chung, L.M.Y. So, C.F. & Chung, J.W.Y. (2010, August). Survey of tobacco and alcohol consumption among secondary students in Hong Kong.. Health Research Symposium 2010: Improving Health and Recognising Excellence., Hong Kong. Chung L.M.Y., Chung J.W.Y., Chen B., & Wong T.K.S. (2008, January). eDietary Portal for food recording, reporting and nutrition education.. Med-e-Tel 2008 Proceedings, California, USA. Chung, L.M.Y., Chen, B., Wong, F.H.T., & Chung, J.W.Y. (2007, December). Physical fitness assessment of school children in Hong Kong and Mainland China: a comparison study.. Inaugural Australia-China Biomedical Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Other conference paper Chung, L.M.Y. (2016, June). Exergame in rowing sports.. Research Center of Health, Japan. |
Facilitation of SEN students and neurotypical students to respect and accept through playing boardgames The three boardgames with different learning outcomes facilitate the players to communicate, and collaborate in the game. SEN and neurotypical students will learn how to respect and accept others' choices and decisions in various game scenarios. Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan |
A Three Wave Longitudinal Study of Confinement-induced Stress and the Role of Coping Strategies among Secondary Students in Moderated Mediation between Eating Behaviours and Food Consumption As the Covid-19 pandemic persists, it looks likely that home confinement, whether voluntary or involuntary, will continue to be adopted as a measure to contain infection. The closure of schools in this pandemic has diminished social interaction among adolescents, the group most vulnerable to emotional eating. Considering the established relationship between stress and emotional eating, this study proposes the mediating effects of eating behaviours and the moderating effects of coping strategies between confinement-induced stress and food consumption. This 3-wave longitudinal study of 3 months lag allows time to elapse between the theoretical cause and its anticipated effect. This study aims to explore the effect of coping strategies on the food consumption caused by confinement-induced stress. Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan |
Development of Game-basis Learning Materials for Children to Promote Healthy Eating and Hand Hygiene Healthy eating is important to our health. Children need to learn the knowledge about food categories and food portions before they could understand how to choose healthy food items. Through playing the board game, children will find it interesting to design their meals by picking healthy food items. The board games also let them know the requirement for eating varieties of food items as children may limit their food choices to a few. The board games will be an innovative strategy for learning healthy eating. The board game could be used as party activities in a home setting. By integrating technology, the boardgames could equip more information about food such as energy and nutrient values. This benefits the teachers to use the boardgames as teaching materials in lessons. Hand hygiene is important to our daily life particularly during this COVID-19 pandemic period, it is necessary to become a habit of young children. Through the boardgames, the knowledge and skills can be applied to the players’ daily activities This benefits the parents and teachers to use this boardgame as teaching materials for educating the children’s knowledge, skills, and attitude in home and school settings. Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan |
Play therapy services for primary students with emotional and behavioural dysregulation. To set up playrooms and to provide play therapy services to primary children at schools. Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan |
Using Physical Food Transformation to Enhance the Sensory Approval of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders for Eating Fruits and Vegetables. The selective eating of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) restricts their food repertoire and results in their insufficient nutrient intake for growth and development. These children are typically very selective on fruits and vegetables (FV). Current evidence explains that ASD children show aberrant tactile, taste, and smell sensitivity to foods and result recall unpleasant memories of taste or texture of food. A new approach to tackle this sensitivity problem is food transformation which change the appearance, texture, smell, and temperature of foods to make them more appealing to children. This study will examine the effect of food transformation on FV acceptance and consumption in 30 ASD children. Our findings may identify a possible linkage between food transformation and sensory changes. Thus with appropriate food transformation, the picky behaviour of the ASD children can be modified; and this approach provides a direction for designing future interventions to counter selective eating. Project Start Year: 2020, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Provision of Consultancy Service on Development of Cognitive Assessment for Special Needs Children This consultancy service is to validate the newly developed mobile apps on the assessment of cognitive ability of children. Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Tai Chi-muscle Power Training for Primary School Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. In the proposed study, we will pioneer the treatment of both COG control and leg muscular deficit in children with DCD by incorporating MPT into TC. We hypothesize that the LOS of balance control in these children can best be improved by treating both their COG control and muscular deficits. This hypothesis is supported by the prediction that TC-MPT is superior to either TC or MPT alone in improving LOS balance performance. Furthermore, improved LOS is associated with fewer fall incidents and better functional performance in children with DCD. Project Start Year: 2018, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Application of Dietary Monitoring Apps in Enhancing Eating Behaviour of Balanced Diet among Younger Adults. Health Care and Promotion Scheme This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of dietary monitoring apps in promoting eating behaviour towards a balanced diet among younger adults. The objectives include evaluating the effect of dietary monitoring apps in changing (1) nutritional knowledge, (2) consumption of fruits and vegetables, (3) consumption of salts and sugars and (4) consumption of whole grains among younger adults. Project Start Year: 2018, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Provision of Consultancy Service on Evaluation of the QK Blog Project for Kwai Tsing Safe Community & Healthy City Association. To evaluate project outcomes and project effects of QK Blog services. Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Enhancement of Children's Liking, Acceptance and Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables with an Application of Molecular Gastronomy .. Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Health Profiling of Construction Workers in Hong Kong .. Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Wai Yee Joanne 鍾慧儀 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Team Member) |
The Relationship between Food Appearance and Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables of Children with Mental Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). To explore the relationship of food appearance with fruit and vegetables consumption among chidlren with mental disabiity and ASD. Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
A Pilot Study to Compare Glycemic Control and Satisfaction of Teledietetic Services and Current Dietetic Services among Diabetes Patients To investigate the effectiveness of teledietetic services in glycemic control among diabetes patients. Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Adding Health to Longevity: Building a Health Literate Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of the places that people enjoy longest longevities, yet, are we healthier? Recent government statistics on non-communicable diseases and wellbeing survey may provide contradictory evidence. Health literacy refers to an individual’s capacity (knowledge, motivation and competences) to access, understand, appraise and apply health information in order to make informed decision and actions in everyday life regarding health care, disease prevention and health promotion towards health and wellbeing during the life course. Health literacy, a public health issue which is closely related to non-communicable diseases, is receiving imminent global attention. There is an increasing trend of non-communicable disease (NCD) (e.g. cancer, heart disease and stroke) worldwide which accounts for more than 75% of deaths. NCD is closely related to modifiable risk factors, e.g. lack of physical activity, body mass index, poor dietary habits, smoking, alcohol use and other life style related behaviour while health literacy is documented to be an important determinant in preventing NCD. Both international and national data show low healthy literacy among their people. Hong Kong does not have any structured data in this regard, yet NCD prevalence is comparable if not higher than theirs. Low health literacy poses a challenge to general public in terms of individual health, population health and escalating healthcare costs, which warrants immediate attention. Low penetration and low engagement are the foremost significant barriers to enhancement of health literacy. To this end, the proposed strategic research area aims at raising the health literacy of people in Hong Kong through an innovative development of a Mobile Health (mHealth) system and decentralized implementation of effective data driven measures to tackle NCD. Project Start Year: 2016, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG WAI YEE, JOANNE 鍾慧儀 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
The Role of Behavioural Feedback in Changing Nutrition Behaviour: a Process of Content Creation, Self-monitoring and Reflection in Nutrition Education .. Project Start Year: 2015, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
A pilot project of molecular gastronomy application to increase children’s liking and acceptance of fruit and vegetables. Acceptance of food will be evaluated by researchers’ observation on food consumption. Habitual consumption will be evaluated by parents of the participants after 3 months. Project Start Year: 2014, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Promoting Holistic Health Utilizing Models of Health Behaviors: Collaboration project among health education academics, elite athletes and schools in Health Education It is a QEF funded project with an aim to co-create health education practices in primary schools by cultivating healthy lifestyles in pilot schools in Hong Kong. It enriches the health education experience of the participating schools through involving elite athletes; health education academics; as well as social networking and resource sharing among schools in the project. To the end, it helps establish a sustainable community-wide collaboration and networking model for long-term diffusion of health education practices to all Hong Kong primary schools. Project Start Year: 2014, Principal Investigator(s): MA, Wai Wing Ada 馬慧穎 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
Pilot Medical Examination Scheme for Construction Workers To care for the well-being of construction workers, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) proposes to implement a pilot medical examination scheme (MES) for 10,000 active skilled and semi-skilled construction workers registered under Construction Workers Registration Board (CWRB) for 18 months. Project Start Year: 2014, Principal Investigator(s): Chan Albert (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
Promoting Health Literacy of Student Teacher: A Feasibility Study This project aims to transfer the health knowledge to primary and secondary students in Hong Kong and promote their health literacy; develop and validate a health literacy assessment tool specific for Hong Kong students; and test for feasibility before full implementation to students in primary and secondary school sectors. Through this, we hope students can acquire appropriate health information and knowledge and use the knowledge to enhance their health conditions. It is anticipated that the full implementation of this KT project can raise the overall health literacy of school children in the community by large. Project Start Year: 2014, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Wai Yee Joanne 鍾慧儀 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
Integrating behavioral feedback in nutrition e-learning – a randomized controlled study in nutrition behavior for secondary students. Proper diet is considered important in the prevention and control of various chronic diseases. To educate teenagers’ healthy diet intake, nutrition behaviour is a critical approach to pay attention to. Literature has it that effectiveness nutrition education should be relevant to the target group, self-assessment techniques included and the target group should act actively in the intervention. The application of e-learning fosters personalized self-evaluation so that motivators and reinforcers could be given personally. This is also aligning to technology-driven pedagogies in e-learning. With e-learning, online feedback could be easily programmed to address specific dietary good practice and bad practice for students’ active reflection and response. The learning process in nutrition behaviour is gradual and needs time. However, change and habitually established nutrition behaviour is desirable for decreasing risks in chronic diseases and improving public health. Established nutrition behaviour will also be carried forward to their adulthood and may affect the nutrition behaviour of their next generation. With technology design and advancement, nutrition education now could be implemented innovatively to provide effective nutrition knowledge, the education could also be conducted in large scale. This may imply nutrition education could be cascaded to bigger population group to save administrative and medical treatment cost. At last but not the least, nutrition behaviour resulted from nutrition education could be made more sustainable. Project Start Year: 2013, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for Reflective Engagement of Learners in Digital Classroom The project aims to enhance the competency of HKIEd academic/teaching staff in promoting learners’ reflective engagement in line with HKIEd e-learning strategies. The project has the objectives to enhance the reflective engagement of learners in course learning in HKIEd; to enhance the reflective engagement of lecturers in course teaching in HKIEd; to enhance the sustainability of e-learning implementation in course learning and teaching in HKIEd; and to enhance the scalability of e-learning implementation in course learning and teaching in HKIEd. Project Start Year: 2013, Principal Investigator(s): KONG, Siu Cheung 江紹祥, CHUNG, Wai Yee Joanne 鍾慧儀, SONG, Yanjie 宋燕捷 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
e-Health Promotion@HKIEd Establishment of the Community of Practice (CoP) on a Web 2.0 platform to co-create innovative evidence-based health promotion practices to promote healthy lifestyles. Project Start Year: 2013, Principal Investigator(s): MA, Wai Wing Ada 馬慧穎 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
The Effect of Qiaong Exercise on Physical and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Survivors. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common malignancy of the head and neck region among the Chinese population. This will be the first study to investigate the effect of short-term Qigong training on (1) relieving the NPC-related symptoms and the radiotherapy side-effects; and (2) improving the quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing in NPC survivors. At least 44 male NPC survivors will be recruited (age range: 40-60 years) from a private clinic run by our co-investigator, Dr Luk, on a voluntary basis. About half of the participants will be allocated to the six-month Qigong training class (1.5-hour session per week and home practice: 3 times per week) and the other half will be assigned to the control group according to their preferences. Temporomandibular joint, neck and shoulder movements, standing balance, circulation, cardiopulmonary function as well as pain, and quality of life will be evaluated using clinical tests and questionnaires at week 0 (baseline assessments), week 12 (mid-term assessments) and week 25 (post-intervention assessments). Repeated measures MANCOVA will be used for statistical analysis. Findings of this study will shed light on the use of Qigong exercise in enhancing the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors. Project Start Year: 2013, Principal Investigator(s): FONG SIU MING 方少萌 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
The application of tele-dietetics as behavioural feedback in weight reduction: a testing route in the Theory of Planned Behaviour Obesity is the major metabolic disease in many countries that healthy eating and exercise are promoted to tackle the problems. However, the number of obese people is keep going up because the weight loss programme is not effective in changing eating behaviour of the obese in the long term. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) addresses the issue that intention is essential modifier in health behavioural change. But few studies used this model in weight reduction. In this study, about 50 obese adults aged 20-50 with body mass index more than 23 will be recruited at HKIEd. Participants will be given a nutrition education programme and asked to complete their dietary records in typical food diaries (control group) or in the electronic dietary recording system (intervention group). The dietary recording will last for 12 weeks. Body height, body weight, BMI and percentage of fat will be measured at the start of the project, week 6, week 12 and week 24. The participants will continue their effort on weight reduction for the next 12 weeks. Energy profile and nutrient profile will be compared between the two groups. This study will be one in recent years to test TPB in intention enhancement. The adoption of tele-dietetics in the TPB model as the behavioural feedback in perceived control enhancement, if proved effective, will be a new route in explaining TPB in weight reduction. Project Start Year: 2013, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Effectiveness of an Electronic Food Diary in Weight Reduction Subjects recruited will be allocated to three groups, one control group (CG) and two experimental groups. The control group will not receive any intervention, one experimental group will use contemporary food diary to record dietary intake (FDG) and another experimental group will use the Portal to record dietary intake (EG). Researchers will evaluate the dietary records in the EG group through the uploaded food images and the nutrient values and comments of their diet are reported on the Portal for knowledge transfer. With this dietary input and learning process, subjects are equipped with the skill to modify their food choice in proper portion, eventually obtain the weight loss in a sustainable way. Project Start Year: 2012, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 |
Interdisciplinary partnership for physical fitness and health education knowledge transfer – a collaborative project with the Hong Kong Institute of Education This project aimed to transfer the basic knowledge of physical fitness (Physical Fitness Testing Protocol of the Department of Education and China Sports Bureau) and lifestyle assessment (WHO General Health School Survey Questionnaires) to school teachers from collaborative schools and HPE students. It was started in Early March and involved 5 secondary schools in Tai Po. At the end of data collection, 5 principals, 16 school teachers (mainly PE teachers), and 20 HPE students have been trained how to conduct the physical fitness and lifestyle assessment. 3,570 (male 1754, Female 1816) secondary students participated in the project and 98% (3,501) of them have successfully completed all the assessment. The results indicated 13.3% (472) of the students are obese while another 42.6% (1,517) of students are underweight. Overall, 96.7% (3,450) students have passed the physical fitness test. In the assessment of life style, 16.4% (560) of the students never exercise. Nearly half (1,585) of the students have started alcohol drink and 9.2% (327) of the students have started smoking. Of all students, 34 of them even reported drug use in the study. The data analysis is yet to be completed. But the current results have clearly reflected some serious health related problems among secondary students: underweight and/or obese, physical inactivity, alcohol and tobacco usage and even drug abuse. More health elements are urged to be involved in the education system. School teachers are not only responsible for students’ academic development, but also to cultivate the healthy life style before they enter their adulthood. Project Start Year: 2010, Principal Investigator(s): CHUNG, Wai Yee Joanne 鍾慧儀 (CHUNG, Ming Yan 鍾明恩 as Co-Investigator) |
Collaborative Research Projects Development of Game-basis Learning Materials for Children to Promote Healthy Eating and hand Hygiene.Date: 2022-07-11 - 2023-05-19 |
Intellectual Properties nullDate: 2023-08-01 |
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses Teacher Development Day on Play TherapyDate: 2022-12-07 - 2022-12-07 |
Public Dissemination and Speeches Play therapies sessions through the Active school programmeDate: 2022-01-01 - 2024-06-30 |
Staff Engaged as Professional Consultants or Members of External Advisory Bodies Health, Sports and Medicine in HKCAAVQDate: 2021-01-01 - 2024-01-01 HKDSE Subject Committee in Health Management and Social CareDate: 2021-09-01 - 2024-08-01 |