使命
老年、行為及精神健康科研專題小組的使命是在心理健康的提升和介入方面進行高水準研究，以及指導／促進人們採用健康的生活／行為方式，以維持整個生命週期的身心與行為健康。
小組的主要研究方向包括：
- 提升人們在整個生命週期、尤其是在成年及老年階段的身心健康；
- 為慢性身體／精神疾病患者制訂創新的社會心理與家庭介入措施，並評估其成效；及
- 為身體和精神疾病引起的生活失能提供社區康復治療。
主要研究員
Professor CHENG Ho Yu (Convener)
助理教授
鄭可瑜助理教授專注於中風康復者及其家庭照顧者的健康護理。她就一項為家庭照顧者而設的能力導向計劃進行隨機對照試驗，研究結果證明該計劃能有效改善家庭照顧者的心理健康。她亦對為家庭照顧者提供的社會心理介入措施進行系統綜述，所得證據有助於制訂本地和國際適用的護理實踐方案。
Professor CHIEN Wai Tong
院長及教授
錢惠堂教授為華人社區的精神病患者及其家人制訂了多項心理教育、動機訪談、正念療法、互助支援及其他社會心理介入計劃，並測試此等計劃的成效。近年，錢教授進行的多項隨機對照試驗結果顯示，以正念為本的心理教育計劃及以解難為本的自助計劃，分別為精神病患者及其家庭照顧者帶來了明顯的好處。
教授
陳裕麗教授是本港推廣臨終護理和預設照顧計劃的先驅。她的研究旨在探討及評估適用於不同社會文化的創新方法，以改善臨終護理服務及與晚期病人、體弱長者及其家庭照顧者的溝通。陳教授還探討各種改善組織文化的方法，以推動在社區、醫院及長期護理機構內實踐預設照顧計劃。
Professor CHONG Yuen Yu, Connie
助理教授
莊婉瑜助理教授對各類情境行為心理療法應用於慢性病患者家庭的研究有濃厚的興趣，當中包括接納與承諾療法（ACT）及以同情和正念為本的介入措施。莊教授已完成由情境行為科學協會提供的ACT培訓，並在加拿大大學醫療網絡轄下的多倫多西部醫院完成ACT實習。她主導的一項以ACT支援哮喘患兒家庭的臨床試驗計劃，證明ACT對家長的心理健康和患兒的哮喘病情控制均有明顯幫助。
Professor HO Hok Man, Ken
助理教授
何學文助理教授的研究專注於探討長者的孤獨感，以及家庭成員與外籍家庭傭工如何攜手改善長者的身心健康。他主導的多項現象學研究皆證實，外籍家庭傭工為長者提供的日常生活照護會因彼此關係及環境差異而有所不同。他還探討了外籍家庭傭工對紓緩社區長者的孤獨感所帶來的正面影響。
Professor LAM Kam Ki, Stanley
研究助理教授
林錦祺研究助理教授目前的研究專注於促進青年人的精神健康及相關素養，並已完成眼動脫敏重整心理治療（EMDR）和精神健康急救方面的培訓。他的另一研究興趣是探討醫護人員在醫療緊急情況下的行為及應變措施，其近期研究揭示為預防新傳染病爆發，醫護人員需在哪些方面作好準備。
主要研究項目
| 項目名稱 | 撥款來源 | 首席研究員 | 項目年期 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FoStering psychosOcial weLl-being of family caregivers of stroke surVivors using Emotion-centred, problem-solving approach (SoLVE): A randomised controlled trial | General Research Fund | CHENG Ho Yu | 2022–2024 |
| Effectiveness of Prosocial-orientated Acceptance and Commitment Training (PACT) programme for parents of children with special health care needs in response to outbreaks of novel infectious disease: A randomised controlled trial | Early Career Scheme | CHONG Yuen Yu, Connie | 2022–2024 |
| Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based lifestyle counselling programme for people with early psychosis on physical activity: A pilot randomised controlled trial | Health and Medical Research Fund – Research Fellowship Scheme | CHONG Yuen Yu, Connie | 2021–2023 |
| The loneliness of older adults being cared for by live-in migrant workers and their dyadic relationship: A mixed methods study | Faculty Development Scheme, Research Grants Council Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector 2020/21 | HO Hok Man, Ken | 2021–2023 |
| Evaluating the effectiveness of a peer-led self-management programme for people with recent-onset psychosis: A randomised controlled trial | Health and Medical Research Fund | CHIEN Wai Tong | 2020–2023 |
| Effectiveness of a family-facilitated self-learning for caregiving programme for adult family carers of people with first-episode psychosis: A randomised controlled trial with 18-month follow-up | General Research Fund | CHIEN Wai Tong | 2020–2022 |
| Effects of a music-visual guided physical activity promotion programme among adults with intellectual disability living in residential care facilities: A cluster-randomised controlled trial | Health and Medical Research Fund | CHENG Ho Yu | 2020–2022 |
| Effects of a motivational interviewing tailored programme for promoting advance care planning behaviours among patients with palliative care needs: A randomised controlled trial | General Research Fund | CHAN Yue Lai, Helen | 2018–2020 |
| Effects of a structured advance care planning guide among patients with advanced illness in hospital care settings: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial | Health and Medical Research Fund | CHAN Yue Lai, Helen | 2017–2019 |
國際合作研究項目
| International collaboration on family bibliotherapy and (medication) adherence therapy in schizophrenia and psychotic disorders with psychiatrists, clinicians, medical and nursing researchers, social workers, and psychologists in Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States |
| A cross-regional collaboration with researchers and clinicians in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore to explore and delineate the concepts of advance care planning |
| An international study (COVID-IMPACT) in collaboration with university institutions from 21 countries and/or regions to examine the psychological impact of COVID-19 among individuals worldwide |