使命
老年、行为及精神健康科研专题小组的使命是在心理健康的提升和介入方面进行高水准研究，以及指导／促进人们采用健康的生活／行为方式，以维持整个生命周期的身心与行为健康。
小组的主要研究方向包括：
- 提升人们在整个生命周期、尤其是在成年及老年阶段的身心健康；
- 为慢性身体／精神疾病患者制订创新的社会心理与家庭介入措施，并评估其成效；及
- 为身体和精神疾病引起的生活失能提供社区康复治疗。
主要研究员
Professor CHENG Ho Yu (Convener)
助理教授
郑可瑜助理教授专注于中风康复者及其家庭照顾者的健康护理。她就一项为家庭照顾者而设的能力导向计划进行随机对照试验，研究结果证明该计划能有效改善家庭照顾者的心理健康。她亦对为家庭照顾者提供的社会心理介入措施进行系统综述，所得证据有助于制订本地和国际适用的护理实践方案。
Professor CHIEN Wai Tong
院长及教授
钱惠堂教授为华人社区的精神病患者及其家人制订了多项心理教育、动机访谈、正念疗法、互助支援及其他社会心理介入计划，并测试此等计划的成效。近年，钱教授进行的多项随机对照试验结果显示，以正念为本的心理教育计划及以解难为本的自助计划，分别为精神病患者及其家庭照顾者带来了明显的好处。
Professor CHAN Yue Lai, Helen
教授
陈裕丽教授是本港推广临终护理和预设照顾计划的先驱。她的研究旨在探讨及评估适用于不同社会文化的创新方法，以改善临终护理服务及与晚期病人、体弱长者及其家庭照顾者的沟通。陈教授还探讨各种改善组织文化的方法，以推动在社区、医院及长期护理机构内实践预设照顾计划。
Professor CHONG Yuen Yu, Connie
助理教授
庄婉瑜助理教授对各类情境行为心理疗法应用于慢性病患者家庭的研究有浓厚的兴趣，当中包括接纳与承诺疗法（ACT）及以同情和正念为本的介入措施。庄教授已完成由情境行为科学协会提供的ACT培训，并在加拿大大学医疗网络辖下的多伦多西部医院完成ACT实习。她主导的一项以ACT支援哮喘患儿家庭的临床试验计划，证明ACT对家长的心理健康和患儿的哮喘病情控制均有明显帮助。
Professor HO Hok Man, Ken
助理教授
何学文助理教授的研究专注于探讨长者的孤独感，以及家庭成员与外籍家庭佣工如何携手改善长者的身心健康。他主导的多项现象学研究皆证实，外籍家庭佣工为长者提供的日常生活照护会因彼此关系及环境差异而有所不同。他还探讨了外籍家庭佣工对纾缓社区长者的孤独感所带来的正面影响。
Professor LAM Kam Ki, Stanley
研究助理教授
林锦祺研究助理教授目前的研究专注于促进青年人的精神健康及相关素养，并已完成眼动脱敏重整心理治疗（EMDR）和精神健康急救方面的培训。他的另一研究兴趣是探讨医护人员在医疗紧急情况下的行为及应变措施，其近期研究揭示为预防新传染病爆发，医护人员需在哪些方面作好准备。
主要研究项目
| 项目名称 | 拨款来源 | 首席研究员 | 项目年期 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
国际合作研究项目
| 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 |