運用創新科技改善兒童患者的症狀控制
住院兒童經常飽受各種由醫療程序引起的身心困擾。憑着對運用創新科技改善症狀控制的不懈追求，黃祖莉助理教授領導的團隊現正進行多個研究項目，探討利用沉浸式虛擬實境(VR)技術，幫助兒童患者在接受醫療程序時分散注意力。其中一項已完成的研究顯示，VR有助紓緩癌症兒童在進行周邊靜脈導管插入時的焦慮感，並可縮短進行程序的時間。另有兩項創新研究則分別探討VR對紓緩靜脈穿刺為兒童患者帶來的痛楚和焦慮，以及對進行首次化療的癌症兒童減輕噁心和嘔吐情況之成效。
相關研究項目
| 項目名稱 | 撥款來源 | 首席研究員 | 項目年期 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Effects of immersive virtual reality intervention on pain and anxiety among paediatric patients undergoing venipuncture: A randomised controlled trial | Early Career Scheme | WONG Cho Lee, Jojo | 2019–2021 |
| Effects of immersive virtual reality intervention on pain and anxiety among paediatric cancer patients undergoing peripheral intravenous cannulation: A pilot randomised controlled trial | Direct Grant, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK | WONG Cho Lee, Jojo | 2018–2019 |
| A tailor-made exercise programme 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 |
| Effectiveness of an integrated adventure-based training and health education programme in promoting the adoption and maintenance of regular physical activity among childhood cancer survivors | Health and Medical Research Fund | LI Ho Cheung, William | 2014–2016 |
精選學術論文
| Selected Publications |
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| Wong, C. L., Li, C. K., Choi, K. C., So, W., Kwok, J., Cheung, Y. T., & Chan, C. (2021). Effects of immersive virtual reality for preventing and managing anxiety, nausea and vomiting among paediatric cancer patients receiving their first chemotherapy: A study protocol for an exploratory trial. PloS one, 16(10), e0258514. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34648568/ |
| Wong, C. L., Li, C. K., Chan, C. W. H., Choi, K. C., Chen, J., Yeung, M. T., & Chan, O. N. (2020). Virtual reality intervention targeting pain and anxiety among pediatric cancer patients undergoing peripheral intravenous cannulation: A randomized controlled trial. Cancer Nursing. https://journals.lww.com/cancernursingonline/Abstract/9000/Virtual_Reality_Intervention_Targeting_Pain_and.98946.aspx |
| Cheung, T., Li, W. H. C., Ho, K. Y., Lam, K. W. K., Ho, L. K., Chiu, S. Y., Chan, G. C. F., & Chung, O. K. J. (2019). Efficacy of musical training on psychological outcomes and quality of life in Chinese pediatric brain tumor survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 28(1), 174–180. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pon.4929 |
| Wong, C. L., Lui, M. M. W., & Choi, K. C. (2019). Effects of immersive virtual reality intervention on pain and anxiety among pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 20(1), 1–10. https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-019-3443-z |
| Li, W. H. C., Ho, K. Y., Lam, K. W. K., Lam, H. S., Chiu, S. Y., Chan, G. C. F., Cheung, T., Ho, L. K., & Chung, O. K. J. (2018). Adventure-based training to promote physical activity and reduce fatigue among childhood cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 83, 65–74. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29689482/ |
知識轉移活動
報章撰文及傳媒專訪：
- 黃祖莉（2021年8月6日）。〈VR：癌症兒童化療「恩物」〉。《信報財經新聞》。
- 黃祖莉及雷美華（2020年10月2日）。 〈VR讓兒童病人「玩住打針」？〉。《信報財經新聞》。
- 李浩祥（2019年7月15日）。〈音樂治療 擊退腦癌兒童抑鬱症 〉。《am730》。
- 李浩祥（2016年11月13日）。《至FIT男女》。有線財經資訊台。
- 李浩祥 （2015年12月28日）。〈恆常運動對兒童癌症康復者的重要性 〉。《am730》。
- 李浩祥（2014年1月31日）。電話訪談分享研究發現: 歷奇訓練有助改善兒童癌症康復者的運動習慣 。《TVB周刊》。
所製作的健康教育資源：
健康講座／工作坊／探訪：
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癌症及紓緩護理 |
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心血管、代謝疾病及中風護理 |
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老年、行為及精神健康 |
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陳葉詠嫻教授
李浩祥教授
