Department of Social Work & Social Administration

The University of Hong Kong, China

Associate Professor

Email: tinho@hku.hk

Qualifications

Ph.D., Social work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

M.Phil., Basic Medical Sciences/Anatomy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

B.Sc., Biology/Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Publications (Selected)

1. Ho, R.T.H., Fong, T.C.T., Cheung, I.K.M. (2014, online first). Factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in breast cancer patients. Sleep Medicine. Doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.10.019.
2. Ted C.T. Fong & R.T.H. Ho (2013, on line first). Testing gender invariance of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale using the classical approach and Bayesian approach.Quality of Life Research. DOI 10.1007/s11136-013-0594-3.
3. Fong, T.C.T., Ho, R.T.H., Ng, S. M. (2013, on line first). Psychometric Properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory - Chinese Version.The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.DOI:10.1080/00223980.2013.781498.
4. Ho, R.T.H., Kwan, T., Cheung I. Chan, C. Lo, P., Yip, P. S.F., Luk, MY, Chan, C. (2013, on line first). Association of fatigue with perceived stress in Chinese women with early stage breast cancer awaiting adjuvant radiotherapy.Stress and Health.DOI: 10.1002/smi.2548
5. Wang, C.W., Chan, C.L.W., Ho, R.T.H. (2013, on line first). Prevalence and trajectory of psychopathology among child and adolescent survivors of disasters: a systematic review of epidemiological studies across 1987-2011. Social Psychiatry,DOI:10.1007/s00127-013-0731-x
6. Fong, T.C.T. and R.T.H. Ho (2013). Factor analyses of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: a Bayesian structural equation modeling approach. Quality of Life Research. 22(10): 2857-2863. DOI:10.1007/s11136-013-0429-2.
7. Ho, R.T.H., Fong, T.C.T., Chan, C.K.P., Chan, C.L.W.(2013).The associations between diurnal cortisol patterns, self-perceived social support, and sleep behavior in Chinese breast cancer patients.Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38: 1883-1894.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.05.004.
8. Ho, R.T.H., Wang, C.W., Ng, S.M., Ziea, E.T.C., Wong, V.C.W., & Chan, C.L.W. (2013). Tai Chi exercise for the improvement of immunity and infections: A systematic review of controlled trials.Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.19(5): 1-8. 01/2013. (impact factor: 1.464)
9. Potash, J. S., Ho, R. T. H., Chick, J. K. Y. & Au Yeung, F. S. W. (2013). Viewing and engaging in an art therapy exhibit by people living with mental illness: Implications for empathy and social change. Public Health, 127 (8), 735-744. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2013.05.004.
10. Ho, R.T.H., Au Yeung, F.S.W., Lo, P.H.Y. Law, K.Y., Wong, K.O.K., Cheung, I.K.M., Ng, S.M. (2012). Tai-chi for Residential Patients with Schizophrenia on Movement Coordination, Negative Symptoms and Functioning: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Evidence based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.vol. 2012, Article ID 923925, 10 pages, 2012.
11. Ho, R.T.H., Chan, J.S.M., Lau, B.W.M, Wang, C.W., So, K.F., Yuen L.P., Sham, J.S. T., Chan, C.L.W. (2012). A randomized controlled trial of qigong exercise on telomerase activity in persons with chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome.Annals of Behaviorial Medicine,44:160-170.
12. Chan, C.L.W., Wang, C.W., Ho, R.T.H., Ng, S.M., Chan, J.S.M., Ziea, E.T.C. and Wong, V.C.W. (2012). A systematic review of the effectiveness of qigong exercise in supportive cancer care.Support Care Cancer, 20:1121-1133. DOI 10.1007/s00520-011-1378-3.
13. Chan C.L.W., Wang C.W, Ho, R.T.H., Ho A.H.Y., Ziea E.T., Wong V.C. and Ng S.M. (2012). A systematic review of the effectiveness of qigong exercise in cardiac rehabilitation.The American Journal of Chinese Medicine,40(2): 255-267.
14. Chan, C.L.W, Wang, C.W., Ho, R.T.H, Ng, S.M., Ziea, E.T., Wong, V.C. (2012). Qigong for the treatment of fibromyalgia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 18(7): 1-6.
15. Ng, S.M., Wang, C.W., Ho, R.T.H., Ziea, E.T., Wong, V.C., Chan, C.L. (2012). Tai Chi exercise for patients with heart diseases: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials.Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 18(3): 16-22.
16. Potash, S.J., Bardot, H., Ho, R.T.H. (2012). Conceptualizing international art therapy education standards.The Arts in Psychotherapy, 39: 143-150. DOI:10.1016/j.aip.2012.03.003.
17. Ho, R.T.H., Fan, F., Lai, A.H.Y., Lo, P.H.Y., Potash, J. S., Kalamanowitz, D.L., Nan, K. M.J., Pon, K.L.A., Shi, Z.B., Chan, C.L.W. (2012). An Expressive Arts-based and Strength-focused Experiential Training Program for Enhancing the Efficacy of Teachers Affected by Earthquake in China.Creative Education, 3(1):67-74.