Dr. Nicole Fung
Postdoctoral Fellow, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

University position

Postdoctoral Fellow

Organization

CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

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Dr. Nicole LK Fung 馮朗棋
BSSc (CUHK), MPhil (CUHK), PhD (CUHK)
ORCiD (0000-0002-0782-4796): https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0782-4796

Biography

Nicole is interested in goal pursuit in late adulthood and how to motivate older people to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. She has worked on research projects covering various topics, including what motivate older adults in general, why Hong Kong older people prepared less for their old age, what older adults consider meaningful. She is experienced in structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling and longitudinal data analyses.

Research interest

• Ageing
• Motivation
• Meaning in Life
• Preparation for old age
• Positive Psychology

Selected Publications and Presentations
- Fung, N. L. K., Fung, H. H., Chu, L., & Gong, X. M. (2023). Facial trustworthiness influences age differences in visual attention toward credible versus deceitful messages. Innovation in Aging, igad051. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad051
- Fung, N. L. K., Lin, H., Zhang, H., & Fung, H. H. (In Press). Variability and diversity in adult development: Cross-cultural perspectives. In M. E. Lachman, A. Spiro, S. Charles, & S. D. Neupert (Eds), APA Handbook of Adult Development and Aging.
- Fung, N. L. K. & Fung, H. H. (2023). Age stereotype internalization across age & cultures. Symposium presented at The Gerontological Society of America 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL, United States.
- Tse, C. K. D., Fung, N. L. K. & Fung, H. H. (2022, July). Psychological antecedents and outcomes of old-age preparation: Findings from a cross-cultural, longitudinal study. Symposium presented at Ageing as Future 2nd Conference: Conceptions, Contexts, and Challenges, Jena, Germany.
- Fung, N. L. K. & Fung, H. H. (2021, July). Meaningful life in time frames: The relationship between meaning in life and time perspective in younger and older adults. Poster presentation presented at The 7th Annual International Positive Psychology Association 7th World Congress, online.
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JC Community eHealth Care Project

Multi-Component Intervention Programme

To enable older people to live and age healthily, the CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing designed the “Multi-Component Intervention Programme” to build and maintain older people’s intrinsic capacity, as well as to help them prevent frailty.

As part of the of the Multi-Component Intervention Programme, the following video introduces a set of full-body exercises called the “Ten Essentials”, which was designed to train older people’s upper, core, and lower body muscles, thereby improving their muscle mass and physical performance.

CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
Symposium on
"Application of Digital Health in Community Centres: The First Step in a Stepped Care Approach to Primary Care of Older People"

Date:	13 January 2020 (Monday)
Time:	10:00am - 17:00pm
Venue:	Auditorium, 1/F, Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin ( Map)

Programme Book

Event Recap

Programme	Download
Welcoming Remarks by Prof Samuel Wong Professor and Head, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
Opening Address by Mr Horace Lit Senior Charities Manager The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Introduction Ten Years of Pioneering Work in Primary Care of Older People by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust: From CADENZA Hub to Jockey Club Community eHealth Care Project in 18 Districts in Hong Kong Prof Jean Woo, Director, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
WHO Proposal for Measurement of Healthy Ageing and Monitoring Across Countries Dr Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Technical Officer (Epidemiologist), Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization
Primary Care Needs of Older People in the Community: A Hong Kong Solution Prof Yeoh Eng Kiong, Director, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
District Health Centre - Interfacing with Community Elderly Service Partners Mr Jimmy Wu, Director, District Health Centre Team, Food and Health Bureau
China Initiative on Healthy Ageing and Application of Technology Prof Piu Chan, Professor and Director, Department of Neurobiology, Geriatrics and Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University
Use of Technology in Supporting Elderly in the Community Ms Maura Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
Integrated Care of Older People: The WHO ICOPE Programme and the ICOPE App Prof Jean Woo, Director, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
The Community Primary Care Programme: Caring for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions in Primary Care Prof Samuel Wong, Professor and Head, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
Application of Technology in Meeting Unmet Needs of Older People Living in the Community Dr Ruby Yu, Senior Research Fellow, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
Panel Discussion and Concluding Remarks: Should We and Can We Implement ICOPE in Hong Kong as a Healthy Ageing Initiative? Moderator: Prof Jean Woo, Director, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing Dr Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Technical Officer (Epidemiologist), Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization Dr Anne Fung, Assistant Director of Health (Elderly Health), Department of Health Dr Elsie Hui, Service Director (Primary & Community Health Care), New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority Prof Angela Leung, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Professional Accreditations

Professional colleges / Associations	Point
Nursing Council of Hong Kong CNE for Nurse	4.5
HKMA CME for non-specialists	4.5
Hong Kong College of Community Medicine	4
Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine	4
Hong Kong College of Family Physicians	3
Hong Kong College of Physicians	2
Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists	4
Hong Kong Dietitians’ Association	5
Hong Kong Occupational Therapists Board	4.5
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association	3

Age-friendly Community and the Decade of Healthy Ageing

Resources

The Institute has developed a vast variety of resources and widely distributed to cross-sectoral stakeholders (i.e. policy makers public sector and other community stakeholders) and the public, in raising their awareness on age-friendly issues and facilitating them taking forward the age-friendly city campaign in the long-run. In the following sections, we broadly categorize these resources according to their media formats (i.e., publication vs. video), and respectively give a brief summary on their contents.

Books & Research Reports

Pamphlets & Resources Booklets

Videos

Happy Ageing – Eight domains of an Age-friendly City

The videos introduces the eight domains of an age-friendly city and shares age-friendly good practices by domains, aiming to promote the implementation and development of age-friendly initiatives, encourage community participation and cultivate age-friendly culture in building a sustainable age-friendly city.

Exercises at home for the elderly

Regular exercise helps prevent frailty. This series of videos demonstrate 4-step training suitable for older people, namely (1) warm up exercise, (2) training exercise (i.e. “resistance training” to train muscles, “balance training” to reduce fall risk, and “circuit training” to enhance muscles building and cardio fitness), (3) cool down exercise, and (4) stretching exercise, as well as introduce the safety tips. The videos were demonstrated by the certified physical trainer and older people who participated in Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – Active Ageing Programme 2020.

Healthy diet

Demonstrated by dietitian and older people who participated in Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – Active Ageing Programme 2020, the videos introduce the knowledge of nutrition and diet for strengthening bones, muscles, brain and immune system as well as cooking methods suitable for the elderly.

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