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  1. Article: Understanding the life experiences of elderly in social isolation from the social systems perspective: using Hong Kong as an illustrating example.

    Lo, T Wing / Chan, Gloria Hongyee

    Frontiers in psychiatry

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1114135

    Abstract: Aim: The elderly in social isolation often referred to as older people who experience social alienation with little social support from their family, peers, and community suffer from a poor quality of life and well-being. Since their life experiences ... ...

    Abstract Aim: The elderly in social isolation often referred to as older people who experience social alienation with little social support from their family, peers, and community suffer from a poor quality of life and well-being. Since their life experiences are affected by a range of factors from different levels, this study seeks to investigate their current life situations and experiences from a social systems perspective.
    Methods: A qualitative study was conducted to enrich the understanding of their current life situations and experiences and to generate corresponding practice implications. In this study, there were 13 elderly participants in social isolation, which were users of a social service agency in Hong Kong. They took part in a semi-structured individual interview, sharing their life stories about their daily lives, social relationships, and sense of well-being. Qualitative results were analyzed based on these dimensions.
    Results: Results showed that the elderly participants in social isolation had a low level of social support and participation in social activities. Their life experiences and situations were affected by multiple levels of factors that were interrelated.
    Conclusion: The results support the application of the social systems perspective in investigating the living conditions of the elderly in social isolation. The corresponding practice implications were also discussed.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564218-2
    ISSN 1664-0640
    ISSN 1664-0640
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1114135
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  2. Article ; Online: Proactive Criminal Thinking and Restrictive Deterrence: A Pathway to Future Offending and Sanction Avoidance.

    Guan, Xin / Lo, T Wing

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 18

    Abstract: Perceived crime benefit and criminal thinking are essential factors in predicting future offending. However, less is known about how the interaction of the two influences individuals' perception and cognition of crime. This study explores whether ... ...

    Abstract Perceived crime benefit and criminal thinking are essential factors in predicting future offending. However, less is known about how the interaction of the two influences individuals' perception and cognition of crime. This study explores whether proactive criminal thinking mediates the effect of perceived crime benefit, and tests whether restrictive deterrence influences these pathways. Using a drug dealer sample that was drawn from the Second RAND Inmate Survey, this paper finds that proactive criminal thinking significantly mediates the effect of perceived crime benefit on future offending, criminal self-efficacy, and future sanction avoidance. Mediation pathways are enhanced when taking a heterogeneous crime strategy as a moderator, but only in the experienced drug dealer subsample. These results suggest that proactive criminal thinking is a route for channeling the effects of perceived crime benefit, and an amplifier for bringing restrictive deterrence into play. Both roles apply to experienced offenders rather than less-experienced offenders. Integrating restrictive deterrence with individuals' perception and cognition of crime is a meaningful attempt to fit restrictive deterrence into a broader theoretical map.
    MeSH term(s) Cognition ; Crime ; Criminals ; Humans ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph191811636
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  3. Article: Vaginal delivery of second twins: factors predictive of failure and adverse perinatal outcomes.

    Mok, S L / Lo, T K

    Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi

    2022  Volume 28, Issue 5, Page(s) 376–382

    Abstract: Introduction: This study was performed to explore factors associated with adverse perinatal outcomes for second twins and to identify predictive factors for successful vaginal delivery of the second twin after vaginal delivery of the first twin.: ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: This study was performed to explore factors associated with adverse perinatal outcomes for second twins and to identify predictive factors for successful vaginal delivery of the second twin after vaginal delivery of the first twin.
    Methods: This 10-year retrospective study included 231 cases of twin pregnancies in which vaginal delivery of the second twin was attempted after vaginal delivery of the first twin. The relationships of obstetric characteristics with the composite adverse perinatal outcome of the second twin were analysed. Predictive factors for successful vaginal delivery of the second twin were also explored.
    Results: Gestational age <32 weeks was the only independent risk factor for the composite adverse perinatal outcome and neonatal intensive care unit admission for the second twin. A longer inter-twin delivery interval was associated with greater risk of caesarean delivery of the second twin, but it did not increase the risk of an adverse perinatal outcome. Non-vertex presentation of the second twin at delivery was independently associated with caesarean delivery (9.0% vs 2.0%, P=0.03). For second twins in breech presentation, caesarean delivery was associated with the presence of less experienced birth attendants.
    Conclusion: Among second twins born to mothers who had attempted vaginal delivery, adverse perinatal outcomes were mainly related to prematurity. The presence of more experienced birth attendants may contribute to successful vaginal delivery of the second twin, particularly for twins in non-vertex presentation.
    MeSH term(s) Pregnancy ; Infant, Newborn ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Retrospective Studies ; Delivery, Obstetric/adverse effects ; Cesarean Section ; Parturition ; Pregnancy, Twin ; Pregnancy Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-13
    Publishing country China
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1239255-8
    ISSN 1024-2708
    ISSN 1024-2708
    DOI 10.12809/hkmj198038
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  4. Article ; Online: Triad influence on the detection of crime in Hong Kong.

    Wong, Gabriel / Manning, Matthew / Lo, T Wing / Johnson, Shane D

    PloS one

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 2, Page(s) e0297145

    Abstract: We use bootstrap data envelopment analysis, adjusting for endogeneity, to examine police efficiency in detecting crime in Hong Kong. We address the following: (i) is there a correlation between the detection of crime and triad influence? (ii) does the ... ...

    Abstract We use bootstrap data envelopment analysis, adjusting for endogeneity, to examine police efficiency in detecting crime in Hong Kong. We address the following: (i) is there a correlation between the detection of crime and triad influence? (ii) does the level of triad influence affect the efficiency in translating inputs (police strength) into outputs (crime detection)? and (iii) how can the allocation of policing resources be adjusted to improve crime detection? We find that nighty-eight percent of Hong Kong police districts in our sample were found to be inefficient in the detection of crime. Variation was found across districts regarding the detection of violent, property and other crimes. Most inefficiencies and potential improvements in the detection of crime were found in the categories violent and other crimes. We demonstrate how less efficient police districts can modify police resourcing decisions to better detect certain crime types while maintaining current levels of resourcing. Finally, we highlight how the method we outline improves efficiency estimation by adjusting for endogeneity and measuring the conditional efficiency of each district (i.e. the efficiency of crime detection taking the instrumental variables (e.g. influence of triads) into consideration). The use of frontier models to assist in evaluating policing performance can lead to improved efficiency, transparency, and accountability in law enforcement, ultimately resulting in better public safety outcomes and publicly funded resource allocation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Hong Kong ; Crime ; Law Enforcement/methods ; Police ; Aggression
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0297145
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  5. Article ; Online: Use of theatresports to promote positive education among youth participants.

    Chan, Gloria Hongyee / Lo, T Wing / Fung, Johnny S C

    BMC public health

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 913

    Abstract: Background: Due to the scarcity of research on the benefits of theatresports for youth, this study examined the outcomes of theatresports as a means to implement positive education in youth work settings.: Methods: To this end, qualitative research ... ...

    Abstract Background: Due to the scarcity of research on the benefits of theatresports for youth, this study examined the outcomes of theatresports as a means to implement positive education in youth work settings.
    Methods: To this end, qualitative research was conducted with 92 participants in a theatresports program. Thematic analysis was applied to analyze the participants' experiences of the program, using the framework of positive education.
    Results: Results showed that the processes and practices of the theatresports program helped the participants achieved well-being in terms of various domains namely positive emotions, positive health, positive relationships, positive engagement, positive accomplishment, and positive meaning. These capabilities and qualities acquired helped them achieve well-being, and the learning acquired from the program could even be applied to daily life situations and deal with the challenges.
    Conclusions: This shows that the theatresports program manifests the benefits of positive education. Corresponding implications were discussed.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adolescent ; Qualitative Research ; Learning
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-15825-2
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  6. Article: Restrictive Deterrence in Drug Offenses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Mixed Studies.

    Guan, Xin / Lo, T Wing

    Frontiers in psychology

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 727142

    Abstract: Deterrence by punishment aims to prevent a crime; however, it is not always successful. Restrictive deterrence explains the continuous criminal activities that occur despite deterrence; offenders enact various strategies to avoid detection, which is more ...

    Abstract Deterrence by punishment aims to prevent a crime; however, it is not always successful. Restrictive deterrence explains the continuous criminal activities that occur despite deterrence; offenders enact various strategies to avoid detection, which is more typical among drug offenders given that they have a high frequency of offending and exposure to punishment. This systematic review provides an in-depth understanding of restrictive deterrence of drug offenders. Two prominent themes, "restrictive deterrence strategy" and "deterrability and restrictive deterrence," depict drug offenders' restrictive deterrence and effectively fit within the certainty-severity framework of punishment. Future studies should investigate restrictive deterrence strategies in the after-arrest context, the facilitative effect of perception of risk on strategy development, and facilitators or inhibitors affecting the diffusion of restrictive deterrence strategies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727142
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  7. Article ; Online: 3-Dimensional Visualization of Arteriovenous Crossing in a Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

    Lo, Therlinder / Yiu, Glenn

    Ophthalmology

    2021  Volume 128, Issue 3, Page(s) 363

    MeSH term(s) Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Female ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Intravitreal Injections ; Macular Edema/diagnosis ; Middle Aged ; Ranibizumab/therapeutic use ; Retinal Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Retinal Artery/pathology ; Retinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis ; Retinal Vein/diagnostic imaging ; Retinal Vein/pathology ; Retinal Vein Occlusion/diagnosis ; Retinal Vein Occlusion/drug therapy ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/antagonists & inhibitors ; Visual Acuity/physiology
    Chemical Substances Angiogenesis Inhibitors ; VEGFA protein, human ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; Ranibizumab (ZL1R02VT79)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 392083-5
    ISSN 1549-4713 ; 0161-6420
    ISSN (online) 1549-4713
    ISSN 0161-6420
    DOI 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.09.035
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  8. Article ; Online: Achalasia-associated megaoesophagus presenting with dyspnoea and cough.

    Abu Suleiman, Amro / James, Daniel / Wilkins, Alexander / Bladel, Adrian Van / Lo, Terence

    BMJ case reports

    2024  Volume 17, Issue 2

    Abstract: We present an unusual case of achalasia presenting with dyspnoea and persistent cough. These symptoms persisted for months, leading to the patient undergoing a chest X-ray by her general practitioner which showed right basal consolidation and a density ... ...

    Abstract We present an unusual case of achalasia presenting with dyspnoea and persistent cough. These symptoms persisted for months, leading to the patient undergoing a chest X-ray by her general practitioner which showed right basal consolidation and a density extending along the right mediastinum. CT scan was done which revealed megaoesophagus with a diameter of 7 cm causing tracheal compression, as well as right basal consolidation, consistent with aspiration. Further history revealed 6-month history of progressive swallowing difficulty, retrosternal chest pain and shortness of breath which worsened when eating solid foods. After thorough workup, a diagnosis of idiopathic achalasia (type II) was made. She was treated with laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy and Dor fundoplication with significant improvement at follow-up. Dyspnoea and respiratory symptoms are unusual presenting symptoms, suggesting a need to consider achalasia in a wider range of presentations. Successful treatment of achalasia depends on timely diagnosis and intervention prior to oesophageal failure.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Esophageal Achalasia/diagnosis ; Esophageal Achalasia/diagnostic imaging ; Laparoscopy ; Fundoplication ; Dyspnea/surgery ; Cough/complications ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1757-790X
    ISSN (online) 1757-790X
    DOI 10.1136/bcr-2023-258950
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  9. Article ; Online: Varicella Zoster Reactivation Causing Acute Retinal Necrosis following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Immunocompetent Man.

    Lo, Tiffany / Varma, Shivesh / Shaw, Andrew / Michalova, Kira

    Ocular immunology and inflammation

    2022  Volume 31, Issue 3, Page(s) 609–612

    Abstract: Background: Varicella zoster reactivation is an increasingly recognised event following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, various ocular inflammatory and infectious adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination have been described in the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Varicella zoster reactivation is an increasingly recognised event following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, various ocular inflammatory and infectious adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination have been described in the literature. This case report describes acute retinal necrosis (ARN) secondary to varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.
    Case description: A 42-year-old immunocompetent man developed left ARN 12 days following first dose of Pfizer BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Aqueous and vitreous tap polymerase chain reaction testing was positive for VZV. Good visual outcome was achieved with combination therapy, including intravitreal foscarnet, oral valaciclovir and prednisolone, topical dexamethasone and atropine, and barrier retinal laser. Second dose of the vaccine is planned under cover of high-dose oral valaciclovir therapy.
    Conclusion: This case illustrates the possible association between COVID-19 vaccination and potentially blinding VZV reactivation. Therefore, prompt ophthalmic assessment is recommended in patients with visual disturbance following COVID-19 vaccination.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Adult ; Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute/diagnosis ; Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute/drug therapy ; Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute/etiology ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Valacyclovir/therapeutic use ; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus/diagnosis ; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus/drug therapy ; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus/etiology ; COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects ; Chickenpox/drug therapy ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; Herpesvirus 3, Human/genetics ; Vaccination/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents ; Valacyclovir (MZ1IW7Q79D) ; COVID-19 Vaccines
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    Publishing date 2022-02-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1193873-0
    ISSN 1744-5078 ; 0927-3948
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    DOI 10.1080/09273948.2022.2033795
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  10. Article ; Online: Case report of a female with bipolar disorder and MBD5 deletion.

    Kushima, Itaru / Lo, Tzuyao / Aleksic, Branko / Ozaki, Norio

    Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

    2022  Volume 76, Issue 4, Page(s) 127–128

    MeSH term(s) Bipolar Disorder/genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Phenotype
    Chemical Substances DNA-Binding Proteins ; MBD5 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-10
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Case Reports ; Letter
    ZDB-ID 1292906-2
    ISSN 1440-1819 ; 1323-1316
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