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Doctor Doris Sau-Fung Yu

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Professor Doris Yu is Professor and Chair of Research at the School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKU). With the research expertise in chronic cardiovascular and geriatric care. Professor Yu obtained over USD $ 3 million research grants to support the studies on prevalent elderly issues including heart failure management, particularly on transitional care, self-care supportive care and palliative care models. She has also applied E-health to promote family-based care for this clinical cohort. Her research work also cover the other geriatric symptom management, brain health promotion, strength-based and family-oriented models on dementia care and caregiving. She is currently the mentor of the ESC ACNAP Mentoring Programme. She is also the Associate Director of the Sau Po Center on Aging, HKU. She actively support the development and application of evidence-based practice in aged care service. In terms of academic contribution, she is the Editor of t

Presentations Articles

A further update on symptom clusters among patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Event: ACNAP Congress 2023

Topic: Chronic Nursing Care

Session: Discovering the evidence to change heart failure practice

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Understanding symptom perception from the psycho-cognitive schemata of patients with heart failure: an exploratory cohort study

Event: ACNAP Congress 2023

Topic: Allied Professions in Cardiovascular Care

Session: Psychological outcomes and self-care in patients with heart failure

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Does an empowerment-based self-care supportive intervention save cost for improving self-care and health service utilization among heart failure patients

Event: ESC Congress 2021 - The Digital Experience

Topic: Lifestyle Modification

Session: Chronic heart failure e-posters

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the effects of an empowerment-based program on self-care and health-related quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial

Event: EuroHeartCare 2018

Topic: Treatment

Session: Oral abstract session: heart failure, surgery and PAD

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