YANG Chen


 

【Professional Experiences】

2023/01~present, Associate professor, School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University 

2021/08~2022/08, Postdoctoral Fellow, Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2018/08~2021/07, Doctor of Philosophy, Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021

 

【Research Grants】

  1. Developing and testing a Polypharmacy Safety mHealth Program (PolyMed-SAFE) to reduce medication-related harm for older patients with multimorbidity after hospital discharge. (China Medical Board Open Competition Grants Program, PI, 50,000 USD) (1 January 2025-31 December 2027)
  2. Development and implementation of a ChatGPT-driven virtual standardized patient training system for surgical nursing history taking education. (Sun Yat-sen University Teaching Quality and Educational Reform Project, PI, 20,000 CNY) (1 January 2025 - 31 December 2026)
  3. Medication-related harm and its predicting effect on readmission in older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy after hospital discharge. (The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Sun Yat-sen University, PI, 35,000 CNY) (1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024).
  4. The effect of autonomy support on medication adherence among older adults with multimorbidity. (Guangzhou Science and Technology Projects, PI, 50,000 CNY) (1 January 2024 -31 December 2025). 
  5. Factors impacting medication adherence in older patients with complex multimorbidity based on the Cumulative Complexity Model (The Research Foundation of Medical Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, PI, 10,000 CNY) (1 July 2024 - 30 June 2026).
  6. The driving mechanism and promotion strategies of stroke prevention behavior in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation from the perspective of intertemporal decision-making preferences. (GuangDong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, CO-I, 200,000 CNY) (1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026).
  7. A pilot study on a theory-based peer supporter training program for migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. (The Nethersole School of Nursing Research Start-up Fund, CO-I, 295,912 HKD) (1 September 2022 - 31 August 2023)

 

【Selected publications】

  1. Zhu, S., Yang, C., Bai, Y., Kang, L., Li, T., Yang, X., ... & Li, J. (2025). Effects of a perioperative support program on reducing psychological distress for family caregivers of patients with early-stage lung cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC Nursing, 24(1), 220.
  2. Batalik, L., Su, J. J., Yang, C., & Pepera, G. (2025). Enhancing patient activation in cardiovascular health through personalized mobile health interventions and social support. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, zvae161.
  3. Tang, J. M. Y., Chiu, K. K. Y., Yang, C., Cheung, D. S. K., Smith, G. D., & Ho, K. H. M. (2024). Social cognition interventions for patients with first-episode psychosis: A scoping review. Psychiatry Research, 342, 116191.
  4. Yang, C., Zhu, S., Hui, Z., & Mo, Y. (2023). Psychosocial factors associated with medication burden among community-dwelling older people with multimorbidity. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), 741.
  5. Yang, C.,Mo, Y., Cao, X., Zhu, S., Wang, X., & Wang, X. (2023). Reliability and validity of the Tinetti performance oriented mobility assessment in Chinese community-dwelling older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 53, 85-89.
  6. Yang, C.,Lee, D. T. F., & Chair, S. Y. (2023). Validation and adaption of an Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model of medication adherence in older patients with multimorbidity. Patient Education and Counseling, 113, 107756.
  7. Yang, C.,Lee, D. T. F., Wang, X., & Chair, S. Y. (2023). Developing a medication self-management program to enhance medication adherence among older adults with multimorbidity using Intervention Mapping. The Gerontologist, 63(4), 637-647.
  8. Ho, K. H. M., Yang, C., Ng, M. S. N., Tao, A., & Chan, H. Y. L. (2023). Loneliness at end-of-life: A scoping review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(17-18), 6179–6195.
  9. Tao, A., Ho, K. H. M., Yang, C.,& Chan, H. Y. L. (2023). Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on psychological outcomes among older people with frailty: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 140, 104437.
  10. Zhu, S., Yang, C., Mei, W., Kang, L., Li, T., Li, J., & Li, L. (2023). Caregiver burden for informal caregivers of patients after surgical treatment of early-stage lung cancer. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(5-6), 859-871.
  11. Yang, C., Lee, D., Wang, X., & Chair, S. Y. (2022). Effects of a nurse-led medication self-management intervention on medication adherence and health outcomes in older people with multimorbidity: A randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 134, 104314.
  12. Ho, K. H. M., Yang, C., Leung, A. K. Y., Bressington, D., Chien, W. T., Cheng, Q., & Cheung, D. S. K. (2022). Peer support and mental health of migrant domestic workers: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 7617.
  13. Mo, Y., Yang, C., Su, Y., Dong, X., Deng, W., Liu, B., Yao, X., & Wang, X. (2022). Prevalence and diagnostic agreement of sarcopenic obesity with different obesity definitions among Chinese community-dwelling older adults. Age and Ageing, 51(1), afab272.
  14. Hui, Z., Yang, C., & Lee, D. T. F. (2022). Stressors and coping strategies in Chinese family caregivers of people with dementia in long-term care facilities: A qualitative descriptive study. Dementia, 21(3), 957-971. 
  15. Yang, C., Zhu, S., Lee, D. T. F., & Chair, S.Y. (2022). Interventions for improving medication adherence in community-dwelling older people with multimorbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 126, 104154. 
  16. Yang, C., Hui, Z., Zeng, D., Zhu, S., Wang, X., Lee, D. T. F., & Chair, S.Y. (2021). A community-based nurse-led medication self-management intervention in the improvement of medication adherence in older patients with multimorbidity: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 21, 152. 
  17. Yang, C., Hui, Z., Zeng, D., Liu, L., & Lee, D. T. F. (2020). Examining and adapting the information-motivation-behavioural skills model of medication adherence among community-dwelling older patients with multimorbidity: protocol for a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 10(3), e033431.

 

【Books/book chapters】

  1. Yang, C. (2023). Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Tools. In Y. Wang (Eds.), Integrated Medical and Nursing Care and Management for community-dwelling older people. Beijing, China; Science Press.
  2. Wang, X., Wang, X., Shi, Y., Yang, C. (2020). Health assessment and long-term care classification of the elderly with aged-care service needs. Changsha, China; Hunan Science & Technology Press.

 

【Key Offices】

  1. Editorial Board Member, BMC Medicine, 2024-Present
  2. Editorial Review Board, Health Services Insights, 2024-Present
  3. Editorial Board Member, BMC Geriatrics, 2023-Present

【ORCID】0000-0002-1415-8752