I aspire to improve men’s health, and I am the only nursing researcher in Hong Kong focusing on promoting men’s health. My work is based on two pillars of research and innovation: (i) health promotion and health equity for men who have sex with men (MSM) and (ii) the management of urological diseases, including lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and prostate cancer.
Funded research grants in the capacity of principal investigator
| Year | Funding body | Title | Reference | Amount | Start Date | End date |
| 2020 | Council for the AIDS Trust Fund (Research) External competitive research grant with peer-review | Developing and testing an interactive internet-based intervention to reduce sexual harm of sexualised drug use (‘chemsex’) among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong | MSS 338 R | HK$ 393,712 | 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2021 |
| 2019 | Seed Fund for Basic ResearchThe University of Hong Kong | Using social media to prevent sexualized drug use (‘chemsex’) among men who have sex with men: a pilot study | 201910159102 | HK$ 55,460 | 01/06/2020 | 28/02/2022 |
| 2019 | Preemptive Retention/ Start-up Fund The University of Hong Kong | N/A | HK$ 500,000 | 18/09/2019 | 17/09/2022 | |
| 2018 | Seed Fund for Basic ResearchThe University of Hong Kong | A population-based study to assess the attitudes and knowledge of prostate cancer and screening in Hong Kong | 201811159199 | HK$ 93,200 | 01/05/2019 | 31/10/2020 |
| 2018 | RGC Early Career Scheme (ECS) External competitive research grant with peer-review | The safe use of dating applications (apps) among men who have sex with men: developing and testing an interactive web-based intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviours | 27607518 | HK$ 877,176 | 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2021 |
| 2018 | Seed Fund for Basic ResearchThe University of Hong Kong | The burden of lower urinary tract symptoms on primary care patients: a mixed methods study | 201804159013 | HK$ 150,000 | 30/06/2018 | 29/06/2019 |
| 2018 | Enhanced New Staff Start-up Research GrantThe University of Hong Kong | The unmet need, symptoms distress and psychosocial profile of Chinese patients with prostate cancer, a prospective longitudinal study | HK$ 380,000 | 16/05/2018 | 15/05/2021 |
Funded research grants in the capacity of co-investigator
| Year | Funding body | Title | Reference | Amount | Start Date | End date |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Housing Authority | Healthy Ageing in Public Rental Housing Estates 2019/21. 2019/21 (collaborator) | KE190001 | HK$ 1,170,000 | 01/09/2019 | 31/03/2021 |
| 2018 | HMRF – Health Promotion | Sexuality 360 @ school: an ecosystem (4-tiered) approach to comprehensive sexuality education in Hong Kong (collaborator) | 02180538 | HK$ 994,984.00 | 01/04/2019 | 31/03/2021 |
| 2018 | Hong Kong Housing Authority | Providing Services for the Healthy Ageing in Public Rental Housing Estates Programme 2018/19 (collaborator) | KE180001 | HK$ 557,000 | 01/09/2018 | 31/03/2019 |
| 2018 | Hong Kong Housing Authority | Providing Services for the Healthy Ageing in Public Rental Housing Estates Programme 2018/19 (collaborator) | KE180037 | HK$ 50,700 | 01/02/2019 | 31/03/2019 |
| 2018 | Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS ProposalsThe University of Hong Kong | E-health mobile application to improve testing and control of sexually transmitted infections amongst Hong Kong’s Youth: A Randomised Controlled Trial | N/A | HK$ 56,000 | 01/07/2018 | 30/11/2018 |
| 2018 | Seed Fund for Basic ResearchThe University of Hong Kong | Virtual reality based training programme to improve sexual decision-making in young adults (collaborator) | 201711159260 | HK$ 63,460 | 30/06/2018 | 19/06/2020 |
| 2017 | Health and Medical Research Fund | A Risk-informed and Risk-reduction Intervention for Cervical Cancer among Female University Students: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial (collaborator) | 14150971 | HK$ 638,298 | 01/09/2017 | 31/08/2019 |
| 2016 | Seed Fund for Basic Research, The University of Hong Kong | An exploratory study on minimal important difference (MID) for health-related quality of life scores in primary care setting (collaborator) | 201511159197 | HK$45,980 | 15/05/2015 | 14/07/2017 |
| 2016 | Seed Fund for Basic Research, The University of Hong Kong | Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the SF-6D as a health survey in primary care patients with multi-morbidity (collaborator) | 201511159182 | HK$34,490 | 01/06/2016 | 31/05/2018 |
| 2013 | Small Project Funding, The University of Hong Kong | The psychometric properties of the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life–36 (KDQOL-36) in Chinese patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) (collaborator) | 201409176109 | HK$64,024 | 01/01/2015 | 31/12/2016 |
| 2013 | Hong Kong Urological Association | Validity and reliability study of the International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) in Hong Kong Chinese (collaborator) | AR130007 | HK$146,206 | 09/10/2013 | 08/04/2015 |
| 2013 | Small Project Funding, The University of Hong Kong | Evaluation of the health related quality of life of patients with urinary incontinence and validation of the ICIQ-UI (SF) (collaborator) | 201209176016 | HK$77,119 | 01/06/2013 | 31/08/2015 |
Edmond Choi – Assistant Professor in Nursing 