Professor CHENG Ho Yu
Assistant Dean (Alumni Affairs)
Associate Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing
CUHK Employment
- Assistant Dean (Alumni Affair), Faculty of Medicine
- Associate Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing
- Vice Director, Y. K. Pao Foundation Centre for Nursing Excellence in Chronic Illness Care
Expertise
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Education & Qualifications
BN (Hon.), PgD (Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing), PhD (Nursing), RN (General & Psychiatric), APN (Education & Research in Nursing), FHKAN (Education), FAAN
Research Interests
- Post-stroke Mental Health
- Cerebro-Cardiovascular Prevention & Care
- Psycho-Physiological Interventions
- Family Caregiver Support
Additional Information
Award & Honour
- Fellow, The American Academy of Nursing, 2025
- Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Nursing and Midwifery
- Distinguished Alumni Award, The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, 2020
- Best Teacher Award, Doctor of Nursing Programme, The Nethersole School of Nursing
- ACU Titular Fellowship – Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowship, The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Professional Service
- Vice President and Board of Directors, Pi lota At-Large Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing
- Chairperson, Education Committee, Hong Kong College of Education and Research in Nursing, Hong Kong Academy of Nursing and Midwifery
- Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications
- Member, CDC-HKEAA Committee on Health Management and Social Care, Education Bureau
- Co-opt member, Accreditation Committee, Nursing Council of Hong Kong
- Vetting panel member, Registration Committee, Nursing Council of Hong Kong
- Review Editor in Schizophrenia, Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Editorial Board Member, Nursing Open and Scientific Report
Academic Engagement in CUHK
- Programme Director, Bachelor of Nursing Programme
- Member, Faculty Student Welfare & Scholarships Committee
- Member, Executive Committee and Steering Committee of the Asia-Pacific Genomic and Genetic Nursing Centre
- Member, Executive Committee, Croucher Laboratory for Human Genomics
- Member, Hostel and College Facilities Management Committee, Lee Woo Sing College
Selected Publications
- Cheng HY*, Chair SY, Choi KC, Wong KK, Tang WL, Ali MU, Sit JWH, Fung E. Effects of a music-visual guided physical activity promotion program for adults with intellectual disability in supported care settings: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2026 Jan 17;23(1):1 doi: 10.1186/s12966-0
- Cheng HY*, Chong YY. Psychological Profiles of Carers of Those with Disease: A Focus on Stroke Survivors. In: Martin CR, Preedy VR, Patel VB, Rajendram R, editors. Handbook of the Behavior and Psychology of Disease. Cham: Springer; 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32046-0
- Miu EYN, Lam SKK, Xu M, Cheng HY*. Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on physical activity and sedentary behaviour among patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud. 2025 Nov;171:105180. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105180.26-01872-6.
- Chair SY, Cheng HY*, Lo SWS, Sit JWH, Wong EML, Leung KC, Wang Q, Choi KC, Leung TSY. Effectiveness of a home-based music-paced physical activity programme on exercise-related outcomes after cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2024 Jul 19;23(5):510-520. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad115.
- Li YT, Cheng HY*, Liao Y, Liu J, Li LY, Sit JWH. Measuring poststroke fatigue: The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of multidimensional fatigue inventory. J Psychosom Res. 2023 Sep;172:111388. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111388.
- Zhang Y, Cheng HY (co-first author), Zang Y, Choi KC, Chair SY. Food frequency questionnaire for dietary assessment among adults at a risk of coronary heart disease: A mixed-methods study. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Apr;32(7-8):1327-1342. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16298.
- Cheng HY*, Li Y, Chau JP, Chair SY. Influence of psychological responses of caregiving on the perceived health of family caregivers to acute stroke survivors. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 23;101(38):e30778. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030778.
- Cheng HY, Chau HC, Cheung CKC, Yang LS, Lee SL, Leung AWK, Li CK, Lam TTN, Yeung NCY, Cheung YT. Perceptions of Infertility Risk Among Chinese Parents of Children with Cancer: A Qualitative Study. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2022 Aug;11(4):394-401. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2021.0106.
- Cheng HY*, Fung E, Choi KC, Zou HJ, Chair SY. Early risk of acute myocardial infarction following hospitalization for severe influenza infection in the middle-aged population of Hong Kong. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 9;17(8):e0272661. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272661.
- Cheng HY*, Chair SY, Chau JPC. Effectiveness of a strength-oriented psychoeducation on caregiving competence, problem-solving abilities, psychosocial outcomes and physical health among family caregiver of stroke survivors: A randomised controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2018 Nov;87:84-93. doi: 1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.07.005.
(*corresponding author)