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Wayne is a physiotherapist in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom with over 10 years of clinical experience in geriatric rehabilitation. He was awarded the SH Ho Fellowship to support his PhD study in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also held various teaching positions in different tertiary institutions before becoming an Assistant Professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2019.
Wayne’s latest research interests focus on fall prevention, geriatric rehabilitation, and exercise interventions for healthy older adults and older adults with cognitive impairment and dementia. He has conducted a number of psychometric studies that evaluated the reliability and validity of physical performance measures in older adults with dementia. He has conducted several randomised controlled trials that investigated the effects of different exercise interventions on physical function and falls in healthy older adults and older adults with dementia. He also implemented many feasibility studies and controlled trials that evaluated the effects of self-management and community rehabilitation interventions on people with chronic diseases.
Wayne has received a number of internal and external competitive grants including the Health and Medical Research Fund and the General Research Fund to support his research on enhancing the consistency and accuracy of assessment and improving physical and cognitive function in older adults with dementia. His work has been shared and presented in multiple international conferences and seminars. He also serves as an Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal on Ageing.
Translating research findings into daily clinical practice has been his goal as a clinical researcher and a geriatric physiotherapist.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Master of Science in Clinical Gerontology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Research Output
- Chan WLS, Chan CWL, Chan HHW, Chan KCK, Chan JSK, Chan OLW. A randomised controlled pilot study of a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™ balance and strengthening exercise program in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2024;ajag.13297
- Pin TW, Winser SJ, Chan WLS, et al. Association between fear of falling and falls following acute and chronic stroke: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2024;56:jrm18650. doi:10.2340/jrm.v56.18650
- Chan WLS, Chan CWL, Lam FMH, et al. Feasibility, safety, and effects of a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™ balance and strengthening exercise program in community‐dwelling older adults with a history of falls: A feasibility randomized controlled trial. Geriatrics Gerontology Int. 2023:ggi.14771. doi:10.1111/ggi.14771
- Chan WL, Pin T, Chan JY, Siu GC. Predictive Ability of Physical Performance Measures in Identifying Falls in Older Adults with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Alzheimer’s & Dementia. 2023;19(S19):e079448. doi:10.1002/alz.079448
- Chan WLS, Cheung YT, Lee YW, Teo AM, Wo HK, Wong Y. Reliability, Validity, and Minimal Detectable Change of the Backward Walk Test in Older Adults With Dementia. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. 2022;45(3):145-153. doi:10.1519/JPT.0000000000000306
- Chan WLS, Pin TW. Reliability, validity and minimal detectable change of 2-min walk test and 10-m walk test in frail older adults receiving day care and residential care. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 2020;32(4):597-604. doi:10.1007/s40520-019-01255-x
- Chan WLS, Pin TW. Reliability, validity and minimal detectable change of 2-minute walk test, 6-minute walk test and 10-meter walk test in frail older adults with dementia. Experimental Gerontology. 2019;115:9-18. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2018.11.001
- Chan WLS, Pin TW. Practice effect and cueing of 2-minute walk test, 6-minute walk test and 10-meter walk test in frail older adults with and without dementia - Recommendations to walk tests protocols. Experimental Gerontology. 2019;124:110648. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2019.110648
- Yeung PY, Chan W, Woo J. A community-based Falls Management Exercise Programme (FaME) improves balance, walking speed and reduced fear of falling. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 2015;16(02):138-146. doi:10.1017/S1463423614000024
- Chan WLS, Hui E, Chan C, et al. Evaluation of chronic disease self-management programme (CDSMP) for older adults in Hong Kong. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 2011;15(3):209-214. doi:10.1007/s12603-010-0257-9
