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  1. Do third age adults benefit equally in well-being from activity participation? The moderating effect of financial status

    Article • PLOS One, September 2025, PLOS

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  2. Impact of extreme weather events on mental health among older adults in China: A longitudinal study

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  3. The Mental Health Paradox of COVID-19 Prevention: Adherence, Fatigue, and Depression in a Longitudinal Perspective

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, April 2025, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  4. PTSD and challenges among older Chinese in Shenzhen during COVID-19 pandemic: Trust in authority and medical professionals as moderators

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  5. Resident Aggression and Staff Burnout in Nursing Homes in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Applied Gerontology, August 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  6. Personal Competence or Environmental Characteristics? Factors Influencing Happiness among Ageing Adults in Hong Kong Around the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Journal of Applied Gerontology, February 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  7. Intimate networks of care: Perceptions of intergenerational family care and experiences of ageing among Chinese midlife and older lesbians and gay men

    Article • Sociology of Health & Illness, December 2023, Wiley

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  8. Intergenerational Engagement and Challenges: Participants’ Perspectives on Intergenerational Activities in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  9. Social Capital and Mental Wellbeing of Older People Migrating along with Adult Children in Shenzhen, China

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  10. Trust in Medical Professionals Moderates Depression in Hong Kong during COVID-19

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, September 2023, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  11. Access to Information and Communication Technology, Digital Skills, and Perceived Well-Being among Older Adults in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  12. Experiences of South Asians in the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong

    Article • South Asian Diaspora, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  13. Typology of family caregivers of older persons: A latent profile analysis using elder mistreatment risk and protective factors

    Article • Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  14. Experience of Chinese Recent Retirees on the Effects of Retirement on Healthy Ageing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  15. Perspectives towards cultural competence and receptivity to cultural competence training: a qualitative study on healthcare professionals

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, January 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  16. Meaning Making as a Lifebuoy in Dementia Caregiving: Predicting Depression from a Generation Perspective Using a Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  17. Dementia literacy of racially minoritized people in a Chinese society: a qualitative study among South Asian migrants in Hong Kong

    Article • Ethnicity and Health, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  18. Development and evaluation of an infusion active aging education (IAAE) model for university students

    Article • Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  19. Reflexive Planning for Later Life: Minority Stress and Aging Challenges among Midlife Chinese Lesbians and Gay Men

    Article • Journal of Homosexuality, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  20. Personality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Hong Kong Chinese older people: resilience as a mediator and financial status as a moderator

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, December 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  21. A Multidimensional Approach to Explore the Experiences with Ethnic Matching amongst Chinese Social Service Practitioners in the Greater Toronto Area

    Article • The British Journal of Social Work, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  22. The Older, the Happier?: A Cross-Sectional Study on the “Paradox of Aging” in China

    Article • Research on Aging, February 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  23. Receptivity and Readiness for Cultural Competence Training Amongst the Social Workers in Hong Kong

    Article • The British Journal of Social Work, December 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  24. Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  25. Mental health of older migrants migrating along with adult children in China: a systematic review

    Article • Ageing and Society, September 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  26. Effectiveness of a Peer-Based Intervention on Loneliness and Social Isolation of Older Chinese Immigrants in Canada: a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • July 2020, Research Square

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  27. To Be or Not To Be: Relationship Between Grandparent Status and Health and Wellbeing

    Article • June 2020, Research Square

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  28. Effectiveness of a Peer-Based Intervention on Socially Isolated Older Chinese Immigrants in Canada: a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • February 2020, Research Square

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  29. Personal care expectations: Photovoices of Chinese ageing adults in Hong Kong

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, January 2020, Wiley

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  30. Subethnic interpersonal dynamic in diasporic community: a study on Chinese immigrants in Vancouver

    Article • Asian Ethnicity, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Miu Chung Yan, Professor Daniel W.L. Lai, Karen Lok Yi Wong

  31. Word of Appreciation to Manuscript Reviewers

    Article • China Journal of Social Work, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  32. The experience of growing old in chronic mental health patients

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai, Kar Choi Chan

  33. Formal Social Participation and Utilization of Community-based Services among Urban Elderly Chinese Living Alone in Shanghai, China

    Article • Journal of Social Service Research, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  34. Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Domestic Abuse among Older Chinese in the People’s Republic of China

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  35. Extraversion personality, perceived health and activity participation among community-dwelling aging adults in Hong Kong

    Article • PLOS One, December 2018, PLOS

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  36. Perceived victimization risk, avoidance behavior, and health of community-dwelling older adults in urban China

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  37. Intra-group diversity as a reality among Chinese older adults

    Article • China Journal of Social Work, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  38. Word of Appreciation to Manuscript Reviewers

    Article • China Journal of Social Work, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  39. Developing Age-Friendly Social Participation Strategies: Service Providers’ Perspectives about Organizational and Sector Readiness for Aging Baby Boomers

    Article • Activities Adaptation & Aging, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  40. Family Relationships and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Immigrants in the United States

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  41. Mediating Effect of Social Participation on the Relationship between Incontinence and Depressive Symptoms in Older Chinese Women

    Article • Health & Social Work, March 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  42. Unspoken Skills and Tactics: Essentials for Immigrant Professionals in Integration to Workplace Culture

    Article • Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  43. Editorial

    Article • China Journal of Social Work, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  44. Age-Friendliness and Life Satisfaction of Young-Old and Old-Old in Hong Kong

    Article • Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  45. Factors Influencing Suicide Behaviours in Immigrant and Ethno-Cultural Minority Groups: A Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  46. Social exclusion and health among older Chinese in Shanghai, China

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  47. The role of travel in enhancing life satisfaction among Chinese older adults in Hong Kong

    Article • Ageing and Society, June 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  48. Editorial

    Article • China Journal of Social Work, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  49. Ageism and Depression: Perceptions of Older People as a Burden in China

    Article • Journal of Social Issues, March 2016, Wiley

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  50. Measuring Older Adults’ Individual Modernity

    Article • SAGE Open, January 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  51. Health Experiences of Korean Immigrant Women in Retirement

    Article • Health Care For Women International, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  52. Understanding elder abuse and neglect

    Article • The Journal of Adult Protection, October 2014, Emerald

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  53. Guest Editorial

    Article • Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Miu Chung Yan, Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  54. Employers’ Perspectives on Hiring and Accommodating Workers With Mental Illness

    Article • SAGE Open, August 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  55. The Experience of Korean Immigrant Women Adjusting to Canadian Society

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  56. Effect of Service Barriers on Health Status of Aging South Asian Immigrants in Calgary, Canada

    Article • Health & Social Work, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  57. Effect of Financial Costs on Caregiving Burden of Family Caregivers of Older Adults

    Article • SAGE Open, October 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  58. Ethnic Identity of Older Chinese in Canada

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  59. Abuse and Neglect Experienced by Aging Chinese in Canada

    Article • Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  60. Sexuality and Health Among Chinese Seniors in Canada

    Article • Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  61. Effects of Social Exclusion on Depressive Symptoms: Elderly Chinese Living Alone in Shanghai, China

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  62. Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms of Aging Chinese in Urban Jiangsu in China

    Article • Clinical Gerontologist, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  63. The Impact of Perceived Adequacy of Social Support on Caregiving Burden of Family Caregivers

    Article • Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, January 2011, Alliance for Children and Families

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  64. Perceived Impact of Economic Downturn on Worry Experienced by Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

    Article • Journal of Family and Economic Issues, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  65. Erratum: The factor structure of a Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale-SF: use with alone elderly Chinese in Shanghai, China

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  66. The Size of an Ethno-Cultural Community as a Social Determinant of Health for Chinese Seniors

    Article • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  67. The factor structure of a Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale-SF: use with alone elderly Chinese in Shanghai, China

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  68. Types and Factor Structure of Barriers to Utilization of Health Services among Aging South Asians in Calgary, Canada

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, April 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  69. Filial Piety, Caregiving Appraisal, and Caregiving Burden

    Article • Research on Aging, November 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  70. Depressive symptoms of elderly Chinese in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taipei

    Article • Aging & Mental Health, September 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  71. From Burden to Depressive Symptoms: The Case of Chinese-Canadian Family Caregivers for the Elderly

    Article • Social Work in Health Care, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  72. Proceedings of the International Conference on Ageing

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  73. Older Chinese' Attitudes Toward Aging and the Relationship to Mental Health: An International Comparison

    Article • Social Work in Health Care, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  74. Chinese Health Beliefs of Older Chinese in Canada

    Article • Journal of Aging and Health, February 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  75. Longitudinal Effects of Caregiving Burden on Health of Chinese Family Caregivers in Canada

    Article • Hallym International Journal of Aging, January 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  76. The relationship between mental health literacy, personal contacts and personal stigma against depression

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  77. Service Barriers of Chinese Family Caregivers in Canada

    Article • Journal of Gerontological Social Work, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  78. Intention of Use of Long-Term Care Facilities and Home Support Services by Chinese-Canadian Family Caregivers

    Article • Social Work in Health Care, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  79. Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on Depressive Symptoms of Older Chinese in Hong Kong

    Article • Hallym International Journal of Aging, January 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  80. Predictors of Depression in Aging South Asian Canadians

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  81. Gender specific correlates of stigma toward depression in a Canadian general population sample

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, November 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  82. Gender Differences in Caregiving: A Case in Chinese Canadian Caregivers

    Article • Journal of Women & Aging, September 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  83. Correlates of Living Alone among Single Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

    Article • The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, September 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  84. Effects of Caregiving on Employment and Economic Costs of Chinese Family Caregivers in Canada

    Article • Journal of Family and Economic Issues, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  85. Violence Across the Lifespan: Interconnections Among Forms of Abuse as Described by Marginalized Canadian Elders and their Care-givers

    Article • The British Journal of Social Work, March 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  86. Cultural Predictors of Caregiving Burden of Chinese-Canadian Family Caregivers

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, January 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  87. Relationships between Culture and Health Status: A Multi-Site Study of the Older Chinese in Canada

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, January 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  88. Use of Dental Care by Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

    Article • Journal of Public Health Dentistry, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  89. Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine by older Chinese immigrants in Canada

    Article • Family Practice, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  90. Predictors of Use of Senior Centers by Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Canada

    Article • Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, February 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  91. Gambling and the Older Chinese in Canada

    Article • Journal of Gambling Studies, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  92. Cultural Factors and Preferred Living Arrangement of Aging Chinese Canadians

    Article • Journal of Housing for the Elderly, October 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  93. Use of Annual Physical Examinations by Aging Chinese Canadians

    Article • Journal of Aging and Health, October 2005, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  94. The Factor Structure of a Chinese Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale

    Article • The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, June 2005, SAGE Publications

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  95. Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms in Older Taiwanese Immigrants in Canada

    Article • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, March 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  96. Book reviews

    Article • Social Work Education, December 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  97. Predictors of Alcohol Drinking Among the Older Chinese in Canada

    Article • Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, October 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  98. Use of Senior Center Services of the Elderly Chinese Immigrants

    Article • Journal of Gerontological Social Work, November 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai

  99. Life Satisfaction of Chinese Elderly Immigrants in Calgary

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, January 1995, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Daniel W.L. Lai