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  1. Implementing Antipsychotic Reduction in Long-Term Care: Interdisciplinary and Lived-Experience Insights into System-Level Barriers and Facilitators

    Article • The Gerontologist, June 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  2. Sustaining the Long-Term Care Workforce: An Appreciative Inquiry into the Relational and Generative Factors Driving Staff Retention

    Article • Sage Open Aging, June 2026, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  3. Barriers and facilitators to implementing strategies for reducing inappropriate antipsychotic use in long-term care: a scoping review

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  4. Critical reflections from a transdisciplinary team on deploying an AI-enabled robot in long-term care

    Article • Nurse Education in Practice, February 2026, Elsevier

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  5. Behind the Scenes of Participation: Ethical Reflections on Power Dynamics in Co-Designing a VR Program in Long-Term Care

    Article • International Journal of Qualitative Methods, January 2026, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  6. Exploring Bed Sensor Technology: Interdisciplinary Insights in a Geriatric Assessment Inpatient Setting

    Article • The Gerontologist, December 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  7. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment by Primary Care Pharmacists

    Article • Journal of Applied Gerontology, November 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  8. Virtual Team-Based Care Planning for Older Adults with Dementia: Enablers, Barriers, and Lessons from Hospital-to-Long-Term Care Transitions

    Article • Journal of Dementia and Alzheimer s Disease, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  9. Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Academia

    Article • Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, June 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  10. A critical reflection of an intergenerational, student-led team bringing social robots and research to older adults in the community

    Article • Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  11. From inclusion to empowerment: advancing equity through co-research with people living with dementia

    Article • Frontiers in Dementia, May 2025, Frontiers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  12. A qualitative study on virtual reality and psychosocial needs of residents living with dementia in long-term care

    Article • Digital Health, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  13. Facilitators and barriers to codesigning social robots with older adults living with dementia: A scoping review

    Article • Digital Health, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  14. Perspectives on artificial intelligence-enabled socially assistive robots in long-term care: Experiences with LOVOT among people with dementia and family caregivers

    Article • Digital Health, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  15. The perceived impacts of using dementia-friendly videos to support the psychosocial needs of people with moderate to severe dementia in care settings: A qualitative exploratory study

    Article • Digital Health, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  16. Game on: Staff Insights into Gamified Exercise for Long-Term Care Residents Living with Dementia—A Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Dementia and Alzheimer s Disease, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  17. Feasibility and Acceptability of Deploying a Collaborative Service Robot in Long-Term Care: Staff Experiences

    Article • Electronics, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  18. Facilitators, barriers, and impacts to implementing dementia care training for staff in long-term care settings by using fully immersive virtual reality: a scoping review

    Article • Frontiers in Virtual Reality, March 2025, Frontiers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  19. Exploring the Sources and Experiences of Joy in Caregiving: Insights From Formal Caregivers in Long-Term Care

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, March 2025, Elsevier

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  20. “It’s always happy to see me”: Exploring LOVOT robots as companions for older adults

    Article • Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, February 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  21. Exploring bed sensor sleep technology: insights from an interdisciplinary team in a geriatric assessment inpatient setting

    Article • February 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  22. Students perspectives on the development and deployment of an AI-enabled service robot in long-term care

    Article • Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, January 2025, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  23. Behind the Frontlines: Insights for Supporting Mental Health and Staff Retention in the Long-Term Care Workforce

    Article • Healthcare, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  24. The Use and Impact of Virtual Reality Programs Supported by Aromatherapy for Older Adults: A Scoping Review

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  25. An Integration of Theory, Practice, and Research in Critical Gerontological Social Work: An Interview with Professor Deborah O’Connor

    Article • Journal of Gerontological Social Work, December 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  26. The Use and Impact of Virtual Reality Programs Supported by Aromatherapy for Older Adults: A Scoping Review

    Article • November 2024, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  27. The staff perspectives of facilitators and barriers to implementing virtual reality for people living with dementia in long-term care

    Article • Frontiers in Dementia, November 2024, Frontiers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  28. Implementing AI-Driven Bed Sensors: Perspectives from Interdisciplinary Teams in Geriatric Care

    Article • Sensors, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  29. How can equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) principles be incorporated into research excellence with industry and community partners? Lessons learned from Canada and Australia on projects with a dementia focus

    Article • Research Involvement and Engagement, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  30. The Impact of Physical Environment on Residents’ Well-Being and Staff Care Practice in Dementia Care Homes in Canada and the Netherlands

    Article • Journal of Aging and Environment, October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  31. Care of Older Persons

    Article • October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  32. Corrigendum: A critical reflection on using the Patient Engagement In Research Scale (PEIRS) to evaluate patient and family partners' engagement in dementia research

    Article • Frontiers in Dementia, September 2024, Frontiers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  33. Adoption of Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Robots in Long-Term Care Homes by Health Care Providers: Scoping Review

    Article • JMIR Aging, August 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  34. Applying Nancy Fraser’s Framework on Three Dimensions of Justice in the Understanding of Justice in the Use of Technology with Older Adults with Moderate to Severe Dementia in Care Settings: Closing the Digital Divide

    Article • Journal of Technology in Human Services, July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  35. A critical reflection on using the Patient Engagement In Research Scale (PEIRS) to evaluate patient and family partners' engagement in dementia research

    Article • Frontiers in Dementia, June 2024, Frontiers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  36. Social infrastructure, community organizations, and friendship formation: a scoping review

    Article • Community Development Journal, May 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  37. Working with a robot in hospital and long-term care homes: staff experience

    Article • BMC Nursing, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  38. Understanding Elderly Chinese Cancer Patients in a Multicultural Clinical Setting: Embracing Mortality and Addressing Misperceptions of Vulnerability

    Article • Current Oncology, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  39. Facilitators, barriers and impacts to implementing dementia care training for staff in long-term care settings by using fully immersive virtual reality: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, May 2024, BMJ

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  40. Living with dementia: Exploring the intersections of culture, race, and dementia, stigma

    Article • Dementia, April 2024, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  41. Use of headphones for the delivery of music programs for people with dementia in long-term care homes: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2024, BMJ

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  42. How can equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) principles be incorporated into research excellence with industry and community partners? Lessons learnt from Canada andAustralia

    Article • March 2024, Research Square

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  43. Working with a Robot in Hospital and Long-Term Care Homes : Staff experience

    Article • March 2024, Research Square

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  44. Facilitators and barriers to codesigning social robots with older adults with dementia: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2024, BMJ

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  45. The perceptions of university students on technological and ethical risks of using robots in long-term care homes

    Article • Frontiers in Robotics and AI, December 2023, Frontiers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  46. Adoption of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Robots in Long-Term Care Homes by Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review Guided by a Person-Centred Care Practice Framework (Preprint)

    Article • December 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  47. The Perspective of Nurses and Healthcare Providers on the use of Television Videos with People with Moderate to Severe Dementia

    Article • Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, October 2023, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  48. Co‐design of a digital app “WhatMatters” to support person‐centred care: A critical reflection

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, October 2023, Wiley

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  49. Facilitators and barriers to using AI-enabled robots with older adults in long-term care from staff perspective: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2023, BMJ

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  50. Facilitators of and barriers to patient and public involvement in building learning health systems in community health services settings: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2023, BMJ

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  51. Using videos and films with people with major cognitive disorder living in care settings: A scoping review

    Article • Gerontechnology, March 2023, International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG)

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  52. Aging-in-Place at the End-of-Life in Community and Residential Care Contexts

    Article • January 2023, University of Dundee

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  53. Cultural adaptation in television technology for older adults with dementia in care settings

    Article • Frontiers in Dementia, January 2023, Frontiers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  54. Facilitators and Barriers to Using Virtual Reality and its Impact on Social Engagement in Aged Care Settings: A Scoping Review

    Article • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  55. Practice reflection: How social workers can use an intersectionality lens to understand recent older refugees falling through the cracks in services: Using Vancouver, Canada, as an example

    Article • International Social Work, December 2022, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  56. The value of knowledge and persons living with dementia: a healthcare professional’s reflection

    Article • International Practice Development Journal, November 2022, Foundation of Nursing Studies

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  57. Exploring experiences of loneliness among Canadian long‐term care residents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study

    Article • International Journal of Older People Nursing, November 2022, Wiley

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  58. The perceptions of university students on technological and ethical risks of using robots in long-term care homes

    Article • September 2022, Research Square

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  59. Future of digital health and community care: Exploring intended positive impacts and unintended negative consequences of COVID-19

    Article • Healthcare Management Forum, July 2022, SAGE Publications

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  60. Facilitators and barriers to using smart TV among older adults in care settings: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2022, BMJ

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  61. Timely Considerations of Using the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale with Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes: A Critical Reflection

    Article • Journal of Long-Term Care, January 2022, LSE Press

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  62. Older adults’ access to information and referral services using technology in British Columbia, Canada: past learnings and learnings since COVID-19

    Article • July 2021, Policy Press

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  63. How Do Social Workers Working in Long-term Care Understand Their Roles? Using British Columbia, Canada as an Example

    Article • Journal of Gerontological Social Work, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  64. Film Review: Manu

    Article • Anthropology & Aging, December 2020, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  65. 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

  66. Perceived challenges in pediatric palliative care among doctors and nurses in Hong Kong

    Article • Death Studies, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Molin Lin, Karen Lok Yi Wong

  67. Effectiveness of an experiential workshop for enhancing helping professionals’ self-competence in death work in Hong Kong: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, November 2016, Wiley

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  68. Impact of Death Work on Self: Existential and Emotional Challenges and Coping of Palliative Care Professionals

    Article • Health & Social Work, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  69. Intimacy as a Distinct Construct: Validating the Intimacy Scale among Older Adults of Residential Care Homes in Hong Kong

    Article • The Open Family Studies Journal, July 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Karen Lok Yi Wong

  70. Coping With Existential and Emotional Challenges: Development and Validation of the Self-Competence in Death Work Scale

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, July 2015, Elsevier

    Karen Lok Yi Wong