Dr. HUO Zhaohua Bob
Research Assistant Professor
Research Assistant Professor
霍兆樺博士
BSc MSc (Fudan University), PhD (CUHK)
Fax: (852) 2667-5464
Email: bobhuo(at)cuhk.edu.hk
ORCID: 0000-0002-6895-1449
Google Scholar: 9oQE-vAAAAAJ
IRIS: https://research.cuhk.edu.hk/en/persons/huo-zhaohua
OTHER POSITIONS:
- Honorary Treasurer, The Chinese Dementia Research Association
- Editorial Board member, PLOS Digital Health
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Ageing and neurodegenerative diseases
- Mental health and telehealth
- Health economics, cost of illness, and economic evaluation
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Caring Experiences, Burden and Perceptions of Family Caregivers and Economic Costs of Institutionalized Elders with Neurocognitive Disorders in Hong Kong (Funded by HMRF. Capacity: PI. Reference number: 22230921. Funding: $1,105,004. Study duration: 1/2026–12/2027)
- Feasibility, Acceptability and Effectiveness of a Tailored Multidimensional Intervention for Dementia Family Caregivers in Caregiving and Mental Health Crisis: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (Funded by CUHK Direct Grant. Capacity: PI. Reference number: 2025.124. Funding: $132,950. Study duration: 6/2025– 6/2026)
- Development and Validation of a Standardized Questionnaire in Health Care Utilization in Community-living Adults with Chronic Conditions in Hong Kong (Funded by CUHK Research Data Management Development. Capacity: PI. Reference number: 4730357. Funding: $99,829. Study duration: 3/2024-3/2026)
- A Case-management, Family-centred and Multicomponent Programme to Support Family Caregivers in Caregiving and Mental Health Crisis – Evaluation Study (External Fund. Capacity: Co-PI. PI: Prof. Linda CW Lam, Department of Psychiatry, CUHK. Funding: $898,000. Study duration: 12/2024-9/2027)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- Huo Z, Xiong X, Man OT, Quan J, Lee ATC, Yip BHK, Lam LCW.
Psychometric Properties and Methodological Quality of Healthcare Utilisation Questionnaires in Adult Populations: A Systematic Review of 112 Validation Studies.
Value Health. 2026 Feb 17:S1098-3015(26)00071-9. - Huo Z, Yip BH, Lee AT, Cheng ST, Chan WC, Fung AW, Ma SL, Cheng CP, Lai FH, Wong SY, Lam LC.
Healthcare utilization and economic costs of neurocognitive disorders in community-dwelling older Chinese adults: A comparison with 9 Asian economies.
J Alzheimers Dis. 2025;107(2):515-528. - Huo Z, Yip BH, Lee AT, Cheng ST, Chan WC, Fung AW, Ma SL, Cheng CP, Lai FH, Wong SY, Lam LC.
Moderating role of positive aspects of caregiving in the relationship between caring burden and suicidal ideation in family caregivers of community-dwelling older adults with neurocognitive disorders.
BMC Geriatr. 2025;25(1):524. - Huo Z, Xiong, X, Bai, G, Quan, J, Lee, AT, Lam, LC and Luo L.
Longitudinal Trends in Medicine Supply, Price and Utilisation in Primary Care Facilities in Rural Southwestern China Under National Essential Medicines Policy (2012-2017): Disparities Across Facilities and Medicines.
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025;14:8991. - Xiong X, Huo Z, Zhou Y, Bishai DM, Grépin KA, Clarke PM, Chen C, Luo L, Quan J.
Economic costs attributable to modifiable risk factors: an analysis of 24 million urban residents in China.
BMC Med. 2024;22(1):549. - Xiong, X., Luo, L., Zhou, S., Li V.L., Zhou, Y., Huo, Z. (2023).
A profile of patients’ and doctors’ perceptions, acceptance, and utilization of e-health in a deprived region in southwestern China.
PLOS Digit Health, 2(4): e0000238. - Xiong, X., Li, J., Huang, B., Tam, T., Hong, Y., Chong, K. C., & Huo, Z. (2022).
Economic Value of Vaccines to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Vaccines, 10(4), 495. - Huo, Z., Lin, J., Bat, B. K. K., Chan, T. K., Yip, B. H. K., & Tsoi, K. K. F. (2022).
Cost-effectiveness of pharmacological therapies for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cost effectiveness and resource allocation: C/E, 20(1), 19. - Huo, Z., Lin, J., Bat, B. K. K., Chan, J. Y. C., Tsoi, K. K. F., & Yip, B. H. K. (2021).
Diagnostic accuracy of dementia screening tools in the Chinese population: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 167 diagnostic studies.
Age and ageing, 50(4), 1093–1101. - Huo, Z., Chan, J. Y. C., Lin, J., Bat, B. K. K., Chan, T. K., Tsoi, K. K. F., & Yip, B. H. K. (2021).
Supporting Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia in Cost-Effective Ways: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Value in health, 24(12), 1853–1862.
