Staff Profile

School of Nursing and Health Studies People Key Staff Staff Profile
Dr. Ma Haixia Polly 馬海霞博士
PhD PolyU, MPH CUHK, MB (Nursing) CDMU
RN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Health Studies

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

  • Women's Health
  • Mental Health
  • Sexual health
  • Sexual minorities

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  • Ma, H., Zhao, T., Ma, Y., Yuen, J. W. M., Ka Yan, H., Yung, J. Y., ... & Christensen, M. (2023). Family caregivers' lived experience of caring for hospitalised patients with cancer during the COVID‐19 lockdown: A descriptive phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing.
  • Ma, H., Ma, Y., Chiu, J. S. Y., & Christensen, M. (2023). Psychological experience of home‐quarantined older women with COVID‐19 in Hong Kong: A qualitative study. International Journal of Older People Nursing, e12559.
  • Ma, H., Zhao, T., Wan, C., Liu, F., & Christensen, M. (2023). 'And I thought having a cancer diagnosis was hard': A descriptive phenomenological study of family caregiver experiences navigating the pre-hospital system during COVID-19. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 62, 102255.
  • Ma, H., Ma, Y., Ge, S., Wang, S., Zhao, I. Y., & Christensen, M. (2022). Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19–a qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health, 2897.
  • Lin, J., Chen, T., He, J., Chung, R. C., Ma, H., & Tsang, H. W. H. (2022). Impacts of acupressure treatment on depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Psychiatry, 12(1), 169.
  • Ma, H., Lin, J., He, J., Lo, D. H. T., & Tsang, H. W. (2021). Effectiveness of TES and rTMS for the Treatment of Insomnia: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Randomized Sham-Controlled Trials. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 744475.
  • Ma, H., & Loke, A. Y. (2021). Nurses' attitudes toward female sex workers: A qualitative study. Nursing ethics, 28(4), 563-574.
  • Ma, H., & Loke, A. Y. (2020). Knowledge of, attitudes towards, and willingness to care for sex workers: Differences between general and mental health nursing students. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(4), 264-277.
  • Ma, H., & Loke, A. Y. (2020). A scoping review of an HIV/AIDS-related stigma-reduction intervention for professionals and students from health-related disciplines. International Journal of Sexual Health, 32(2), 94-129.
  • Ma, H., & Loke, A. Y. (2019). A qualitative study into female sex workers' experience of stigma in the health care setting in Hong Kong. International journal for equity in health, 18(1), 1-14.
  • Ma, P. H., Chan, Z. C., & Loke, A. Y. (2019). Conflicting identities between sex workers and motherhood: A systematic review. Women & health, 59(5), 534-557.
  • Ma, P. H., Chan, Z. C., & Loke, A. Y. (2019). Self-stigma reduction interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families: a systematic review. AIDS and Behavior, 23, 707-741.
  • Ma, P. H., Chan, Z. C., & Loke, A. Y. (2018). A systematic review of the attitudes of different stakeholders towards prostitution and their implications. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 15, 231-241.
  • Ma, P. H., Chan, Z. C., & Loke, A. Y. (2017). The socio-ecological model approach to understanding barriers and facilitators to the accessing of health services by sex workers: a systematic review. AIDS and Behavior, 21, 2412-2438.

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Modified Date: 28 Aug, 2023
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