Name Prof CHENG Lai Sheung Winnie
Title Professor of Practice
Address A630
Telephone 3702 4434
Email wcheng@sfu.edu.hk
School S.K. Yee School of Health Sciences

Biography

Having previously served as a clinical nurse specializing in community nursing in Hong Kong, Professor Cheng embarked on her teaching career in 2008. She has assumed various senior positions in higher education, including School Principal of Caritas Medical Centre, Head of Department of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Tung Wah College, and Associate Dean of School of Nursing at Tung Wah College. Professor Cheng's research interests include stress reduction, mental well-being, gerontology, and nursing education.

Education 

Professional Qualifications 

Teaching

Research Projects

  1. PI, Departmental Research Fund, School of Nursing, Tung Wah College (HK$29,500), "Stress experienced and perceived by nursing students", 2013-2014.
  2. PI, College Research Grant, Tung Wah College (HK$41,733), "Stress, psychological well-being and coping strategies among the final year nursing students in Hong Kong", 2017/2018.
  3. PI, School Research Grant, Tung Wah College (HK$30,000), "Development of a cognitively stimulating leisure program for older adults with mild cognitive impairment", 2018/2019.
  4. Co-I, School Research Fund. Tung Wah College (HK$30,000), "Factors associated with self-directed learning among undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review", 2018/2019.
  5. PI, College Research Grant, Tung Wah College (HK$130,000), "The efficacy of a group-based music imagery programme—A randomized controlled trial" 2020/2021.
  6. Project Leader, Education Bureau (HK$1.76M; 2021), "Pilot Project on the Development of Applied Degree Programmes", 2020/2021.
  7. Co-I, Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) (04/QESS/2022). (HK$2,118,000), "Enhancing the student's job-readiness by developing an electronic teaching and learning kit (e-JR kit) with industry involvement", 2021/2022
  8. PI, Faculty Development Scheme (FDS) of the Research Grants Council. (UGC/FDS17(11)/H03/22, (HK$748,382), "Effect of Music Breathing, a programme based on mindful breathing and music therapy for promoting sense of coherence in young people: A randomized controlled trial", 2021/2022.
  9. Co-I, College Research Grant, Tung Wah College (HK$130,000; Project No.: CRG2022/07), "Fostering Creativity and Technology Literacy with Challenge-Based Learning in Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study", 2022/2023.
  10. PI, Institutional Strategic Grant (ISG), Saint Francis University (HK$900,350); project no. ISG230111), "Development and Evaluation of a Chatbot with CALMO to Enhance Clinical Learning in Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Mixed-Methods Study," 2024/2025
  11. PI, Institutional Development Grant (IDG), Saint Francis University (HK$100,000); project no. IDG250102), "The role of self-compassion in caregivers burden and psychological health in caring in family caregivers of older adults: A cross-sectional study," 2025/2026
  12. Co-I, Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS), HK$2,400,000, Development and evaluation of a GenAI-enhanced career and resilience app: Reducing job-related stress and anxiety among Hong Kong healthcare students, 1 /1/2026 – 31 /12/ 2028

Selected Publications

  1. Winnie Lai Sheung CHENG, and Lok-Yiu HO. (2026). Examining the Role of General Self-Efficacy on the Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Medication Adherence Among Community-Living Older People with Chronic Diseases in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study. Geriatric Nursing.
  2. Tang, A.C.Y., Lee, R.L.-T., Lee, P.H., Cheng, W.L.S., Chan, S., Guo, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Wongchaiya, P. and Suen, L.K.P. (2026), Association Among Self-Compassion, Resilience, Positive Mental Health and Risk of Gaming Disorder in 18–30 Year Old Population in China and Thailand: A Cross-Regional Study. Nurs Open, 13: e70353. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70353
  1. Tang, A. C., Kwan, R. Y., Wong, E. M., & Cheng, W. L. (2025). How gacha gaming and life quality shape problem gambling risk: Insights from a cross-sectional study using Hong Kong-based online survey of young adults. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 1663328. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1663328
  2. Winnie Lai Sheung CHENG, Anson Chui Yan TANG, and Katherine Siu Lai Sheung (2024). Examining the Effects of Moral Distress, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout on Intention to Leave Among Nursing Students in Hong Kong: a Cross-Sectional Study. Applied Nursing Research, 80, 151861.
  1. Anson Chui Yan TANG, Lorna Kwai Ping SUEN, Julia Sze Wing WONG, Shun CHAN, Kevin Kar Ho LUK, Rick Yiu Cho KWAN, Winnie Lai Sheung CHENG (2024). Preliminary Effect of Challenge-Based Learning on Fostering Nursing Students' Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Community Health Care Settings, Teaching and Learning in Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2024.06.001
  2. Cheng, W. L. S., and Wong, L. L. K. (2023). Effect of a group-based music imagery program on promoting coping resources among undergraduate students: a pilot randomized control trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1257863. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1257863
  3. Cheng, W.LS., Tang, A.CY., Tsang, M.CM. et al.(2023). Effect of music breathing, a program based on mindful breathing and music listening therapy for promoting sense of coherence in young people: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 24, 662 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07645-x
  4. Cheng WLS, Chow PPK, Wong FMF and Ho MM. (2023). Associations among stressors, perceived stress, and psychological distress in nursing students: a mixed methods longitudinal study of a Hong Kong sample. Front. Psychol. 14:1234354. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1234354
  5. Tang, A. C. Y., Cheng, W. L. S., Wong, J. S. W., Luk, K. K. H., Kwan, R. Y. C., & Suen, L. K. P. (2023). Improving multidisciplinary collaboration among baccalaureate nursing students with Challenge-Based Learning: A quasi-experimental study in Hong Kong samples. Science Talks, 6, 100175.
  6. Lee, R.L.T.; Chien, W.T.; Stubbs, M.; Cheng, W.L.S.; Chiu, D.C.S.; Fung, K.H.K.; Cheng, H.Y.; Chong, Y.Y.; Tang, A.C.Y. (2022).Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Healthcare Professionals and Community Stakeholders in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study.  J. Environ. Res. Public Health19, 14499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114499
  7. Cheng, W.L.S.; Young, P.M.C.; Luk, K.K.H. (2022). Moderating Role of Coping Style on the Relationship between Stress and Psychological Well-Being in Hong Kong Nursing Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 11822. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811822
  8. Cheng, W.L.S.; Kwong, E.W.Y.; Lee, R.L.T.; Tang, A.C.Y.; Wong, L.L.K. (2022). Compliance with Standard Precaution and Its Relationship with Views on Infection Control and Prevention Policy among Chinese University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 5327. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph19095327
  9. Cheng, W.L.S. et al. (2022). Factors Influencing Nursing Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Urinary Incontinence. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 49(2):168-173.
  10. Cheng, W.L.S. (2021). Roles of Knowledge and Attitude in the Willingness of Nursing Students to Care for Older Adults in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, no. 15: 7757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157757
  11. Tang, A. C. Y., Kwong, E. W. Y., Chen, L., & Cheng, W. L. S. (2021). Associations between demographic characteristics, perceived threat, perceived stress, coping responses and adherence to COVID‐19 prevention measures among Chinese healthcare students. Journal of advanced nursing. 00:1–13.DOI: 10.1111/jan.14889
  12. Wong, F. M. F., Tang, A. C. Y., & Cheng, W. L. S. (2021). Factors associated with self-directed learning among undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 104,
  13. Cheng, W. L. S. et al. (2020). Effects of Senior Simulation Suit Programme on nursing students' attitudes towards older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Nurse Education Today, 88, 104330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104330
  14. Cheng, W.L.S. (2018). The effects of mutual goal-setting practice in older adults with chronic illness. Geriatric Nursing. 39 (2): 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.07.007
  15. Cheng, W.L.S. (2016). Application of Challenge-Based Learning in nursing education. Nurse Education Today, 44, 130-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.05.026
  16. Cheng, W.L.S & Lai, C.K.Y. (2010). Satisfaction Scale for Community Nursing: development and validation. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66 (10), 2331-40. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05373.x

Community Participation and Achievement/ Public Service/ External Relations

Editorial Board member

Reviewer Board member

Review editor

Reviewer (Peer-reviewed journal)

Member, Education Committee, The Nursing Council of Hong Kong (2015- 2023)

Honorary Professor, Faculty of medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology (September 2024 - August 2026)

Awards

Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing, National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, US


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