
LIU Ting
【Education】
Doctor of Philosophy,The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Visiting Research Student, School of Nursing, The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Management, School of Nursing, Shandong University
【Professional Experiences】
2022/08~presnt, Associate professor, School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University
2020/09~2022/03,Postdoctoral Fellow, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
【Research Grants】
- Y. K. Pao Foundation Centre for Nursing Excellence in Chronic Illness Care “Experiential learning through the development and evaluation of evidence-based chronic illness care projects”(Hong Kong), Co-Investigator.2025.01-2026.12, 171,800 HKD. Ongoing.
- Youth Fund ofGuangdong Philosophy and Social Science Foundation, Principal Investigator. 2024.01-2027.12, 20,000 CNY. Ongoing.
- Youth Fund of Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province of China, Principal Investigator. 2023.11-2026.10, 100,000 CNY. Ongoing.
- Young Doctors' Sailing Program of Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangzhou, Principal Investigator. 2024.01-2025.12, 50,000 CNY. Ongoing.
- Regular Projectof Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province of China, Principal Investigator. 2023.07-2025.06, 10,000 CNY. Ongoing.
- Teaching Quality and Teaching Reform Project of Sun Yat-sen University, 2024, Subproject, Principal Investigator. 2024.01-2025.12, 10,000 CNY. Ongoing.
- Teaching Quality and Teaching Reform Project of Sun Yat-sen University, 2023, Subproject, Principal Investigator. 2023.01-2024.12, 10,000 CNY. Ongoing.
- General Research Fund of Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Co-Investigator.2023.01-2026.10, 1,143,900 HKD. Ongoing.
- Youth Fund ofGuangdong Philosophy and Social Science Foundation, Co-Investigator. 2022.01-2024.01, 50,000 CNY.
【Selected Publications】
- Zhang D, Xiong X, Ding HX, He XL, Li H, Yao YZ, Ma RS, Liu T*. Effectiveness of exercise-based interventions in preventing cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud.2025;163.
- Zhou S, Ma RS, Hu W, Hu R, Zou S, Cai D, Jiang Z, Ding HX, Liu T*. Voice as a Sensitive Omics Marker for Predicting Exercise Intensity: A Modelling Study. Front. Physiol. 2025.
- Chair SY, Wong FKY, Bryant-Lukosius D,Liu T*, Jokiniemi K. Construct validity of advanced practice nurse core competence scale: An exploratory factor analysis. BMC Nursing. 2023, 57.
- Liu T, Chen S, Mielke GI, McCarthy AL, Bailey TG. Effects of exercise on vasomotor symptoms in menopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Climacteric. 2022,29: 1-10.
- Liu T, Chan AWK, Chair SY. Group- plus home-based Tai Chi program improves functional health among patients with coronary heart disease: A randomized controlled trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022, 21(6): 597-611.
- Liu T,Chan AWK, Taylor-Piliae RE, Choi KC, Chair SY. Psychometric Properties of the Translated Tai Chi Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale for Chinese Adults with Coronary Heart Disease or Risk Factors. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021, 18(7):3651.
- Ma RS, Liu T*, Raymond SKW, Gao TY, Li MH, Choi SM, Yan H, Wen YX. Relationship among physical literacy, mental health, and resilience in college students. Front. Psychiatry. 2021, 12: 767804.
- Chair SY, Choi KC, Cao X, Cheng HY, Chau JPC, Liu T*, Chien WT. Association between household solid fuel use for cooking and sleep disturbance in rural China: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank data. Sleep Med. 2021,83: 13-20.
- Liu T*,Chair SY, Chan AW. Group- plus home-based Tai Chi program improves physical function and psychosocial well-being among patients with coronary heart disease. Circulation, 2020, 141 (Suppl 1), A27.
- Liu T,Chan AW, Liu YH, Taylor-Piliae RE. Effects of Tai Chi-based cardiac rehabilitation on aerobic endurance, psychosocial well-being, and cardiovascular risk reduction among patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2018,17(4):368-383.
- Huang Z, Liu T, Gao R, Chair SY. Effects of nurse-led self-care interventions on health outcomes among people with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs. 2024;33(4):1282-1294.
- Chair SY, Chien WT, Kendall S, Zang Y, Liu T, Choi KC. Effects of Telephone Consultation on Safety, Service Use, Patient Satisfaction, and Workload: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Telemed J E Health. 2024;30(2):364-380.
- Chair SY, Lo SWS, Cheng HY, Choi KC, Liu T, Wang Q, Sit JWH. Effects of a Theory-Based Educational Program on Health Behaviors and Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Among Overweight Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2024;39(1):79-87.
- Thapa D, Liu T, Yang C, Acharya SP, Tam HL, Chair SY. Identifying the barriers and facilitators to implementation of ventilator bundle in the nepalese intensive care unit: A descriptive qualitative study. Aust Crit Care. Published online July 14, 2023.
- Chair SY, Choi KC, Chong MS, Liu T, Chien WT. Household air pollution from solid fuel use and depression among adults in rural China: evidence from the China Kadoorie Biobank data. BMC Public Health. 2023;23(1):1081.
- Thapa D, Liu T, Chair SY. Multifaceted interventions likely to be more effective to increase adherence with care bundle interventions to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review of strategies to improve care bundle compliance. 2022. Intensive Crit. Care Nurs.
- Huang Z, Liu T, Chair SY. Effectiveness of nurse-led self-care interventions on self-care behaviors, self-efficacy, depression and illness perceptions in people with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022,132:104255. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104255.
- Chair SY, Chien WT, Liu T, Lam L, Cross W, Banik B, Rahman MA. Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Curr Psychol. 2021, 20:1-20. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02338-7.
- Chair SY, Chan JYW, Waye MMY, Liu T, Law BMH, Chien WT. Exploration of Potential Genetic Biomarkers for Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021, 18(11): 5904. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115904.
- Leung LY, Chan AW, Sit JW, Liu T, Taylor-Piliae RE. Tai Chi in Chinese adults with metabolic syndrome: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Med. 2019, 46:54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.07.008.
- Chan AWK, Tang FWK, Choi KC, Liu T, Taylor-Piliae RE. Clinical learning experiences of nursing students using an innovative clinical partnership model: A non-randomized controlled trial. Nurse Educ Today. 2018 Sep;68:121-127. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.06.001.
【Books/book chapters】
- Basic Skills and Clinical Thinking Training in Fundamentals of Nursing, Guangdong Science and Technology Press, 2024. Editor
【Honours and Awards】
- 2025, Guangdong Provincial Research Nursing Evaluation Selects “Research Nursing Talents”, Guangdong Nursing Association.
- 2025, Second Prize in Teachers' Competition, School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University
- 2020. Reaching out award 2019/20, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Scholarship Fund.
- 2019. Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence 2019-2020, CUHK
- 2019. Outstanding Academic Award for Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing 2019-20, CUHK
- 2019. Outstanding Paper Award, Hong Kong College of Gerontology
- 2019. Y.K. Pao Foundation Scholarship for Nursing Excellence in Chronic Illness Care
【Professional Affiliation Positions】
- Member and Secretary of Academic Working Committee, Guangdong Nursing Association
- Editor of Scientific Reports
- Review Editor of Frontier in Psychiatry
- Reviewers of International Journal of Nursing Studies, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advance, Nursing Plus, Scientific Reports, et.al


