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Iris Chi is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States and specializes in social sciences and psychology. Their research spans multiple areas within these fields, including sociology and political science, general health professions, health, clinical psychology, and demography.

The scientist's work predominantly focuses on topics related to health disparities and outcomes, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, geriatric care and nursing homes, dementia and cognitive impairment research, family support in illness, grief, bereavement, and mental health, as well as migration, health, and trauma.

Frequent coauthors of Iris Chi include:

  • Shinyi Wu
  • Weiyu Mao
  • Mandong Liu
  • Kexin Yu
  • Bei Wu

Iris Chi has contributed significantly to several publication venues, with the most publications found in:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Research on Aging
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Some notable recent papers by Iris Chi include:

  • Internet Use and Loneliness of Older Adults Over Time: The Mediating Effect of Social Contact, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Caregiving Burden Among Caregivers of People With Dementia Through the Lens of Intersectionality, 2021, The Gerontologist
  • Investigating Risk Factors for Falls among Community-Dwelling Older Adults According to WHO's Risk Factor Model for Falls, 2020, The journal of nutrition health & aging
  • Effectiveness of Dance-Based Interventions on Depression for Persons With MCI and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Importance of Activity Engagement and Neighborhood to Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Americans, 2020, Research on Aging

Best Publications

  • Incidence and predictors of falls in the chinese elderly.

    Leung-Wing Chu;I. Chi;A. Y. Chiu

  • Social Support and Depression among Elderly Chinese People in Hong Kong

    Iris Chi;Kee-Lee Chou

  • Successful aging among the young-old, old-old, and oldest-old Chinese.

    Kee-Lee Chou;Iris Chi

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to reduce depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Zhenggang Bai;Shiga Luo;Luyao Zhang;Sijie Wu

  • The prevalence of depressive symptoms and predisposing factors in an elderly Chinese population.

    J. Woo;S. C. Ho;J. Lau;Y. K. Yuen

  • Prevalence of dementia in Chinese elderly in Hong Kong

    H.F.K. Chiu;L.C.W. Lam;I. Chi;T. Leung

  • Use of physical restraints and antipsychotic medications in nursing homes: a cross-national study.

    Zhanlian Feng;John P. Hirdes;John P. Hirdes;Trevor F. Smith;Harriet Finne-Soveri

  • The SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) pandemic in Hong Kong: Effects on the subjective wellbeing of elderly and younger people

    Anna L. D. Lau;Iris Chi;Robert A. Cummins;M. C. Tatia Lee

  • Elderly suicide in Hong Kong--a case-controlled psychological autopsy study.

    H. F. K. Chiu;P. S. F. Yip;I. Chi;S. Chan

  • A randomized controlled trial of a specific reminiscence approach to promote the well-being of nursing home residents with dementia

    Claudia K. Y. Lai;Iris Chi;Jeanie Kayser-Jones

  • Stressful life events and depressive symptoms: social support and sense of control as mediators or moderators?

    Kee Lee Chou;Iris Chi

  • Self-rated economic condition and the health of elderly persons in Hong Kong

    Y.H Cheng;I Chi;K.W Boey;L.S.F Ko

  • Prevalence of depression and its correlates in Hong Kong's Chinese older adults

    Iris Chi;Paul S.F. Yip;Helen F.K. Chiu;Kee Lee Chou

  • Nursing homes in China.

    Leung-Wing Chu;Leung-Wing Chu;Iris Chi

  • Living alone and depression in Chinese older adults

    K.-L. Chou;A. H. Y. Ho;I. Chi

  • Effect of Tai Chi on depressive symptoms amongst Chinese older patients with depressive disorders: a randomized clinical trial

    Kee Lee Chou;Peter W. H. Lee;Edwin C. S. Yu;Duncan Macfarlane

  • Prevalence and correlates of depression in Chinese oldest-old.

    Kee Lee Chou;Iris Chi

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of music therapy for the older adults with depression.

    K. Zhao;Z.G. Bai;A. Bo;I. Chi

  • A prevalence study of suicide ideation among older adults in Hong Kong SAR

    Paul S. F. Yip;Iris Chi;Helen Chiu;Kwan Chi Wai

  • Comparison Between Elderly Chinese Living Alone and Those Living with Others

    Kee-Lee Chou;Iris Chi

  • Determinants of life satisfaction in Hong Kong Chinese elderly: A longitudinal study

    K.-L. Chou;I. Chi

  • Attempted suicide in elderly Chinese persons: a multi-group, controlled study.

    Joshua Tsoh;Helen F.K. Chiu;Paul R. Duberstein;Sandra S.M. Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kee Lee Chou
Kee Lee Chou Education University of Hong Kong
Merril Silverstein
Merril Silverstein Syracuse University
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sheung-Tak Cheng
Sheung-Tak Cheng Education University of Hong Kong
Tatia M.C. Lee
Tatia M.C. Lee University of Hong Kong
Helen F.K. Chiu
Helen F.K. Chiu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paula S. Nurius
Paula S. Nurius University of Washington
Helene H. Fung
Helene H. Fung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California
Che Hin Chetwyn Chan
Che Hin Chetwyn Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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