Kevin TT Luk

Assistant Professor @NUSnursing. Research focuses on tobacco control, lifestyle intervention & digital health

[HKU Nursing @hku_son]

Congrats to Prof @kelvinmpwang and team (@DerekCheungHKU, @TT_Luk , #XiaoyunXie, #MengyaoLi) for receiving the Silver #Award at the 51st International Exhibition of #Inventions of #Geneva for the project “#GenAI #Chatbot for personalised #smoking #cessation #behavioral support”.

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

Mobile chat messaging for relapse prevention increased biochemically validated 6-month abstinence by 30% vs text messaging among adults who recently quit smoking in a randomized clinical trial.

https://t.co/hqCJda2VWc

[HKU Nursing @hku_son]

Dr @TT_Luk commented that the 15th "Quit to Win" campaign exemplifies the power of cross-sectoral collaboration on multiple levels - between academia, institutional level, etc. #smokingcessation

HKUMED - NurseLetter https://t.co/2vAAeat9lh

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

RCT: Personalized telephone counseling plus instant messaging guided by mobile health profiling of ecological momentary assessments may be a useful supplement for smokers who are unwilling to use smoking cessation aids. https://t.co/SwFfZhabfC @TT_Luk

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

Higher levels of engagement with a chat-based smoking cessation intervention were associated with greater biochemically validated tobacco abstinence. https://t.co/QaFlSbS9d3

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

Mobile chat-based instant messaging support for alcohol reduction, in addition to an nurse-led alcohol brief intervention, was effective in reducing alcohol consumption in university students in Hong Kong at risk of alcohol use disorder. https://t.co/79mlG3vOho

[Edmond Choi, Ph.D, FHEA, FRSPH, FAAN @EdmondChoiHKU]

Induction Ceremony 2023.
Happy to see all new and old faces and Welcome all new inductees 🫶🏻
@SigmaNursing @Sigma_Asia

[HKU Medicine @hkumed]

“Legislating for a total ban on tobacco will help implement effective short-term control measures such as raising tobacco tax and expanding statutory no smoking areas… for a healthier future,” said Prof CS Lau, Dean of Medicine.

For more: https://t.co/XN7LdKawO7

[TID @TIDJournal]

This study compares the effectiveness of communicating #smokingrelated #COVID19 risk with generic cessation support on abstinence.
- By Weng, X. et al. ||
- At @TIDJournal - @EurPublishing
DOI: https://t.co/oIJDz0vMOX

[Edmond Choi, Ph.D, FHEA, FRSPH, FAAN @EdmondChoiHKU]

Thank you @hkumed for organizing the Friday Happy Hour gathering! It was great to unwind with my #nursing buddies @hku_son and network with colleagues from the Faculty. #HappyHour #Networking

[Tobacco Control @TC_BMJ]

Latest News: Cross sectional study with people who smoke daily in Hong Kong found participants to be motivational hardening, but not dependence hardening. https://t.co/wwZ94wv4Qf @TT_Luk

[TID @TIDJournal]

Favorable changes in #smoking-related practices, were associated with a quit attempt & smoking reduction.
- By @PollyZeng, @TT_Luk, @kelvinmpwang, @hrmrlth
et al. ||
- At @TIDJournal - @EurPublishing
DOI: https://t.co/9Y7PAlpRrt

[JMIR Publications @jmirpub]

New in JMIR: Efficacy, #Usability #UX, and Acceptability of a Chatbot for Promoting #COVID19 #coronavirus #Vaccination in Un#Vaccinated or Booster-Hesitant Young Adults: Pre-Post Pilot #Study https://t.co/1rKHcqq4O2

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Using tobacco products can increase your chance of getting #COVID19

❗️Bringing your👐to your👄can transfer the virus into your body
❗️Sharing tobacco products can transmit the virus between people
❗️Tobacco weakens your respiratory system making you more vulnerable to the virus

[HKU Nursing @hku_son]

Congrats to @KelvinW95143430 & team (@hrmrlth & Dr Daniel Ho, @HKU_SPH; @derektakcheung, @TT_Luk & Dr Socrates Wu, @hku_son) for the Faculty #KnowledgeExchange Award 2022 by @hkumed, @HKUniversity for the project “Saving Our Next Generation from #Tobacco & #Nicotine #Addiction”.

[Kelvin Wang @kelvinmpwang]

Mobile gaming affected sleep quality in university students. https://t.co/Dbt5rEG9HB @hku_son @hkumed

[HKU Nursing @hku_son]

@hku_son & @HKU_SPH of @hkumed developed a Brief #Intervention on Smoking Cessation toolkit with the HKSAR Dept of Health to help #healthcare providers deliver brief #smokingcessation support in their every day #practice. Details: https://t.co/MGErqsC7Yp

[Society for the Study of Addiction @SSA_Addiction]

Mobile chat messaging for preventing smoking relapse amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot randomized controlled trial https://t.co/dSJ8XCgg8m

[Kelvin Wang @kelvinmpwang]

Mobile chat messaging for preventing smoking relapse amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot randomized controlled trial https://t.co/Skf0laiv6W @hku_son @HKU_SPH @hkumed

[HKU Medicine @hkumed]

"Becoming a father is a life-changing event that can enhance expectant fathers’ awareness of the health hazards of smoking to themselves as well as their beloved ones," said @KelvinW95143430 of @hku_son on his research into smoking cessation for dads-to-be
https://t.co/dhiSx5kS1z