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Pengfei Wang
PhD Student

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Biography

Pengfei is currently under the supervision of Professor Peter Coventry and Dr Mariya Geneshka to explore the longitudinal associations between different environmental factors (natural, built, and social environments) and mental health, using datasets including UK Biobank, with a focus on older adults. Based on these findings, Pengfei aims to provide recommendations for relevant policies and interventions to improve the well-being of older adults.

Pengfei completed her master's research degree in School of Public Health, Fudan University, where her research focused on the relationship between residential greenness and the mental and cognitive health of older adults.  She also worked as a part-time research assistant in Department of Social Work, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, focusing on mental health and influencing factors among older adults.

Pengfei has experience in epidemiological research on the mental health of older adults.

Qualifications

  • MSc Social Medicine and Health Management (Fudan University)
  • BSc Information Management and Information System (Anhui Medical University)

Research

Overview

Pengfei's research interest lies in exploring the environmental factors that affect mental health, which can provide recommendations for preventing and treating mental disorders from the perspective of improving living environments, ultimately enhancing the health and well-being of the population.

Research group(s)

Publications

Selected publications

  • Wang, P., Wang, M., Shan, J., Liu, X., Jing, Y., Zhu, H., Zheng, G., Peng, W., & Wang, Y. (2024). Association between residential greenness and depression symptoms in Chinese community-dwelling older adults. Environmental research, 243, 117869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.11786

  • Wang, P., Yang, T., Peng, W., Wang, M., Chen, X., Yang, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, Y., Wang, F., Sun, S., Ruan, Y., Ding, Y., Yao, Y., & Wang, Y. (2024). Effects of a multicomponent intervention with cognitive training and lifestyle guidance for older adults at risk of dementia: a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 85(2), 23m15112. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.23m15112

  • Wang, P., Xiong, J., Zheng, J., Chai, C., & Wang, Y. (2023). Perceived social support and depression among people living with HIV in China: roles of stigma and adherence self-efficacy. BMC psychiatry, 23(1), 544. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04997-1

  • Li, X*., Wang, P*., Jiang, Y., Yang, Y., Wang, F., Yan, F., Li, M., Peng, W., & Wang, Y. (2024). Physical activity and health-related quality of life in older adults: depression as a mediator. BMC geriatrics, 24(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04452-6

  • Peng, M. M., Liang, Z., & Wang, P. (2024). Lifestyle factors, physical health, and life satisfaction under different changes in depressive symptoms among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: A longitudinal analysis. The International journal of social psychiatry, 70(6), 1062–1074. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640241255573

  • Jing, Y., Wang, W., Peng, W., Wang, M., Chen, X., Liu, X., Wang, P., Yan, F., Yang, Y., Wang, X., Sun, S., Ruan, Y., & Wang, Y. (2023). Social support and cognitive function in Chinese older adults who experienced depressive symptoms: is there an age difference? Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 15, 1175252. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1175252

  • Ren, R., Qi, J., Lin, S., Liu, X., Yin, P., Wang, Z., Tang, R., Wang, J., Huang, Q., Li, J., Xie, X., Hu, Y., Cui, S., Zhu, Y., Yu, X., Wang, P., Zhu, Y., Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Hu, Y., … Wang, G. (2022). The China Alzheimer Report 2022. General psychiatry, 35(1), e100751. https://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2022-100751

  • Wang, P., Jing, Y., Zhang, Y., Chen, Y., Liu, X., & Wang, Y. (2023). Influencing factors and adherence of antiretroviral therapy among HIV/AIDS patients in Jing'an District, Shanghai. Chinese journal of AIDS & STD, 29(05), 529-533. https://doi.org/10.13419/j.cnki.aids.2023.05.07

  • Wang, P., Liu X., Yang, T., Ruan, Y., Sun, S., Yang, Y., & Wang, Y. (2023). Analysis of the prevalence and influencing factors of mild cognitive impairment among the older adults in Hongkou District, Shanghai. Chinese journal of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, 6(02), 97-103. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.2096-5516.2023.02.002

External activities

Invited talks and conferences

  • Effects of a Multicomponent Intervention in Community-dwelling Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Normal Cognition: A Randomized Controlled Trial.2022.17th World Congress on Alzheimer's and Dementia. (presentation)

  • Analysis of the Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Mild Cognitive Impairment among the Older Adults who Lost their Only Child in Hongkou District, Shanghai. 2023. The 8th Chinese Congress of Geriatrics and 20th Conference of Chinese Geriatrics Society. (communication)

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Pengfei Wang
PhD Student