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Associate Professor Xiang-Yu Hou

BMed, MMed, PhD

Associate Professor
Research Lead at Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health
Director of Research at Far West Local Health District NSW.

Phone

0411583835

Email

xiang-yu.hou@sydney.edu.au

Websites

Biographical details

Xiang-Yu (Janet 侯香玉) was trained as a medical doctor in China and an epidemiologist in Australia. She graduated with Bachelor of Medicine from Shandong University in China, Master of Medicine by research from Peking University in China, and a PhD from Queensland University of Technology in Australia.

Research interests

Rural Health;

Health Services Management;

Health Program Evaluation;

Social Epidemiology;

Clinical Epidemiology;

Mental Health.

Teaching and supervision

Epidemiology

Evidence-Based Medicine

Evidence-Based Practice

Current projects

Evaluation of an Extended Clinical Placement Program (ECPP) at Broken Hill NSW

Associations

Member of Australasia Epidemiology Association since 2008

Awards and honours

Vice Chancellor's Performance Award in international research development from QUT in 2015

Themes

Acute, critical and trauma care, Health care practice, Mental health

Keywords

Epidemiology, Evidence-based medicine, Health inequalities, Medical education, Public health

Approaches

Assessment/Evaluation, Epidemiology, Translational Research

International links

China

(Southeast University) Former PhD student

United Arab Emirates

(College of Medicine, University of Sharjah) former PhD student

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Book Chapters

Hou, X. (2012). Emergency Medicine in China. In Michael Blaivas (Eds.), Emergency Medicine. An International Perspective, (pp. 73-94). Croatia: IntechOpen.
Hou, X. (2011). The Impact of Globalisation on Health. In Mary Louise Fleming & Elizabeth Parker (Eds.), Introduction to Public Health Third Edition, (pp. 326-349). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier Australia.
Hou, X. (2008). The Impact of Globalisation on Health. In Mary Louise Fleming & Elizabeth Parker (Eds.), Introduction to Public Health Third Edition, (pp. 307-331). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier Australia.

Journals

Zhang, L., Hou, X., Liu, Y. (2025). Measuring Mental Health Service Accessibility for Indigenous Populations: a Systematic Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 12(1), 594-612. [More Information]
Fjaagesund, S., Graham, W., Jones, E., Ladhams, A., Sayers, M., Campbell, G., Hou, X., Ungureanu, M., Oprescu, F. (2024). Chiropractors in Multidisciplinary Teams: Enablers of Colocation Integration in GP-Led Primary Healthcare. Healthcare, 12(9), 926. [More Information]
Hou, X., Kander, Y., Bainbridge, R. (2024). How to Address Inequity for Indigenous Patients in the Australian Health System: Samuel’s Story. Reports on Global Health Research, 7(187), 1-4. [More Information]
Mahmoud, I., Sanjida, S., Schwenn, P., Hashem, I., Collin, H., Chu, K., Bainbridge, R., Hou, X. (2024). Incidence of Discharge Against Medical Advice in Queensland Hospital Emergency Departments Among Indigenous Patients from 2016 to 2021. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 11(6), 3326-3335. [More Information]
McCann, W., Hou, X., Stolic, S., Ireland, M. (2024). Managing psychological distress after cardiac surgery. MJA Insight, 4. [More Information]
Zhou, H., Kalembo, F., Nair, A., Lim, E., Hou, X., Ng, L. (2024). Unravelling Factors Shaping International Students’ Learning and Mental Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(1), 37. [More Information]
Fisher, O., Carroll, J., Shochet, I., Cockshaw, W., Hou, X. (2024). Using a Trans‑theoretical Approach to Identify Diferences in Determinants of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms and Mental Wellbeing Between Two Age Groups. Journal of Adult Development, 31, 197-205. [More Information]
Hou, X., Holzapfel, S., Sanjida, S., Bainbridge, R. (2023). An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Showcase Day from Brisbane Metro North Health: a personal reflection. Journal of Healthcare and Nursing Research, 5(1), 1-4. [More Information]
Hou, X., Bainbridge, R. (2023). Collective Responsibility for Indigenous Health: A Philosophical Inquiry. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 6(6), 1-5. [More Information]
Nam, T., Suwanbamrung, C., Dadras, O., Hou, X., Phu, D., Tin, P., Quang, H., Thuy, T., Ageru, T., Aekwarankoon, S., et al (2023). Exercise Motivation among Fitness Center Members: A Combined Qualitative and Q-Sorting Approach. Journal of Human, Earth, and Future, 4(3), 345-365. [More Information]
Walker, D., Moloney, C., SueSee, B., Sharples, R., Blackman, R., Long, D., Hou, X. (2023). Factors Influencing Medication Errors in the Prehospital Paramedic Environment: A Mixed Method Systematic Review. Prehospital Emergency Care, 27(5), 669-686. [More Information]
Chen, Y., Strodl, E., Hou, X., Wu, C., Chen, J., Huang, L., Yin, X., Wen, G., Sun, D., Xian, D., et al (2023). Parent-child interactions in early life mediating association between prenatal maternal stress and autistic-like behaviors among preschoolers. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 28(8), 2156-2168. [More Information]
McCann, W., Hou, X., Stolic, S., Ireland, M. (2023). Predictors of Psychological Distress among Post-Operative Cardiac Patients: A Narrative Review. Healthcare, 11(20), 2721. [More Information]
Ding, Y., Yingyan, L., Hou, X., Tian, Y., Du, W., Fan, L. (2022). Association of sensory impairment with healthcare use and costs among middle-aged and older adults in China. Public Health, 206, 20-28. [More Information]
Sanjida, S., Garvey, G., Ward, J., Bainbridge, R., Shakeshaft, A., Hadikusumo, S., Nelson, C., Thilakaratne, P., Hou, X. (2022). Indigenous Australians’ Experiences of Cancer Care: A Narrative Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16947. [More Information]
Yang, J., Strodl, E., Wu, C., Hou, X., Yin, X., Wen, G., Sun, D., Xian, D., Chen, J., Chen, J., et al (2022). Maternal exposure to cooking oil fumes during pregnancy and autistic‐like behaviors in Chinese preschoolers. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(49), 74688-74698. [More Information]
Wang, C., Wu, S., Nie, Y., Cui, G., Hou, X. (2022). Open-mindedness trait afects the development of intercultural communication competence in short-term overseas study programs: a mixed-method exploration. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 219. [More Information]
Wang, C., Wu, S., Nie, Y., Cui, G., Hou, X. (2022). Open-mindedness trait affects the development of intercultural communication competence in short-term overseas study programs: a mixed-method exploration. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 219. [More Information]
Fan, L., Hou, X., Liu, Y., Chen, S., Wang, Q., Du, W. (2021). Catastrophic Health Expenditure Associated With Frailty in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 9(718910), 1-10. [More Information]
Wang, C., Shakespeare-Finch, J., Dunne, M., Hou, X., Khawaja, N. (2021). How much can our universities do in the development of cultural intelligence? A cross-sectional study among health care students. Nurse Education Today, 103(104956). [More Information]
Wang, C., Hou, X., Khawaja, N., Dunne, M., Shakespeare-Finch, J. (2021). Improvement in the Cognitive Aspects of Cultural Competence after Short-Term Overseas Study Programs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 7102. [More Information]
Wang, J., Wang, Q., Hou, X., Chen, S., Guo, Z., Du, W., Fan, L. (2021). Spousal Concordance in the Development of Functional Limitations Among Married Adults in China. JAMA Network Open, 4(9), e2125577. [More Information]
He, G., Strodl, E., Chen, W., Liu, F., Hayixibayi, A., Hou, X. (2019). Interpersonal Conflict, School Connectedness and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: Moderation Effect of Gender and Grade Level. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(12), 2182. [More Information]
Fan, L., Lukin, B., Zhao, J., Sun, J., Dingle, K., Purtill, R., Tapp, S., Hou, X. (2018). Cost analysis of improving emergency care for aged care residents under a Hospital in the Nursing Home program in Australia. PloS One, 13(7), e0199879. [More Information]
Chu, K., Mahmoud, I., Hou, X., Winter, C., Jeffree, R., Brown, N., Brown, A. (2018). Incidence and outcome of subarachnoid haemorrhage in the general and emergency department populations in Queensland from 2010 to 2014. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30(4), 503-510. [More Information]
Li, J., Woodward, A., Hou, X., Zhu, T., Zhang, J., Broen, H., Yang, J., Qin, R., Gao, J., Gu, S., et al (2017). Modification of the effects of air pollutants on mortality by temperature: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 575, 1556-1570. [More Information]
Jun, H., Hou, X., Toloo, G., Fitzgerald, G. (2017). Patients' choice between public and private hospital emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 6(635), 642. [More Information]
Leske, S., Strodl, E., Hou, X. (2017). Predictors of dieting and non-dieting approaches among adults living in Australia. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 214. [More Information]
Lin, Q., Hou, X., Yin, X., Wen, G., Sun, D., Xian, D., Fan, L., Jiang, H., Jing, J., Jin, Y., et al (2017). Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Hyperactivity Behavior in Chinese Young Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1132. [More Information]
Barnard, A., Hou, X., Lukin, B. (2016). Director of nursing experiences of a hospital in the nursing home program in South East Queensland. Collegian, 23, 341-348. [More Information]
Lukin, B., Fan, L., Zhao, J., Sun, J., Dingle, K., Purtill, R., Tapp, S., Hou, X. (2016). Emergency department use among patients from residential aged care facilities under a Hospital in the Nursing Home scheme in public hospitals in Queensland Australia. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 7(3), 183-190. [More Information]
Fan, L., Hou, X., Zhao, J., Sun, J., Dingle, K., Purtill, R., Tapp, S., Lukin, B. (2016). Hospital in the Nursing Home program reduces emergency department presentations and hospital admissions from residential aged care facilities in Queensland, Australia: A quasi-experimental study. BMC Health Services Research, 16(46), 1-9. [More Information]
He, J., Toloo, G., Hou, X., Fitzgerald, G. (2016). Qualitative study of patients' choice between public and private hospital emergency departments. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28(2), 159-163. [More Information]
Zhong, S., Hou, X., Clark, M., Zang, Y., Wang, L., Xu, L., FitzGerald, G. (2014). Disaster resilience in tertiary hospitals: a cross-sectional survey in Shandong Province, Chin. BMC Health Services Research, 14(135), 1-10. [More Information]

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2025

Zhang, L., Hou, X., Liu, Y. (2025). Measuring Mental Health Service Accessibility for Indigenous Populations: a Systematic Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 12(1), 594-612. [More Information]

2024

Fjaagesund, S., Graham, W., Jones, E., Ladhams, A., Sayers, M., Campbell, G., Hou, X., Ungureanu, M., Oprescu, F. (2024). Chiropractors in Multidisciplinary Teams: Enablers of Colocation Integration in GP-Led Primary Healthcare. Healthcare, 12(9), 926. [More Information]
Hou, X., Kander, Y., Bainbridge, R. (2024). How to Address Inequity for Indigenous Patients in the Australian Health System: Samuel’s Story. Reports on Global Health Research, 7(187), 1-4. [More Information]
Mahmoud, I., Sanjida, S., Schwenn, P., Hashem, I., Collin, H., Chu, K., Bainbridge, R., Hou, X. (2024). Incidence of Discharge Against Medical Advice in Queensland Hospital Emergency Departments Among Indigenous Patients from 2016 to 2021. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 11(6), 3326-3335. [More Information]
McCann, W., Hou, X., Stolic, S., Ireland, M. (2024). Managing psychological distress after cardiac surgery. MJA Insight, 4. [More Information]
Zhou, H., Kalembo, F., Nair, A., Lim, E., Hou, X., Ng, L. (2024). Unravelling Factors Shaping International Students’ Learning and Mental Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(1), 37. [More Information]
Fisher, O., Carroll, J., Shochet, I., Cockshaw, W., Hou, X. (2024). Using a Trans‑theoretical Approach to Identify Diferences in Determinants of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms and Mental Wellbeing Between Two Age Groups. Journal of Adult Development, 31, 197-205. [More Information]

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2023

Hou, X., Holzapfel, S., Sanjida, S., Bainbridge, R. (2023). An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Showcase Day from Brisbane Metro North Health: a personal reflection. Journal of Healthcare and Nursing Research, 5(1), 1-4. [More Information]
Hou, X., Bainbridge, R. (2023). Collective Responsibility for Indigenous Health: A Philosophical Inquiry. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 6(6), 1-5. [More Information]
Nam, T., Suwanbamrung, C., Dadras, O., Hou, X., Phu, D., Tin, P., Quang, H., Thuy, T., Ageru, T., Aekwarankoon, S., et al (2023). Exercise Motivation among Fitness Center Members: A Combined Qualitative and Q-Sorting Approach. Journal of Human, Earth, and Future, 4(3), 345-365. [More Information]
Walker, D., Moloney, C., SueSee, B., Sharples, R., Blackman, R., Long, D., Hou, X. (2023). Factors Influencing Medication Errors in the Prehospital Paramedic Environment: A Mixed Method Systematic Review. Prehospital Emergency Care, 27(5), 669-686. [More Information]
Chen, Y., Strodl, E., Hou, X., Wu, C., Chen, J., Huang, L., Yin, X., Wen, G., Sun, D., Xian, D., et al (2023). Parent-child interactions in early life mediating association between prenatal maternal stress and autistic-like behaviors among preschoolers. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 28(8), 2156-2168. [More Information]
McCann, W., Hou, X., Stolic, S., Ireland, M. (2023). Predictors of Psychological Distress among Post-Operative Cardiac Patients: A Narrative Review. Healthcare, 11(20), 2721. [More Information]

show 3 more

2022

Ding, Y., Yingyan, L., Hou, X., Tian, Y., Du, W., Fan, L. (2022). Association of sensory impairment with healthcare use and costs among middle-aged and older adults in China. Public Health, 206, 20-28. [More Information]
Sanjida, S., Garvey, G., Ward, J., Bainbridge, R., Shakeshaft, A., Hadikusumo, S., Nelson, C., Thilakaratne, P., Hou, X. (2022). Indigenous Australians’ Experiences of Cancer Care: A Narrative Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16947. [More Information]
Yang, J., Strodl, E., Wu, C., Hou, X., Yin, X., Wen, G., Sun, D., Xian, D., Chen, J., Chen, J., et al (2022). Maternal exposure to cooking oil fumes during pregnancy and autistic‐like behaviors in Chinese preschoolers. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(49), 74688-74698. [More Information]
Wang, C., Wu, S., Nie, Y., Cui, G., Hou, X. (2022). Open-mindedness trait afects the development of intercultural communication competence in short-term overseas study programs: a mixed-method exploration. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 219. [More Information]
Wang, C., Wu, S., Nie, Y., Cui, G., Hou, X. (2022). Open-mindedness trait affects the development of intercultural communication competence in short-term overseas study programs: a mixed-method exploration. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 219. [More Information]

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2021

Fan, L., Hou, X., Liu, Y., Chen, S., Wang, Q., Du, W. (2021). Catastrophic Health Expenditure Associated With Frailty in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 9(718910), 1-10. [More Information]
Wang, C., Shakespeare-Finch, J., Dunne, M., Hou, X., Khawaja, N. (2021). How much can our universities do in the development of cultural intelligence? A cross-sectional study among health care students. Nurse Education Today, 103(104956). [More Information]
Wang, C., Hou, X., Khawaja, N., Dunne, M., Shakespeare-Finch, J. (2021). Improvement in the Cognitive Aspects of Cultural Competence after Short-Term Overseas Study Programs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 7102. [More Information]
Wang, J., Wang, Q., Hou, X., Chen, S., Guo, Z., Du, W., Fan, L. (2021). Spousal Concordance in the Development of Functional Limitations Among Married Adults in China. JAMA Network Open, 4(9), e2125577. [More Information]

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2019

He, G., Strodl, E., Chen, W., Liu, F., Hayixibayi, A., Hou, X. (2019). Interpersonal Conflict, School Connectedness and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: Moderation Effect of Gender and Grade Level. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(12), 2182. [More Information]

2018

Fan, L., Lukin, B., Zhao, J., Sun, J., Dingle, K., Purtill, R., Tapp, S., Hou, X. (2018). Cost analysis of improving emergency care for aged care residents under a Hospital in the Nursing Home program in Australia. PloS One, 13(7), e0199879. [More Information]
Chu, K., Mahmoud, I., Hou, X., Winter, C., Jeffree, R., Brown, N., Brown, A. (2018). Incidence and outcome of subarachnoid haemorrhage in the general and emergency department populations in Queensland from 2010 to 2014. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30(4), 503-510. [More Information]

2017

Li, J., Woodward, A., Hou, X., Zhu, T., Zhang, J., Broen, H., Yang, J., Qin, R., Gao, J., Gu, S., et al (2017). Modification of the effects of air pollutants on mortality by temperature: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 575, 1556-1570. [More Information]
Jun, H., Hou, X., Toloo, G., Fitzgerald, G. (2017). Patients' choice between public and private hospital emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 6(635), 642. [More Information]
Leske, S., Strodl, E., Hou, X. (2017). Predictors of dieting and non-dieting approaches among adults living in Australia. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 214. [More Information]
Lin, Q., Hou, X., Yin, X., Wen, G., Sun, D., Xian, D., Fan, L., Jiang, H., Jing, J., Jin, Y., et al (2017). Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Hyperactivity Behavior in Chinese Young Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1132. [More Information]

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2016

Barnard, A., Hou, X., Lukin, B. (2016). Director of nursing experiences of a hospital in the nursing home program in South East Queensland. Collegian, 23, 341-348. [More Information]
Lukin, B., Fan, L., Zhao, J., Sun, J., Dingle, K., Purtill, R., Tapp, S., Hou, X. (2016). Emergency department use among patients from residential aged care facilities under a Hospital in the Nursing Home scheme in public hospitals in Queensland Australia. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 7(3), 183-190. [More Information]
Fan, L., Hou, X., Zhao, J., Sun, J., Dingle, K., Purtill, R., Tapp, S., Lukin, B. (2016). Hospital in the Nursing Home program reduces emergency department presentations and hospital admissions from residential aged care facilities in Queensland, Australia: A quasi-experimental study. BMC Health Services Research, 16(46), 1-9. [More Information]
He, J., Toloo, G., Hou, X., Fitzgerald, G. (2016). Qualitative study of patients' choice between public and private hospital emergency departments. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28(2), 159-163. [More Information]

show 1 more

2014

Zhong, S., Hou, X., Clark, M., Zang, Y., Wang, L., Xu, L., FitzGerald, G. (2014). Disaster resilience in tertiary hospitals: a cross-sectional survey in Shandong Province, Chin. BMC Health Services Research, 14(135), 1-10. [More Information]

2012

Hou, X. (2012). Emergency Medicine in China. In Michael Blaivas (Eds.), Emergency Medicine. An International Perspective, (pp. 73-94). Croatia: IntechOpen.

2011

Hou, X. (2011). The Impact of Globalisation on Health. In Mary Louise Fleming & Elizabeth Parker (Eds.), Introduction to Public Health Third Edition, (pp. 326-349). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier Australia.

2008

Hou, X. (2008). The Impact of Globalisation on Health. In Mary Louise Fleming & Elizabeth Parker (Eds.), Introduction to Public Health Third Edition, (pp. 307-331). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier Australia.

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