Dr Mengting Zhu
Research Fellow
ORCID: 0009-0004-6271-6036
Mengting is a Research Fellow in the Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research, specialising in individual participant data meta-analysis. Mengting completed a PhD in Public Health at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2023 and has contributed to more than ten studies across pain management, hypertension, mental health, digital health interventions, HIV and cancer.
Mengting’s research experience includes systematic reviews and meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, cross-sectional surveys, and epidemiological modelling. Expertise spans study design and implementation, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Quantitative methods form the foundation of Mengting’s work, with experience in regression modelling, meta-analysis, discrete choice modelling, and latent statistical models.
Mengting maintains a strong interest in complex intervention development and evaluation, as well as evidence synthesis to support health policy and practice.
Recent Publications
Zhu M, Wong SY, Zhong CC, et al. Which type and dosage of mindfulness-based interventions Significantly are most effective for chronic pain? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2025;191:112061.
Zhu M, Mo PKH, Wang K, et al. Willingness to pay and preferences for mindfulness-based interventions among patients with chronic low back pain in the Hong Kong public healthcare sector. Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2025;31(2):108-118.
Zhu M, Dong D, Lo HH, et al. Patient preferences in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments. Pain. 2023;164(4):675-89.
Zhu M, Rabago D, Chung VC-H, et al. Effects of Hypertonic Dextrose Injection (Prolotherapy) in Lateral Elbow Tendinosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2022;103(11):2209-18.
Zhu M, Guo Y, Li Y, et al. HIV-related stigma and quality of life in people living with HIV and depressive symptoms: indirect effects of positive coping and perceived stress. AIDS Care. 2020;32(8):1030-5.
Zhu M, Cai W, Li L, et al. Mediators of Intervention Effects on Depressive Symptoms Among People Living With HIV: Secondary Analysis of a Mobile Health Randomized Controlled Trial Using Latent Growth Curve Modelling. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019;7(11):e15489.
Lee EK-P, Zhu M, Chan DC-C, et al. Comparing effect of definition of diurnal periods by diary, fixed periods, and actigraphy on ambulatory blood pressure parameters in a Chinese population. Journal of Hypertension. 2022;40(9):1815-21. (co-first author).
Lee EKP, Zhu M, Chan DCC, et al. Comparative accuracies of automated and manual office blood pressure measurements in a Chinese population. Hypertension Research. 2021;45(2):324-32.
Fong HPY, Zhu M, Rabago DP, et al. Effectiveness of hypertonic dextrose injection (prolotherapy) in plantar fasciopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2023; 104(11):1941-1953.e9.
Lo HH, Zhu M, Zou Z, et al. Immersive and nonimmersive virtual reality–assisted active training in chronic musculoskeletal pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2024;26:e48787.
Xie L, Zhang S, Xin M, Zhu M, et al. Electronic health literacy and health-related outcomes among older adults: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine. 2022;157:106997.
Li Y, Guo Y, Hong YA, Zeng Y, Monroe-Wise A, Zeng C, Zhu M, Zhang H, Qiao J, Xu Z, Cai W, Li L, Liu C. Dose-Response Effects of Patient Engagement on Health Outcomes in an mHealth Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022;10(1):e25586.
Lee EKP, Poon P, Yip BHK, Bo Y, Zhu M, et al. Global Burden, Regional Differences, Trends, and Health Consequences of Medication Nonadherence for Hypertension During 2010 to 2020: A Meta-Analysis Involving 27 million Patients. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022;11(17).
Zeng Y, Guo Y, Ho RTH, Zhu M, et al. Positive Coping as a Mediator of Mobile Health Intervention Effects on Quality of Life Among People Living With HIV: Secondary Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trial Run4Love. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2022;24(2):e25948.
Li Y, Guo Y, Hong YA, Zeng C, Zeng Y, Zhang H, Zhu M, Qiao J, Cai W, Li L, Liu C. Mediating Effects of Stigma and Depressive Symptoms in a Social Media-Based Intervention to Improve Long-term Quality of Life Among People Living With HIV: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021;23(11):e27897.
Xu H, Guo Y, Zeng Y, Li Y, Zhu M, et al. 1511CIMmH, An mHealth Comprehensive Intervention Model for Esophageal Cancer Patients: A Multi-center RCT Protocol. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2021;50(Supplement_1).
Cheng C, Ho RTH, Guo Y, Zhu M, et al. Development and Feasibility of a Mobile Health-Supported Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIMmH) for Improving the Quality of Life of Patients with Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy: Prospective, Single-Arm, Nonrandomized Pilot Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;22(8):e18946.
Guo Y, Hong YA, Cai W, Li L, Hao Y, Qiao J, Xu Z, Zhang H, Zeng C, Liu C, Li Y, Zhu M, Zeng Y, Penedo FJ. Effect of a WeChat-Based Intervention (Run4Love) on Depressive Symptoms Among People Living With HIV in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;22(2):e16715.
Guo Y, Cheng C, Zeng Y, Li Y, Zhu M, Yang W, Xu H, Li X, Leng J, Monroe-Wise A, Wu S. Mental Health Disorders and Associated Risk Factors in Quarantined Adults During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China: Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;22(8):e20328.
Zeng Y, Guo Y, Li L, Hong YA, Li Y, Zhu M, Zeng C, Zhang H, Cai W, Liu C, Wu S, Chi P, Monroe-Wise A, Hao Y, Ho RTH. Relationship Between Patient Engagement and Depressive Symptoms Among People Living With HIV in a Mobile Health Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2020;8(10):e20847.
Li Y, Guo Y, Hong YA, Zhu M, et al. Mechanisms and Effects of a WeChat-Based Intervention on Suicide Among People Living with HIV and Depression: Path Model Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2019;21(11):e14729. (co-first author).
Guo Y, Hong YA, Qiao J, Xu Z, Zhang H, Zeng C, Cai W, Li L, Liu C, Li Y, Zhu M, Harris NA, Yang C. Run4Love, a mHealth (WeChat-based) intervention to improve mental health of people living with HIV: a randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(1).