Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau (KWNC) held a Scientific Research Achievement Conference, announcing three research projects sponsored by the Macao Foundation. The projects cover cognitive and friendly education for young people with dementia, strategies for the development of medical tourism in Macao, and the experiences of teachers and students in nursing simulation-based teaching. The aim is to provide scientific support for Macao's education, healthcare, and social development, contributing to the Special Administrative Region's ‘1+4’ economic diversification and the construction of a healthy Macao.
 
At the press conference, Assistant Professor Wu Jianwei's research project, ‘Construction and Practical Evaluation of a Cognitive and Friendly Education Indicator System for Youth with Dementia,’ successfully established the first indicator system focused on cognitive and friendly education for youth with dementia. The study invited 17 experts to participate in two rounds of Delphi method consultations, establishing a systematic educational programme comprising five core indicators, 17 secondary indicators, and 44 tertiary indicators. Through empirical research involving 225 students aged 15 to 24 from Macao and Shenzhen, the study validated significant improvements in participants' knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and willingness to assist regarding dementia. Assistant Professor Wu pointed out that this study responds to the objectives of the ‘Healthy Macao Blueprint’ and the priorities of the ‘Ten-Year Plan for Elderly Services’, laying the foundation for building a dementia-friendly community. It also successfully localised the ‘Adolescent Dementia Attitude Scale’ into Chinese for the first time, filling a gap in Chinese research tools.
 
Senior Assistant Researcher Tong Lai Kun led the study titled ‘Strategic Research on the Development of Medical Tourism in Macao: A Perspective Based on Nursing Humanism and Care,’ which focused on the development of medical tourism in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The study collected 1,134 valid questionnaires from residents and 1,234 from nurses, and conducted in-depth interviews with 49 respondents. The results showed that only 4.4% of respondents had participated in medical tourism in Macau, but 50.4% were willing to participate in overseas medical tourism. The study identified the following factors promoting medical tourism in Macao: high-quality medical services, convenient geographical location and transportation, comfortable environment, and language and cultural advantages. The barriers include inadequate market regulation, high costs, and insufficient follow-up services. Senior Assistant Researcher Tong suggested that the government improve medical tourism market regulation, strengthen follow-up treatment services, expand the scope of medical services, and optimise tourism-related services to support Macao's ‘1+4’ strategy for moderate economic diversification.
 
The results of the study ‘Simulation Teaching Experiences of Teachers and Students: A Mixed-Methods Study,’ led by Lecturer Li Yueyi. The study surveyed nursing teachers and students in China and Morocco, collecting 694 valid questionnaires from nursing teachers and 776 from nursing students, and conducting interviews with 57 teachers and students. The study found that predictive factors for the quality of simulation-based teaching among nursing teachers include core competencies of simulation instructors and AI literacy, while predictive factors for nursing students' satisfaction with simulation-based teaching include self-directed learning strategies, academic resilience, and teaching engagement. Lecturer Li suggested comprehensively enhancing the effectiveness of simulation-based teaching by improving students' learning abilities, strengthening AI literacy training for teachers, improving institutional facility configurations, and encouraging the industry to develop more simulation-based teaching resources that prioritise psychological safety.