Geriatric Nursing; Chronic Disease Management; Health Behavior Promotion; Implementation Science

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Optimization Strategies to Improve Exercise Adherence Among Frail Older Adults Based on Peer Navigation, No. 82404388,  PI

2. Humanities and Social Science Department of the Ministry of Education Planning Fund: Construction and Risk Stratification Management of a Machine-Learning-Based Frailty Risk Prediction Model for Pre-Frail Older Adults in Nursing Homes, No. 23YJCZH314,  PI

3. Social Science Foundation of Shandong Province: Construction and Empirical Study of a Multidimensional Exercise Adherence Intervention Strategy for Frail Older Adults in Nursing Homes Based on the TTM Model, No. 21DSHJ05,  PI

4. Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province: Implementation science research on Nudge Strategies to Promote Routine Exercise Among Frail Older Adults in Nursing Homes from the Perspective of Organizational Behavior, No. ZR2024MG038, Co-PI

5. Higher Education Research Project of Anhui Province : Study on Frailty and Their Role in Advance Care Planning Based on a Precision Health Model in Nursing Science, No. 2024AH050977, Co-PI

6. National Key R&D Program: Knowledge Base and Self-Management Methods for Older adults’ Health in the Context of Omnimedia, No. 2020YFC2008802, Co-PI

7. Study on Strategies to Improve the Home-Based Palliative Care Service Capacity of Primary Healthcare Providers within Medical Consortia, Social Science Foundation of Shandong Province, No. 23CSHJ12, Co- PI

8. Humanities and Social Science Department of the Ministry of Education Planning Fund: Identification, Development Trajectories, and Intervention Strategies for Frailty Among Nursing Home Residents, No. 18YJAZH043, Co-PI

1. Zhao M, Huo X, Zhang H, Wu C,Peng  S,Liu Z,Sha S,Li M, Wang K. Sex-specific associations of social isolation and loneliness with residual life expectancy at age 45 years among middle-aged and older adults in China. BMC Public Health.2025, 25(1): 2499.

2. Zhao M, Wu C, Sha S, Si Y, Peng S, Li M, Wang K. Longitudinal transitions in intrinsic capacity profiles and their associations with subsequent adverse outcomes among Chinese older adults: A nationwide prospective cohort study. Geriatr Nurs. 2025:103351.

3. Liau, SJ, Zhao M, Hamada, S. et al. Deprescribing Opportunities for Frail Residents of Nursing Homes: A Multicenter Study in Australia, China, Japan, and Spain. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 2024, 25 (5), 876-883.  

4. Zhao M, Qu T, Li Y, Wang Y, Li M, Wang K. Interaction effects of anxiety and outdoor activity spaces on frailty among nursing home residents in Jinan, China: Is there a gender difference? Front. Public Health. 2023, 11: 1-9.

5. Zhao M, Wang Y, Wang S, Yang Y, Li M, Wang K. Association between Depression Severity and Physical Function among Chinese Nursing Home Residents: The Mediating Role of Different Types of Leisure Activities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2022, 19(6): 3543.

6. Zhao M, Yang Z, Wang Y, Li M, Wang K. Resident- and institutional-level factors, frailty, and nursing homes residents. Nurs res. 2022, 71(1): E1-E9.

7. Zhao M, Mou H, Zhu S, Li M, Wang K. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the FRAIL-NH scale for Chinese nursing home residents. Int J Nurs Stud. 2020, 105:103556.

8.Zhao M, Gao J, Li M, Wang K. Relationship between loneliness and frailty among older adults in nursing homes: the mediating role of activity engagement. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 2019, 20(6):759-764.

1. Future Scholar, Qilu Young Scholars Program, Shandong University.

2. Teaching Team for Critical Care Nursing — Outstanding Grassroots Teaching Organization of Shandong University, Second Contributor

3. Critical Care Nursing — University-level Model Course for Ideological and Political Education,  Second Contributor

4. Shandong University Teaching Achievement Award, Sixth Contributor

5. Excellent Graduate Research Achievement Award, Shandong University

6. Second Prize, Excellent Graduate Research Award, Shandong Province

7. President’s Scholarship, National Scholarship