Xuxi Zhang

Assistant Professor
xuxizhang@bjmu.edu.cn
Xueyuanlu 38., Haidian district, Beijing, China, 100191
Peking University

Personal profile

Xuxi Zhang, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University. She received a B.S. (2014) and a Master of Public Health (2017) from Peking University. She received her Ph.D. in Public Health from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2020. She worked as a Postdoctoral Research in National School of Development at Peking University from 2021 to March 2023. She was selected for the National Postdoctoral International Exchange Program (Inbound Project) and awarded the title of "Peking University Boya Postdoctoral Fellow." Her primary research focus includes healthy aging and integrated healthcare for the elderly. Currently, She is leading two projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and one project under the Capital's Health Development Research Program. As a core team member, deeply involved in national-level research initiatives, including the 2021 Ninth Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) and key R&D projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology. She is the co-editor of Mixed Methods Research: Theory and Practice and editorial board member of textbooks such as Behavioral Science and Health Promotion and Health Education and Health Promotion. She awarded the Third Prize in the 24th Peking University Young Faculty Teaching Competition (Medical Category) and the First Prize in the 2024 School of Public Health Young Faculty Teaching Competition.

Membership in professional associations:

Member of Health Education Personnel Training Sub-Committee, China Association of Health Promotion and Education

Member ofHealth Education Methodology Research Sub-Committee, China Association of Health Promotion and Education

Editorial Secretary, Public Health and Preventive Medicine—Health Education Terminology, National Committee for Terms in Sciences and Technologies

Alumni Career Mentor for Students, School of Health Humanities, Peking University

Main research directions

1. Analyses and projection of future demand of Home and Community-based Care Service for older people based on their health

2. Health promotion interventions and effect evaluation for chronic conditions and multimorbidity

3. Evaluation on the effect of knowledge-map-based interventions on health of older adults

4. Elder-oriented design in digital health management

Representative scientific research projects

1. 2025-2028 Theory development and pilot evaluation of a hierarchical model of integrated health and social care for older people from the perspective of home and community-based care service, NSFC, PI

2. 2024-2026 Effects of Interventions based on Mobile Health and Digital Literacy on Self-management among Community-dwelling Older Adults with Diabetes, Capital’s Funds for Health Improvement and Research, PI

3. 2023-2025 Analyses and projection of future demand of Home and Community-based Care Service for older people based on their living arrangement and health: A pilot research focusing on Shandong Province, NSFC, PI

4. 2023-2025 Active Health Knowledge Output Assessment Methods and Knowledge Integration Output Mode, National Key R&D Program of China, Co-investigator

5. 2022-2024 Longitudinal effectiveness of behavior intervention for diabetes prevention and control: Mobile health intervention based on Artificial Intelligence, Capital’s Funds for Health Improvement and Research, Main researcher

10 representative papers

1. Zhang X, Sun X, Yin P, Zhang L, Tang P, Zeng Y. Development and Validation of Physical Disability Index and Mental Disability Index and Their Associations With Falls Among Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024;79(9):glae192.

2. Zhang, X., Lin, L., Sun, X., Lei, X., Liu, G. G., Raat, H., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Development and Validation of the Disability Index Among Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 78(1), 111–119.

3. Chen, H.*, Zhang, X.*, Feng, Q., & Zeng, Y. (2022). The Effects of "Diet-Smoking-Gender" Three-Way Interactions on Cognitive Impairment among Chinese Older Adults. Nutrients, 14(10), 2144.

4. Zhang, X, Tan, S. S., Franse, C. B., et al. (2021). Longitudinal association between physical activity and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults: a longitudinal study of Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE). BMC geriatrics, 21(1), 521.

5. Zhang, X, Tan, S. S., Franse, C. B., et al. (2020). Longitudinal Association Between Physical Activity and Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(7), 1484–1493.

6. Zhang, X., Tan, S. S., Bilajac, L., et al. (2020). Reliability and Validity of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator in 5 European Countries. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(6), 772–779.e6.

7. Zhang, X, Zhang, X., Wang, F., et al. (2020). Development and evaluation of the Directive and Nondirective Support Scale for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. International journal of nursing sciences, 7(4), 453–459.

8. Zhang, X, Tan, S. S., Franse, C. B., et al. (2019). Association between physical, psychological and social frailty and health-related quality of life among older people. European journal of public health, 29(5), 936–942.

9. Zhang, X, Tan, S. S., Fierloos, I., et al. (2019). Evaluation design of the Social Engagement Framework for Addressing the Chronic-disease-challenge (SEFAC): a mindfulness-based intervention to promote the self-management of chronic conditions and a healthy lifestyle. BMC public health, 19(1), 664.

10. Zhang X, Yang S, Sun K, et al. (2016). How to achieve better effect of peer support among adults with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Patient Educ Couns, 99(2):186-197.