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Assistant Professor
Maloney Hall 346B
Telephone: 617-552-2054
Email: soojung.ahn@bc.edu
The impacts of caregiving on cardiovascular health
Soojung Ahn, Ph.D., RN, is an associate professor at the Connell School of Nursing. Her program of research addresses the intersection of psychological/behavioral factors and cardiovascular disease risk in the family caregiver population.
*Ahn, S., Lobo, J. M., Davis, E. M., Howie-Esquivel, J., Chung, M. L., & Logan, J. G. (2023). Characterization of sleep efficiency transitions in family caregivers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-023-00461-3
*Ahn, S., Chung, M. L., & Logan, J. G. (2023). Sleep deficiency by caregiving status: Findings from nationally representative data. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 45 (12), 1120-1129. http://doi.org/10.1177/01939459231208416
*Mogos, M. F., Ahn, S., Muchira, J. M., Osmundson, S., & Piano, M. R. (2023). Pregnancy- associated takotsubo cardiomyopathy hospitalizations in the United States. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 325(3), H468–H474. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00262.2023
*Ahn, S., Howie-Esquivel, J., Davis, E. M., Chung, M. L., Lobo, J. M., & Logan, J. G. (2023). Association of disrupted sleep with 24-hour blood pressure variability in caregivers. Heart & Lung, 60, 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.02.024
Mattos, M. K., Gibson, J., Wilson, D., Jepson, L., Ahn, S., & Williams, I. C. (2023). Shared decision-making in persons living with dementia: A scoping review. Dementia (London, England), 22(4), 875–909. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012231156976
*Logan, J. G., Kim-Godwin, Y. & Ahn, S. (2023). Examining factors affecting self-care-self- regulation among registered nurses using path analysis. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 12, 123. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1090_22
Ahn, S., Springer, K., & Gibson, J. S. (2022). Social withdrawal in Parkinson’s disease: A scoping review. Geriatric Nursing. 48, 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.10.010
Ahn, S., Esquivel, J. H., Davis, E. M., Logan, J. G., & Chung, M. L. (2022). Cardiovascular disease incidence and risk in family caregivers of adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 37(3), E47-E60. https://doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000816
*Ahn, S., & Logan, J. G. (2022). Perceived role overload and physical symptom experience among caregivers of older adults: The moderating effect of social support. Geriatric Nursing, 43, 197-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.11.021
*Byon, H., Ahn, S., LeBaron, V., Yan, G., Grider, R., & Crandall, M. (2022). Demonstration of an analytic process using home health care electronic health records: A case example exploring the prevalence of patients with a substance use history and a venous access device. Home Health Care Management & Practice. 34(1), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/10848223211021840
*Byon, H., Ahn, S., Yan, G., Crandall, M. & LeBaron, V. (2021). Association of a substance use disorder with infectious diseases among adult home healthcare patients with a venous access device. Home Healthcare Now. 39(6), 320-326. http://doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000001009
Ahn, S., Lobo, J. M., Logan, J. G., Kang, H., Kwon, Y., & Sohn, M. (2021). A scoping review of racial/ethnic disparities in sleep. Sleep Medicine, 81,169-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.02.027
Ahn, S., Romo, R. D., & Campbell, C. L. (2020). A systematic review of interventions for family caregivers who care for patients with advanced cancer at home. Patient Education & Counseling, 103(8), 1518-1530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.03.012
*Jung, H. J., Ahn, S., Yang, Y. R., Kim, K., Shin, S. J., Jung, M., & Chu, S. H. (2019). Oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy, symptoms, distress, and quality of life among Korean patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Asian Oncology Nursing, 19(4), 204-213 [in Korean]. https://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2019.19.4.204
Ahn, S., Choi, S., Jung, H., & Chu, S. H. (2018). Current pharmacogenetic approach for oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy among patients with colorectal cancer: Systematic review [in Korean]. Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science, 20(2), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.2018.20.2.55
*Ahn, S., Jung, H., Kim, S., Shin, S. J., Park, C., & Chu, S. H. (2017). Quality of life among Korean gastrointestinal cancer survivors. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 30, 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2017.07.002
Ahn, S., Jung, H. & Chu, S. H., (2016). Current research trends on prevalence, correlates with cognitive function, and intervention on sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: Systematic review [in Korean]. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society, 36(3), 727-749.
2023: Phyllis J. Verhonick Dissertation Award, University of Virginia School of Nursing
2022: Martha N. Hill Early Career Investigator Award, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing
2021: Susan McDonald Nursing Student Travel Fund Award, University of Virginia