Youri Hwang

Cancer survivorship, sleep health, circadian rhythms, symptom science

Hometown/Country

Seoul, South Korea

Undergraduate Education

BSN, Ewha Womans University School of Nursing

Graduate Education 

MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing 

Research Interests

Cancer survivorship, sleep health, circadian rhythms, symptom science

Publications & Presentations

Publications

Peer-reviewed (*data-based)

Hwang, Y. & Knobf, M. T. (2021). Sleep in young women with breast cancer: A narrative review [Manuscript submitted for publication].

*Redeker, N., Klar, Y., Daniel, J., Hollenbeak, C., Breazeale, S., Conley, S., Hwang, Y., Iennaco, J., Linsky, S., O’Connell, M., & Jeon, S. (2021). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia has sustained effects on insomnia, fatigue, and function among people with chronic heart failure and  insomnia: The Heart Sleep Study [Manuscript submitted for publication].

*Breazeale, S., Jeon, S., Hwang, Y., O’Connell, M., Nwanaji-Enwerem, U., Linsky, S., Yaggi, H.K., Jacoby, D., Conley, S., Redeker, N.S. (in press). Sleep disturbance, mood, daytime symptoms, and self-care among people with heart failure and insomnia. Nursing Research.

Conley, S., Hwang, Y., Cahalan, A. M., & Redeker, N. S. (2021). Prevalence and severity of sleep deficiency in adults with inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis [Manuscript submitted for publication]

*Conley, S., Knies, A., Batten, J., Ash, G., Miner, B., Hwang, Y., Jeon, S., & Redeker, N. S. (2019). Agreement between actigraphic and polysomnographic measures of sleep in adults with and without chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 46, 151–160.​Conley, S., Hwang, Y., Lehner, V., Proctor, D., Jeon, S., & Redeker, N. (2019). Sleep Characteristics, Symptoms, and Disease Activity in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Nursing Research, 68(2), E52 – E52.

Hwang, Y., Conley, S., Redeker, N. S., & Knobf, M. T. (2020, September 17-18). Factors associated with rest-activity rhythms in cancer patients: A systematic review [Poster presentation]. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Virtual Conference. 

Books/Chapters

Knobf, M., & Hwang, Y. (2021). Chapter 23. Breast Cancer. In M. Lazenby (Ed.), Psycho-Oncology (pp. 169-175). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Published Abstracts

Redeker, N. S., Bessette, A., Breazeale, S., Conley, S., Hollenbeak, C., Hwang, Y., Iennacco, J., Jacoby, D., Kelly-Hauser, J., Linsky, S., Moemeka, L., Nwanaji-Enwerem, U., O’Connell, M., Yaggi, H. K., & Jeon, S. (2021). Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia compared with heart-failure self-management education has sustained effects on insomnia among adults with chronic heart failure, Sleep, 44, A136.

Hwang, Y., Conley, S., Jeon, S., Breazeale, S., Gaiser, E., Hollenbeack, C., Jacoby, D., Linsky, S., Moemeka, L., O’Connell, M., Yaggi, K., & Redeker, N. S. (2019). The relationship between cognitive abilities, sleep, depressive symptoms, and self-care among adults with heart failure and insomnia. Nursing Research, 69(3), E27 – E27.

Conley, S., Hwang, Y., Lehner, V., Proctor, D., Jeon, S., & Redeker, N. (2019). Sleep characteristics, symptoms, and disease activity in adults with inflammatory bowel disease. Nursing Research, 68(2), E52 – E52.

Presentations

Hwang, Y. & Knobf, M. T. (2021, April 9). Sleep in Young Women with Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review [Paper presentation]. Yale University School of Nursing Scholar’s Day, New Haven, CT, United States.

Hwang, Y., Conley, S., Jeon, S., Breazeale, S., Gaiser, E., Hollenbeack, C., Jacoby, D., Linsky, S., Moemeka, L., O’Connell, M., Yaggi, K., & Redeker, N. S. (2020, March). The relationship between cognitive abilities, sleep, depressive symptoms, and self-care among adults with heart failure and insomnia [Paper presentation]. Eastern Nursing Research Society 32nd Virtual Scientific Session.

Hwang, Y., Conley, S., Redeker, N. S., & Knobf, M. T. (2020, September 17-18). Factors associated with rest-activity rhythms in cancer patients: A systematic review [Poster presentation]. 2019 The State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research Virtual Conference.

Awards

2021 Scientific Scholarship Award from Global Korean Nursing Foundation

Kim-Eda Award, Ewha Womans University (ranked second among the graduates in the college of nursing)

Extracurricular Activities

Student Member, YSN Doctoral Program Committee