Sangchoon Jeon, PhD

About

Sangchoon Jeon, Ph.D., is a research scientist, Yale University School of Nursing (YSN), who was trained in statistics and epidemiology. He has engaged in multiple granted projects in nursing and medical research since 2008 at YSN and brought his statistical expertise to complete grants successfully. Primarily, Dr. Jeon has actively participated in evaluating cognitive behavioral interventions for adolescents with diabetes, sleep disturbance in heart failure patients, symptom management in cancer patients, and exercise intervention for breast cancer survivors. He also played a critical role as the biostatistician responsible for the data analysis in the recently completed Yale Center for Sleep Disturbance in Acute & Chronic Conditions, a P20 Center funded by the NIH/NINR from 2012-2016.

Dr. Jeon’s publications demonstrate diverse statistical approaches to analyze several types of data from different study designs such as the random effect model, mixture model, latent class model, and k-mean cluster. Especially in his recent publications he classified individuals with homogenous symptom profiles in cancer patients and identifying phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea with a large number of polysomnographic variables demonstrate the applications of cluster analysis techniques including latent variable models and k-mean cluster analysis. Notably, he has collaborated with Dr. Redeker over the past 11 years on multiple projects addressing sleep and circadian rhythmicity in people with heart failure and other chronic conditions, as well as other projects focusing on sleep and clustered data in which he has applied his expertise in cluster analysis and time series data.

Research Interests

Currently, Dr. Jeon has focused on parametric and non-parametric methods for analyzing circadian rhythmicity of continuous motor activity (rest-activity rhythms). He is interested in developing the cosinor model with random effects to produce more informative metrics of circadian rhythmicity to predict symptom changes and clinical consequences in patients with heart failure. A paper reporting circadian rhythmicity contributes daytime symptoms, and functional performance is under review, and with Dr. Redeker, he successfully produced publications to show cognitive intervention effects on insomnia and relationships between sleep disturbance and daytime symptoms.

Selected Publications/Presentations

Publications

Redeker, N.S., Jeon, S., Andrews, L., Cline, J., Mohsenin, V., Jacoby, D. (2019). Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep-Related Cognitions among Patients with Stable Heart Failure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 17(3), 342-354. doi:10.1080/15402002.2017. 1357120.

Jeon, S., Conley, S., Redeker, N.S. (2019). Discrepancy between wrist actigraph and polysomnographic measures of sleep in patients with stable heart failure and a novel approach to evaluating discrepancy. Journal of Sleep Research, 28(2), e12717. doi:10.1111/jsr.12717.

Jeon, S., Sikorskii, A., Given, B., Given, C.W., Redeker, N.S. (2019). Latent Transition Analysis of the Symptom Experience of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Nursing Research, 68(2), 91-98. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000332.

Jeon, S., Schulman-Green, D., McCorkle, R., Dixon, J. (2019). Four approaches for determining composite scores for the Measurement of Transition in Cancer Scale.Nursing Research, 68(1), 57-64. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000318.

Conley, S., Jeon, S., Proctor, D.D., Sandler, R.S., Redeker, N.S. (2018). Longitudinal Changes in Symptom Cluster Membership in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Journal of Nursing Scholarship. doi:10.1111/jnu.12409.

Jang, M., Jeon, S., Nam, S., Song, H., Whittemore, R. (2018). Relationships of obesity-related behavior patterns with socioeconomic status and acculturation in Korean American women, Clinical Nursing Research. doi:10.1177/1054773818783467.

Zinchuk, A.V., Edwards, B.A., Jeon, S., Koo, B.B., Concato, J., Sands, S., Wellman, A., Yaggi, H.K. (2018). Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 14(05), 809-817. doi:10.5664/jcsm.7112.

Rahbar, M.H., Choi, S., Hong, C., Zhu, L., Jeon, S., Gardiner, J.C. (2018). Nonparametric Estimation of Median Survival Times with Applications to Multi-site or Multi-center Studies. PLOS. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197295.

Zinchuk, A.V., Jeon, S., Koo, B.B., Yan, X. & Yaggi, H.K. (2018). Polysomnographic phenotypes and cardiovascular implications in obstructive sleep apnea. Thorax, 73(5), 472-480. doi:10.1136/thoraxinl-2017-210431.

Conley, S., Proctor, D.D., Jeon, S., Sandler, R.S., Redeker, N.S. (2017). Symptom Clusters in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Research in Nursing & Health, 40(5): 424-434. doi:10.1002/nur.21813.

Knobf, M.T., Jeon, S., Smith, B., Harris, L., Thompson, S., Stacy, M., Insigna, K., Sinusas A. (2017). The Yale Fitness Intervention Trial in Female Cancer Survivors: Cardiovascular and Physiological Outcomes. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 46(5): 375-381. doi:1016/j.hrtlng.2017.06.001.

Schulman-Green, D., Jeon, S., McCorkle, R., Dixon, J. (2017). The Measurement of Transitions in Cancer Scale (MOT-CA). Journal of Nursing Measurement, 25(1): 103-120. doi:10.1891/1061-3749.25.1.103.

Sumpio, C., Jeon, S., Northouse L.L., Knobf, M.T. (2017). Optimism, Symptom Distress, Illness Appraisal and Coping in Persons with Advanced-Stage Cancer Diagnoses undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment. Oncology Nursing Forum, 44(3): 384-392. doi:10.1188/17.ONF.384-392.

Schulman-Green, D., Jeon, S. (2017). Managing Cancer Care: A psycho-educational intervention to improve knowledge of care options and cancer self-management. Psycho-Oncology, 26(2), 173-181. doi:10.1002/pon.4013.

Knauert, M., Jeon, S., Murphy, T.E., Yaggi, H.K., Pisani, M.A., Redeker, N.S. (2016). Comparing Average Levels and Peak Occurrence of Overnight Sound in the Medical Intensive Care Unit on A-weighted and C-weighted Decibel Scales. Journal of Critical Care, 36, 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.06.005.

Jeon, S., Redeker, N. (2016). Sleep Disturbance, Daytime Symptoms, and Functional Performance in Patients With Stable Heart Failure: A Mediation Analysis. Nursing Research, 65(4):259-267. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000169.

Scahill, L., Jeon, S., Boorin, S.G., McDougle, C.J., Aman, M.G., Dziura, J., McCracken, J.T., Caprio, S., Arnold, L.E., Nicol, G., Deng, Y., Challa, S.A., and Vitiello, B. (2016). Weight and metabolic consequences following 6 months exposure to risperidone in young children with autism spectrum disorder and serious behavioral problems. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(5):415-423. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2016.02.016.

Knobf, M.T., Jeon, S., Smith, B., Smith, B., Harris, L., Kerstetter, J., Thompson, A.S., Insogna, K. (2016). Effect of a randomized controlled exercise on bone outcomes: influence of adjuvant endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 155(3), 491-500. doi:10.1007/s10549-016-3693-3.

Sumpio, C., Knobf, M.T., Jeon, S. (2016). Treatment Complexity: A Descriptive of Chemotherapy Treatment and Supportive Care in Patients with Advanced-Stage Cancer Diagnoses, Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(1), 285-293. doi:10.1007/s00520-015-2775-9.

Presentations

Jeon, S., Conley, S., Yaggi, K., Jacoby, D., & Redeker, N.S. (2018 June). Cognitive Impairment Mediates The Relationship Between Insomnia and Emotional Wellbeing Among Patients With Stable Heart Failure (0381). Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 41 (Supplement 1); A145-146. doi:10.1093/sleep.zsy061.380.

Jeon, S., Knies, A.K., Redeker, N.S. (2017, June). The Circadian Quotient Obtained From Wrist Actigraphy Explains Sleep Quality Parameters Among Patients With Stable Heart Failure (0704). Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 40 (Supplement 1); A261.

Jeon, S., Knies, A., Redeker, N.S. (2017, June). Contributions of Insomnia symptom and Circadian Rhythm of Activity Pattern on Daytime symptoms and Functional Performance in Stable Heart Failure Patients (0706). Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 40 (Supplement 1); A261.

Jeon, S., Redeker, N.S. (2016 June). Clustering sleep measures in heart failure patients: redundancy and discrepancy of measures among polysomnography, wrist-actigraphy, and sleep diary (1042). Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorder Research, 39; A372.

Jeon, S., Redeker, N.S. (2016 June). Discrepancy between sleep measures obtained with polysomnography and wrist-actigraphy in stable heart failure patients (1041). Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorder Research,39; A372.