Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN. I am passionate about global research, education, and practice aimed at facilitating transdisciplinary and cross-cultural collaborations to improve the well-being of older adults and their caregivers. I was selected as a 2022 fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) for my active leadership in research and service.
My interdisciplinary and international training in nursing and global health at Fudan University, Duke University, and UNC at Chapel Hill has prepared me well to lead qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method studies that focus on long-term care (LTC) and healthy aging. I have made contributions to the improvement of care quality, well-being, and health equity for persons with dementia and their caregivers through my active leadership engagement in research and my service as an executive committee member of professional societies and consultant for the government LTC oversight body. My passion and interest lie in understanding the relevance of person-centered care for older adults across settings and cultures. In particular, I am interested in understanding how older adults can be more meaningfully engaged in nurturing caring relationships that promote and maintain normality in their life.
Courses Taught
- NURS 601: Func & Wellbeing Older Adults
- NURS 818: Found of Evidence Based Pract
- NURS 968: Found of Evidence Based Pract
Research Interests
- Long Term Care
- Dementia
- Older Adults
- Caregivers
- Cognitive Disorders/Impairment
- Quality of Care
- Oral Health
- Global Health
Selected Publications
Wang, J., Blair, E. M., Forman, J., Zahuranec, D. B., Reale, B. K., Cao, Z., . . . Levine, D. A. (2024). Patient and Care Partner Perspective on Potential Undertreatment of Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment for Cardiovascular Disease.. J Appl Gerontol, 43(11), 1694-1703. doi:10.1177/07334648241253465
Wang, J., Anderson, R., Perez, J. S., Estabrooks, C. A., Berta, W., Lanham, H. J., . . . Beeber, A. (2024). Understanding Adaptive Leadership in the Context of Nursing Homes.. J Appl Gerontol, 43(10), 1524-1535. doi:10.1177/07334648241243312
Wang, J., Leong, I. T., Johnson, M. K., Pei, Y., Lee, K. H., Mittelman, M. S., . . . Wu, B. (2024). What Matters to Chinese and Korean American Dementia Caregivers: Navigating Cultural Influences in Dementia Care from Caregivers' Perspectives.. J Alzheimers Dis, 98(2), 519-538. doi:10.3233/JAD-231140
Cui, X., Wang, J., Wu, B., Zhao, Q., Tang, X., & Wang, J. (2024). Interventions for Persons with Young-Onset Dementia and Their Families: A Scoping Review.. J Alzheimers Dis, 97(4), 1519-1531. doi:10.3233/JAD-231006
Li, J., Wu, B., & Wang, J. (2023). Creating a supportive environment for older adults in China --exploring factors associated with the need for home modifications based on a cross-sectional survey in Central China.. BMC Geriatr, 23(1), 795. doi:10.1186/s12877-023-04458-0
Yuan, L., Chang, M., & Wang, J. (2021). Abdominal obesity, body mass index and the risk of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Age Ageing, 50(4), 1118-1128. doi:10.1093/ageing/afab039
Chu, C. H., Wang, J., Fukui, C., Staudacher, S., A Wachholz, P., & Wu, B. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Isolation in Long-term Care Homes: Perspectives of Policies and Strategies from Six Countries.. J Aging Soc Policy, 33(4-5), 459-473. doi:10.1080/08959420.2021.1924346
Li, J., Wang, J., Wu, B., Xu, H., Wu, X., Zhou, L., & Deng, B. (2020). Association Between Early Cognitive Impairment and Midterm Functional Outcomes Among Chinese Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Longitudinal Study. FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY, 11. doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.00020
Wang, J., Wu, B., Bowers, B. J., Lepore, M. J., Ding, D., McConnell, E. S., & Corazzini, K. N. (2019). Person-Centered Dementia Care in China: A Bilingual Literature Review. GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE, 5, 1-11. doi:10.1177/2333721419844349
Corazzini, K. N., Anderson, R. A., Bowers, B. J., Chu, C. H., Edvardsson, D., Fagertun, A., . . . WE-THRIVE. (2019). Toward Common Data Elements for International Research in Long-term Care Homes: Advancing Person-Centered Care. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, 20(5), 598-603. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.123