杨如美，博士，副教授，硕士生导师。毕业于美国犹他大学，主要从事护理信息、老年护理、慢病管理、病人安全等方面教学与研究工作。

学术兼职：2017-2018年美国医学信息护理信息分会学生委员，美国老年协会会员，Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Rho Chapter会员，Noorda-Hartford Fellow。Age and Ageing、Journal of Advanced Nursing, JMIR Aging、Journal of Nursing Measurement、Qualitative Health Research、International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry杂志审稿人.

主要研究方向：致力于使用大数据及临床信息学技术提升老年人及其家庭照顾者生命质量和安全等方面的护理研究。

科研及人才计划项目：南京医科大学第六次引进人才，发表SCI论文10余篇，以第一作者或通讯作者发表SCI论文10余篇，会议SCI论文30余篇。

代表性学术成果：

Nie, Z., Gao, S., Chen, L., Yang, R.#, Edelman, L. S., Sward, K. A., Jiang, Y., & Demiris, G. (2024). Social media use and mental health among older adults with multimorbidity: the role of self-care efficacy. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, ocae179. Advance online publication

Wang, H., Yang, R.#, Yang, Y., Meng, Y., Li, S., & Jiang, Y. (2023). Comorbid pain and falls among Chinese older adults: the association, healthcare utilization and the role of subjective and objective physical functioning. BMC geriatrics, 23(1), 286.

1 Yang, R., Plasek, J.M., Cummins, M.R., & Sward, K.A. (2020). Predicting falls among community-dwelling older adults: a demonstration of applied machine learning. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing (in press). 

2 Yang, R., & Pepper, G.A. (2020). Is fall self-efficacy an independent predictor of recurrent fall events in older adults? Evidence from a one-year prospective study. Research in Nursing & Health, 43(6):602-609. 

3 Yang, R., Wang, J., Wang, H., Tracy, E., &Tracy, C. (2020). A cross-lagged model of depressive symptoms and mobility disability among middle-aged and older Chinese adults with arthritis. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 20(10):873-877.

4 Yang, R., Edelman, L., Cloyes, K.G., Sanders, N., Donaldson, G., Pepper, G.A. (2020). Fear of older adult falling questionnaire for caregivers (FOAFQ-CG): Evidence from content validity and item response theory graded-response modeling. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(10):2768-2780.

5 Yang, R., Wang, H., Edelman, L. S., Tracy, E. L., Demiris, G., Sward, K. A., & Donaldson, G. W. (2020). Loneliness as a mediator of the impact of social isolation on cognitive functioning of Chinese older adults. Age and Ageing, 00:1-6.

6 Tracy, E., Tracy, C., Kim, J., Yang, R., Kim, E. (2020). Cascading effects of childhood abuse on physical health issues in later adulthood through trait anxiety and poor daily sleep quality. Journal of Health Psychology, 1359105320909876. doi: 10.1177/1359105320909876

7 Yang, R., Pepper, G. A., Wang, H., Liu, T., Wu, D., & Jiang, Y. (2019). The mediating role of power distance and face-saving on nurses’ fear of medication error reporting: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 105(103494). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103494

8 Yang, R., Tracy, E.L., Jensen F.B., Jiang, Y., & Linder, L. (2019). The Effect of Screen Viewing Frequency and Self-Efficacy in Limiting Screen Viewing on Loneliness in Adolescent-Parent Dyads: An Application of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 47: 106-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.05.007

9 Yang, R., Liu, Y., Wang, H., & Du, Y. (2019). Leisure-Time Daily Walking and Blood Pressure Among Chinese Older Adults: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Research in Gerontological Nursing, 12(5), 248-258. 

10 Demiris, G., Sward, K., Iribarren, S., Solim Lee., & Yang, R., (2019). Patient Generated Health Data Use in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review. Nursing outlook, 67(4), 311-330.

11 Yang, R., Guo, J. W., Beck, S. L., Jiang, F., & Tang, S. (2019). Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire for Nurses. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 27(3), E117-E131.

12 Yang, R., & Tracy, E.L. (2018). Longitudinal Associations of Depressive Symptoms, Subjective Memory Decline, and Cognitive Functioning among Chinese Older Adults: Between-Person and Within-Person Perspective. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.12.001

13 Xu, J., & Yang, R. (Co-first author), Wilson, A., Reblin, M., Clayton, F.M., Ellington L. (2018). Using Social Network Analysis to Investigate Positive EOL Communication. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.04.011.

14 Farrell, T.W., Supiano, K.P., Wong, B., Luptak, M.K., Luther, B., Andersen, T.C., Wilson, R.D., Wilby, F., Yang, R., Pepper, A.G., Brunker, C.P. (2018). Health Professions Trainees' Individual vs. Team Performance in Formulating Care Transition Plans. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32(3):313-320.

15 Liu, T., Ge, S., Wu, D., Yang, R. (2018). Testing the information-motivation-behavioral skills model of diabetes self-management among Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes: A protocol of a three-month follow-up study. BMJ Open, 8(10): e020894. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020894. 

16 Yang, R. (2016). Dependency in critically ill patients: A meta-synthesis. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 3, 2333393616631677.

17 Wilson, B.L., Passante, T., Rauschenbach, D., Yang, R., Wong, B. (2015). Bladder management with epidural anesthesia: A randomized trial. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 40(4):234-42. 

18 Edelman, L.S., Yang, R., Guymon, M., & Olson, L.M. (2013). Survey methods and response rates among rural community dwelling older adults. Nursing Research, 62(4):286-291. 

主持基金：

1.国家自然科学基金委青年项目，72004098，基于机器学习的社区老年人跌倒风险感知合理性评估与干预研究，2020/12-2023/13，在研，主持。

2.江苏省高校哲学项目，2020SJA0302，突发公共卫生事件心理问题舆情演变特征分析与引导策略研究，2021/1-2023/12，在研，主持。