Nancy Schmieder Redeker, RN, MSN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN
Beatrice Renfield Term Professor Emeritus of NursingCards
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Beatrice Renfield Term Professor Emeritus of Nursing
Director, Center for Biobehavioral Health Research, Yale School of Nursing
Biography
Nancy Redeker, RN, MSN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN is the Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing at Yale School of Nursing and holds an appointment in the Yale Department of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Her research focuses on the contributions of sleep and sleep disorders to quality of life and functional outcomes among people with chronic conditions and the efficacy and effectiveness of behavioral interventions to improve sleep and sleep-related outcomes, as well as the use of behavioral sleep interventions to prevent chronic conditions.
She is Editor-in-Chief of the Heart & Lung, The Journal of Cardiopulmonary Care.
Appointments
Departments & Organizations
- Call it a Night
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Nursing Website
- Obesity Research Working Group
- Yale Center for Implementation Science (YCIS)
Education & Training
- PhD
- New York University, Nursing Research
- MSN
- Seton Hall University, Nursing
Research
Publications
2025
Living From Test to Test: A Concept Analysis of CA-125 Preoccupation in Ovarian Cancer Survivorship
Gormley M, Dunnack Yackel H, Redeker N. Living From Test to Test: A Concept Analysis of CA-125 Preoccupation in Ovarian Cancer Survivorship. Cancer Care Research Online 2025, 5: e064. DOI: 10.1097/cr9.0000000000000064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial symptomsImprove survivorship careCINAHL electronic databasesEvolutionary concept analysisConcept analysisSymptoms of anxietySurvivorship careCancer survivorshipCare preferencesIllness intrusivenessPatient experienceCA-125 levelsCA-125Diagnosis of ovarian cancerElectronic databasesOvarian cancerHigh riskSurvey measuresHigh risk of recurrencePrompt actionDisease statusRisk of recurrenceAnxietySymptomsNurses
2024
Sleep Deficiency A Symptoms Perspective: Exemplars from Chronic Heart Failure, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Breast Cancer
Redeker N, Conley S, Hwang Y. Sleep Deficiency A Symptoms Perspective: Exemplars from Chronic Heart Failure, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Breast Cancer. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2024, 19: 537-548. PMID: 39455175, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2024.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcessive daytime sleepinessChronic heart failureInflammatory bowel diseaseBreast cancerHeart failureBowel diseaseContributions of sleep deficiencySleep disordersSleep deficiencyPrevalence of fatigueDaytime sleepinessDaytime symptomsChronic conditionsBreastCancerDeficiencySymptomsDiseaseSleepDisordersFatigueUse of Hospice and End-of-Life Care Quality Among Medical Centers with High Versus Lower Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People with Heart Failure: An Observational Study
Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K, Fried T, Ersek M, Redeker N. Use of Hospice and End-of-Life Care Quality Among Medical Centers with High Versus Lower Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People with Heart Failure: An Observational Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024 PMID: 39515377, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecialist palliative careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterEnd of lifeCare qualityInpatient hospiceEnd of life outcomesUse of hospiceInpatient hospice careMedical CenterMultilevel logistic regressionFamilies of patientsAffairs Medical CenterHospice carePalliative careRetrospective cohort studyAdvanced heart failureBlack adultsHospiceCohort studyFacility rateLogistic regressionStudy outcomesObservational studyCareHeart failurePhenotypes of sleep health among adults with chronic heart failure in a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
Jeon S, Conley S, O'Connell M, Wang Z, Redeker N. Phenotypes of sleep health among adults with chronic heart failure in a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Sleep Health 2024 PMID: 39482227, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department visitsRandomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyTrial of cognitive behavioral therapyDepartment visitsHealth phenotypesRandomized controlled trialsBehavioral therapyProportion of participantsGeneralized estimating equationsCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelCircadian quotientLinear mixed modelsLower fatigueGeneralized linear mixed modelsSecondary analysisWalking distanceSleep healthCollected hospitalFunctional performanceSleep phenotypesPoor sleepAdverse healthHeart failure outcomesFunctional Capacity, Functional Performance, and Symptoms in People With Heart Failure: An Integrative Review.
Wang Z, Redeker N, Tocchi C, Kim K, Conley S, Chyun D. Functional Capacity, Functional Performance, and Symptoms in People With Heart Failure: An Integrative Review. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2024 PMID: 39454078, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional capacityFunctional statusDepressive symptomsFunctional performanceIntegrative reviewInsomnia symptomsMedical Outcomes Scale-Short Form 36Associated with decreased functional performanceJoanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal toolsMeasures of functional statusSix-minute walk testReview of observational studiesFunctional performance measuresCritical appraisal toolsAssociated with sleep difficultiesFunctional capacity measuresShort Form-36Quality of studiesSix-MinuteAppraisal ToolWalk testPsychological symptomsAssess symptomsHeart failureAnxiety symptomsS1403 Improving Sleep Health in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Call for Action
Elgozair M, Al-Saleh S, Schneekloth M, Kane S, Redeker N, Conley S. S1403 Improving Sleep Health in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Call for Action. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024, 119: s1003-s1003. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001034980.45628.6d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal Transition of Symptom Cluster Profiles Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Heart Failure.
Wang Z, Redeker N, Walsh S, Jeon S, Kim K, Conley S, Tocchi C, Chyun D. Longitudinal Transition of Symptom Cluster Profiles Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Heart Failure. Nursing Research 2024 PMID: 39162598, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom cluster profilesOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsHealth and Retirement StudySecondary analysis of dataLongitudinal secondary analysisHeart failure experienceLow symptom burdenLongitudinal transitionsClinical factorsBlack/African American raceHealth InterviewRetirement StudySymptom burdenTargeted interventionsDistress profilesIncreased oddsCluster symptomsLow burdenMultinominal regressionCluster profilesAmerican raceAnalysis of dataMale sexParticipantsNovel physiologic predictors of positive airway pressure effectiveness (NICEPAP) study: rationale, design and methods
Anwar A, Byrne S, Sharma A, Sands S, Wellman A, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Zinchuk A. Novel physiologic predictors of positive airway pressure effectiveness (NICEPAP) study: rationale, design and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2024, 28: 2005-2015. PMID: 38995327, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-024-03099-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure effectObstructive sleep apnea traitsCPAP effectsCPAP adherencePrimary outcomePurposeContinuous positive airway pressureFunctional Outcomes of Sleep QuestionnaireEffects of CPAPPositive airway pressureAcademic sleep centerObservational cohort studyPrecision medicine approachCPAP dataCPAP efficacyBaseline polysomnographySleep apneaPrimary therapyAirway pressureSleep centerArousal thresholdPatient-centered outcomesPharyngeal collapseSleep qualityCPAPThe CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress
Condon E, Scheibner H, Kuzel M, Howard M, Cisse M, O'Connell M, Conley Y, Jeon S, Sadler L, Redeker N. The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress. Research In Nursing & Health 2024, 47: 369-383. PMID: 38804202, PMCID: PMC11236528, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of CaregivingReduce health disparitiesIntergenerational transmissionEffects of toxic stressCross-sectional studyCycle of adversityToxic stressChildren aged 3Health disparitiesHealth interventionsMental healthCare studiesCaregiversMultiple physiological systemsHypothesized pathwaysChildhood experiencesLife courseEarly childhood experiencesResearch protocolChildren's susceptibilityDaily routineProtective factorsCareAged 3HealthBright light therapy in cancer: Evidence for future research and therapy
Redeker N. Bright light therapy in cancer: Evidence for future research and therapy. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2024, 75: 101945. PMID: 38733766, DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101945.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Biological, Behavioral, and Genetic Mechanisms in the Intergenerational Transmission of Toxic Stress
HIC ID2000026331RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date09/30/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge18+ yearsEffects of circadian regulation and sleep on immune responses
HIC ID2000027037RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date02/28/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge21+ yearsThe Recovery in Stroke Using PAP Study (RISE-UP)
HIC ID2000024512RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/31/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ years
News
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- May 18, 2022
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- December 07, 2021
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia improves function in people with heart failure, Yale study finds
- October 14, 2021
Discoveries & Impact (October 2021)