Nancy Schmieder Redeker, RN, MSN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN
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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.
Last Updated on July 15, 2024.
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
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2025
Associations Of 24-hour Movement Behaviors With Cardiorespiratory Fitness In Heart Failure Patients: A Compositional Data Analysis
Kim Y, Heon S, Kenyon J, Kim J, Geller J, Redeker N. Associations Of 24-hour Movement Behaviors With Cardiorespiratory Fitness In Heart Failure Patients: A Compositional Data Analysis. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2025, 57: 82-82. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0001155168.29024.c3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial and behavioral correlates of sleep health among adults receiving medication treatment for opioid use disorder
Sadler L, Jeon S, Ibrahim A, Barry D, Nwananji-Enwerem U, Scheinost D, Yaggi H, Redeker N. Social and behavioral correlates of sleep health among adults receiving medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Addiction Research & Theory 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-14. PMID: 40822529, PMCID: PMC12356222, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2025.2530997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-report measuresOpioid use disorderUse disorderBehavioral correlatesSleep profilesSleep healthAdverse life experiencesPerceptions of community supportPoor sleep healthAddictive behaviorsAddictive useFamily functioningPsychological healthDysfunctional familiesPoor quality of lifeSocial interactionHealth profileSleep timeLife experiencesHealthy sleepAddictionDisordersSleepOpioidDaytime sleepinessUnraveling sleep apnea dynamics: quantifying loop gain using dynamical modeling of ventilatory control
Nassi T, Amidi Y, Oppersma E, Donker D, Redeker N, Westover M, Thomas R. Unraveling sleep apnea dynamics: quantifying loop gain using dynamical modeling of ventilatory control. Sleep 2025, zsaf213. PMID: 40704699, PMCID: PMC12398341, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep apneaRespiratory inductive plethysmographyHeart failure patientsFailure patientsVentilatory controlApnea-hypopnea index >Management of sleep apneaNon-rapid eye movement sleepCentral apnea indexVentilatory control stabilityEye movement sleepRespiratory inductive plethysmography signalPersonalized management strategiesApnea indexObstructive apneaMassachusetts General HospitalMovement sleepNon-invasive toolApneaHeart failureInductive plethysmographyPolysomnography dataPersonalized treatmentPatientsMedical CentreSymptom cluster profiles among community-residing older adults with heart failure: Findings from the U.S. health and retirement study
Wang Z, Jeon S, Tocchi C, Conley S, Walsh S, Kim K, Chyun D, Redeker N. Symptom cluster profiles among community-residing older adults with heart failure: Findings from the U.S. health and retirement study. Heart & Lung 2025, 74: 161-167. PMID: 40669428, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsRetirement StudySymptom cluster profilesSample of community-dwelling older adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsCommunity-residing older adultsAlcohol consumptionHealth and Retirement StudyHigh alcohol consumptionExposure to cardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsMultinomial logistic regressionDepressive symptomsU.S. HealthMarital statusTargeted interventionsSecondary analysisHighest burdenBivariate associationsLatent class analysisClinical characteristicsHeart failureLow burdenLogistic regressionCluster profilesState of the “Art” in Precision Health Symptom Science Research
Miaskowski C, Colomer-Lahiguera S, Conley Y, Dorsey S, Hammer M, Harris C, Ng M, Pelter M, Redeker N, Wesmiller S. State of the “Art” in Precision Health Symptom Science Research. Seminars In Oncology Nursing 2025, 41: 151906. PMID: 40450439, DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2025.151906.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1147 Sleep Health and Disability Among Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Conley S, Al-Saleh S, Schneekloth M, Kamp K, Pinto M, Kane S, Redeker N. 1147 Sleep Health and Disability Among Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Sleep 2025, 48: a495-a495. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf090.1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIBD-related disabilityAssociated with disabilityPoor sleep healthSleep-related impairmentSleep healthLogistic regression to study associationsHealth and DisabilityManitoba IBD IndexPROMIS sleep disturbanceInflammatory bowel diseaseSleep disturbanceAcademic medical centerInsomnia Severity IndexWrist-worn actigraphySevere sleep disturbanceHealth characteristicsSleep interventionsDisease activityBivariate analysisMeasure disease activityMedical CenterHigher wakeLeisure activitiesDisabilityStudy associations0187 Effects of Community Violence on Pediatric Sleep Health: A Systematic Review
Scheibner H, Condon E, LaFleur K, Redeker N. 0187 Effects of Community Violence on Pediatric Sleep Health: A Systematic Review. Sleep 2025, 48: a84-a84. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf090.0187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep health dimensionsSleep healthHealth dimensionsSystematic reviewPromote health equityEffects of community violenceIndividual-level interventionsSelf-report measures of sleepCommunity violenceHealth equitySleep behaviorEnglish-language articlesChild healthMeasures of sleepDisadvantaged neighborhoodsSelf-report measuresLifelong healthYears of ageElectronic databasesPromote rigorSleep dimensionsHealthRelevant articlesExposure to community violenceCommunity violence exposureWearable Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk and Sleep in Young Adults
Fucito L, Ash G, Wu R, Pittman B, Barnett N, Li C, Redeker N, O’Malley S, DeMartini K. Wearable Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk and Sleep in Young Adults. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2513167. PMID: 40445615, PMCID: PMC12125640, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.13167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-related impairmentWorld Health OrganizationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeSelf-MonitoringSleep-related impairment scoresSleep disturbanceYoung adultsSleep healthWearable feedbackRandomized clinical trialsExploratory outcomesPrevalence of alcohol use disordersAt-risk drinkingIntention-to-treat approachTechnology-based interventionsRisk level reductionMeasures of sleep healthOutcomes of sleep disturbancesSmartphone self-monitoringControl A groupWeek 4Heavy drinking occasionsIntervention groupAlcohol use riskSleep Deficiency and Fatigue in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review
Conley S, Hwang Y, Al-Saleh S, Kamp K, Cahalan A, Redeker N. Sleep Deficiency and Fatigue in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review. Western Journal Of Nursing Research 2025, 47: 292-307. PMID: 39882819, DOI: 10.1177/01939459251314941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewSleep qualityAssociated with more severe fatigueFactors associated with fatigueSleep deficiencyAssociated with fatigueInflammatory bowel diseasePreferred Reporting ItemsPoor sleep qualitySelf-report questionnairesDiagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseaseMeasure fatigueImprove fatigueModifiable contributorReporting ItemsTreat fatigueBowel diseaseSevere fatigueSleep interventionsInclusion criteriaIntervention workDisabling symptomsAssessment of disease activityYounger ageInterventionLiving 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
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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
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