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.
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- All Institutions
- 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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2026
Latent classes of sleep deficiency and correlates among patients receiving methadone treatment: A longitudinal study
Hsaio C, Jeon S, DiMeola K, Walker K, Akhiwu O, Stein M, Madden L, Redeker N, Scheinost D, Fiellin D, Yaggi H, Barry D. Latent classes of sleep deficiency and correlates among patients receiving methadone treatment: A longitudinal study. Addiction 2026 PMID: 41852290, DOI: 10.1111/add.70384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive urine toxicologyUrine toxicologyMethadone treatmentTreatment continuationPain interferencePain interference with sleepClass IIIClass ILate sleepObstructive sleep apneaOne-year treatment outcomesUrine toxicology resultsSleep deficiencyClass II-IVRestless legs syndromeEpworth Sleepiness ScaleRestless Legs Syndrome QuestionnairePatient-completed questionnairesSTOP questionnaireSleep apneaInterfere with sleepOpioid treatment programsClinical characteristicsPsychological symptomsMedical chartsSleep Characteristics and Cognitive Symptoms Among Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Al-Saleh S, Schneekloth M, Kane S, Kamp K, Redeker N, Conley S. Sleep Characteristics and Cognitive Symptoms Among Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clinical Nursing Research 2026, 10547738261427988. PMID: 41824508, DOI: 10.1177/10547738261427988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive symptomsSleep characteristicsSelf-reported cognitive symptomsAssociated with cognitive symptomsEffect of insomnia treatmentSleep qualitySelf-reported sleep qualityInsomnia Severity IndexForgetting namesCognitive measuresInsomnia severityPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexImpairment subscaleInsomnia treatmentCognitive functionPoor sleep qualitySleep Quality IndexInsomniaInflammatory bowel diseaseSlow thinkingCross-sectional studyComplex patient populationFACT-CogSeverity IndexSleepLongitudinal study of light exposure, sleep, rest-activity rhythms, alertness and cognitive function among adults with stable heart failure
Jeon S, Wang Z, Conley S, Lafleur K, Redeker N. Longitudinal study of light exposure, sleep, rest-activity rhythms, alertness and cognitive function among adults with stable heart failure. Chronobiology International 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-13. PMID: 41657003, DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2026.2623046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyCognitive ability scalesRest-activity rhythmSleep qualityInsomnia Severity IndexPoorer sleep qualityAssociated with insomniaPsychomotor vigilance testBehavioral therapyInter-daily stabilityPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexCognitive abilitiesSelf-reported sleepinessInsomnia symptomsCognitive functionSleep Quality IndexAbility ScaleCognitive impairmentPVT lapsesVigilance testInsomniaSleep midpointMonths post-interventionLongitudinal study
2025
Oura Ring Behavioral Feedback Intervention for Alcohol Reduction in Young Adults: User Experience Evaluation of a Pilot Randomized Trial
Griffith F, Ellison O, Kunchay S, Augustine M, DeMartini K, Fatigate M, Latimer L, O'Malley S, Redeker N, Ash G, Fucito L. Oura Ring Behavioral Feedback Intervention for Alcohol Reduction in Young Adults: User Experience Evaluation of a Pilot Randomized Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2025, 27: e78613. PMID: 41343856, PMCID: PMC12677873, DOI: 10.2196/78613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural language processingUser baseLanguage processingUser experience evaluationFeedback reportsSmartphone diariesGroup participantsOura ringYoung adult alcohol useFitness wearablesFace-to-face exit interviewFeedback interventionYoung adultsExperience evaluationPilot randomized controlled trialAlcohol reductionMobile appsMultiple intervention componentsSMS text messagesPilot Randomized TrialAppsConvergent mixed methodsBehavioral dataUsersRandomized Controlled TrialsAssociations between community violence and pediatric sleep health: A systematic review
Scheibner H, Condon E, LaFleur K, Redeker N. Associations between community violence and pediatric sleep health: A systematic review. Sleep Health 2025, 12: 19-29. PMID: 41298222, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2025.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep healthMultilevel community-based interventionsSystematic reviewCommunity-based interventionsCommunity violenceMeasures of sleepDisadvantaged neighborhoodsLifelong healthElectronic databasesEffects of community violenceExposed to community violenceFair qualitySleep qualityInadequate sleepCommunity violence exposureHealthSleep disturbancePoor qualityProtective factorsSleep efficiencyViolence exposurePolicy changesSample descriptionAssociationSleepSleep apnea at the frontier— an integrated multidisciplinary functional framework
Beache G, Hutchinson B, Raman B, Macey P, Pham N, Rodriguez-Lozano P, Redeker N, Somers V. Sleep apnea at the frontier— an integrated multidisciplinary functional framework. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2025, 84: 102190. PMID: 41274210, DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep apneaSleep medicineClinical measuresEffect of obesitySleep-wake processesTranslation indexTherapeutic advancesClinical managementFunctional derangementApneaNeurotransmitter signalingPathophysiological outcomesBiopsychosocial interventionsSleepMeasurements of metabolismBrainImaging methodsDerangementsObesityIschemiaAssociations 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, 34: 64-77. 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, 49: 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 profiles
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Biological, Behavioral, and Genetic Mechanisms in the Intergenerational Transmission of Toxic Stress
IRB ID2000026331RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date09/30/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge18+ yearsThe Recovery in Stroke Using PAP Study (RISE-UP)
IRB ID2000024512RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/31/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ years
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