Kendra KampPhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics
Centers for Research Excellence
- Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management
Profile
I am passionate about improving care for patients with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. I serve as the Director for the Gastrointestinal Health and Wellness Lab (GI-Well) which works on exciting projects to promote optimal gut health for all. We take a holistic approach to addressing individual, environmental, and societal factors which influence gut health.
My BSN at Calvin University showed me how research can transform patient care, at the individual and population level. This motivated me to pursue advance training in nursing research. I received my PhD from Michigan State University where I examined the role of social support on self-management behaviors of medication adherence and diet modification among emerging adults (ages 18-35) with inflammatory bowel disease. I identified that increased informational social support was associated with greater medication adherence. Funding from Sigma Theta Tau International and the Jonas Center supported my study. I have continued to build on this work at the University of Washington by conducting a pilot study to examine sleep, fatigue, and gastrointestinal symptoms among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease and examining the usability and acceptability of a comprehensive self-management intervention for individuals with irritable bowel syndrome and comorbid anxiety and depression as well as individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (T32NR014833, T32DK007742, K23NR020044).
My current research focuses on adapting a comprehensive self-management intervention into a digital format, understanding patient symptom experiences through qualitative and quantitative methods, and incorporating biological markers (biomarkers) such as fecal calprotectin, gut microbiome, cytokines, and bile acids into nursing research. Please reach out to collaborate and partner in this exciting work.
My BSN at Calvin University showed me how research can transform patient care, at the individual and population level. This motivated me to pursue advance training in nursing research. I received my PhD from Michigan State University where I examined the role of social support on self-management behaviors of medication adherence and diet modification among emerging adults (ages 18-35) with inflammatory bowel disease. I identified that increased informational social support was associated with greater medication adherence. Funding from Sigma Theta Tau International and the Jonas Center supported my study. I have continued to build on this work at the University of Washington by conducting a pilot study to examine sleep, fatigue, and gastrointestinal symptoms among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease and examining the usability and acceptability of a comprehensive self-management intervention for individuals with irritable bowel syndrome and comorbid anxiety and depression as well as individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (T32NR014833, T32DK007742, K23NR020044).
My current research focuses on adapting a comprehensive self-management intervention into a digital format, understanding patient symptom experiences through qualitative and quantitative methods, and incorporating biological markers (biomarkers) such as fecal calprotectin, gut microbiome, cytokines, and bile acids into nursing research. Please reach out to collaborate and partner in this exciting work.
Publications
- Yang, Pei-Li, Kamp, Kendra , Tu, Qian, Chen, Li Jue, Cain, Kevin, Heitkemper, Margaret , Burr, Robert . "Relationship Between High Frequency Component of Heart Rate Variability and Delta EEG Power During Sleep in Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Compared to Healthy Women." Biological research for nursing 27 (2025): 60-70.
- Hong, Hyejeong, Mocci, Evelina, Kamp, Kendra, Zhu, Shijun, Cain, Kevin , Burr, Robert , Perry, James , Heitkemper, Margaret , Weaver-Toedtman, Kristen , Dorsey, Susan . "Genetic Variations in TrkB.T1 Isoform and Their Association With Somatic and Psychological Symptoms in Individuals With IBS." The journal of pain 25 (2024): 104634.
- Kamp, Kendra, Gohres, Katherine, Tormey, Lauren , Bardach, Shoshana , Szkodny, Lauren , Salwen-Deremer, Jessica . "Barriers to Engagement with Gastrointestinal Health Management." Digestive diseases and sciences 69 (2024): 3670-3680.
- Kamp, Kendra, Yang, Pei-Li, Tsai, Chi-Sha, Zhang, Xiaoyu, Yoo, Linda, Altman, Molly , Heitkemper, Margaret, Conley, Samantha, Kane, Sunanda, Winders, Samantha. "Gender and Sex Differences in Abdominal Pain, Fatigue, And Psychological Symptoms Among Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Network Analysis." Inflammatory bowel diseases (2024): .
- Kamp, Kendra, Yang, Pei-Li, Friedman, Emily, Lopez, Alejandra, Iribarren, Sarah, Barney, Pamela, Munson, Sean, Heitkemper, Margaret, Levy, Rona. "Formative Evaluation of a Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Comorbid Anxiety, and Depression: Mixed Methods Study." JMIR formative research 8 (2024): e43286.
- Chen, Li Jue, Burr, Robert, Cain, Kevin, Kamp, Kendra, Heitkemper, Margaret. "Age Differences in Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Vagal Modulation in Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Biological research for nursing 26 (2024): 46-55.
- Dang, Nhu, Kumar, Soryan, Kwon, Michelle, Cradeur, Michael, Zeven, Katherine, Khunte, Mihir, Marino, Daniel, Tse, Chung San, van Deen, Welmoed , Lee, Adrian, Kamp, Kendra, Oberai, Ridhima, Melmed, Gil , Siegel, Corey , Weaver, S Alandr, Shah, Samir . "Predictive Factors of Inactive Patient Participation in an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Learning Health System: A Longitudinal Cohort Study." Inflammatory bowel diseases (2024): .
- Winders, Samantha, Yoo, Linda, Heitkemper, Margaret, Kamp, Kendra. "Multilevel Factors and Sleep in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Qualitative Study." Crohn's & colitis 360 6 (2024): otae075.
- Rosenfeld, Sam, Clark-Snustad, Kindra, Kamp, Kendra , Jacobs, Jeffrey, Barahimi, Mitra, Harper, Jason, Lee, Scott Davi. "Mycophenolate Mofetil Appears Effective for the Treatment of Patients With Refractory Crohn's Disease." Crohn's & colitis 360 6 (2024): otae067.
- Plantinga, Anna , Kamp, Kendra , Wu, Qinglong, Chen, Li, Yoo, Linda, Burr, Robert , Cain, Kevin , Raftery, Daniel, Carnevale Neto, Fausto, Badu, Shyam, So, Sik Y, Savidge, Tor, Shulman, Robert , Heitkemper, Margaret . "Exploration of associations among dietary tryptophan, microbiome composition and function, and symptom severity in irritable bowel syndrome." Neurogastroenterology and motility 35 (2023): e14545.
- Hong, Hyejeong, Schulze, Katharina , Copeland, Ian , Atyam, Manasa, Kamp, Kendra, Hanchard, Neil , Belmont, John, Ringel-Kulka, Tamar, Heitkemper, Margaret, Shulman, Robert . "Genetic Variants in Carbohydrate Digestive Enzyme and Transport Genes Associated with Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome." medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023): .
- Kamp, Kendra , Morgan, Hailey, Yoo, Linda, Munson, Sean , Heitkemper, Margaret , Levy, Rona . "Symptom management needs of patients with irritable bowel syndrome and concurrent anxiety and/or depression: A qualitative study." Journal of advanced nursing 79 (2023): 775-788.
- Kamp, Kendra, Clark-Snustad, Kindra, Yoo, Linda, Winders, Samantha, Cain, Kevin, Levy, Rona , Dey, Neelendu, Lee, Scott, Keefer, Laurie, Heitkemper, Margaret. "A Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (CSM-IBD): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial." JMIR research protocols 12 (2023): e46307.
- Kamp, Kendra , Hawes, Stephen , Tse, Chung San, Singh, Siddharth, Dang, Nhu, Oberai, Ridhima, Weaver, S Alandr, Melmed, Gil , Siegel, Corey , van Deen, Welmoed , , IBD Qorus. "Concordance and Discordance Between Patient-reported Remission, Patient-reported Outcomes, and Physician Global Assessment." Inflammatory bowel diseases 29 (2023): 1255-1262.
- Yoo, Linda, Tsai, Chi-Sha, Heitkemper, Margaret, Kamp, Kendra. "Systematic review: Individual-level factors and social determinants of health impacting sleep health in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease." Journal of advanced nursing 79 (2023): 1650-1663.
- Yang, Pei-Li, Kamp, Kendra , Burr, Robert , Tang, Hsin-Yi Jea, Dobra, Adrian, Shulman, Robert , Heitkemper, Margaret . "Age Differences in Core Symptoms and Symptom Relationships in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Network Analysis." The American journal of gastroenterology 118 (2023): 1648-1655.
- Matthews, Sarah , Plantinga, Anna, Burr, Robert, Cain, Kevin , Savidge, Tor, Kamp, Kendra, Heitkemper, Margaret . "Exploring the Role of Vitamin D and the Gut Microbiome: A Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Healthy Controls." Biological research for nursing 25 (2023): 436-443.
- Binick, Stephanie, Matthews, Sarah , Kamp, Kendra , Heitkemper, Margaret. "Vitamin D Measurement: Clinical Practice and Research Implications." The journal for nurse practitioners : JNP 19 (2023): .
- Kearney, David , Kamp, Kendra , Storms, Meghan, Simpson, Tracy . "Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Individuals With Symptomatic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder." Journal of clinical gastroenterology 56 (2022): 592-596.
- Khunte, Mihir, Dang, Nhu, Zhong, Anthony, Kumar, Soryan, Kamp, Kendra, Shah, Samir . "Changes in Medicare Reimbursement for Common Gastroenterology Services Over 15 Years: 2007-2022." The American journal of gastroenterology 117 (2022): 2079-2082.
- Yang, Pei-Li, Matthews, Sarah , Burr, Robert , Cain, Kevin , Barney, Pamela , Zia, Jasmine , Heitkemper, Margaret , Kamp, Kendra . "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Comprehensive Self-Management Program Improves Presenteeism in Persons with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Secondary Data Analysis." International journal of environmental research and public health 19 (2022): .
- Lee, Scott Davi, Singla, Anand, Harper, Jason, Barahimi, Mitra, Jacobs, Jeffrey, Kamp, Kendra , Clark-Snustad, Kindra Daw. "Tofacitinib Appears Well Tolerated and Effective for the Treatment of Patients with Refractory Crohn's Disease." Digestive diseases and sciences 67 (2022): 4043-4048.
- Lee, Scott Davi, Kamp, Kendra, Clark-Snustad, Kindra Daw. "Case Series: Re-induction of Intravenous, Weight-Based Ustekinumab Is Well Tolerated in Patients With Moderate-Severe Crohn's Disease." Crohn's & colitis 360 4 (2022): otac012.
- Kamp, Kendra , Levy, Rona , Munson, Sean , Heitkemper, Margaret . "Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Comorbid Anxiety and/or Depression." Journal of clinical gastroenterology 56 (2022): e149-e152.
- Lee, Scott Davi, Singla, Anand, Harper, Jason, Barahimi, Mitra, Jacobs, Jeffrey, Kamp, Kendra , Clark-Snustad, Kindra Daw. "Safety and Efficacy of Tofacitinib in Combination With Biologic Therapy for Refractory Crohn's Disease." Inflammatory bowel diseases 28 (2022): 309-313.
- Ayoola, Adejoke, Kamp, Kendra, Adams, Yenupini Joyc, Granner, Josephine , DeGroot, Lyndsay, Lee, HaEun, Zandee, Gail, Doornbos, Mary Molewy. "Strategies to promote and sustain baccalaureate students' interest in pursuing a PhD degree in nursing." Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 37 (2021): 935-941.
- Kamp, Kendra , Given, Barbara, Wyatt, Gwen. "Validity and Reliability of the 8-Item Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood in a Sample of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients." Journal of nursing measurement 29 (2021): 21-33.
- Kamp, Kendra , Han, Claire, Shulman, Robert , Cain, Kevin , Barney, Pamela, Opp, Mark , Chang, Lin, Burr, Robert , Heitkemper, Margaret . "Cytokine Levels and Symptoms Among Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Considering the Role of Hormonal Contraceptive Use." Biological research for nursing 23 (2021): 171-179.
- Kamp, Kendra , Cain, Kevin , Utleg, Angelita, Burr, Robert , Raftery, Daniel, Luna, Ruth An, Shulman, Robert , Heitkemper, Margaret . "Bile Acids and Microbiome Among Individuals With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Healthy Volunteers." Biological research for nursing 23 (2021): 65-74.
- Yang, Pei-Li, Heitkemper, Margaret , Kamp, Kendra . "Irritable bowel syndrome in midlife women: a narrative review." Women's midlife health 7 (2021): 4.
- Levy, Rona , Murphy, Tasha , Kamp, Kendra, Langer, Shelby , van Tilburg, Miranda A L. "Parental Response to Only Children: Breaking the Stereotypes." Children (Basel, Switzerland) 8 (2021): .
- Iribarren, Sarah , Akande, Tokunbo , Kamp, Kendra , Barry, Dwight, Kader, Yazan , Suelzer, Elizabeth. "Effectiveness of Mobile Apps to Promote Health and Manage Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9 (2021): e21563.
- Peng, Wei, Li, Lin, Kononova, Anastasia, Cotten, Shelia, Kamp, Kendra, Bowen, Marie. "Habit Formation in Wearable Activity Tracker Use Among Older Adults: Qualitative Study." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9 (2021): e22488.
- Hetland, Breanna, Lindroth, Heidi, Kamp, Kendra, Edmiston, Elizabeth, Wierenga, Kelly , Hardin, Heather , Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Andrea, Topp, Robert, Hershberger, Patricia , Madigan, Elizabeth. "The Emerging Scholars' Network Within MNRS: From Acorns to Oaks." Western journal of nursing research 42 (2020): 143-152.
- Kamp, Kendra, Holmstrom, Amanda, Luo, Zhehui, Wyatt, Gwen, Given, Barbara. "Factors Influencing Received Social Support Among Emerging Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study." Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 43 (2020): 429-439.
- Kamp, Kendra, Dudley-Brown, Sharon, Heitkemper, Margaret, Wyatt, Gwen, Given, Barbara. "Symptoms among emerging adults with inflammatory bowel disease: a descriptive study." Research in nursing & health 43 (2020): 48-55.
- Yang, Pei-Li, Burr, Robert , Buchanan, Diana , Pike, Kenneth , Kamp, Kendra , Heitkemper, Margaret . "Indirect effect of sleep on abdominal pain through daytime dysfunction in adults with irritable bowel syndrome." Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 16 (2020): 1701-1710.
- Kononova, Anastasia, Li, Lin, Kamp, Kendra, Bowen, Marie, Rikard, R , Cotten, Shelia, Peng, Wei. "The Use of Wearable Activity Trackers Among Older Adults: Focus Group Study of Tracker Perceptions, Motivators, and Barriers in the Maintenance Stage of Behavior Change." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 7 (2019): e9832.
- Kamp, Kendra, Herbell, Kayla, Magginis, William , Berry, Donna, Given, Barbara. "Facebook Recruitment and the Protection of Human Subjects." Western journal of nursing research 41 (2019): 1270-1281.
- Kamp, Kendra , Weaver, Kristen , Sherwin, LeeAnne , Barney, Pamela, Hwang, Sun-Kyun, Yang, Pei-Li, Burr, Robert , Cain, Kevin , Heitkemper, Margaret . "Effects of a comprehensive self-management intervention on extraintestinal symptoms among patients with IBS." Journal of psychosomatic research 126 (2019): 109821.
- Kamp, Kendra , West, Patricia, Holmstrom, Amanda, Luo, Zhehui, Wyatt, Gwen, Given, Barbara. "Systematic Review of Social Support on Psychological Symptoms and Self-Management Behaviors Among Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 51 (2019): 380-389.
- Kamp, Kendra , Luo, Zhehui, Holmstrom, Amanda, Given, Barbara, Wyatt, Gwen. "Self-Management Through Social Support Among Emerging Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Nursing research 68 (2019): 285-295.
- Brittain, Kelly, Kamp, Kendra, Cassandras, Christos, Salaysay, Zachary, Gómez-Márquez, José. "A Mobile App to Increase Informed Decisions About Colorectal Cancer Screening Among African American and Caucasian Women: A Pilot Study." Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 41 (2018): 297-303.
- Kamp, Kendra , Brittain, Kelly. "Factors that Influence Treatment and Non-treatment Decision Making Among Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Integrative Review." The patient 11 (2018): 271-284.
- Kamp, Kendra, Wyatt, Gwen, Dudley-Brown, Sharon, Brittain, Kelly, Given, Barbara. "Using cognitive interviewing to improve questionnaires: An exemplar study focusing on individual and condition-specific factors." Applied nursing research : ANR 43 (2018): 121-125.
- Adams, Yenupini Joyc, Kamp, Kendra, Liu, Cheng Chin, Stommel, Manfred, Thana, Kanjana, Broome, Marion , Smith, Barbara. "Revisiting the Quality of Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Nursing Literature." Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 50 (2018): 200-209.
- Ayoola, Adejoke , Adams, Yenupini , Kamp, Kendra , Zandee, Gail , Feenstra, Cheryl, Doornbos, Mary . "Promoting the Future of Nursing by Increasing Zest for Research in Undergraduate Nursing Students." Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 33 (2017): 126-132.
- Kamp, Kendra , Yoo, Linda, Clark-Snustad, Kindra, Winders, Samantha, Burr, Robert, Buchanan, Diana, Barahimi, Mitra, Jacobs, Jeffrey, Heitkemper, Margaret, Lee, Scott . "Relationship of Sleep Health and Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Endoscopic Disease Activity and Sleep." Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 46 (0): 465-474.
- Chen, Li Jue, Kamp, Kendra, Fang, Aaron, Heitkemper, Margaret . "Delivery Methods of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 45 (0): 149-158.
- Mevawala, Amynah , Strunk, Faith , Haghiri-Vijeh, Roya, Corless, Inge , Ramaswamy, Padmavathy, Kamp, Kendra , Scott, Sheryl, Gray, Sarah. "Scientific Global Nursing Hackathon Experience." Nurse educator 46 (0): E154-E157.
- Kamp, Kendra , Stommel, Manfred. "Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Control Study." Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 44 (0): 21-30.
- Kamp, Kendra , Clark-Snustad, Kindra, Barahimi, Mitra, Lee, Scott. "Relationship Between Endoscopic and Clinical Disease Activity With Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 45 (0): 21-28.
- Kamp, Kendra, Flanigan, Megan, Thana, Kanjana, Terpstra, Jodi, Wyatt, Gwen, Sikorskii, Alla. "Expanding Application of the Long-Term Quality of Life Instrument to the Population of Women Undergoing Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer." Cancer nursing 44 (0): E76-E82.
- Matthews, Sarah , Heitkemper, Margaret , Kamp, Kendra. "Early Evidence Indicates Vitamin D Improves Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Nursing Implications and Future Research Opportunities." Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 44 (0): 426-436.
Classes
- NMETH 535: Nursing Inquiry to Support Evidence-Based Practice
- NURS 499: Special Electives
Grants
- A Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, National Institutes of Health