Jean Tang
Associate Professor
Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics
Profile
My program of research focuses on brainwave entrainment for the management of hyper-arousal related health conditions such as insomnia and hypertension. I am currently conducting research to evaluate the effectiveness of the slow brainwave light-sound stimulation for sleep promotion in people with chronic pain. My general research interest is in the area of non-pharmacological approaches that empower self-regulation for health promotion.
Teaching: I have taught in both undergraduate and graduate programs. My main teaching role is in the psychiatry and mental health track. I believe in educating the whole person, with an emphasis on developing life-long learners and socially responsible health professionals.
Practice, Service, Community Involvement: Clinically, I am an Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. My practice philosophy embraces interdisciplinary collaboration model. I believe the patient-provider partnership is the core for the optimal care outcome.
Teaching: I have taught in both undergraduate and graduate programs. My main teaching role is in the psychiatry and mental health track. I believe in educating the whole person, with an emphasis on developing life-long learners and socially responsible health professionals.
Practice, Service, Community Involvement: Clinically, I am an Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. My practice philosophy embraces interdisciplinary collaboration model. I believe the patient-provider partnership is the core for the optimal care outcome.
Research Interests
- Innovative Interventions
- Lifespan Health
- Symptom Science
Journal Articles
-  2024. "A game-based multimedia application to improve the ability of clinical nurses to perform geriatric care: A randomized controlled trial." Nurse education today 139. 106253.
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106253
-  2023. "Virtual Reality Meditation for Fatigue in Persons With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Mixed Methods Pilot Study." JMIR formative research 7. e46209.
 https://doi.org/10.2196/46209
-  2023. "Age Differences in Core Symptoms and Symptom Relationships in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Network Analysis." The American journal of gastroenterology 118. 1648-1655.
 https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002280
-  2021. "Open-loop Audio-Visual Stimulation for sleep promotion in older adults with comorbid insomnia and osteoarthritis pain: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial." Sleep medicine 82. 37-42.
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.03.025
-  2020. "Functional Status in Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors." Clinical nursing research 29. 5-12.
 https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773818785860
-  2019. "Open-Loop Audiovisual Stimulation Induces Delta EEG Activity in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis Pain and Insomnia." Biological research for nursing 21. 307-317.
 https://doi.org/10.1177/1099800419833781
-  2019. "0403 Older Adults with Sleep Onset Insomnia Are More Responsive to Open-Loop Audio-Visual Stimulation Based Delta Induction Than Are Those with Sleep Maintenance Insomnia." Sleep 42. Oxford University Press (OUP): A163-A163.
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz067.402
 https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz067.402
-  2017. "Changes of geriatric syndromes in older adults survived from Intensive Care Unit." Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 38. 219-224.
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.10.011
-  2017. "Differential predictors of nighttime and daytime sleep complaints in older adults with comorbid insomnia and osteoarthritis pain." Journal of psychosomatic research 100. 22-28.
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.06.020
-  2016. "In South Asian people with cardiac disease, strong patient-professional relationships may increase treatment compliance." Evidence-based nursing 19. 19.
 https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2014-102050
-  2016. "Open-Loop Audio-Visual Stimulation (AVS): A Useful Tool for Management of Insomnia?." Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback 41. 39-46.
 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9308-7
-  2015. "Open-Loop Neurofeedback Audiovisual Stimulation: A Pilot Study of Its Potential for Sleep Induction in Older Adults." Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback 40. 183-8.
 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9285-x
-  2014. "The role of depression in medication adherence among heart failure patients." Clinical nursing research 23. 231-44.
 https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773813481801
-  2014. "A pilot study of audio-visual stimulation as a self-care treatment for insomnia in adults with insomnia and chronic pain." Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback 39. 219-25.
 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-014-9263-8
- 2012. "Effectiveness of an e-learning curriculum on occupational health for music performers." Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 18. 538-43.
-  2010. "The use of music intervention in healthcare research: a narrative review of the literature." The journal of nursing research : JNR 18. 174-90.
 https://doi.org/10.1097/JNR.0b013e3181efe1b1
-  2010. "Correlating family nurse practitioners' perspectives of adult ADD/ADHD with employed pharmacotherapy: a pilot study." Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 22. 424-30.
 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00527.x
- 2009. "Effects of audio relaxation programs for blood pressure reduction in older adults." European journal of cardiovascular nursing 8. 329-36.
-  2008. "An audio relaxation tool for blood pressure reduction in older adults." Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 29. 392-401.
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.02.003
-  "Predictive Model of Psychological Distress in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study." Cancer nursing 45. E59-E67.
 https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000837
Classes
- NCLIN 517: Advanced Clinical Practicum II
- NCLIN 567: Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum
- NCLIN 801: Advanced Clinical Practicum Immersion
- NMETH 403: Introduction to Research in Nursing
- NURS 549: Assessment in Psychosocial Nursing
- NURS 610: Teaching Practicum
Grants
- Enhancing APRNs Workforce Competency: Combatting the Opioid Crisis in Rural and Underserved WA State Correctional Facilities, Washington State Department of Corrections