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Last published 2024
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Jean C. McSweeney

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Associate Dean for Research

Also affiliated: American Heart Association (2004–2016); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2007–2020); Translational Research Institute (2018); Humanitas University (2020); University of Kentucky (2003); Johns Hopkins University (2020); Royal College of Nursing (2023); Medical University of South Carolina (2020); East Carolina University (2003); The Football Association (2010); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2001–2020); Australian College of Nursing (2023); Dean College (2020); Centre for Nursing Innovation (2001); Auguste-Viktoria-Klinik (2020); Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (2020); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2007–2021); Center for Children (2020); Polisher Research Institute (2010); Florida Academic Dermatology Center (2020); National Institute of Nursing Research (2007–2010); St. Patrick's Hospital (1979); Medical Care Development (2016); Association of Colleges (2020); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (2019); École Polytechnique de Thiès (2007); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2020); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2012); The Ohio State University (2003); Marymount University (2001); Case Western Reserve University (2020); University of Pennsylvania (2010); The University of Texas at Austin (1993)

Faculty Researcher

28 h-index 99 pubs 2,985 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Middle Aged
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Arkansas
  • United States
  • Black or African American
  • Qualitative Research
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • White People
  • Women's Health

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jean C. McSweeney's research focuses on understanding and addressing health disparities, particularly within vulnerable populations. Her work investigates patient experiences and challenges related to chronic diseases and survivorship, with a significant emphasis on breast cancer and heart disease. McSweeney has studied the readability and actionability of educational materials for breast cancer survivors and explored the needs and perspectives of young women transitioning out of active treatment.

Her research also extends to cardiovascular health, examining knowledge and awareness of heart disease among African American and Hispanic women. Furthermore, McSweeney has investigated the use of telemedicine by older adults with heart failure during the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluated health literacy interventions for diabetes outcomes in rural settings. Her scholarship is supported by a substantial publication record, with 99 total publications and an h-index of 28. She has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Pearman D. Parker, Kristie Hadden, Ronda Henry‐Tillman, and Jing Jin.

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 99
  • Citations: 2,985

Selected Publications

  • Experiences of Older Adults with Heart Failure Using Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study (2024)
    Telemedicine Journal and e-Health 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial (2024)
    Health Literacy and Communication Open 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • “The Materials Didn’t Really Seem to Apply to Me”: A Focus-Group Study on Young Women’s Needs and Perspectives on Breast Cancer Educational Material (2024)
    Journal of Cancer Education 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • “I’m Not Fighting Anymore So What Do I Do Now?” Young Women’s Challenges While Transitioning Out of Active Breast Cancer Treatment and into Survivorship (2023)
    INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • What’s in Between the Lines: Assessing the Readability, Understandability, and Actionability in Breast Cancer Survivorship Print Materials (2021)
    Journal of Cancer Education 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 55179 An assessment of understandability and actionability in breast cancer survivorship print materials (2021)
    Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Recruitment Issues in Emerging Adult Populations: Focus on Adult Congenital Heart Disease (2020)
    Nursing Reports 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Preparing Nurse Scientists (2020)
    Nursing Research 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Avoiding bad connection: Orientation phone calls foster student‐faculty connection in an RN‐BSN program (2020)
    Nursing Forum 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Self-management Needs of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (2020)
    The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics (2020)
    Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Barriers and Facilitators to Seeking Mental Health Care Among First Responders: “Removing the Darkness” (2019)
    Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 122 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Associations of Diagnoses of Fatigue and Depression With Use of Medical Services in Patients With Heart Failure (2019)
    The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Gender Differences in the Pathogenesis and Management of Heart Disease (2018)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Tailored Dietary Sodium Intervention Using Technology and Psychosocial Support (2018)
    The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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