Dongjuan (Donna) Xu
- Associate Professor of Nursing
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Pillars of Interdisciplinary Research Excellence
Integrative Health Care in Later Life; Social Contexts and Policy for Optimal Aging
Integrative Health Care in Later Life; Social Contexts and Policy for Optimal Aging
Education
PhD - University of Minnesota - Health Services, Policy and Administration - 2016
PhD - University of Minnesota - Health Services, Policy and Administration - 2016
Research Interests
aging and long-term care, health outcomes and policy, quality of care, quality of life and prevention and management of chronic conditions
aging and long-term care, health outcomes and policy, quality of care, quality of life and prevention and management of chronic conditions
Teaching Interests
gerontology, biostatistics and evidence-based practice
gerontology, biostatistics and evidence-based practice
Selected Grants
2025 - Showalter Trust Foundation - (Co-PI)
2025 - Showalter Trust Foundation - (Co-PI)
2024 - National Institute on Drug Abuse
2021 - National Institute on Aging - (PI)
2021 - National Institute on Aging - (PI)
Selected Publications
Hawkins L, Johnson S, Chipps S, McCann A, Foreman K, Heo D, Xu D, Braughton R, Ajuwon A. (2026). Group-based psychoeducation for dissociative disorders: Reducing PTSD and dissociative symptoms while enhancing emotion regulation and adaptive capacity. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. [in press]
Hawkins L, Chipps S, Foreman K, Johnson S, McCann A, Braughton R, Ajuwon A, Xu D. (2026). “It feels like a safe container”: Experiences of Finding Solid Ground groups for adults with dissociative disorders. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. [in press]
Jo S, Xu D, & Cho Y. (2026). The role of information uses and trust in COVID-19 and influenza vaccine hesitancy among undergraduate students in the United States and Republic of Korea: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 10436596251411080.
Xu D, Garcia E, & Arling G. (2025). Care trajectories for a cohort of first-time nursing home admissions: A five-year longitudinal study in Minnesota. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(12), 105885.
Sulistyarini WD, Fan SY, Huang MC, Effendy C, Xu D, Chen TJ, & Kao CY. (2025). Cross-cultural adaption and psychometric validation of Importance of Good Death-Indonesian version for patients with advanced cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing,12, 100798.
Rankin BP, Xu D, & Doucet K. (2025). Ventilator liberation: Evaluating staff perceptions of practice and policy adherence. American Journal of Critical Care, 34(5), 372-379.
Xu D, Rurka M, & Arling G. (2024). A quantitative evaluation of the Minnesota long-stay resident quality of life survey. Applied Research in Quality of Life. 19:2785-2799
Xu D, Wang Y, Zhu S, Zhao M, & Wang K. (2024). Relationship between fear of falling and quality of life in nursing home residents: The role of activity restriction. Geriatric Nursing, 57, 45-50
Xu D, Lalani N, & Wang Y. (2024). Gender and race differences in mental health and well-being among older Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 1-12.
Gao J, Xu D, Wu C, Li M, Ren J, Rao Y, & Wang K. (2024). Work-related stress and behavioral correlates of lower urinary tract symptom profiles in female nurses: A latent class analysis based on the Nurse Urinary Related Health Study. Journal of Nursing Management, 7318901.