Yinfei Duan, PhD, RN

Area of Study / Keywords

Long-term care Aging care Health services research Implementation science Quantitative research Mixed methods research

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About

Academic Training

• Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-2024), University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) Program
• PhD in Nursing (2015-2020), University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Master of Science in Nursing (2013-2015), Sun Yat-sen University, China
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2009-2013), Sun Yat-sen University, China

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Research

My research focuses on the complex relationship between context (macro, meso, and micro-level context/environment) and quality of care, staff’s quality of work life, and the success of implementation and improvement initiatives in long-term care (LTC) homes. My work is dedicated to improving the lives of both residents and staff in LTC homes by fostering nurturing, person-centered communities through translating research evidence into real-world practices. I specialize in quantitative methods using advanced statistical models, and in mixed-methods approaches that integrate quantitative, qualitative, and configurational methods to address complex questions in health services and implementation research within the LTC sector.

Current Project as Principal Investigator

CIHR Project Grant Fall 2024: Lifetime and workplace traumatic events among care aides who work in long term care homes: Influences on job burnout, mental health, and intention to leave ( $350,369 CAD). NPA: Yinfei Duan. PAs: Carole Estabrooks; James Silvius. Co-As: Cybele Angel; Ruth Lanius; Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh; Bukola Salami; Holly Symonds-Brown; Varcoe Colleen; Anni Wang.

NURS 311 - Evidence Informed Nursing Practice

The course provides a hands on approach to evidence-informed nursing practice. This includes formulating clinical questions, systematic searching of electronic databases, reading, interpreting and critically appraising health research. Emphasis is on developing thinking and information literacy skills necessary to be an astute research consumer, and using evidence to inform clinical decision making. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative/Honors Program, After Degree/After Degree Honors Program or RPN-BScN Program. Prerequisite for Collaborative/Honors Program students: NURS 211 (or NURS 341). Credit may be obtained for only one of NURS 311 or 301.

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Browse more courses taught by Yinfei Duan

Yinfei Duan, Jing Wang, Holly J. Lanham, Whitney Berta, Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Matthias Hoben, Katharina Choroschun, Alba Iaconi, Yuting Song, Janelle Santos Perez, Shovana Shrestha, Anna Beeber, Ruth A. Anderson, Leslie Hayduk, Greta G. Cummings, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

Implementation Science Communications. 2024 June; 10.1186/s43058-024-00600-0

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Yinfei Duan, Weiwen Ng, John R Bowblis, Odichinma Akosionu, Tetyana P Shippee

The Gerontologist. 2024 February; 10.1093/geront/gnad089

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Yinfei Duan, Matthias Hoben, Yuting Song, Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Alba Iaconi, Katharina Choroschun, Shovana Shrestha, Greta G. Cummings, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2024 January; 10.1177/07334648231200110

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Yinfei Duan, Yuting Song, Trina E. Thorne, Alba Iaconi, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

Healthcare. 2023 April; 10.3390/healthcare11081145

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Yinfei Duan, Alba Iaconi, Jing Wang, Janelle Santos Perez, Yuting Song, Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Shovana Shrestha, Katharina Choroschun, Matthias Hoben, Anna Beeber, Ruth A. Anderson, Greta G. Cummings, Holly J. Lanham, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks, Whitney Berta

Implementation Science. 2022 December; 10.1186/s13012-022-01254-z

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Yinfei Duan, Christine A. Mueller, Fang Yu, Kristine M. Talley, Tetyana P. Shippee

Research on Aging. 2022 February; 10.1177/01640275211012652

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Yinfei Duan, Christine A. Mueller, Fang Yu, Kristine M. Talley, Tetyana P. Shippee

Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2021 September; 10.1177/0733464820912365

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Yinfei Duan, Tetyana P. Shippee, Weiwen Ng, Odichinma Akosionu, Mark Woodhouse, Haitao Chu, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Joseph E. Gaugler, Beth A. Virnig, John R. Bowblis

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2020 November; 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.06.033

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Yinfei Duan, Ala Iaconi, Yuting Song, Peter G. Norton, Janet E. Squires, Janice Keefe, Greta G. Cummings, Carole A. Estabrooks

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2020 October; 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.07.036

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