Dongjuan (Donna) Xu
School of Nursing, Purdue University
Dongjuan (Donna) Xu
Dr. Xu’s research is aimed at improving the quality of care and quality of life for older people. Her studies focus on chronic conditions and areas of care that have important implications for quality of life. Dr. Xu studies care transitions between hospital, nursing home and community; assessment of care quality and its relationship to health outcomes; management of chronic conditions such as overactive bladder and urinary incontinence; prevention of falls and injury. Her research is enhanced by her multidisciplinary background in nursing, biostatistics, and health services research, with specific training and expertise in survey research, secondary data analysis, and large data sets. She has received grant funding from multiple sources, such as the National Institute on Aging, American Nurses Foundation, and Purdue’s highly competitive Kinley Research Award.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | United States; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Care trajectories; Continence Care in LTC; Data science; Dementia care and support; End-of-life care and LTC; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; LTC utitilisation; Outcome measurement in LTC; Quality of care; Relationship between LTC use and hospital use; Survey measures; |
| Methods | Analysis of administrative data; Difference-in-differences; Literature reviews and synthesis; Longitudinal data analysis; Measure validation; Mixed methods; Observational studies; Panel data analysis; Psychometric testing; Quantitative data analysis; Quasi-experimental methods; Questionnaire; Surveys; Systematic Review; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Long-Term Care in China; Quality improvement in Long-Term Care; |
| Website | https://hhs.purdue.edu/directory/dongjuan-xu/ |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0001-8265-1912 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=kthDU-MAAAAJ&view_op=list_works |