Contact Information

• TEL：+886-3-2118800 ext. 3512 
• E-mail：yjchou@mail.cgu.edu.tw

EDUCATION

• PhD  National Taiwan University
• MS    National Cheng Kung University
• BS    Tzu Chi University

AWARDS

• 2019~2020 Doctoral Dissertation Fulbright Research Grants, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

• 2016 Fatigue Study Group New Investigator Award, MASCC/ISOO 2016 Annual Meeting in Adelaide, Australis.

RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

• Oncology Nursing, Symptom management, Psycho-social Oncology, Cancer Prehabilitation, Biobehavioral Research, Gerontology

TEACHING SUBJECTS

• Medical-Surgical Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice

RESEARCH

1.   Applying the Multimodal Cancer Prehabilitation Programs in improving Low Anterior Resection Syndrome, Psychological Distress, and Fecal Incontinence-related Quality of Life in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Rectal Cancer. (National Science and Technology Council, 2022-2023)

PUBLICATIONS

1.   Chou, Y. J., Kober, K. M., Yeh, K. H., Cooper, B. A., Kuo, C. H., Lin, B. R., Kuo, T. C., Tseng, Y. J., Miaskowski, C., & Shun, S. C. (2022 Feb). A Pilot Study of Metabolomic Pathways Associated with Fatigue in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 56, 102096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102096

2.   Chou, Y. J., Lin, H. Y., Cooper A. B., Lin, B. R., Jiang, J. K., Yanf, H. Y., Miaskowski, C., Shun, S. C. (2022 Jan-Feb). A Resilience Model for Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. Cancer Nursing, 45(1): E83-E90. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000882. PMID: 34870940

3.   Li, C. C., Chou, Y. J., Shun, S. C. (2021). The Relationship Between Muscle Strength and Body Composition Measures and Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Oncology Nursing Forum, 48(5): 558-576. doi: 10.1188/21.ONF.558-576.

4.   Kuo, H. J., Chang, N. T., Tien, Y. W., Chou, Y. J., Shun, S. C. (2021). Determinants of Quality of Life in People Living with a Dual Diagnosis of Resectable Pancreatic Cancer and Diabetes Mellitus. Oncology Nursing Forum, 48(4): 390-402. doi: 10.1188/21.ONF.390-402

5.   Chou, Y. J., Kober, K. M., Kuo, C. H., Yeh, K. H., Kuo, T. C., Tseng, Y. J., Miaskowski, C., Liang, J. T., Shun, S. C. (2021 Jan). A Pilot Study of Metabolomic Pathways Associated with Fatigue in Survivors of Colorectal Cancer. Biological Research for Nursing, 23(1), 42-49. doi:10.1177/1099800420942586

6.   Kuo, H. J., Tien, Y. W., Chang, N. T., Chou, Y. J., Shun, S. C. (2019 Sep.). Comparison of Fatigue and Quality of Life in Individuals with Pancreatogenic Diabetes After Total or Partial Pancreatectomy. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46(5), E159-E170. doi: 10.1188/19.ONF.E159-E170

7.   Chou, Y. J., Kuo, H. J., Shun, S. C. (2018 Nov.). Cancer Prehabilitation Programs and Their Effects on Quality of Life. Oncology Nursing Forum, 45(6), 726-736. doi: 10.1188/18.ONF.726-736.

8.   Shun, S.C., Chou, Y. J., Chen, C.H., Yang, J.C. (2018 Jul./Aug.) Change of Uncertainty in Illness and Unmet Care Needs in Patients with Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma During Active Treatment. Cancer Nursing, 41(4), 279-289. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000487.

9.   Shun, S.C., Lai, Y.H., Hung, H, Chen, C.H.; Liang, J.-D. Chou, Y. J. (2017 May/ Jun.). The Role of Age in Change of Unmet Supportive Care Needs in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma during Transition from Hospital to Home. Cancer Nursing, 40(3), 245-254. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000403.

10. Chou, Y. J., Lai, Y. H., Lin, B.R., Liang, J.T., & Shun, S. C. (2017 May/Jun.). Factors Influencing Amount of Weekly Exercise Time in Colorectal Cancer Survivors. Cancer Nursing, 40(3), 201-208. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000383.