Faculty

2012 PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Major: Nursing (Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Heart Failure)
2011 MPH, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Major: Biostatistics
2009 MSN, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Major: Nursing - Adult Health
2004 BSN, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Major: Nursing

2020.03 - present Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2018.03 - 2020.02 Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
2014.10 - 2018.02 Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Chung Nam National University, Deajeon, South Korea
2012 - 2014.09 Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2008 - 2012 Research Assistant, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky
2007 - 2008 Teaching Assistant, School of Nursing, University of Kentucky
2004 - 2006 Staff Nurse, Seoul National University Hospital, Cardio-thoracic surgery intensive care unit, Seoul, South Korea

Self-care of cardiovascular disease
Symptom management
Quality of life

* =corresponding

■ Lee J, Park DI, Duncan P, & Lee KS. (in press) Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Korean version of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire. Journal of Nursing Research. *

■ Oh O, & Lee KS. (E-pub ahead) Concurrent Medication Adherence in Hypertensive Patients with High-risk Comorbidities. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. *

■ Yi J., Yoon JY., Won CW, Kim MJ, Lee KS. (2024). The roles of health literacy and social support in the association between smartphone ownership and frailty in older adults: a moderated mediation model. BMC Public Health 24,1064. *

■ Park YJ. & Lee KS. (2024). Scoping review protocol of post-traumatic growth (PTG) in Korean cancer survivors. BMJ open, 14(3), e077896. *

■ Lee J, Oh O, Park DI, Nam G & Lee KS. (2024) Scoping Review of Measures of Comorbidities in Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 39(10) 5-17. *

■ Lee KS, Park DI, Lee J, Oh O, Kim N, & Nam G. (2023). Relationship between comorbidity and health outcomes in patients with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 23 (498) *

■ Cho YM, & Lee KS. (2023). Mediating Effects of Diet Quality between Meal Frequency and Cardiometabolic Risk among Korean Adults: Data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNES). Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing, 16(2), 67-80 [Korean].*

■ Lee KS, Moser DK, & Dracup K. (2023) The association between comorbidities and self-care of heart failure: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 23(1), 1-8.

■ Lee KS, & Park DI. (2023) Psychometric evaluation of the Korean version of Control Attitudes Scale-Revised. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 38(1) 101-108.

■ Lee H & Lee KS. (2023) Withdrawal of anti-hypertensive medication in young to middle-aged adults: A prospective, single-group, intervention study. Clinical Hypertension.29,1.

■ Lee KS, Jeon ES, Park JH, Jung MS, Yun H, Kong HJ, & Choi JO. (2022). Symptom detection and the relationship with self-care in heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 21, 821-829.

■ Lee KS, Lee H, Min NE & Park JH. (2022) Association between Discharge Process and 2-year Prognosis in Patients with Heart Failure: Retrospective Chart Review. Korean Journal of Adult Nursing. 34(6):537-544.

■ Lee KS, Oh O., Miller J., Hammash M., Thompson DR., Ski C. F., ... & Moser DK. (2022) Patients’ openness to discussing implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation at end of life: a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 21, 687-693.*

■ Lee KS, Choi JO, Jeon ES, Park JH, & Jung MS. (2022) The Relationship Between Body Awareness and Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure: Moderating Effect of Age. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 37 (3) 266-273.

■ Lee KS, & Oh S. (2022) An Integrative Review of the Symptom Perception Process in Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 37(2), 122-133.

■ Lee KS, Lee H, & Park JH. (2021) Association between Residence Location and Pre-Hospital Delay in Patients with Heart Failure. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18, 6679.

■ Kim N, Yang J, Lee KS, & Shin IS. (2021). The Effects of Preoperative Education for Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Cancer Nursing. 44(6), E715-E726.*

■ Kim EM & Lee KS. (2021) Factors Associated with Willingness to Complete Advance Directives in Older Adults. Geriatric Nursing, 42(5), 1042-1047.*

■ Lee KS, Moser DK, Park JH, & Lennie TA. (2021) The Association of Deficiencies of Water-soluble Vitamin Intake with Health-related Quality of Life and Prognosis in Patients with Heart Failure. Quality of Life Research, 30, 1183?1190.

■ Lee KS, Cho YM, Oh SH, Jung MS, & Yoon JY. (2021). Evaluation of the Heart Failure in Internet Patient Information: Descriptive Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3), 1047.*

■ Lee KS, Lennie TA, & Moser DK. (2020). Prospective Evaluation of Association Between Negative Emotions and Heart Failure Symptom Severity. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 13, 1299-1310.

■ Lee H., Park G., Lee KS., Jin H., Chun K. J., & Kim JH. (2020). Knowledge, Adherence to Lifestyle Recommendations, and Quality of Life Among Koreans With Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 25(4):324-331.

■ Lee KS, Jung MS, Kim M, Cha K, & Chung E. (2020). Impact of Cognitive Aging on Health-Related Quality of Life in Menopausal Women. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 11(4), 185.

■ Lee KS, Kim JH, Kang KW, Miller J, McEvedy SM, Hwang SY, Moser DK. (2020). Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks and Psychological Distress: Examining the Mediating Roles of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator?Related Concerns and Perceived Control. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.35(1), 66-73.

■ Lee KS, Choi JO, Jeon ES, Park JH, Jung MS Lee Z, Lee HS, Yoo HJ. (2019). Distinct Factors Associated With Better Self-care in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 34(6), 440-447.

■ Lee KS, Feltner FJ, Bailey AL, Lennie TA, Chung ML, Smalls BL, Schuman DL, Moser DK. (2019). The relationship between psychological states and health perception in individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease. Psychology research and behavior management, 12, 317.

■ Jung MS, Lee KS, Kim M, Yun, H. (2019) Gender-Specific Relationship Between Executive Function and Self-Rated Health. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives. 10(2), 93-101. *

■ Lee KS, Moser DK, Dracup K. (2018) Relationship between self-care and comprehensive understanding of heart failure and its signs and symptoms. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 17(6), 496-504.

■ McEvedy SM, Cameron J, Lugg E, Miller J, Haedtke C, Hammash M, Biddle MJ, Lee KS, Mariani JA, Ski CF, Thompson DR. (2018) Implantable cardioverter defibrillator knowledge and end-of-life device deactivation: A cross-sectional survey. Palliative Medicine. 32(1), 156-163.

■ Barnason S, White-Williams C, Rossi LP, Centeno M, Crabbe DL, Lee KS, McCabe N, Nauser J, Schulz P, Stamp K, Wood K. (2017) Evidence for Therapeutic Patient Education Interventions to Promote Cardiovascular Patient Self-Management: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 10(6):e000025.

■ Lee KS, Moser DK, Pelter MM, Biddle MJ, & Dracup K. (2017) A Two-step Approach to Screen for Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Heart Failure and Prediction of Mortality. American Journal of Critical Care. 26(3), 240-247.

■ Lee KS, Moser DK, Pelter MM, Nesbitt T & Dracup K. (2017) Self-care in Rural Residents with Heart Failure: What we are missing. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 16(4), 326-333.

■ Heo S, Moser DK, Pressler SJ, Dunbar SB, Lee KS, Kim J, Lennie TA. (2017) Association Between Obesity and Heart Failure Symptoms in Male and Female Patients. Clinical Obesity. 7(2), 77-85.

■ Lee KS, Moser DK, Lennie TA, Pelter MM, Nesbitt T, Southard J, & Dracup K. (2017) Obesity Paradox: Comparison of Heart Failure Patients With and Without Comorbid Diabetes. American Journal of Critical Care. 26(1), 140-14.

■ Lee KS, Lennie TA, Yoon JY, Wu J, & Moser DK. (2017) Living Arrangements Modify the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Self-care in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 32(2), 171-179.

■ Wu JR, Lee KS, Dekker RD, Welsh JD, Song EK, Abshire DA, Lennie, TA, & Moser DK. (2016) Pre-hospital delay, precipitants of admission, and length of hospital stay among patients with an exacerbation of heart failure. American Journal of Critical Care. 26(1), 62-69.

■ Lee KS, Lennie TA, Heo S, Song EK, & Moser DK. (2016) Prognostic Importance of Sleep Quality in Patients with Heart Failure. American Journal of Critical Care. 25, 516-525.

■ Fan X, Lee KS, Frazier SK, Lennie TA & Moser DK. (2015). Psychometric testing of the Duke Activity Status Index in patients with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 14(3) 214?221.*

■ Lee KS, Lennie TA, Dunbar, S., Pressler, S., Heo S, Song EK, Biddle MJ, & Moser DK. (2015). The Association between Regular Symptom Monitoring and Self-Care Management in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 30(2):145-51.

■ Bratzke LC, Muehrer RJ, Kehl KA, Lee KS, Ward EC, & Kwekkeboom KL (2015) Self-management priority setting and decision-making in adults with multimorbidity: A narrative review of literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52(3), 744-755.

■ Alhurani AS, Dekke RL, Abe MA, Khalil A, Al Zaghal MH, Lee KS, Mudd-Martin G, Biddle MJ, Lennie TA, & Moser DK. (2015) The association of co-morbid symptoms of depression and anxiety with all-cause mortality and cardiac rehospitalization in patients with heart failure. Psychosomatics. 56(4):371-80.

■ Moser DK, Lee KS, WU J, Jaarsma T, Huang T, Fan X, Stromberg A, Mudd-Martin G, Lennie TA & Riegel B. (2014) Identification of Symptom Clusters among Patients with Heart Failure: An International Observational Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 51, 1366-1372.

■ Lee KS, Lennie TA, Wu J, Biddle MJ& Moser DK. (2014). Depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life, and cardiac event-free survival in patients with heart failure: a mediation analysis. Quality of Life Research. 23(6):1869-76.

■ Fan X, Lee KS, Frazier SK, Lennie TA, & Moser DK. (2014). The Use of, and Perceptions about, Dietary Supplements among Patients with Heart Failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 13(4) 311?319. *

■ Banerjee T, Lee KS, Browning SR, Hopenhayn C, Westneat S, Biddle MJ, Arslanian-Engoren C, Eastwood JA, Mudd G, & Moser DK. (2014). Limited Association Between Perceived control and Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 29 (3): 227-231. *

■ Lee KS, Lennie TA, Warden S, Jacobs-Lawson J, & Moser DK. (2013). A Comprehensive Symptom Diary Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Patients with HF: A Pilot Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 19(9):647-54.

■ Moser DK, Heo S, Lee KS, Mammash MH, Riegel B, Lennie TA, Arslanian-Engoren C, Mudd-Martin G, Albert N, & Watkins J. (2013). ‘It could be worse … lot's worse!’ Why health-related quality of life is better in older compared with younger individuals with heart failure. Age & Ageing 42(5):626-32.

■ Lee KS, & Moser DK. (2013). Heart Failure Symptom Measures: Critical review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 12 (5) 418-428.

■ Mammash MH, Hall LA, Lennie TA, Heo S, Chung ML, Lee KS, Moser DK. (2013). Psychometrics of the PHQ-9 as a measure of depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 12(5) 446-453.

■ Lee KS, Lennie TA, Heo S, & Moser DK. (2012). Association of Physical versus Affective Depressive Symptoms with Cardiac Event-Free Survival in Patients with Heart Failure. Psychosomatic Medicine. 74 (5) 452-458.

■ Moser DK, Frazier SK, Worrall-Carter L, Biddle MJ, Chung ML, Lee KS, & Lennie, TA. (2011). Symptom variability, not severity, predicts rehospitalization and mortality in patients with heart failure. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 10(2) 124-9.

■ Lee KS, Song EK, Frazier SK, Lennie TA, Chung ML, Heo S, Wu J, Rayens MK, Riegel B, & Moser DK. (2010). Symptom clusters in men and women with heart failure and their impact on cardiac event-free survival. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. (25) 263-72.