Teaching: Dr. Yoon teaches courses in Adult Health nursing (clinical courses), Research to undergraduate, Research utilization to masters track students, and Quantitative measurement to Doctoral students.
Research: Dr. Yoon is mainly interested in the utilization of complementary and alternative therapies for health promotion and managing chronic illness in older adults. She has completed series of studies related to the use of dietary supplements among older adults. Those are herbal use among older women in difference ethnic groups and effect of a dietary supplement (glucosamine & chondroitin sulfate) to manage osteoarthritis symptoms. She is also interested in exploring the effects of non-pharmacological modality (massage therapy) to reduce pain for the persons with sickle cell disease and cancer, and utilization of non-pharmacological modalities among caregivers of children with sickle cell disease. Her research interest also includes examining the relationship between utilization of complementary and alternative medicine and health care disparities in diverse ethnic groups.
Service: Dr. Yoon serves on the Research Committee of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society Alpha Theta chapter and is a member of the International Affairs Committee (IAC) of the CON Faculty Organization. She is a member of Florida Nurses Association, the Southern Nursing Research Society, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, American Geriatrics Society, and Oncology Nursing Society.
Clinical practice area/expertise: Dr. Yoon?s area of clinical expertise is Oncology Nursing
Education: Dr Yoon received her BSN in Nursing at Seoul National University (Korea). She received her MSN in Adult Health Nursing and her PhD in Nursing at the University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Selected Publications :
Horgas, A. L., & Yoon, S. L. (2008). Pain management in older adults. In E. Capezuti, D. Zwicker, M. Mezey, & T. Fulmer, (Eds.), Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice (3rd ed., pp. 199-222). New York: Springer.
Horgas, A. L., Yoon, S. L., Nichols, A., & Marsiske, M. (2008). The relationship
between pain and functional disability in Black and White older adults. Research in Nursing and Health, 31, 341-354.
Yoon, S. L., & Godwin, A. (2007). Enhancing self-management in children with
sickle cell disease through playing a CD-ROM educational game: A pilot study. Pediatric Nursing, 33(1), 60-63, 72.
Yoon, S. L., & Black, S. (2006). Comprehensive, integrative management of pain for
patients with sickle cell disease. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12, 995-1001.
Yoon, S. L. (2006). Complementary and alternative medicine among older adults in the United States: Current evidence and future directions. Perspectives in Nursing Science, 3(1), 73-89.
Yoon, S. L., & Schaffer, S. D. (2006). Herbal, prescribed, and over the counter drug use in older women: Prevalence of drug interactions. Geriatric Nursing, 27, 118-129.
Yoon, S. L. (2006). Racial/ethnic differences in self-reported health problems and herbal use among older women. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98, 918-925.
Yoon, S. L. , Horne, C. H., & Adams, C.* (2004). Herbal product use by African American older women. Clinical Nursing Research, 13, 271-288.
Yoon, S. L., & Horne, C. H. (2004). Perceived health promotion practice by older women: Use of herbal products. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 30(7), 9-15.
Yoon, S. L., & Horne, C. H. (2004). Accruing the Sample in Survey Research. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research, 5 (2). Online Available, http://www.snrs.org
Yoon, S. L., Wolfe, S., Yucha, C. B., & Tsai, P. (2002). Research support by doctoral-granting colleges/schools of nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing, 18(1), 16-21.
Schaffer, S. D., & Yoon, S. L. (2001). Evidence-based methods to enhance medication
adherence. The Nurse Practitioner: American Journal of Primary HealthCare, 26(12), 44, 50-54.
Yoon, S. L., & Horne, C. H. (2001). Herbal products and conventional medicines used by community-residing older women. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33, 51-59.
