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Corrine Y. Jurgens
Department Chairperson and Professor
Corrine Y. Jurgens
Ph.D., RN, ANP, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN
Contact
Maloney Hall 240
Telephone: 617-552-6838
Email: corrine.jurgens@bc.edu
Education
- B.S., University of Vermont
- M.S., Stony Brook University
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Post Doctorate, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
Heart failure, symptom perception, self-care, psychometrics, biobehavioral factors
Expertise
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Chronic Illness
- Gerontology
- Symptom Management
Selected Appointments & Awards
- 2017鈥擣aculty Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service
- 2015鈥擬athy Mezey Award for Excellence in Aging Research, Education and Practice, American Heart Association
- 2014鈥擣ellow of the American Academy of Nursing
- 2014鈥擣aculty Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service
- 2010鈥擠ean鈥檚 Award for Faculty Excellence, Stony Brook University
- 2009鈥擣ellow of the American Heart Association, Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Council
- 2008鈥擣ellow of the American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Nursing Council
- 2007鈥擡xcellence in Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Gamma Chapter
- 2007鈥擣inalist - European Cardiovascular Society New Investigator Award
- 2004鈥擟laire M. Fagin Postdoctoral Fellow, AAN
Selected Publications
- Raposo, N. M., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2025). Nurses鈥� Role in the Birth Experience. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 50(2), 99鈥�106
- Writing Committee Members, Kittleson, M. M., Breathett, K., Ziaeian, B., Aguilar, D., Blumer, V., 鈥� Van Spall, H. G. C. (2024). 2024 Update to the 2020 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults with Heart Failure: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Performance Measures. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 84(12), 1123鈥�1143.
- Kittleson, M. M., Breathett, K., Ziaeian, B., Aguilar, D., Blumer, V., Bozkurt, B., 鈥� Van Spall, H. G. C. (2024). 2024 Update to the 2020 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults with Heart Failure: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Performance Measures. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 17(9), e000132.
- Ingad贸ttir, B., Svavarsd贸ttir, M. H. H., Jurgens, C. Y., & Lee, C. S. (2024). Self-Care Trajectories of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Longitudinal, Observational Study. European Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(7), 780鈥�788.
- Hayashi, K., Okada, A., Jurgens, C. Y., Ito, S., & Tsuchihashi-Makaya, M. (2025). Psychometric Analysis of the Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale in Japanese Patients With Heart Failure. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 40(2), 182鈥�192.
- Lee, C. S., Chu, S. H., Dunne, J., Spintzyk, E., Locatelli, G., Babicheva, V., Lam, L., Julio, K., Chen, S., & Jurgens, C. (2024). Body Listening in the Link between Symptoms and Self-Care Management in Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Descriptive Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 156, 104809.
- Massouh, A. R., Makhoul, M., Noureddine, S., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2024). Psychometric Evaluation of the Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale in a Middle Eastern Heart Failure Population. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Advance online publication.
- Stutsman, N., Habecker, B., Pavlovic, N., Jurgens, C. Y., Woodward, W. R., Lee, C. S., & Denfeld, Q. E. (2024). Sympathetic Dysfunction Is Associated with Worse Fatigue and Early and Subtle Symptoms in Heart Failure: An Exploratory Sex-Stratified Analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Advance online publication.
- Lee, S., Nolan, A., Guerin, J., Koons, B., Matura, L. A., Jurgens, C. Y., 鈥� Riegel, B. (2024). The Symptom Perception Processes of Monitoring, Awareness, and Evaluation in Patients with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Advance online publication.
- Locatelli, G., Iovino, P., Pasta, A., Jurgens, C. Y., Vellone, E., & Riegel, B. (2024). Cluster Analysis of Heart Failure Patients Based on Their Psychological and Physical Symptoms and Predictive Analysis of Cluster Membership. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(4), 1380鈥�1392.
- Santos, G. C., Liljeroos, M., Tschann, K., Denhaerynck, K., Wicht, J., Jurgens, C. Y., 鈥� Sch盲fer-Keller, P. (2023). Feasibility, Acceptability, and Outcome Responsiveness of the SYMPERHEART Intervention to Support Symptom Perception in Persons with Heart Failure and Their Informal Caregivers: A Feasibility Quasi-Experimental Study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), 168.
- P茅rez Capotosto, M., Lee, C. S., Jurgens, C. Y., Wang, S., Mitsunami, M., Charlton, B. M., & Chavarro, J. E. (2023). Predictors of Fertility-Awareness-Based Method Use among Women Trying to Conceive and Women Contemplating Pregnancy. Nursing Research, 72(5), 355鈥�362.
- Beavers, C. J., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2023). Best Practice: Using Pharmacist- and Nurse-Led Optimization in Heart Failure to Achieve Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Goals. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 29(7), 1014鈥�1016.
- Locatelli, G., Iovino, P., Jurgens, C. Y., Alvaro, R., Uchmanowicz, I., Rasero, L., Riegel, B., & Vellone, E. (2023). The Influence of Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care on Symptom Burden in Patients with Heart Failure and the Mediating Role of Patient Self-Care: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.
- P茅rez Capotosto, M., Lee, C. S., Jurgens, C. Y., Wang, S., Mitsunami, M., Charlton, B. M., & Chavarro, J. E. (2023). Predictors of Fertility-Awareness-Based Method Use Among Women Trying to Conceive and Women Contemplating Pregnancy. Nursing Research, 72(5), 355鈥�362.
- Senecal, L. E., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2022). Persistent Heart Failure Symptoms at Hospital Discharge Predicts 30-Day Clinical Events. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 37(2), 158鈥�166.
- Soydara, C., Jurgens, C., & Lewis, G. D. (2023). Postexercise Oxygen Uptake Recovery Delay Among Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. Heart Mind Journal, 7(1), 40鈥�44.
- DePesa, C. D., Jurgens, C., Lee, C. S., & O鈥橰eilly-Jacob, M. (2023). Nurse Performance Metrics: A Scoping Review. Journal of Nursing Administration, 53(2), 110鈥�115.
- White, B. P., Abuelezam, N., Fontenot, H. B., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2022). Exploring Relationships between State-Level LGBTQ Inclusivity and BRFSS Indicators of Mental Health and Risk Behaviors: A Secondary Analysis. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Advance online publication.
- Magny-Normilus, C., Hassan, S., Sanders, J., Longhurst, C., Lee, C. S., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2022). Implications for Self-Management among African Caribbean Adults with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review. Biomedicines, 10(11), 2735.
- Faulkner, K. M., Jurgens, C. Y., Denfeld, Q. E., Chien, C. V., Thompson, J. H., Gelow, J. M., 鈥� Lee, C. S. (2022). Patterns and Predictors of Dyspnoea Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21(7), 724鈥�731.
- Jurgens, C. Y., Lee, C. S., Aycock, D. M., Masterson Creber, R., Denfeld, Q. E., DeVon, H. A., 鈥� Konstam, M.A. (2022). State of the Science: The Relevance of Symptoms in Cardiovascular Disease and Research: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 146(12), E173鈥揈184.
- White, B. P., Abuelezam, N. N. N., Fontenot, H. B., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2022). Exploring Relationships between State-Level LGBTQ Inclusivity and BRFSS Indicators of Mental Health and Risk Behaviors: A Secondary Analysis. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
- Jurgens, C. Y., Lee, C. S., Aycock, D. M., Masterson Creber, R., Denfeld, Q. E., DeVon, H. A., 鈥� (2022). State of the Science: The Relevance of Symptoms in Cardiovascular Disease and Research: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 146(12), e173鈥揺184.聽
- Faulkner, K. M., Jurgens, C. Y., Denfeld, Q. E., Chien, C. V., Thompson, J. H., Gelow, J. M., 鈥� Lee, C. S. (2022). Patterns and Predictors of Dyspnoea Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing,聽zvac007.聽DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac007
- Bayoumi, E., Lam, P. H., Enders, R., Arundel, C., Sheriff, H. M., Brar, V., 鈥� Ahmed, A. (2021). Beta-Blocker Use and Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. The American Journal of Medicine. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.11.004
- Santos, G. C., Liljeroos, M., Hullin, R., Denhaerynck, K., Wicht, J., Jurgens, C. Y., & Schaefer-Keller, P. (2021). SYMPERHEART: An Intervention to Support Symptom Perception in Persons with Heart Failure and Their Informal Caregiver: A Feasibility Quasi-Experimental Study Protocol. BMJ OPEN, 11(7), e052208.聽DOI:聽10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052208
Professional Activities
- 2021鈥擲ubject Matter Expert, Optimal Medical Therapy Certification, Heart Failure Society of America
- 2021鈥擟hairperson, Writing committee of the American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Symptom Science
- 2021鈥擡ditorial Board, Journal of Cardiac Failure
- 2020鈥擡xpert Panelist - NQF Measure Incubator NVAF-Related Stroke Prevention Strategy
- 2018鈥擡ditorial Board, Journal of the American College of Cardiology Heart Failure
- 2017-19鈥擜merican Heart Association, Cardiovascular Disease in Older Populations Committee
- 2017-present鈥擜CC/AHA Task Force for Data Standards
- 2017鈥擯eer Reviewer, American Heart Association Outcomes Clinical Grants
- 2012-2020鈥擝oard of Directors: Heart Failure Society of America - Appointed 2012
- 2011-2012鈥擜merican Heart Association Science Classification Task Force
- 2007-present鈥擡ditorial Board, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing