Overview
Dr. Qing Yang is Research Professor and Biostatistician at Duke School of Nursing. She received her PhD in Biostatistics from University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Yang’s statistical expertise is longitudinal data analysis and time-to-event data analysis. As a biostatistician, she has extensive experience collaborating with researchers in different therapeutic areas, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and mental health. Her current research interests center on advanced latent variable models applied to symptom cluster research, intensive longitudinal data from mobile health studies, and the development of static and dynamic risk prediction models.
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Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Professor in the School of Nursing
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2026 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Comparing the Effects of Diabetes-Specific and Overall Medication Regimen Complexity on Diabetes Distress.
Journal Article Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care · April 2026 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between diabetes-specific and overall medication regimen complexity and diabetes distress among adults with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: This study examined data from 220 patients with type 2 d ... Full text Link to item CiteFactors Associated with Perceived Discrimination in Healthcare Among United States Middle-aged and Older Adults.
Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · March 2026 BACKGROUND: Discrimination in healthcare settings impedes quality care, leading to poorer health outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To examine racial differences in perceived discrimination in healthcare settings across age among middle-aged and older adults and identif ... Full text Link to item CiteInfluence of Digital Health Literacy on Blood Pressure and Hemoglobin A 1c in Patients With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension.
Journal Article Comput Inform Nurs · December 1, 2025 Digital health literacy is emerging as an important element in chronic illness management, yet its relationship with clinical outcomes remains unclear. Utilizing data from the ongoing EXpanding Technology-Enabled, Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care trial ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research · 2024 - 2029A Risk Stratification Model for Health and Academic Outcomes in Children with Concussion Based on Novel Symptom Trajectory Typologies
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028Developing A Novel Combinatorial Therapy for Lethal Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of California, Los Angeles ·
2014
Ph.D.