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Yu-Ling Chang

Yu-Ling Chang

JobTitle： Assistant Professor

CurrentJob： Assistant Professor

E-mail： ylchang@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Phone： 03-211-8800 #5089

Education： PhD, Chang Gung University

Expertise： Delirium in intensive care unit Delirium after cardiac surgery Nursing of cardiac and thoracic surgery Quality-of-life measures of post-esophagectomy with esophageal cancer Simulation

RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

Delirium in intensive care unit, Delirium after cardiac surgery, Nursing of cardiac and thoracic surgery, Quality-of-life measures of post-esophagectomy with esophageal cancer, Simulation

TEACHING SUBJECT

Adult Health Nursing, Physical Assessment, Acute and critical care nursing

RESEARCH

  • Prevalence and Risk Factors for Delirium of cardiovascular surgery (2005)
  • Factors relating to Quality of life after esophagectomy for cancer patient (CMRP, 2008)
  • Early illness experiences related to unexpected heart surgery : A qualitative descriptive study (2013)
  • Quality of life and symptoms trouble after esophagectomy for cancer patient (2014~2017)
  • Effectiveness of Modified Bolus Jejunostomy Feeding in Early Esophagectomy with Esophageal Cancer Patients (2016)
  • Effected of an exercise and nursing education health informatics program on quality of life and exercise capacity among cancer survivors after esophagectomy (CMRP, 2016~2018)
  • Effect of using a simulation education for undergraduate nursing students in an acute/critical care nursing course (MOE, 2019-2020)
  • Effectiveness of delirium simulation education on the self-efficacy and critical thinking skill of nurses in intensive care unit- randomized clinical trial (MOST, 2020~2023)
  • Effectives of health informatics of symptom management and resistance exercise strategies on quality of life and sarcopenia in post-esophagectomy patients with esophageal cancer- A mixedmethods study (NSTC, 2024~2027)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Chang, YL., Hsieh, MJ., Chang, YC., Ma, CT., Chiang, YT., Yu, HY., Chen, CY., Tsai. YF.*( Accepted). Efficacy of Simulation-Based Education on ICU Nurses' Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Critical Thinking in Delirium Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Australian Critical Care. (SCI) (Accepted).

2. Chiu, CH., 1, Yu, MR., Huang, SC., Chou, PL., Tsao, YT., Huang, CT., Lin, HH., Chao, YK., Chang, YL.* (Accepted). The Impact of Chemoradiotherapy on Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Esophageal Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Chest Surgery. (ESCI) (Corresponding author)

3. Shang ST, Hsieh MJ, Ma CT, Yeh HS, Chang YL.*(2025). Development of a Brief Delirium Knowledge Questionnaire for Intensive Care Nurses: A Validity and Reliability Study. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. 2025 Sep-Oct 01;44(5):277-282. doi: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000714. (ESCI) (Corresponding author)

4. Chiu CH, Chang WY, Yang LY, Chao YK, Chen WH, Liu YH, Tsao YT, Chang YL, Huang SC.*(2025). Physical fitness predicts post-esophagectomy complications after chemoradiotherapy: a pilot study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation. Apr 30;17(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s13102-025-01158-7 (IF:2.8, SCI 24/173: REHABILITATION)

5. Yu, HY*., Tseng, IH., Chin, YF., Li, RH., Shen, YC., Lee, LH., Yang, CI., Chang, YL., Chiang, YT.* (2025). Development and initial validation of a role strain scale for male nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 147, 106607. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106607 (IF= 3.6, SSCI 9/193:NURSING)

6. Li SZ, Chen SY, Chang YL, Fang CK, Fujimori M, Tang WR.* (2024). Predicaments and coping strategies in implementing cancer truth-telling: a qualitative content analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Aug 21;32(9):602. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08815-6. (IF:2.8, R/C: 157/322: ONCOLOGY)

7. Lee SH, Li CC, Chang YL, Wang YW, Chen CY, Tsai YF.* (2024). Development and validation of a geriatric depression knowledge scale for older adults with depression. Geriatric Nursing. 2024 May 15;58:39-43. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.05.006. (IF:2.5, R/C: 33/193: NURSING)

8. Chang YL, Hsieh MJ, Pan CI, Shang ST, Tsai YF.* (2024). Development and validation of a delirium care critical-thinking scale for intensive care unit nurses: A mixed-method study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 33(4):1387-1397. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16997. (IF:3.2, R/C:14/193: NURSING)

9. Shang ST, Chang YL, Ho WJ, Liu CY, Chien CH.* (2023). Quality of Life in Patients with pulmonary hypertension. Clinical Nursing Research, 32(3) 539–548. doi: 10.1177/10547738221096558. (IF:1.7, R/C:80/193: NURSING)

10. Chang YL, Hsieh MJ, Chang YC, Yeh SL, Chen SW, Tsai YF.* (2023). Self-efficacy of caring for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with delirium: Development and validation of a scale for ICU nurses. Australian Critical Care, 36(4):449-454. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.08.006. (IF:3.3, R/C:14/123: NURSING) 

11. Lin HH, Chen KH, Chiu, CH, Shang, ST, Chang YL* (2022). Factors related to quality of life after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients with stage I adenocarcinoma lung cancer: A longitudinal study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 61:102225. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102225. (IF:2.8, R/C:20/123, NURSING) (Corresponding Author)

12. Chang YL, Hsieh MJ, Feng TH, Shang ST, Tsai YF.* (2022). Effectiveness of multiple scenario simulations of acute and critical care for undergraduate nursing students: A quasi-experimental design. Nurse Education Today. 118:105526. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105526 (IF:3.9, R/C:10/123: NURSING) 

13. Lin WJ, Chang YL, Weng LC, Tsai FC, Huang HC, Yeh SL, Chen KH.* (2022). Post-Discharge Depression Status for Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Comparison of Veno-Venous ECMO and Veno-Arterial ECMO. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Mar 11;19(6):3333. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063333. (IF:4.64, R/C: 100/279, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES)

14. Ting-Wei Chien, Feng-Chun Tsai, Huei-Chiun, Huang, Yu-Ling Chang, Li-Chueh Weng, Wan-Jung Lin, Shu-Siang Lin, Kang-Hua Chen. (2022). Related Factors of Physical Health after Discharge in Patients who Underwent Venoarterial Extracorporeal Life Support. Doi: 10.6386/CGN.202206_33(2).0001 (Chinese)

15. Chang, YL. (2021). The Current Status of Hospital-Based Training Program on Nurse Practitioners in Taiwan. Journal of Taiwan Nurse Practitioners, 8(2), 21-26 (Chinese)

16. Hsin-Hsin Lin, Yu-Ling Chang*, Mu-Hsin Yen & Mei-Ju Chen (2021). Effectiveness of Modified Bolus Jejunostomy Feeding in Early Esophagectomy with Esophageal Cancer Patients. Chang Gung Nursing, 32(2), 14-27. doi: 10.6386/CGN.202106_32(2).0002 (Correspondence) (Chinese)

17. Chang, YL, Tsai, Y. F., Hsu, C. L., Chao, Y. K., Hsu, C. C., & Lin, K. C. (2020). The effectiveness of a nurse-led exercise and health education informatics program on exercise capacity and quality of life among cancer survivors after esophagectomy: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 101,103418. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103418 (IF:5.83, R/C:1/123, NURSING)

18. Chao, Y. K., Li, Z. G, Wen, Y. W., Kim, D. J., Park, S. Y., Chang, YL., van der Sluis, P. C., Ruurda, J. P., van Hillegersberg, R. (2020). Robotic-assisted Esophagectomy vs Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy (REVATE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 20(1):346. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3441-1(IF:1.97)

19. Hsin-Ying, LU, Hsin-Hui, Huang, Yu-Ling, Chang* (2019). Improving the implementation rate for delirium assessment among nurses in cardiovascular surgical intensive care unit. Chang Gung Nursing, 30(4), 474-484. 10.6386/CGN.201912_30(4).0005〕 (Correspondence)  (Chinese)

20. Chang, YL, Tsai YF. (2017). Early illness experiences related to unexpected heart surgery: A qualitative descriptive study. Australian Critical Care, 30(5), 279-285. doi:10.1016/j.aucc.2016.11.005.(SCI). (IF:1.90, R/C=13/120, NURSING)

21. Chen-Yu Lin, Yu-Ling Chang, Hsin-Hsu Wu, & Yueh-E Lin, 2017. The Nursing Experience of a Patient with Infective Endocarditis Related to Receive Periodontal Treatments. Chang Gung Nursing, 28(4), 709-719. doi:10.3966/102673012017122804012 (Chinese)

22. Chang, YL, Tsai, YF, Chao, YK, Wu, MY. (2016). Quality-of-life measures as predictors of post-esophagectomy survival of patients with esophageal cancer. Quality of Life Research, 25, 465-475.(SCI). doi:10.1007/s11136-015-1094-4. (I F=2.48；R/C=24/88, HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES)

23. Chang, YL, Tsai, YF, Wu, YC, Hsieh, MJ. (2014). Factors relating to Quality of life after esophagectomy for cancer patient in Taiwan. Cancer Nursing, 37(1), 4-13. (SCI). doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e318277dc53. (IF=1.96；R/C=7/111, NURSING)

24. Chang, YL, Tsai, Y-F, Lin, P-J, Chen, M-C, Liu, C-Y. (2008). Prevalence and Risk Factors for Delirium of cardiovascular surgery. American Journal of Critical Care,17(6), 567-575.(SCI). ( I F=2.04；R/C=4/62, NURSING)

25. Chang, YL* & Lin HH. (2008). The Future Development of Nurse Practitioner in Taiwan-What Can We Learn from the Experience of Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in U.S.A. Chang Gung Nursing, 19(24), 211-217. doi:10.6386/CGN.200806_19(2).0007〕(Chinese)