Dr. Jae-Yung Kwon

Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Accepting graduate students
- Contact:
- Office: HSD A450 jykn1@uvic.ca 250-721-7965
- Credentials:
- RN, PhD
- Area(s) of expertise:
- Person-centred care; Patient-oriented research; Patient-reported outcomes; Social determinants of health; Mixed methods approach; Latent class analysis; Personas; Knowledge translation
Biography
My research program focuses on tailoring health services to promote person-centred care, aiming to meet the unique needs of individual patients with progressive or life-threatening conditions, including cancer. My research is supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Frailty Network, AGE-WELL, BC SUPPORT Unit, Health Research BC, and UVic.
Check my research website: jykngroup.com
- Kwon, J.-Y., Kaur, M. N., Elsman, E. B. M., Mehdipour, A., Lo, L. S. H., Osman, A. M. Y., Herbelet, S., Ng, C.-A., van der Weijst, L., and on behalf of the New Investigators Special Interest Group Members. (2025). Research trends among new investigators at ISOQOL: A bibliometric analysis from 2019 to 2023. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 9(1), 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-025-00878-1
- Kwon, J.-Y., Moynihan, M., Webster, C., Wolff, A. C., Horlock, H., Wilson, L., … Sawatzky, R. (2025). Exploring Frailty in Older Adults with Cancer: Journey Mapping a Patient-reported Outcome Measure. Canadian Journal on Aging, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100196
- Kwon, J.-Y., Moynihan, M., Wolff, A.C., Irlbacher, G., Joseph, A.L., Wilson, L., Horlock, H., Hung, L., Lambert, L. & Sawatzky, R. (2024). Using journey maps to understand patient-reported outcome measures in the cancer journey. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 34(4), 443-459. https://doi.org/10.5737/23688076344443
- Kwon, J.-Y., Johnson, K., Haase, K.R., Newton, L., Fitch, M., L., & Sawatzky, R. (2024). Patterns of social support among older patients with cancer and associations with patient-reported outcomes: A latent class analysis. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 16(1), 102157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2024.102157
- Kwon, J.-Y., Moynihan, M., Lau, F., Wolff, A.C., Torrejon, M.-J., Irlbacher, G., Hung, L., Lambert, L. & Sawatzky, R. (2023). Seeing the person before the numbers: Personas for understanding patients’ life stories when using patient-reported outcome measures in practice settings. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 172, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105016
- Kwon, J.-Y., Sawatzky, R., & Cuthbertson, L. (2022). The use of generic patient-reported outcome measures in emergency department surveys: Discriminant validity evidence for the VR-12 and the EQ-5D. Value in Health, 25(12), 1939-1946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2022.07.016
- Kwon, J.-Y., Kopec, J., Sutherland, J., Lambert, L., Anis, A., & Sawatzky, R. Patient-reported mental health trajectories in oncology patients during radiation therapy: A retrospective cohort analysis using the Ontario Cancer Registry. (2023). Quality of Life Research, 32, 2899-2909. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03430-0
- Kwon, J.-Y., Russell, L., Coles, T., Klaassen, R., Schick-Makaroff, K., Sibley, K., Mitchell, S., & Sawatzky, R. (2022). Patient-reported outcomes measurement in radiation oncology: Interpretation of individual scores and change over time in clinical practice. Current Oncology, 29(5), 3093–https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29050251
- Kwon, J.-Y., Sawatzky, R., Baumbusch, J., Lauck, S., & Ratner, R. (2021). Patient-reported outcomes and the identification of subgroups of atrial fibrillation patients: A retrospective cohort study of linked clinical registry and administrative data. Quality of Life Research, 30, 1547–1559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02777-6
- Kwon, J.-Y., Sawatzky, R., Baumbusch, J., Lauck, S., & Ratner, P.A. (2021). Growth mixture models: A case example of the longitudinal analysis of patient‐reported outcomes data captured by a clinical registry. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01276-z
For more information:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jae-Yung-Kwon-2
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z9ecUyQAAAAJ&hl=en
N679: Research and Scholarship Seminar
N604B: Quantitative Research Design
N596: Nursing Scholarship: Integration & Dissemination
N590: Quantitative Data Analysis
N525: Disciplinary Research for Advanced Practice Nursing
N524: Professional Inquiry for Advanced Practice Nursing
Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) Scholar Award (2025–2029)
International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL):
- Leadership Taskforce (2025-present)
- Co-Chair, New Investigators Special Interest Group (2023-2025)
- Dennis Revicki Memorial Award (2024)
- New Investigator Awards (2022 & 2023)
2025-2026
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Engaging people with mental health conditions in patient-oriented research - Kwon, J.-Y & Clark, N (co-nominated PAs).
- BC SUPPORT Unit
- Improving emergency department experiences for seniors through community collaboration - Sakamoto, M & Kwon, J.-Y (co-nominated PAs).
- Eldercare Foundation – Vancouver Island
2025-2029
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Tailoring health services by contextualizing the person in patient-reported outcomes - Kwon, J.-Y (Nominated PA).
- MSHRBC Scholar Award
2023–2024
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Sharing best strategies for inclusion of mental health patients and families in research - Kwon, J.-Y (Nominated PA), Clark, N (co-PA), Bertoni, K, David, A, Hamilton, C, Mallidou, A, Banner-Lukaris, D, Chrimes, D, Zhang, J (Co-As).
- CIHR Café Scientifique Program
2022–2024
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Journey mapping patient-reported data for older adult patients with cancer - Kwon, J.-Y (Nominated PA), Lau, F, Wolff, A, Hung, L, Lambert, L, Chrimes, D, Mariano, C, Sawatzky, R (Co-As).
- CFN/AGE-WELL Springboard Grant
2022–2023
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Seeing the person behind the numbers: Personas to support the use of patient-reported outcome measures - Kwon, J.-Y (Nominated PA), Lau, F, Sawatzky, R, Wolff, A (Co-As).
- UVIC Human & Social Development Internal Grant
2022–2023
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Journey mapping patient-reported outcome measures in radiation therapy cancer patients to improve quality of care - Kwon, J.-Y (Nominated PA), Lau, F, Wolff, A, Hung, L, Lambert, L, Torrejon, M, Mariano, C, Sawatzky, R (Co-As).
- UVIC Internal Research Grant
2021–2022
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Personas to understand the “voices” of older adults with cancer through the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes in the context of COVID-19 - Kwon, J.-Y (Nominated PA), Lau, F, Sawatzky, R, Schick-Makaroff, K, Wolff, A, Hung, L, Newton, L, Zapach, T, McLean, L, Wilson, L, Pollock, P, Lambert, L, & Cuthbertson, L (Co-As).
- CIHR Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Grant
2021–2022
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Personas to support health care provider use of electronic patient-reported outcomes in the care of older adults with cancer: A knowledge translation project - Kwon, J.-Y (Nominated PA), Lau, F, Sawatzky, R, Schick-Makaroff, K, Wolff, A, Hung, L, Lambert, L, & Cuthbertson, L (Co-As).
- UVIC Human & Social Development Internal Grant
2019-2021
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No one size fits all for measuring what matters: Supporting the use of PRO data in healthcare - Sawatzky, R. (Nominated PA), Kwon, J.-Y (co-PA), Lix, L, Tolulope, S, Sibley, K, Russell, L, Brahmbhatt, R, Cuthbertson, L, Lauck, S, & Tecson, A (Co-As).
- MSHRBC REACH Program