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School of Nursing Faculty
Gwi-Ryung Son, PhD, RN
Assistant Research Scientist
 University
of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Room 2247
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
Telephone: (734)647-8775
FAX: (734)936-5525
grson@umich.edu
Education
Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998
MSN, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1994
BSN, HanYang University, Seoul, Korea, 1983
Research Interests
Behavioral issues in dementia/ Alzheimer's disease
Physical aggression and wandering behavior
Therapeutic use of the familiar environment
Family caregiving
Current Research
The psychometric test of wandering and way-finding efficiency
Familiarity among Asian Americans
Selected Publications
Algase, D., Son, G-R., Beel-Bates, C., Song, J., Yao, L., Beattie, E.,
Leitsch, S., & Weaverdyck,
S. (in press). The Wayfinding Effectiveness Scale: Estimates of Validity and
Reliability. Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Son, G-R., Song, JA., & Lim, YM (in press). Translation and Validation
of the Revised-Algase Wandering Scale (Community Version) among Korean Elders
with Dementia. Aging and Mental Health.
Kim, H-R., & Son, G-R. (2005). Fatigue and its related factors in Korean
Patients on Hemodialysis. Journal of Korean Academy of
Nursing, 35(4), 701-708. Algase, D., Son, G-R., Beattie, E., Song, J., Leitsch,
S., &. Yao, L. (2004). The Inter-relatedness of Wandering and Wayfinding
in a Community Sample of Persons with Dementia. Dementia
and Geriatric Cognitive Disorder, 17, 231-239.
Kim, JH., Son, G-R., & Algase, D. (2004). Attitudes toward the Elderly
among Nursing Students in Korea. Journal of Korean Academy
of Nursing, 34(8),
1499-1508.
Son, G-R., Wykle, M. L., & Zauszniewski, J. A. (2003).
Korean adult child caregivers of older Adults with dementia: Predictors
of Burden and Satisfaction. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 29(1), 19-28.
Son, G-R., Therrien, B., & Whall, A. (2002). Implicit
memory and familiarity among elders with dementia. Image: Journal of
Nursing Scholarship, 34(3), 263-267.
Son, G-R., Zauszniewski, J. A., Wykle, M. L., & Picot, S. J. (2000).
Translation and validation of caregiving satisfaction scale into Korean.
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 22(5), 609-622
Wykle, M. L., & Son, G-R. (1998). Alzheimer's Disease. Encyclopedia
of Nursing Research, In J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), New York: Springer publishing
Co.
Last updated October 17, 2005. |