Dr. Youngmee Kim is a professor of Red Cross College of Nursing at Chung-Ang University. She teaches the theory and clinical practice of Adult Health Nursing for undergraduate students. She also teaches Physical Assessment, Nursing Intervention, and Gerontological Nursing for graduate students.

Dr. Kim’s main research interests are chronic disease management (especially in chronic kidney diseases including ERSD on hemodialysis, and chronic lung diseases), global health, and gerontological nursing. Dr. Kim’s research aims to promote health by understanding risky behaviors in the elderly and people with chronic diseases and developing interventions to reduce their risky behaviors.

Currently, Dr. Kim is focusing on addressing her research aims through big data analysis, meta-analysis & systematic Review. Dr. Kim is also working on the development of exercise interventions to improve psychophysical health of people with chronic diseases.

-UCLA, PhD
-UCLA, MSN (FNP Program)
-CSUN, BSN

Adult health nursing, Chronic disease (CKD, ESRD, and Lung disease) management

Korean Nurses Association
Korean Society of Nursing Science
Korean Society of Adult Nursing
Korean Gerontological Nurses Association
Korean Society of Evidence-Based Nursing
Reviewer: Journal of Clinical Nursing, Nurse Education Today, Public Health Nursing, etc.

Kim, Y. & Cho, W-K. (2023). Factors associated with successful smoking cessation in men with or without cardiovascular disease or cancer: Nationwide Korean population analysis. TID, 21, 28, 1-14. DOI: 10.18332/tid/159169

Jung, Y., Kim, W., Kim, Y., & Cho, W-K. (2023). Clinical correlates of incidental probable benign pulmonary nodules with diameters less than 8 mm in a healthy Korean cohort: A retrospective study. J. Clin. Med. 12, 7501, 1-11.

Kim, Y. & Cho, W-K. (2022). Factors associated with quitting status of smoking in Korean men with and without chronic kidney disease: A national population-based study. TID, 20, 17, 1-12. DOI: 10.18332/tid/145698

Kim, Y., Kim, Y-J., Kang Y., & Cho, W-K. (2021). Exploring the impact of number and type of comorbidities on the risk of severe COPD exacerbations in Korean Population: a Nationwide Cohort Study. BMC pulmonary Medicine, 21, 151, 1-11. DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01497-4


Kim, Y., Lee, J.S., & Cho, W-K. (2021). Effect of multiple comorbidities on mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among Korean population: a nationwide cohort study. BMC pulmonary Medicine, 21, 56, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01424-7

Jang, S., Kim, Y., & Cho, W-K. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of telemonitoring interventions on severe COPD exacerbations. IJERP, 18, 6757, 1-14.

Kim, Y., Lee, J.S., & Cho, W-K. (2021). Factors associated with successful smoking cessation according to age group: Findings of an 11-year Korea national survey. IJERP, 18, 1576, 1-11.

An, M., Kim, Y., & Cho, W-K. (2019). Effect of smart devices on the quality of CPR training: A systematic review. Resuscitation, 144(2019), 145-156.

Kim, Y. & Cho, W. (2019). Factors affecting the development of airflow limitation among South Korean smokers. TID, 17, 16. 1-11.

Evangelista, L.S., Cho, W., & Kim, Y. (2018). Obesity and chronic kidney disease: A population-based study among South Koreans. PLOS One, 13(2): e0193559.

Kim, Y. & Cho, W. (2018). Effects of smoking on disease risk among South Korean adults. TID, 16, 45, 1-9.

Baek, S., Evangelista, L.S., & Kim, Y. (2018). Role of regular physical activity in modifying cardiovascular disease risk factors among elderly Korean women. International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 30(1), 20-30.