Hanzhang Xu
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
My research interests center on social determinants of health and disparities in health care and outcomes in community settings and diverse populations. My current program of research falls under two themes: (i) the analysis of health disparities in a multinational context, with a particular focus on the cognitive function among older adults; and (ii) the integration of patient-reported social factors in cardiovascular outcome research. As an interdisciplinary researcher, I am also interested in using digital technology to promote disease management in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Publications
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Zhang S, Haapanen MJ, Wang M, Xiang H, Xu H, Wu C. The association between adverse childhood experiences and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in Rural South Africa (Accepted). Aging and Health Research. 2025 Sep 1;5(3).Dupre ME, Dhingra R, Xu H, Hammill BG, Lynch SM, West JS, et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of hospitalizations in patients diagnosed with heart failure. Am Heart J. 2025 Sep;287:32–40.Green MD, Farmer HR, Xu H, Dhingra R, Yang Q, Thorpe RJ, et al. Factors Associated with Perceived Discrimination in Healthcare Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults. 2025.Renard VJ, Farahani P, Boehm LM, LaNoue M, Akingbule O, Xu H, et al. Reducing Readmission for Sepsis by Improving Risk Prediction Algorithms. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. 2025 May;34(3):230–5.
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