BIO
Dr. Gu Can is Professor of Nursing, vice director of the Department of Clinical Nursing at Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University. Dr. Gu received her undergraduate and master degree in Nursing from Central South University, and her Ph.D degree in Nursing fromThe Chinese University of Hong Kong. She completed a half-year Chia Health Fellowship at Yale University, and completed a one-year postdoctoral training at Yale School of Nursing. She has a broad background in nursing, with specific training and expertise in quantitative and qualitative research and integrative review on psychosocial aspects of oncology nursing and long-term care. Her research interests focuses on oncology nursing and long-term care. As PI or co-Investigator on several university-funded and national grants, she is interested in exploring the primary and secondary prevention practice of cervical cancer and breast cancer within Chinese cultural context. She had done some work on the influence of psycho-social dimensions on Chinese women’s cancer screening behavior and on promotion of cancer screening program among some under-served population including migrant women in the city and HIV positive women in China. She is also interested in psychosocial intervention for Chinese cancer survivors. One project on a mindfulness-based intervention for Chinese adult cancer survivors and another project on a family-based intervention for Chinese pediatric cancer families are still in progress and has got some preliminary data. These research works have produced several peer-reviewed publications from each project. From Sep 2020, she is acting as the Vice Dean of School of Nursing, Xinjiang Medical University.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2010 – Central South University, Changsha, China, Professor
2012 – 2016 Xiang-Ya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China Post-doctoral Fellow in Clinical Medicine
2014 – 2015 Yale School of Nursing, Yale University, USA, Post-doctoral fellow
2012 – 2013 Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, USA, Yale-China Association Chia Fellow
2006 – 2010 The Nethersole School of Nursing, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PhD in Nursing
2003 – 2011 Xiang-Ya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China
MPhil in Community Nursing
1999 – 2011 Xiang-Ya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China
BA in Nursing
AWARDS& HONORS
2016 Outstanding Alumni Award The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2010 Outstanding Thesis Award for Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing The Chinese University of Hong Kong
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
01/2018 – 12/2020 Feasibility, acceptability and psychosocial outcomes of a smartphone-based care support program for rural families of children with cancer: A cluster randomized controlled trial. CMB(China Medical Board)-Open Competition Project. Role: Principal Investigator. USD 40,000
01/2018 – 12/2020 Mindfulness-based cancer recovery intervention for Chinese cancer patients and the mechanism study (No. 81703084). Youth Grant from National Nature Science Foundation in China. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 200,000
01/2018 – 12/2020 Mindfulness-based cancer recovery intervention for postoperative cervical cancer patients and the mechanism study (No. 2018JJ3711). Hunan Provincial Nature Science Foundation. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 50,000
01/2018 – 12/2020 Family resilience among adolescent cancer patient and narrative interventions for these families. Hunan Provincial Social Science Foundation. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 20,000
01/2018 – 12/2020 Development of preventive strategies for breast cancer and cervical cancer for women under 35 years old in Hunan. Hunan Women's Association. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB 40,000
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (*Corresponding author)
Gu, C, Chan., CWH, Chow., KM, Yang., S, Luo., Y, Cheng., H, Wang., H. Understanding the cervical screening behaviour of Chinese women: The role of health care system and health professions. Appl Nurs Res. 2018 Feb (Epub ahead of print).
Gu, C, Ye, M., Wang, X., Yang, M., Wang, H., Khoshnood, K. Nurse researchers' perspectives on research ethics in China. Nurs Ethics. 2017 Jan (Epub ahead of print).
Gu, C, Chen, W. T., Zhang, Q., Chow, K. M., Wu, J. Tao, L., Chan, C. W. H. Exploring Chinese women’s perception of cervical cancer risk as it impacts screening behavior: A qualitative study. Cancer Nursing, 2017 Jul/Aug;40(4):E17-E25.
Gu, C, Niccolai, L. M., Yang, S. B., Wang, X. H., and Tao, L. J. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine acceptability among female undergraduate students in China: the role of knowledge and psychosocial factors. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2015; 24(19-20): 2765-78.
Gu, C, Chan, C. W. H., & Twinn, S. How sexual history and knowledge of cervical cancer and screening influence Chinese women’s screening behavior in Mainland China. Cancer Nursing, 2012; 33:445-453.
Gu, C, Chan, C. W. H., Twinn, S., Choi, K. The influence of knowledge and perception of the risk of cervical cancer on screening behavior in mainland Chinese women. Psycho-Oncology, 2012; 21(12):1299-1308.
Gu, C, Chan, C. W. H., Twinn, S., He, G. P., Choi, K., & Yang, S. B. Chinese women’s motivation to receive future screening: The role of social-demographic factors, knowledge and risk perception of cervical cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2012; 17(2):154-161.
Chan CW, Yang SB, *Gu C, Wang X, Tao L. Perception of Cervical Cancer Risk and Screening Behavior: A Literature Review. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. 2015, 26(1): 2-18.
Yang SB, Gu C, Zhang GY, Kang J, Wen HQ, Lu QJ, Huang JH.Triptolide inhibits invasiveness of human fibrosarcoma cells: down regulation of matrix metalloprotei- nase-9 expression. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2011; 4(6):482-485.
Wang, WH, He GP, Xiao, XP, Gu C, Chen, HY. Relationship between brain-derived neurotrophic factor and cognitive function of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome patients. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2012, 5(11): 906-910.
