Publications

Published Manuscripts

Chao, A. M., Paul, A., Hodgkins, J. V., & Wadden, T. A. (2024). A guideline-directed approach to obesity treatment. Diabetes Spectrum, 37(4), 281-295.

Graven, L. J., Abbott, L., Hodgkins, J. V., Ledermann, T., & Howren, M. B. (2025). Supporting Physical and Mental Health in Rural Veterans Living With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Nurse-Led Telephone Intervention Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 14(1), e63498.

Whyte, J., Newlin-Bradner, M., Hodgkins, J.V., Stearns, E., Barnes, S., & Colon, V. (2025). A comparative analysis of care-seeking behaviors in people living with congestive heart failure during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and the U.K. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice.

Hodgkins, J. (in press). Translating a nurse-led coping–sleep–adherence bundle into routine cardiovascular care: A theory-informed implementation blueprint. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Manuscripts Under Review

Hodgkins, J. (under review). Psychospirituality in nursing: A Walker and Avant concept analysis. Nursing Forum.

Hodgkins, J. (under review). A structured nursing intervention to address spiritual distress: A proposal. Journal of Christian Nursing.

Hodgkins, J. (under review). Psychosocial pathways to quality of life in cardiovascular disease: The roles of stress, anxiety, sleep, coping, and social support. Nursing Forum.

Hodgkins, J. (under review). Human dignity and relational presence in nursing ethics: A theological anthropological perspective. Journal of Christian Nursing.

Hodgkins, J. (under review). Frameworks for CVD psychosocial mechanisms: Integrating the theory of unpleasant symptoms with the stress–appraisal–coping model. Clinical Nursing Research.

Hodgkins, J. V., & Graven, L. J. (under review). The influence of anxiety on sleep quality in patients with cardiovascular disease: An integrative review. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

Colon Burgos, V., Hodgkins, J., Barnes, S., Campbell, S., Lopez Gillum, B., Campbell, C., Stearns, E., Hogan, G., Palazzo, S., Flores Millender, E., & Hall, C. X. (under review). A qualitative exploration of undergraduate nursing students' wellness and belonging in a southeastern university. Teaching and Learning in Nursing.