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Rachel’s research interests include the interplay between older people’s psychosocial and physical health and how older people interact with health systems.
Research Profile
Rachel is a Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Health at Torrens University. She has more than 20 years’ experience working in the health field, as a researcher, planner and consultant to all levels of government and the private and not-for-profit sectors. She leads the IMPAACT Project, a three-year funded MRFF project seeking to improve the involvement of older people in policy discussions about screening for common health conditions. As a former member of the NHMRC CRE for Frailty and Healthy Ageing, Rachel co-authored several publications on frailty, including one of the largest diagnostic test accuracy studies conducted within general practice to date. She is also a Committee Member for the Australian Association of Gerontology’s South Australian Division, and has been awarded Distinguished Membership of the Association.
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Two frailty awareness videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41cMkvsaOOM&t=7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is6JPNUHG4k&t=11s
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Education/Academic qualification
Public Health, PhD
Arts (Honours), Bachelor
Information Studies (Librarianship), Master
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Optimising the Detection and Multidisciplinary Management of Multimorbid Heart Failure in Primary Care
Stewart, S. (Principal Chief Investigator), Beilby, P. J. (Chief Investigator), Hills, D. (Chief Investigator), Scuffham, P. A. (Chief Investigator), Ambagtsheer, R. (Chief Investigator) & Wechkunanukul, H. (Chief Investigator)
1/03/24 → 28/02/28
Project: Competitive Research Grant
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The IMPAACT Framework: IMproving the PArticipation of older Australians in policy decision-making on Ageing-related CondiTions
Ambagtsheer, R. (Principal Chief Investigator), Lawless, M. T. (Chief Investigator), Braunack-Mayer, A. J. (Chief Investigator), Visvanathan, R. (Chief Investigator), Beilby, J. (Chief Investigator), Stewart, S. (Chief Investigator), Cornell, V. (Chief Investigator), Leach, M. J. (Chief Investigator), Taylor, D. (Chief Investigator), Thompson, M. (Chief Investigator), Dent, E. (Chief Investigator), Whiteway, L. (Associate Investigator), Archibald, M. (Associate Investigator), O'Rourke, H. (Associate Investigator), Williams, K. (Associate Investigator) & Chudecka, A. (Associate Investigator)
1/06/22 → 31/05/26
Project: Competitive Research Grant
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Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative synthesis of older people’s perceptions and experiences using the ecological systems theory
Dzando, G., Ward, P., Mwanri, L., Asante, D., Okyere, E. & Ambagtsheer, R. C., 1 Nov 2025, In: Geriatric Nursing. 66, 103663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aging Perceptions and Experiences Among Older Migrants from Low-and Middle-Income Countries to High-Income Countries: a Qualitative Systematic Review
Dzando, G., Ward, P. R., Asante, D., Okyere, E. & Ambagtsheer, R. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between frailty and quality of life, and the moderating effect of mobile, broadcast and digital media in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Kenya
Dzando, G., Ward, P. R., Mwanri, L., Moussa, R. K. & Ambagtsheer, R. C., Dec 2025, In: BMC Geriatrics. 25, 1, 521.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross-Sectional Associations Between Personal and General Views on Aging and Future Care Preparation in Individuals Aged 50 and Over and Living in the United Kingdom
Sabatini, S., Rupprecht, F. S., Mroz, E., Turner, S., Capithorne Crainey, R., Tang, E. Y. H., Burley, C. V., Dunne, J., Burton, E., Wong, S., Wilton-Harding, B., Windsor, T., Ambagtsheer, R. C., Numbers, K. & Stephan, B., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Gerontology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Depression and social connectedness as mechanisms linking frailty to quality of life in older African migrants in Australia
Dzando, G., Ward, P. R., Mwanri, L., Agbadi, P. & Ambagtsheer, R. C., Dec 2025, In: npj Aging. 11, 1, 98.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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