Overview
Background
Dr Kristiana Ludlow is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Queensland, and an Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University. She completed her Bachelor of Psychology with first class Honours in 2015, her Master of Research in Medicine and Health Sciences in 2017, and her PhD in in Health Innovation in 2020. Dr Ludlow has expertise in co-design, qualitative research and Q methodology. Her research interests include co-designing interventions and digital health tools with end-users, frailty, education, aged care, person-centred care, the role of family caregivers in care, missed care/unfinished care, and care prioritisation. She is passionate about collaborating with consumers, service users and health professionals to improve the delivery of healthcare and mental health services.
Availability
- Dr Kristiana Ludlow is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
Works
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2024
Journal Article
“Provided a window on the world and lessened my feeling of isolation”: older adults’ perceived COVID-19 impact and technology use in Australia during recurrent lockdowns
Siette, Joyce, Ludlow, Kristiana, Dodds, Laura, Strutt, Paul and Wuthrich, Viviana (2024). “Provided a window on the world and lessened my feeling of isolation”: older adults’ perceived COVID-19 impact and technology use in Australia during recurrent lockdowns. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1) 206. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04807-7
2024
Journal Article
Modified Oral Health Assessment Tool (M-OHAT) for Residential Aged Care: A Co-Design Protocol
Ferris, Laura J., Ludlow, Kristiana, Walker, Nicole, Georgiou, Andrew, Henry, Julie D., Lopez Silva, Claudia, Ha, Diep H., Stormon, Nicole, Walsh, Laurence J., Ivanovski, Saso, Sexton, Christopher, Silveira Schuch, Helena, Tuffaha, Haitham, Zamora, Angelique, Pritchard, Lyndal and Do, Loc G. (2024). Modified Oral Health Assessment Tool (M-OHAT) for Residential Aged Care: A Co-Design Protocol. Healthcare, 12 (19), 1953. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12191953
2024
Journal Article
Building a culture of safety in Australian residential aged care facilities: protocol for a longitudinal mixed methods research programme
Churruca, Kate, Graham, Jane, Ellis, Louise A., Westbrook, Johanna, Wabe, Nasir, Hibbert, Peter D., Ludlow, Kristiana, Urwin, Rachel, Meulenbroeks, Isabelle, Thanigasalam, Jey, Svaleng, Ingerlise, Sardellis, Jo-Ann and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2024). Building a culture of safety in Australian residential aged care facilities: protocol for a longitudinal mixed methods research programme. BMJ open, 14 (9), e089293. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089293
2024
Journal Article
Co-designing a new digital mental health platform, ‘Momentum’, with caregivers of young people aged 7–17
Ludlow, Kristiana, March, Sonja, Russell, Jeremy K., Ryan, Brooke, Brown, Renee L., Hides, Leanne, Donovan, Caroline, Spence, Susan H., Saxby, Joseph and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2024). Co-designing a new digital mental health platform, ‘Momentum’, with caregivers of young people aged 7–17. Digital Health, 10 ARTN 20552076241263693, 1-17. doi: 10.1177/20552076241263693
2023
Journal Article
Frailty in primary care: challenges, innovations, and future directions
Ludlow, Kristiana, Todd, Oliver, Reid, Natasha and Yaman, Hakan (2023). Frailty in primary care: challenges, innovations, and future directions. BMC Primary Care, 24 (1) 129, 129. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02083-9
2023
Journal Article
Co-designing a digital mental health platform, "Momentum", with young people aged 7-17: A qualitative study
Ludlow, Kristiana, Russell, Jeremy K., Ryan, Brooke, Brown, Renee L., Joynt, Tamsin, Uhlmann, Laura R., Smith, Genevieve E., Donovan, Caroline, Hides, Leanne, Spence, Susan H., March, Sonja and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2023). Co-designing a digital mental health platform, "Momentum", with young people aged 7-17: A qualitative study. Digital Health, 9 ARTN 20552076231216410, 1-22. doi: 10.1177/20552076231216410
2023
Journal Article
Built to last? Barriers and facilitators of healthcare program sustainability: a systematic integrative review
Zurynski, Yvonne, Ludlow, Kristiana, Testa, Luke, Augustsson, Hanna, Herkes-Deane, Jessica, Hutchinson, Karen, Lamprell, Gina, McPherson, Elise, Carrigan, Ann, Ellis, Louise A., Dharmayani, Putu Novi Arfirsta, Smith, Carolynn L., Richardson, Lieke, Dammery, Genevieve, Singh, Nehal and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2023). Built to last? Barriers and facilitators of healthcare program sustainability: a systematic integrative review. Implementation Science, 18 (1) 62, 62. doi: 10.1186/s13012-023-01315-x
2023
Journal Article
Resilience perspective on healthcare professionals' adaptations to changes and challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic: a meta-synthesis
Knutsen Glette, Malin, Ludlow, Kristiana, Wiig, Siri, Bates, David Westfall and Austin, Elizabeth E. (2023). Resilience perspective on healthcare professionals' adaptations to changes and challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic: a meta-synthesis. BMJ open, 13 (9) 071828, 1-13. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071828
2023
Journal Article
Rates of adherence to cancer treatment guidelines in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: a systematic review
Bierbaum, Mia, Rapport, Frances, Arnolda, Gaston, Tran, Yvonne, Nic Giolla Easpaig, Brona, Ludlow, Kristiana, Clay‐Williams, Robyn, Austin, Elizabeth, Laginha, Bela, Lo, Chi Yhun, Churruca, Kate, van Baar, Lieke, Hutchinson, Karen, Chittajallu, Renuka, Owais, Syeda Somyyah, Nullwala, Ruqaiya, Hibbert, Peter, Fajardo Pulido, Diana and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2023). Rates of adherence to cancer treatment guidelines in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: a systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19 (6), 618-644. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13948
2022
Journal Article
The use of predictive fall models for older adults receiving aged care, using routinely collected electronic health record data: a systematic review
Seaman, Karla, Ludlow, Kristiana, Wabe, Nasir, Dodds, Laura, Siette, Joyce, Nguyen, Amy, Jorgensen, Mikaela, Lord, Stephen R., Close, Jacqueline C. T., O’Toole, Libby, Lin, Caroline, Eymael, Annaliese and Westbrook, Johanna (2022). The use of predictive fall models for older adults receiving aged care, using routinely collected electronic health record data: a systematic review. BMC Geriatrics, 22 (1) 210. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02901-2
2022
Book Chapter
Design and implementation of dashboards in healthcare
Ludlow, Kristiana and Westbrook, Johanna (2022). Design and implementation of dashboards in healthcare. Implementation science: the key concepts. (pp. 142-144) edited by Frances Rapport, Robyn Clay-Williams and Jeffrey Braithwaite. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. doi: 10.4324/9781003109945-42
2021
Journal Article
Adherence to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment of cancers in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: a systematic review protocol
Bierbaum, Mia, Rapport, Frances, Arnolda, Gaston, Tran, Yvonne, Nic Giolla Easpaig, Bróna, Ludlow, Kristiana and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2021). Adherence to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment of cancers in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 11 (9) e050912, e050912. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050912
2021
Journal Article
Co-designing a dashboard of predictive analytics and decision support to drive care quality and client outcomes in aged care: a mixed-method study protocol
Ludlow, Kristiana, Westbrook, Johanna, Jorgensen, Mikaela, Lind, Kimberly E, Baysari, Melissa T, Gray, Leonard C, Day, Richard O, Ratcliffe, Julie, Lord, Stephen R, Georgiou, Andrew, Braithwaite, Jeffrey, Raban, Magdalena Z, Close, Jacqueline, Beattie, Elizabeth, Zheng, Wu Yi, Debono, Deborah, Nguyen, Amy, Siette, Joyce, Seaman, Karla, Miao, Melissa, Root, Jo, Roffe, David, O’Toole, Libby, Carrasco, Marcela, Thompson, Alex, Shaikh, Javed, Wong, Jeffrey, Stanton, Cynthia and Haddock, Rebecca (2021). Co-designing a dashboard of predictive analytics and decision support to drive care quality and client outcomes in aged care: a mixed-method study protocol. BMJ Open, 11 (8) e21048657, e048657. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048657
2021
Journal Article
A national survey on COVID-19 second-wave lockdowns on older adults' mental wellbeing, health-seeking behaviours and social outcomes across Australia
Siette, Joyce, Seaman, Karla, Dodds, Laura, Ludlow, Kristiana, Johnco, Carly, Wuthrich, Viviana, Earl, Joanne K, Dawes, Piers, Strutt, Paul and Westbrook, Johanna I (2021). A national survey on COVID-19 second-wave lockdowns on older adults' mental wellbeing, health-seeking behaviours and social outcomes across Australia. BMC Geriatrics, 21 (1) 400. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02352-1
2021
Journal Article
A scoping review of Q-methodology in healthcare research
Churruca, Kate, Ludlow, Kristiana, Wu, Wendy, Gibbons, Kate, Nguyen, Hoa Mi, Ellis, Louise A and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2021). A scoping review of Q-methodology in healthcare research. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21 (1) 125, 125. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01309-7
2021
Journal Article
Unfinished care in residential aged care facilities: an integrative review
Ludlow, Kristiana, Churruca, Kate, Mumford, Virginia, Ellis, Louise A, Testa, Luke, Long, Janet C and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2021). Unfinished care in residential aged care facilities: an integrative review. The Gerontologist, 61 (3), e61-e74. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnz145
2021
Journal Article
Decisions and dilemmas: The context of prioritization dilemmas and influences on staff members’ prioritization decisions in residential aged care
Ludlow, Kristiana, Churruca, Kate, Ellis, Louise A., Mumford, Virginia and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2021). Decisions and dilemmas: The context of prioritization dilemmas and influences on staff members’ prioritization decisions in residential aged care. Qualitative Health Research, 31 (7), 104973232199829-1318. doi: 10.1177/1049732321998294
2021
Journal Article
Aged care residents’ prioritization of care: a mixed-methods study
Ludlow, Kristiana, Churruca, Kate, Mumford, Virginia, Ellis, Louise A. and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2021). Aged care residents’ prioritization of care: a mixed-methods study. Health Expectations, 24 (2), 525-536. doi: 10.1111/hex.13195
2021
Book Chapter
Policy delusions and dutiful daughters: imagined versus real care integration for older people
Ludlow, Kristiana, Bridges, Jackie , Pope, Catherine, Westbrook, Johanna and Braithwaite, Jeffrey (2021). Policy delusions and dutiful daughters: imagined versus real care integration for older people. Managing healthcare organisations in challenging policy contexts. (pp. 67-92) edited by Roman Kislov, Diane Burns, Bjørn Erik Mørk and Kathleen Montgomery. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-81093-1_4
2021
Other Outputs
Sydney North Health Network Digital Health Test Bed Project: closing aged care integration gaps. Final evaluation report
Nguyen, A. D., Siette, J., Ludlow, K., Badgery-Parker, T., Jorgensen, M., Knaggs, G., Lind, K. E., Georgiou, A. and Westbrook, J. (2021). Sydney North Health Network Digital Health Test Bed Project: closing aged care integration gaps. Final evaluation report. Sydney: Australian Institute of Health Innovation.
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Co-designing online learning modules to increase knowledge and understanding of frailty amongst health professionals and students
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren, Dr Leila Shafiee Hanjani
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Doctor Philosophy
Core outcomes in frail inpatients.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emily Gordon, Professor Ruth Hubbard
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Doctor Philosophy
Process evaluation of the electronic Frailty Index for Acute Hospital (eFI-AH) implementation and co-design of consumer frailty resources.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adrienne Young, Dr Natasha Reid, Professor Monika Janda
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Doctor Philosophy
An intervention to develop empathy in primary-aged children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vanessa Cobham, Professor Virginia Slaughter
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Doctor Philosophy
Oral Health in Aged Care: Addressing Oral Health Inequity and Unmet Dental Care Needs in Vulnerable Populations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lori Delaney, Professor Loc Do
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Doctor Philosophy
Outcomes of importance to frail older vascular surgery patients and their caregivers.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Natasha Reid, Professor Ruth Hubbard, Dr Emily Gordon
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Kristiana Ludlow directly for media enquiries about:
- Aged care
- Care prioritisation
- Informal caregiving
- Missed care
- Residential aged care
- Workplace culture
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