Overview
Background
Dr Kristiana Ludlow is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Behavioural Sciences, 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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2025
Journal Article
Simple but complex: aged care healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the design of a digital falls dashboard
Dodds, Laura, Meulenbroeks, Isabelle, Silva, S. Sandun Malpriya, Ludlow, Kristiana, Mercado, Crisostomo, Seaman, Karla, Wabe, Nasir, Baysari, Melissa, Westbrook, Johanna I. and Nguyen, Amy D. (2025). Simple but complex: aged care healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the design of a digital falls dashboard. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 25 (1) 347. doi: 10.1186/s12911-025-03135-z
2025
Journal Article
“Realising my full potential despite the deterioration”: examining older adults’ experiences and perceptions of healthy ageing
Koh, Wei Qi, Liddle, Jacki, Pachana, Nancy A and Ludlow, Kristiana (2025). “Realising my full potential despite the deterioration”: examining older adults’ experiences and perceptions of healthy ageing. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 138 105955, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2025.105955
2025
Journal Article
Frailty nexus: community of practice for frailty researchers and healthcare professionals
Logan, Benignus, Young, Adrienne, Ludlow, Kristiana, Ward, David, Hanjani, Leila Shafiee, Reid, Natasha and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2025). Frailty nexus: community of practice for frailty researchers and healthcare professionals. The Journal of Frailty and Aging, 14 (5) 100074, 100074. doi: 10.1016/j.tjfa.2025.100074
2025
Journal Article
Selection, optimisation and compensation strategies used by older adults to live well with technology: Qualitative study
Koh, Wei Qi, Ludlow, Kristiana, Liddle, Jacki and Pachana, Nancy A. (2025). Selection, optimisation and compensation strategies used by older adults to live well with technology: Qualitative study. JMIR Aging, 8 e75019, 1-12. doi: 10.2196/75019
2025
Conference Publication
Co-designing M-OHAT: Modified Oral Health Assessment Tool for Age Care
Ludlow, Kristiana, Ferris, Laura, Walker, Nicole, See, Lydia, Zamora, Angelique, Pritchard, Lyndal, Silveira Schuch, Helena, Ha, Diep Hong, Stormon, Nicole, Walsh, Laurence J., Lopez Silva, Claudia, Sexton, Christopher, McNamara, Steven, Fung, Cheuk Kee C., Brodie, Alison, Henry, Julie, Nangle, Matthew, Georgiou, Andrew, Ivanovski, Saso, Tuffaha, Haitham, Ramsey, Sarah, Head, Tamatha and Do, Loc Giang (2025). Co-designing M-OHAT: Modified Oral Health Assessment Tool for Age Care. International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, Barcelona, Spain, 25-28 June 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Multi-disciplinary clinical collaboration in modifying the Oral Health Assessment Tool
See, Lydia, Ludlow, Kristiana, Ha, Diep, Fung, Cheuk-Kee, Walsh, Laurence J., Pritchard, Lyndal, Zamora, Angelique, McNamara, Steven, Silveira Schuch, Helena, Lopez Silva, Claudia, Stormon, Nicole, Ferris, Laura, Walker, Nicole, Sexton, Christopher, Henry, Julie, Georgiou, Andrew, Nangle, Matthew, Ivanovski, Saso, Tuffaha, Haitham, Ramsey, Sarah, Head, Tamatha and Do, Loc (2025). Multi-disciplinary clinical collaboration in modifying the Oral Health Assessment Tool. International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, Barcelona, Spain, 25-28 June 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Consumers' Perspectives on the Design of a New Digital Frailty Education Course, ‘Focus on Frailty’: A Qualitative Co‐Design Study
Ludlow, Kristiana, Logan, Benignus, Arora, Jhalak, Martin, Sarah, Miller, Elizabeth, Hubbard, Ruth E., Warren, Nicola, Gallagher, Olivia and Saunders, Rosemary (2025). Consumers' Perspectives on the Design of a New Digital Frailty Education Course, ‘Focus on Frailty’: A Qualitative Co‐Design Study. Health Expectations, 28 (3) e70287, e70287-3. doi: 10.1111/hex.70287
2025
Journal Article
‘Focus on Frailty’: Co-Designing Digital Frailty Education with Healthcare Students
Ludlow, Kristiana, Martin, Sarah, Logan, Benignus, Hubbard, Ruth, Warren, Nicola, Gallagher, Olivia, Kwok, Bonnie and Saunders, Rosemary (2025). ‘Focus on Frailty’: Co-Designing Digital Frailty Education with Healthcare Students. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Volume 18, 2305-2317. doi: 10.2147/jmdh.s511359
2025
Journal Article
Goals of frail older people living with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study
Logan, Benignus, Ludlow, Kristiana, Pascoe, Elaine M., Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W., Hawley, Carmel M., Hickey, Laura E., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Matsuyama, Misa, Jaure, Allison and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2025). Goals of frail older people living with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73 (6), 1742-1752. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19421
2025
Journal Article
Non-exercise-based interventions to support healthy ageing in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Koh, Wei Qi, Wora, Nutyathun, Liong, Natasha Wing Laam, Ludlow, Kristiana, Pachana, Nancy A. and Liddle, Jacki (2025). Non-exercise-based interventions to support healthy ageing in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Gerontologist, 65 (2) gnae156, 1-14. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnae156
2025
Other Outputs
Interdisciplinary Co-designed Modified Oral Health Assessment Tool (M-OHAT)
Do, Loc, Ludlow, Kristiana, Walker, Nicole, Ferris, Laura, Ha, Diep, Schuch, Helena Silveira, Lopez Silva, Claudia Patricia, Stormon, Nicole, Walsh, Laurence J, Fung, Cheuk Candy, Khan, Sadaf Aiman, Le, Thu, McNamara, Steven, Pritchard, Lyndal, See, Lydia, Zamora, Angelique, Georgiou, Andrew, Henry, Julie, Ivanovski, Saso, Nangle, Matthew, Christopher Sexton, Prof Haitham Tuffaha, Tamantha Head, Sarah Ramsey, Couper, Erin and Wood, Leanne (2025). Interdisciplinary Co-designed Modified Oral Health Assessment Tool (M-OHAT). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/64d7b35
2025
Book Chapter
Making a Case for Q Methodology in Health Service Evaluations
Ludlow, Kristiana and Churruca, Kate (2025). Making a Case for Q Methodology in Health Service Evaluations. Handbook of Health Services Evaluation. (pp. 249-266) Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-87869-5_14
2024
Journal Article
Using co-design to understand consumer's health information-seeking behaviours and design preferences for a new digital clinical dashboard in aged care
Nguyen, Amy D., Dodds, Laura, Ludlow, Kristiana, Baysari, Melissa, Comi, Rosa, Zheng, Wu Yi and Westbrook, Johanna (2024). Using co-design to understand consumer's health information-seeking behaviours and design preferences for a new digital clinical dashboard in aged care. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1) 993, 993. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05581-2
2024
Conference Publication
A scoping review of oral health care training for staff members working in residential aged care facilities
Zamora, Angelique, Ludlow, Kristiana, Delaney, Lori and Do, Loc (2024). A scoping review of oral health care training for staff members working in residential aged care facilities. 22nd National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing, Virtual, 4 December 2024.
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, 206. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04807-7
2024
Journal Article
Community preferences for allied health services in residential aged care
Meulenbroeks, Isabelle, Raban, Magdalena Z., Seaman, Karla, Rolfe, Kathleen, Mercardo, Crisostomo, Ludlow, Kristiana, Wabe, Nasir and Westbrook, Johanna (2024). Community preferences for allied health services in residential aged care. Health Expectations, 27 (6) e70081, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/hex.70081
2024
Journal Article
The Australian Frailty Network: Development of a consumer‐focussed national response to frailty
Reid, Natasha, Young, Adrienne, Baldassar, Loretta, Christoffersen, Anja, Comans, Tracy, Conroy, Simon, Etherton‐Beer, Christopher, Ferris, Jason, Singh, Maria Fiatarone, Fox, Sarah, Gordon, Emily H., Ghosh, Manonita, Guha, Chandana, Hilmer, Sarah, Kouladjian O’Donnell, Lisa, Logan, Benignus, Ludlow, Kristiana, Miller, Michelle, Morgan, Mark, Mudge, Alison, Muscedere, John, Reidlinger, Donna, Rockwood, Kenneth, Saunders, Rosemary, Ward, David, Yates, Paul and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2024). The Australian Frailty Network: Development of a consumer‐focussed national response to frailty. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43 (4), 852-860. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13365
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, 1-10. 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, 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 20552076241263693, 1-17. doi: 10.1177/20552076241263693
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Co-designing digital frailty education with health consumers and caregivers
Frailty is a risk state characterised by an accumulation of physical, cognitive, social and functional deficits. Interventions targeting exercise, nutrition, social connection and medication optimisation can prevent, reduce or even reverse frailty. Evidence suggests that healthcare consumers generally have a poor understanding of frailty and limited access to frailty resources.
This program of work aims to co-design digital frailty education and resources for consumers and caregivers to improve their knowledge and understanding of frailty, and equip people with skills to prevent and manage frailty.
This PhD project may involve:
- Conducting a needs analysis to inform the content of the education intervention;
- Facilitating the co-design of the digital modules and resources with consumers and caregivers;
- Conducting usability testing of the intervention; and
- Co-designing a dissemination plan to support knowledge translation.
This PhD will directly contribute to the health knowledge and behaviours of healthcare consumers and caregivers and the implementation of the digital education intervention at a national level.
The PhD candidate will have the opportunity to develop skills in quantitative and qualitative research methods, co-design, project management, behaviour change science, digital health, and health promotion.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
CHAMP: a co-creation of a comprehensive health assessment and management plan for younger people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Emily Gordon, Professor Ruth Hubbard
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Core outcomes in frail inpatients.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor 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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Master Philosophy
Co-designing allied health clinical pathways with frail vascular patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Merrill Turpin, Associate Professor Jacki Liddle
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Doctor Philosophy
Fostering social connection: Developing a tailored, co-designed peer support group for women affected by cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zoe Walter
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Doctor Philosophy
Beyond Recovery: Developing A Decision Making Framework For State and Provincial Level Governments To Design And Deliver Mental Health and Wellbeing Services That Promote Resilence and Foster Growth To Communites Impacted By Climate Risk Disasters
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fiona Charlson
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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
An intervention to develop empathy in primary-aged children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vanessa Cobham, Professor Virginia Slaughter
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Kristiana Ludlow directly for media enquiries about:
- Aged care
- Care prioritisation
- Frailty education
- Informal caregiving
- Missed care
- Residential aged care
- Workplace culture
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