Agathe Daria Jadczak

Dr Agathe Daria Jadczak

Grant-Funded Researcher (B)

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Agathe Daria Jadczak is an Exercise Physiologist and Sports Scientist from Germany working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, Adelaide, South Australia. Agathe completed her PhD in Medicine in 2018 with the Adelaide G-TRAC Centre, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, investigating various strategies to treat and prevent frailty in community-dwelling older people. She focused on medical education programs, exercise advice provided by general practitioners, and the impact of exercise programs combined with protein supplementation. In 2018, she received the Robert Penhall Early Career Research Award for her work related to educating medical students on how to prescribe exercise to older people.

Agathe has successfully collaborated with various partners including CSIRO (EXercise and PRotein Effectiveness Supplementation Study - EXPRESS) and Resthaven Inc., a South Australian aged care provider (Frailty In Residential Sector Over Time - FIRST Study). Currently, she collaborates with the Adelaide University Judo Club (AUJC) investigating how judo-based safe landing techniques can be used to teach older adults to fall safely and prevent harm and injury from falling. She successfully completed a feasibility trial, led a scoping review and is currently conducting a trial on this topic.

Agathe's expertise lies in the design, implementation and outcome analyses of exercise-related research studies involving older people aged ≥65 years.

Date Position Institution name
2018 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide
2015 - 2015 Tutor in Evidence Based Practice University of South Australia
2012 - 2014 Clinical Exercise Physiologist Therapy Centre Medisport Landwehr

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2019 Award Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Travel Award University of Adelaide Australia -
2018 Award Robert Penhall Early Career Research Award Australian Association of Gerontology SA Division Australia -
2018 Award Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Travel Award University of Adelaide Australia -
2017 Award Council of Student Organisations (CSO) Travel Award International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics United States -
2016 Award School of Medicine Research Travel Award University of Adelaide Australia -
2014 Scholarship Beacon of Enlightenment PhD Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2014 - 2018 University of Adelaide Australia PhD Medicine
2005 - 2011 German Sport University Cologne Germany Graduate Diploma (Univ.) Sport Science

Year Citation
2025 Cross, A. J., Villani, E. R., Jadczak, A. D., Pitkälä, K., Hamada, S., Zhao, M., . . . Bell, J. S. (2025). Prevalence of strong anticholinergic use in residents with and without cognitive impairment and frailty: Analysis from 106 nursing homes in 12 Asia-Pacific and European countries. Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 128, 105636-1-105636-11.
DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2025 Tewari, R., Piovezan, R. D., Jadczak, A. D., & Visvanathan, R. (2025). Underdiagnosis of dementia in residents of residential aged care services: A scoping review. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 44(2), e70030-1-e70030-10.
DOI Europe PMC1
2025 Dowd, L. A., Pitkälä, K. H., Jadczak, A. D., Roitto, H. -M., Aalto, U. L., Saarela, R. K. T., . . . Bell, J. S. (2025). Analgesic and adjuvant co-prescribing in Australian and Finnish residential care homes. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 44(3), e70062-1-e70062-11.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2025 Dowd, L. A., Pitkälä, K. H., Jadczak, A. D., Roitto, H. -M., Aalto, U. L., Saarela, R. K. T., . . . Bell, J. S. (2025). Reply to Letter to the Editor 'Comment on: Analgesic and Adjuvant Co-Prescribing in Australian and Finnish Residential Care Homes'.. Australas J Ageing, 44(4), e70109.
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2024 Dowd, L. A., Hamada, S., Hattori, Y., Veal, F. C., Taguchi, R., Sakata, N., . . . Cross, A. J. (2024). A mixed-methods study on the pharmacological management of pain in Australian and Japanese nursing homes. Age and Ageing, 53(2), afae024-1-afae024-13.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2024 Liau, S. J., Zhao, M., Hamada, S., Gutiérrez-Valencia, M., Jadczak, A. D., Li, L., . . . Bell, J. S. (2024). Deprescribing Opportunities for Frail Residents of Nursing Homes: A Multicenter Study in Australia, China, Japan, and Spain. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA): long-term care: management, applied research and clinical issues, 25(5), 876-883.
DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC6
2024 Sakai, T., Jadczak, A. D., Khalid, A., Piovezan, R. D., Leemaqz, S., & Visvanathan, R. (2024). The prevalence of, and factors associated with, a risk of depression in residential aged care services residents: Findings from the FIRST study. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43(4), 811-817.
DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2024 Callan, M., Bird, C., Bradic, S., Del Carmen Campos Mes, M., Del Castillo Andrés, O., Doval, M. S., . . . Jadczak, A. D. (2024). Global Consensus Statement: How Can Judo Contribute to Reducing the Problem of Injurious Falls in Older Adults. The Arts and Sciences of Judo, 4(1), 14-27.
2024 Jadczak, A. D., Verma, M., Headland, M., Tucker, G., & Visvanathan, R. (2024). A Judo-Based Exercise Program to Reduce Falls and Frailty Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Feasibility Study. The Journal of frailty & aging, 13(1), 9 pages.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2023 Piovezan, R. D., Jadczak, A. D., Tucker, G., & Visvanathan, R. (2023). Daytime Sleepiness Predicts Mortality in Nursing Home Residents: Findings From the Frailty in Residential Aged Care Sector Over Time (FIRST) Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA): long-term care: management, applied research and clinical issues, 24(10), 1458-1464.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2023 Dowd, L. A., Cross, A. J., Liau, S. J., Jadczak, A. D., Visvanathan, R., Veal, F. C., & Bell, J. S. (2023). Identifying Residents Who May Benefit from an Analgesic Review: Applying Analgesic Indicators in Residential Aged Care Services.. Drugs & aging, 40(5), 449-459.
DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2023 Milte, R. K., Jadczak, A. D., Visvanathan, R., & Ratcliffe, J. (2023). Evidence for the external validity of the Consumer Choice Index Six Dimension (CCI-6D) for people living in residential aged care with dementia. Ageing and Society, 45(179), 1-22.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 Liau, S. J., Hamada, S., Jadczak, A. D., Sakata, N., Lalic, S., Tsuchiya-Ito, R., . . . Bell, J. S. (2023). Symptomatic and preventive medication use according to age and frailty in Australian and Japanese nursing homes. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(12), 3047-3057.
DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2023 Jadczak, A. D., Thompson, M. Q., Tucker, G. R., & Visvanathan, R. (2023). Life-Space Mobility Change in Nursing Home Residents Over 12 Months. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA): long-term care: management, applied research and clinical issues, 25(5), 923-924.
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2023 Chan, U., Ayliffe, L., Visvanathan, R., Headland, M., Verma, M., & Jadczak, A. D. (2023). Judo-based exercise programs to improve health outcomes in middle-aged and older adults with no judo experience: A scoping review. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 23(3), 163-178.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC9
2022 Thompson, M. Q., Jadczak, A. D., Yu, S., Tucker, G. R., & Visvanathan, R. (2022). Sarcopenia risk in nursing home residents using SARC-F: first study findings. Geriatr Gerontol Int, 22(3), 206-212.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2022 Jadczak, A. D., Edwards, S., & Visvanathan, R. (2022). Life-Space Mobility in Aged Care Residents: Frailty in Residential Aged Care Sector Over Time Study Findings.. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 23(11), 1869.e1-1869.e6.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2022 Jasper, U., Visvanathan, R., Dollard, J., Yu, S., & Jadczak, A. D. (2022). Exploring the Perspectives of Clinicians on Solutions to Tackling Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour in Older Hospital Patients. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34(1), 41-47.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC4
2022 Thompson, M. Q., Jadczak, A. D., Tucker, G. R., Theou, O., & Visvanathan, R. (2022). Frailty change based on minimally important difference in nursing home residents: FIRST cohort study findings. Age and Ageing, 51(11), afac246-1-afac246-8.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2021 Jadczak, A. D., Robson, L., Cooper, T., Bell, J. S., & Visvanathan, R. (2021). The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) study: methods and baseline cohort description. BMC Geriatrics, 21(1), 99-1-99-12.
DOI Scopus29 WoS30 Europe PMC20
2021 Jadczak, A. D., Visvanathan, R., Barnard, R., & Luscombe-Marsh, N. (2021). A randomized controlled pilot Exercise and Protein Effectiveness Supplementation Study (EXPRESS) on reducing frailty risk in community-dwelling older people. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 40(1), 26-45.
DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC6
2020 Jasper, U. S., Yadav, L., Jadczak, A. D., Yu, S., Visvanathan, R., & Dollard, J. (2020). Sedentary behaviour in hospitalised older people: a scoping review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 9(1), 36-1-36-4.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2020 Arakawa Martins, B., Jadczak, A. D., Dollard, J., Barrie, H., Visvanathan, R., Mahajan, N., & Tam, K. L. (2020). Fifth-year medical students’ perceptions of the importance of frailty and competence in assessing, diagnosing and managing frailty before and after a geriatric medicine course. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(3), 472-477.
DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC6
2020 Jasper, U., Yadav, L., Dollard, J., Jadczak, A. D., Yu, S., & Visvanathan, R. (2020). Sedentary behaviour in hospitalised older people: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(24), 1-15.
DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC10
2019 Jadczak, A. D., & Visvanathan, R. (2019). Anorexia of Aging - An Updated Short Review. Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, 23(3), 306-309.
DOI Scopus34 WoS33 Europe PMC30
2019 Jadczak, A., & Visvanathan, R. (2019). The sustained impact of a medical school-based physical activity module on interns’ perceived competence in advising older adults about exercise. The Journal of frailty & aging, 9(3), 1-3.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC2
2018 Jadczak, A. D., Dollard, J., Mahajan, N., & Visvanathan, R. (2018). The perspectives of pre-frail and frail older people on being advised about exercise: a qualitative study. Family Practice, 35(3), 330-335.
DOI Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC19
2018 Jadczak, A. D., Makwana, N., Luscombe-Marsh, N., Visvanathan, R., & Schultz, T. J. (2018). Effectiveness of exercise interventions on physical function in community-dwelling frail older people: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(3), 752-775.
DOI Scopus209 Europe PMC149
2018 Jadczak, A. D., Tam, K. L., & Visvanathan, R. (2018). Educating medical students in counselling older adults about exercise: the impact of a physical activity module. The Journal of Frailty and Aging, 7(2), 113-119.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC8
2017 Jadczak, A., Mahajan, N., & Visvanathan, R. (2017). The Feasibility of Standardised Geriatric Assessment Tools and Physical Exercises in Frail Older Adults. The Journal of frailty & aging, 6(4), 195-198.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2017 Jadczak, A., Tam, K., Yu, S., & Visvanathan, R. (2017). Medical students' perceptions of the importance of exercise and their perceived competence in prescribing exercise to older people. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 36(3), E7-E13.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC6
2017 Jadczak, A. D., Luscombe-Marsh, N., Taylor, P., Barnard, R., Makwana, N., & Visvanathan, R. (2017). The EXPRESS Study: Exercise and Protein Effectiveness Supplementation Study supporting autonomy in community dwelling frail older people‐study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot and feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(1), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC5
2016 Yu, S., Khow, K., Jadczak, A., & Visvanathan, R. (2016). Clinical screening tools for sarcopenia and Its management. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, 2016, 5978523-1-5978523-10.
DOI Scopus77 Europe PMC58
2016 Jadczak, A., Makwana, N., Luscombe-Marsh, N., Visvanathan, R., & Schultz, T. (2016). Effectiveness of exercise interventions on physical function in community-dwelling frail older people: an umbrella review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 14(9), 93-102.
DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC11

Year Citation
2019 Martins, B. A., Jadczak, A. D., Dollard, J., Barrie, H., Marahajan, N., Tam, K. L., & Visvanathan, R. (2019). The self-perceived importance and competence of 5th year medical students in assessing, diagnosing and managing frailty before and after a geriatric medicine course.. In Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 38 (pp. 58). Adelaide: Wiley.
2019 Jadczak, A., Visvanathan, R., Barnard, R., & Luscombe-Marsh, N. (2019). A randomized controlled pilot and feasibility effectiveness supplementation study supporting autonomy in community-dwelling frail older adults. In The Journal of Frailty & Aging Vol. 8 (pp. S24). Miami, USA.
2017 Jadczak, A., Dollard, J., Mahajan, N., & Visvanathan, R. (2017). The perspectives of older people at-risk of frailty on being advised about exercise. In Innovation in Aging Vol. 1 (pp. 1395). San Francisco USA.
2016 Jadczak, A. D., Tam, K. L., YU, S., & Visvanathan, R. (2016). Medical students’ perceptions of the importance of exercise and their perceived competency in prescribing exercise. In Journal of Aging and Physical Activity Vol. 24 (pp. S59). Melbourne Australia: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc..
2024 - 2025 THRF Innovations in Ageing Well Project Grant. CI: Jadczak AD, Verma M, Headland M, Visvanathan R. Translation of Dynamic-Balance-for-Life™ program to up-skill the aged care allied-health workforce to teach older adults how to land safely from a fall. $125,000

 

Teaching Experience
Since 01/2016 Tutor in Exercise Prescription, Geriatric Medicine Course, Adelaide Geriatrics Training Research with Aged Care (G-TRAC) Centre, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
08/2015 - 10/2015 Tutor in Evidence Based Practice, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 Co-Supervisor Under-diagnosis of Dementia in Nursing Home Residents- Extent and Associated Factors Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Part Time Dr Reena Tewari

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Studies of Depression and Frailty in Older People Receiving Institutional Care Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Part Time Dr Tomomichi Sakai
2018 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Sedentary behaviour and physical activity in hospitalised older people Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Unyime Jasper

Date Role Membership Country
2017 - ongoing Member Australian Association of Gerontology Australia

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