Dr Andie Xu is a teaching and research academic at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia. She has a strong research interest in the health promotion of middle-aged women and beyond. Her current research study focuses on examining the relationship between sunlight exposure and menopausal hot flushes in working women. This study will lay ground work for exploring sunlight as a potential modifiable factor or alternative management for hot flushes. Previous research studies that she has participated in or completed include lifestyle and mental health in middle aged and older women, change of lifestyle in older women with Type 2 Diabetes and chronic wound management in older people.
She is currently a co-supervisor ... Read more
About me
Dr Andie Xu is a teaching and research academic at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia. She has a strong research interest in the health promotion of middle-aged women and beyond. Her current research study focuses on examining the relationship between sunlight exposure and menopausal hot flushes in working women. This study will lay ground work for exploring sunlight as a potential modifiable factor or alternative management for hot flushes. Previous research studies that she has participated in or completed include lifestyle and mental health in middle aged and older women, change of lifestyle in older women with Type 2 Diabetes and chronic wound management in older people.
She is currently a co-supervisor of a PhD project on treatments to older nurses and midwives at the workplace. Andie has experiences in conducting systematic reviews and met-analysis. She found the book below very useful for beginners in meta-analysis.
Practical meta-analysis by Mark W. Lipsey and David B. Wilson.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Nursing Zhe Jiang University, China
Master of Nursing Zhe Jiang University, China
Menopausal hot flushes, women's health, non-imaging effects of light, workforce, systematic review and meta-analysis
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
2
2
1
|
| 2024 |
Open access
2
1
|
| 2024 |
|
| 2023 |
Open access
7
8
37
|
| 2023 |
3
4
10
|
| 2023 |
Open access
8
7
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
2
|
| 2022 |
1
1
|
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
Open access
9
9
8
|
| 2021 |
Open access
14
12
2
|
| 2021 |
5
6
|
| 2020 |
Open access
1
1
3
|
| 2020 |
16
15
5
|
| 2019 |
2
2
|
| 2018 |
32
29
|
| 2017 |
11
8
2
|
| 2016 |
12
8
|
| 2015 |
25
21
|
| 2014 |
111
86
|
| 2014 |
Open access
26
28
|
| 2012 |
22
22
|
| 2011 |
Open access
94
85
|
| 2010 |
Open access
40
33
|
Research
Menopausal hot flushes, women's health, non-imaging effects of light, workforce, systematic review and meta-analysis
SafeWork SA Augusta Zadow Award 2017 recipient, $10,000 (09/2017-09/2018)
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Barwon Health Renal Services | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Voices South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Chulalongkorn University | THAILAND |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Second Military Medical University | CHINA |
| Shandong University | CHINA |
| Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | CHINA |
| Silver Chain | AUSTRALIA |
| Silver Chain Group | AUSTRALIA |
| Tianjin Medical University | CHINA |
| University of Alberta | CANADA |
| University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
| University of Manitoba | CANADA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
