Andreea Badache
Orebro University
Andreea Badache
I am a dedicated public health researcher and expertise in epidemiology, disability, rehabilitation, long-term care, and aging policies. My educational background includes two master’s degrees in Rehabilitation Sciences and Healthcare Policy, as well as a PhD in Medical Sciences/Disability Research/Epidemiology. Over my career, I have focused on developing and implementing policies that support healthier, more equitable lives for older adults and individuals with disabilities. My expertise combines public health, epidemiology, and policy development, with a strong emphasis on using evidence-based strategies to inform impactful long-term care and aging policies.
I have been privileged to work with several global health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Joint Research Center (JRC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Through these roles, I’ve contributed to numerous projects, spanning areas such as assistive technology, aging and nutrition, cancer research, disability, and national policy planning. My work includes the development and revision of, systematic reviews, and stakeholder engagement initiatives that help inform practical and sustainable solutions in aging and disability care.
As an expert in systematic review methodologies, statistics, longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on aging and epidemiology methods and I have conducted over nine systematic reviews, five of which are published, with several targeting high-impact journals such as Nature Aging and The Lancet. I am also skilled in mixed-methods research, quantitative analysis, and stakeholder consultation—critical competencies that I have applied to develop evidence-based recommendations for aging. Additionally, I am a member of several WHO rosters, including those on Aging and Nutrition, Disability and Rehabilitation, Cervical Cancer Elimination, as well as OECD, which have broadened my insights into global health priorities and how they intersect with aging and LTC issues.
Driven by a belief in the transformative power of policy, my work is dedicated to building inclusive, responsive, and high-quality long-term care systems that specifically address the needs of aging populations. I am committed to advancing initiatives that not only promote dignity, independence, and health for older adults but also support their ability to age in place and maintain active participation in society.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Romania; Sweden; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Attitudes and Expectations about Long-Term Care; Care inequalities; Care trajectories; COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and LTC; Epidemiology and ageing trajectories; Ethics and care; Gender and care; Infection prevention; LTC Policy; LTC Systems; Quality regulation and accreditation for LTC services; Research gaps and priorities in LTC; Survey measures; |
| Methods | Analysis of administrative data; Causal inference in Long-Term Care; Comparative policy analysis; Data science and LTC research; Delphi surveys; Expert consultations; Focus groups; Grounded Theory; Literature reviews and synthesis; Longitudinal data analysis; Measure validation; Mixed methods; Observational studies; Panel data analysis; Policy analysis; Projections; Qualitative studies; Quasi-experimental methods; Questionnaire; Research ethics; Scoping reviews; Surveys; Systematic Review; Theory and frameworks; Time series analysis; Training materials; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Climate Change and LTC; Data Science; Long-Term Care Policy; Migration Mobility and Care Workers; Quality improvement in Long-Term Care; Strengthening Responses to Dementia; Technology and Long-Term Care; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP); |
| Website | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreea-Badache-2 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.se/citations?user=ebcLWPUAAAAJ&hl=en |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreea-badache-201687a7/ | |
| Research interests | Epidemiology of Aging, Social inequalities, Chronic diseases in older population, long-term care, long-term policy, Quality of Life and Well-being in Older Adults, Assistive Technology for Aging Populations, Social Determinants of Health and Aging, Health Policy Evaluation and Implementation |
| Key publications | O Varga, C Baravelli, J Chen-Xu, N Mahrouseh, T A Eikemo, D Grad, G Wyper, A Badache, M Balaj, P Charalampous, Regional inequalities in years of life lost within the European Economic Area: Using the Gini coefficient and slope index of inequality to assess spatial disparities, European Journal of Public Health, Volume 34, Issue Supplement_3, November 2024, ckae144.824, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.824 Badache, AC., Mäki-Torkko, E., Widen, S. et al. A descriptive epidemiological study of the prevalence of self-reported sensory difficulties by age group, sex, education, disability, and migration status in Sweden in 2020. BMC Public Health 24, 2773 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20217-1 Officer A, Pautex S, Badache A, Broers B, Prina M. Systematic review on attitudes towards death and dying in adults 50 years and older living in countries with community transmission of COVID-19. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2024 Dec;127:105573. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105573. Epub 2024 Jul 7. PMID: 39032313. Mack M, Badache A, Erden A, Giannaki CD, Haider S, Kaltsatou A, et al. (2024) Chronic exercise effects on overall depression severity and distinct depressive symptoms in older adults: A protocol of a systematic and meta-analytic review. PLoS ONE 19(5): e0297348. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297348 Ballesteros, S., Audifren, M., Badache, A. et al. Effects of chronic physical exercise on executive functions and episodic memory in clinical and healthy older adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Syst Rev 13, 98 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02517-0 Badache, A.C., Rehnberg, J., Mäki-Torkko, E., Widen S., Fors S., Longitudinal associations between sensory and cognitive functioning in adults 60 years or older in Sweden and Denmark. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105362 Chen-Xu J, Varga O, Mahrouseh N, Eikemo TA, Grad DA, Wyper GMA, Badache A, Balaj M, Charalampous P, Economou M, Haagsma JA, Haneef R, Mechili EA, Unim B, von der Lippe E, Baravelli CM. Subnational inequalities in years of life lost and associations with socioeconomic factors in pre-pandemic Europe, 2009-19: an ecological study. Lancet Public Health. 2024 Mar;9(3):e166-e177. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00004-5 Baravelli CM, Chen-Xu J, Varga O, Grad DA, Mahrouseh N, Charalampous P, Unim B, Economou M, Badache AC, Haneef R. Subnational inequalities in YLLs and associated socioeconomic factors: a disease burden study. Eur J Public Health. 2023 Oct 24;33(Suppl 2):ckad160.361. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.361. Mahrouseh, N., Chen-Xu, J., Charalampous, P., Eikemo, T., Varga, O., Grad, D., Badache, A., Mechili, E., Haneef, R., Haagsma, J., Von der Lippe, E., Wyper, G., and Baravelli, C. (2023). Premature mortality and levels of inequality in years of life lost across 296 regions of 31 european countries in 2019: A burden of disease study. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement), A825. https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/164502 Badache, A. C., Mäki-Torkko, E., Widen, S., & Fors, S. (2022). Why are old-age disabilities decreasing in Sweden and Denmark? Evidence on the contribution of cognition, education, and sensory functions. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 78, Issue 3, March 2023, Pages 483–495, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac118 Badache, A., Hachem, H., & Mäki-Torkko, E. (2021). The perspectives of successful ageing among older adults aged 75 : A systematic review with a narrative synthesis of mixed studies. Ageing and Society, 1-37. doi:10.1017/S0144686X21001070 Baxter, R., Jemberie, W. B., Li, X., Naseer, M., Pauelsen, M., Shebehe, J., Viklund, E. W. E., Xia, X., Zulka, L. E., & Badache, A. (2021). COVID-19: Opportunities for interdisciplinary research to improve care for older people in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 49(1), 29–32. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494820969544 Fujiyama H, Hinder MR, Barzideh A, Van de Vijver C, Badache AC, Manrique-C MN, Reissig P, Zhang X, Levin O, Summers JJ, Swinnen SP. Preconditioning tDCS facilitates subsequent tDCS effect on skill acquisition in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging. 2017 Mar;51:31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.11.012. In the peer-review process Officer A, Badache, A.C. additional authors. Factors in the second half of life that are associated with attitudes to death and dying: a scoping review – accepted, not yet published
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