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Angely Garcia

University of the Philippines Manila - National Institutes of Health Institute on Aging

Angely Garcia

Prof. Angely Garcia is a Registered Nurse by profession. She is currently a Research Assistant Professor 2 at the Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, UP Manila. She is also an Affiliate Faculty Member of the Public Health Specialty Group of the UP College of Nursing and a PhD in Health Sciences (By Research) student in UP Manila.

Her works at the Institute on Aging include research, training, and extension services related to the geriatric assessment, health systems on aging, data governance and health information system, mental health, and long-term care. Asst. Prof. Garcia actively participated in various international training programs relevant to aging. She co-authored various publications, policy briefs, and papers for presentation to local and international aging conferences.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Philippines;
Topics Access to care; Attitudes and Expectations about Long-Term Care; Demand for Long-Term Care; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; LTC and people with mental health conditions; LTC Policy; LTC Systems; Research gaps and priorities in LTC; Workforce capability;
Methods Analysis of administrative data; Focus groups; Guidelines development; Observational studies; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Questionnaire;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Climate Change and LTC; Innovation in Long-Term Care; Integrated Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care Policy; Qualitative Research; Quality improvement in Long-Term Care; Technology and Long-Term Care; Workforce Capacity and Capability;
Websitehttps://nih-dev.telehealth.ph/research-faculty/garcia-angely-p
ORC.IDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1022-1862
GOOGLE SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VzTslykAAAAJ&hl=en
Research interests
  • Long-term care
  • Aging and technology
  • Data governance
  • Health systems and policies on aging
  • Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • Mental health, dementia
  • Vision and Hearing Impairments
  • Public Health Nursing
Key publications

  1. Garcia AP, de la Vega SAF, Balingbing AMS, Orlino MACD, Herber JMM, Viloria-Larin AL. Are Filipinos Ready for Long-term Care? A Qualitative Study on Awareness, Perspectives, and Challenges of Relevant Organizations, Community Leaders, Carers, and Older Persons in Select Sites in the Philippines. Acta Med Philipp. 2025;59(3):21-38. Published 2025 Feb 28. doi:10.47895/amp.vi0.9778

  2. Garcia A, Balingbing AM, Palad Y. Exploring Literature on Data Governance in the Health Care of Older Persons: Scoping Review. JMIR Aging. 2025 Jun 27;8:e73625. doi: 10.2196/73625. PMID: 40577642
  3. Tan RC, Castilla KK. Garcia AP, Macatangay K, De la Vega SF, Serafico M, Mensink M, De Groot L. An Overview of the Healthy Aging Program for PinoY (HAPPY) Senior Citizens Research: A Cross-Sectional Study among Community-Dwelling Older Filipinos. AIMS Public Health, 2025, 12(2): 536-556. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2025029
  4. Garcia, AP, Mallari EU, Herber, JMM, Ong KJP, Dela Vega, SAF. Issues and Challenges of Older Persons and Research and Health Facility-based Assessors in the Conduct of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Philippines: A Descriptive Study. Acta Medica Philippina, Early Access (Sep 2024). doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.10258
  5. Garcia,  AP. Towards Evidence-Based Care: Promoting Cognitive Well-Being of Older People. Acta Medica Philippina, Vol. 58, no. 6, Apr. 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.v58i6.10138
  6. Felipe-Dimog, E.B., Realce Tumulak, M.- am J., Garcia, A.P., Liang, F.-W., Silao, C.L.T., Hsu, M.-T., Saragih, I.D. and Sia-ed, A.B. 2023. Caring Behavior of Filipinos toward their Elderly Family Members. Acta Medica Philippina. (Oct. 2023). DOI:https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.6880
  7. Garcia AP, de la Vega SAF, Mercado SP. Health Information Systems for Older Persons in Select Government Tertiary Hospitals and Health Centers in the Philippines: Cross-sectional Study. J Med Internet Res 2022;24(2):e29541. doi: 10.2196/29541
  8. Garcia AP, de la Vega SAF, Giron MT, Fabito SJS. Visual and Hearing Impairments among Working and Retired Employees with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Two Academic Communities in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina, Vol.56, no.3, Mar. 2022, doi:10.47895/amp.vi0.3133
  9. Laude TMP, Merca EE, Torres RV, Torres GJ, de la Vega SAF, Garcia AP, Fabito SJS. Nutritional and Frailty Status of Working and Retired Employees in an Academic Community in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina. 2021. 55 (7);728 737. https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.2830
  10. De la Vega SAF, Ogena NB, Giron MST, Garcia AP, Pellejo HM, Fabito SJS, Medina VO. Active Aging Health Determinants among Working and Retired Filipino Older Persons Living in an Urban Academic Campus. Acta Medica Philippina. 2021. 55 (4); 431-441.https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.2752  

  11. De la Vega, S. F., Cordero, C. P., Palapar, L. A., Garcia, AP, & Agapito, J. D. (2018). Mixed-methods research revealed the need for dementia services and Human Resource Master Plan in an aging Philippines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 102, 115–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.06.010