Rachel Quigley
- rachel.quigley@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-9384- Principal Research Fellow
- Cairns Clinical School
Projects
15
Publications
27
Awards
4
Biography
Rachel Quigley is a physiotherapist working in the field gerontology for over 25 years. She has worked in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Australia. She is a founding member of the Healthy Ageing Research Team (HART), https://www.jcu.edu.au/division-of-tropical-health-and-medicine/research/hart, a group of clinician-based researchers in FNQ whose research agenda is driven by community identified priorities and clinical need. Rachel holds the position of Senior Research Fellow within HART. The focus of her research is on healthy ageing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Rachel also works for the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service as an advanced physiotherapist providing geriatric services within the Older Persons Integrated Health Service as well as outreach to the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service.
Rachel completed an MPhil in 2020 that investigated how carers of older adults with complex needs navigate through health and aged care systems.
She completed her PhD through JCU, which developed a framework to support ageing well in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area.
Rachel has over twelve years’ experience as a health and community-based researcher and project manager across a range of studies with a focus on healthy ageing and dementia with a specific focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Currently CI across several studies with funding over $8M, as well as project manager for QLD on further funded studies. Skilled in grant writing, qualitative research, co-design, stakeholder engagement and research translation. Committed to culturally safe research practices, and community-led health initiatives that advance equitable health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Rachel has over thirty-five years clinical experience with twenty-five years working in the field of gerontology. Working as an advanced physiotherapist in developing and implementing service delivery to older adults across Far North Queensland. She is committed to applying evidence-based approaches that contribute to innovation and improved health service delivery.
Research
Projects
Cairns Delirium Clinic – Evaluation Study
14 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
METformin for treating peripheral artery disease Related walking Impairment Trial (MERIT) (Old ID 27507)
01 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2028
Caregiver Burden in the Torres Strait - are we asking the right questions? (Old ID 27480)
27 Apr 2022 - 27 Apr 2024
Developing culturally appropriate assessments for people with dementia (Old ID 28929)
01 Apr 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
ADAPTTS - App-Based Diet and Physical Activity Tools for the Torres Strait (Old ID 27530)
01 Mar 2022 - 01 Mar 2024
HART Yarning Circle Training (Old ID 27254)
01 May 2021 - 30 Jul 2021
Reducing Dementia Risk in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Old ID 26279)
01 Aug 2019 - 31 Jul 2025
A framework for healthy ageing in the Torres Strait (Old ID 26175)
01 Jun 2019 - 31 May 2025
Let's CHAT (Community Health Approaches To) Dementia in Indigenous Communities (Old ID 26413)
01 Jun 2019 - 01 Jun 2023
Activities
Associations
Awards
Employment
Research Officer, James Cook University
2015 - 2019
Output
Meldrum, Kathryn; Andersson, Ellaina; Webb, Torres; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2025) 'Screening depression and anxiety in Indigenous peoples: A global scoping review'. Transcultural Psychiatry, . [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah G; Quigley, Rachel; McDonald, Malcolm; Sagigi, Betty; Taylor, Sean; Campbell, Sandy; Schmidt, Barbara; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Miller, Gavin; Mills, Phillip; Strivens, Edward; McDermott, Robyn; ; (2023) 'Primary care biomarkers and dementia in people of the Torres Strait, Australia: extended data analysis'. Frontiers in Dementia, 2 . [DOI]
Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Thompson, Fintan; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; LoGiudice, Dina; Smith, Kate; Strivens, Edward; Pachana, Nancy A. (2023) 'Culturally Appropriate Assessment of Depression and Anxiety in Older Torres Strait Islanders: Limitations and Recommendations'. Clinical Gerontologist, 46 (2):240-252. [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Andersson, Ellaina; Wallace, Valda; Webb, Torres; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah G (2023) 'Approaches to the development of new screening tools that assess distress in Indigenous peoples: A systematic mixed studies review'. PLoS ONE, 18 (9). [DOI]
See, Rhiann Sue; Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Hyde, Zoë; Taylor, Sean; Radford, Kylie; LoGiudice, Dina; McDermott, Robyn; Livingston, Gill; Strivens, Edward (2023) 'Potentially modifiable dementia risk factors in all Australians and within population groups: an analysis using cross-sectional survey data'. The Lancet Public Health, 8 (9):e717-e725. [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah G; Quigley, Rachel; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Taylor, Sean; McDermott, Robyn; Strivens, Edward (2023) 'Dementia Risk Models in an Australian First Nations Population: Cross-Sectional Associations and Preparation for Follow-Up'. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 7 (1):543-555. [DOI]
Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Thompson, Fintan; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; LoGiudice, Dina; Smith, Kate; Pachana, Nancy A.; Strivens, Edward (2022) 'Factors associated with the increased risk of dementia found in the Torres Strait'. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 41 (1):88-96. [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Sagigi, Betty; Taylor, Sean; McDonald, Malcolm; Campbell, Sandy; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward; McDermott, Robyn (2022) 'Potentially preventable dementia in a First Nations population in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of North Queensland, Australia: A cross sectional analysis using population attributable fractions'. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 26 . [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah G; Harriss, Linton; Esterman, Adrian; Taylor, Sean; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; McDermott, Robyn (2022) 'Using health check data to understand risks for dementia and cognitive impairment among Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples in northern Queensland—a data linkage study'. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 . [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Russell, Sarah G; Larkins, Sarah; Taylor, Sean; Sagigi, Betty; Strivens, Edward; Redman-MacLaren, Michelle (2022) 'Aging well for Indigenous peoples: a scoping review'. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 . [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Foster, Michele; Harvey, Desley; Ehrlich, Carolyn (2022) 'Entering into a system of care: a qualitative study of carers of older community-dwelling Australians'. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30 (1):319-329. [DOI]
Mann, Jennifer; Thompson, Fintan; Quigley, Rachel; McDermott, Robyn; Devine, Sue; Strivens, Edward (2021) 'Beyond multimorbidity: primary care and the older person
with complex needs'. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27 (3):194-201. [DOI]
Validation of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment short form (KICA-screen) for telehealth
2021
Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Miller, Gavin; Norrie, Joan; Craig, Denise; Jordan, Jane; Muller, Reinhold (2021) 'Validation of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment short form (KICA-screen) for telehealth'. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27 (1):54-58. [DOI]
Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Thompson, Fintan; Sagigi, Betty; LoGiudice, Dina; Smith, Kate; Pachana, Nancy; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward (2021) 'Prevalence of dementia in the Torres Strait'. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40 (2):e125-e132. [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Russell, Sarah; Harvey, Desley; Mann, Jennifer (2021) 'OPEN ARCH integrated care model: experiences of older Australians and their carers'. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27 (3):236-242. [DOI]
Mann, Jennifer; Quigley, Rachel; Harvey, Desley; Tait, Megan; Williams, Gillian; Strivens, Edward (2020) 'OPEN ARCH: integrated care at the primary–secondary
interface for the community-dwelling older person
with complex needs'. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26 (2):104-109. [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Mann, Jennifer; Robertson, Jan; Bonython-Ericson, Sharon (2019) 'Are we there yet? Exploring the journey to quality stroke care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in rural and remote Queensland'. Rural and Remote Health, 19 (3):4850-4859. [DOI]
Harvey, Desley; Foster, Michele; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward (2018) 'Care transition types across acute, sub-acute and primary care: case studies of older people with complex conditions and their carers'. Journal of Integrated Care, 26 (3):189-198. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Foster, Michele; Harvey, Desley; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward (2017) 'Care transitions as street-level work: providers' perspectives on the dilemmas and discretions of older people's transitions across acute, sub-acute and primary care'. Journal of Integrated Care, 25 (3):196-207. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Harvey, Desley; Foster, Michele; Strivens, Edward; Quigley, Rachel (2017) 'Improving care coordination for community-dwelling older Australians: a longitudinal qualitative study'. Australian Health Review, 41 (2):144-150. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Hornby-Turner, Yvonne C.; Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Matthews, Veronica; Larkins, Sarah; Hayman, Noel; Lakhan, Prabha; Flicker, Leon; Smith, Kate; McKeown, Dallas; Cadet-James, Diane; Cass, Alan; Garvey, Gail; LoGiudice, Dina; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward (2023) 'Safeguarding against Dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities through the Optimisation of Primary Health Care: A Project Protocol' Methods and Protocols, 6 (5) . [DOI]
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Webb, Torres; Meldrum, Kathryn; Kilburn, Melissa; Wallace, Valda; Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward (2023) 'Cultural, sociopolitical, environmental and built assets supporting health and well-being in Torres Strait Island communities: protocol for a scoping review' BMJ Open, 13 . [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Wallace, Val; Webb, Torres; Ridgway, Lynne; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2023) 'Developing an appropriate depression and anxiety screening tool for use with Australian First Nations peoples living in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of Australia: Protocol for a Delphi study' PLoS ONE, 18 (12) . [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Anderss, Ellaina; Sagigi, Betty; Webb, Torres; Wapau, Chenoa; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2022) 'How Australian First Nations peoples living in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of Australia describe and discuss social and emotional well-being: a qualitative study protocol' BMJ Open, 12 (12) . [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Andersson, Ellaina; Wallace, Valda; Webb, Torres; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2022) 'Approaches to the development of new mental well-being screening tools for Indigenous peoples: a systematic mixed studies review protocol' BMJ Open, 12 (8) . [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Russell, Sarah G.; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward (2021) 'Community involvement to maximise research success in Torres Strait Islander populations: more than ticking the boxes' Rural and Remote Health, 21 (3) . [DOI]
Kinchin, Irina; Jacups, Susan; Mann, Jennifer; Quigley, Rachel; Harvey, Desley; Doran, Christopher M.; Strivens, Edward (2018) 'Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community-based model of care for older patients with complex needs: a study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial using a stepped wedge cluster design' Trials, 19 . [DOI]