Rate My Professor Andie Xu

Dr. Andie Xu, also known as Qunyan Xu, is an adjunct lecturer and teaching and research academic in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, at Adelaide University (previously University of South Australia). She holds a PhD from Queensland University of Technology, where her doctoral thesis examined the relationships between lifestyle factors and mental health among midlife and older women in Australia, published as 'A longitudinal study of the relationship between lifestyle and mental health among midlife and older women in Australia: findings from the healthy aging of women study' in Health Care for Women International (2010).

Dr. Xu's research interests encompass health promotion for middle-aged women and beyond, the relationship between sunlight exposure and menopausal hot flushes in working women, lifestyle and mental health in middle-aged and older women, lifestyle changes in older women with Type 2 Diabetes, chronic wound management in older people, menopausal hot flushes, women's health, non-imaging effects of light, workforce issues, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses. She has experience co-supervising PhD projects on treatments for older nurses and midwives at the workplace. Her Google Scholar profile lists key interests in sleep, menopausal transition, education, and nursing. Xu has authored or co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals. Highly cited works include 'The relationship between abdominal obesity and depression in the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis' (Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2011, 176 citations) and 'Examining the relationship between subjective sleep disturbance and menopause: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (Menopause, 2014, 171 citations). Other notable contributions are 'Revisiting the alerting effect of light: A systematic review' (Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2018), 'An examination of the relationship between sunlight exposure and hot flush in working women' (Chronobiology International, 2020), 'Being an older nurse or midwife in the healthcare workplace - A qualitative descriptive study' (Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2021), 'Supportive care needs of adults living with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) at home: a qualitative content analysis' (BMC Nursing, 2024), 'Patient activation in advanced chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study' (Journal of Nephrology, 2024), and 'Compassionate self-care for nurses and midwives: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study' (Applied Nursing Research, 2025). These publications address critical areas in clinical nursing, women's health transitions, renal care, vascular access, and the retention of older healthcare workers.