Personal profile
Research Biography
Dr. Jyoti Khadka is an Associate Professor in health economics and outcome research at the Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, and the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). He has a multi-disciplinary background in vision sciences, psychometrics, and health economics.
Dr. Khadka, an accomplished academic researcher, specialises in person-reported outcomes, health economics, aged care, and health services research. His research focuses on the development and evaluation of person-reported outcomes and methodological research on how these outcomes (e.g., quality of life, experience, well-being) are best valued in health and social care settings and health economics assessments. Nationally recognized, two of his tools, QOL-ACC and QCE-ACC, are implemented by the Australian Government to assess aged care quality. To date, Dr. Khadka has developed, validated, and implemented 15 different tools to measure quality of life and quality of care experience across vision, aged care, and health systems. Dr Khadka has been listed as the top 2% of scientists globally in 2023 in the 6th annual Stanford-Elsevier standardized citation index (published: Oct 2023)
Leveraging the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) databases, he investigates older individuals' interactions with healthcare systems, analysing aged care and healthcare costs to inform national policies. With a notable portfolio of over 105 peer-reviewed publications and five research reports, including contributions to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, he has secured substantial Category A grant funding, exceeding $7 million. Dr. Khadka's work significantly influences aged care practices and policies in Australia.
Research Interests
- Patient-reported outcome measures
- Visual function, Quality of Life Questionnaires
- Item banking and computer adaptive testing system
- Vision related outcome measures
- Low vision rehabilitation outcomes and Low vision aids
Supervised Students Successes
- Oct 2020 Dr Louise Heuzenroeder - PhD
- Jun 2020 Sheela Evangeline Kumaran - PhD
- Jan 2019 Dr Himal Kandel - PhD
- May 2018 Dr Mallika Prem-Senthil - PhD
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Health and social care economics
- Healthy ageing and aged care
- Speech pathology
Supervisory Interests
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Visual function and quality-of-life questionnaires
- Item bank and computer adaptive testing system
- Vision-related outcome measures
- Aged care
- Health economic evaluation
- Ageing
- Health-related quality of life
- Valuing health related quality of life
- Health services research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Implementation and evaluation of an optometry-led satellite outpatientclinic for patients with diabetes
Warren, J., Khadka, J., Chipchase, L., Lake, S., Chakraborty, R. & Anstice, N., 24 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of Value Set Choice on EQ-5D-Y-3L Child and Proxy Health-Related Quality of Life Ratings: What to Do When a Country-Specific “Y” Value Set Is Unavailable?
Khanna, D., Khadka, J., Mpundu-Kaambwa, C., Milte, R., Ratcliffe, J. & Quality of Life in Kids: Key evidence to strengthen decisions in Australia (QUOKKA) project team, Jan 2026, In: Value in Health. 29, 1, p. 119-128 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of primary health care services, continuity of care and patterns of care on mortality and hospitalisation-related outcomes in residents of long-term care facilities: a comprehensive national evaluation
Inacio, M. C., Schwabe, J., Crotty, M., Williams, H., Wesselingh, S. L., Kellie, A., Roder, D., Nixon, K. L., Harvey, G., Sluggett, J. K., Cations, M., Gill, T. K., Khadka, J., Corlis, M., Dawkins, C., Von Thien, M. & Caughey, G. E., Feb 2026, In: Age and Ageing. 55, 2, 12 p., afag026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validation of a quality-of-life measure for older people using urgent and emergency care
Lay, K., Ratcliffe, J., Milte, R., Khanna, D., Whitehead, C. & Khadka, J., Dec 2026, In: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 24, 1, 12 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive interviewing for assessing the content validity of older-person specific outcome measures for quality assessment and economic evaluation: a scoping review
Lay, K., Hutchinson, C., Song, J., Milte, R., Khadka, J. & Ratcliffe, J., Mar 2025, In: Quality of Life Research. 34, 3, p. 605-619 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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Giving people with dementia a voice in aged care quality assessment
Milte, R. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Ratcliffe, J. (Chief Investigator), Khadka, J. (Chief Investigator), Charlton, S. (Associate Investigator) & Wallis, S. (Associate Investigator)
31/07/23 → 30/01/25
Project: Research
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APACH : Capacity building for aged care in Asia-Pacific: networks of influence and leadership
Balasubramanian, M. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Jacob, R. (Chief Investigator), Khadka, J. (Chief Investigator), Abdel Shafei, A. (Chief Investigator) & Gordon, S. (Chief Investigator)
3/07/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Other
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Innovative care models for prevention of dental, vision, and hearing conditions among culturally and linguistically diverse older adults availing home care services in Australia (
Balasubramanian, M. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Bogomolova, S. (Chief Investigator), Khadka, J. (Chief Investigator), Zhu, R. (Chief Investigator), Gordon, J. (Chief Investigator) & Harrison, C. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Assessing older people's health related quality of life in aged care settings: unravelling the EQ-5D self-report proxy conundrum
Ratcliffe, J. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Milte, R. (Chief Investigator), Khadka, J. (Chief Investigator) & Hutchinson, C. (Chief Investigator)
1/02/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Prizes
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2023 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Impact and Engagement
Khadka, J. (Recipient), 23 Nov 2023
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Research Award- VPED Mid Career Researcher of the Year (6-10 Post Doc)
Khadka, J. (Recipient), 14 Dec 2020
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Resilient Australia Community Award (Hihgly Commended)
Khadka, J. (Recipient) & Muller, A. (Recipient), 16 Sept 2025
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