My profile

Biography

MD, MSc, PhD

I am a Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Public Health, with a particular interest in global population health, including cognitive ageing, mental health and implementation research. I have good experience and skills in analysing data using advanced statistical methods such as multilevel models, structural equation models, and panel data analysis.

Prior to my PhD, I have experience as well as a practising Physician, a hospital manager and an educator in the field of Public Health in Indonesia.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

PhD, University of Manchester, UK, 2012-2015

MSc in Hospital Management (Cumlaude), University of Brawijaya, Indonesia, 2006-2008

Medical Doctor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia, 2000-2002

BA in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia, 1996-2000

VISITING AND HONORARY POSITIONS

Doctoral Fellowship Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Honorary Senior Research Fellow University of Manchester

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Associate Editor Frontiers in Aging

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Fellow of Royal Society of Public Health

Fellow of Royal Statistical Society

Impact

My research on SMARTHealth Indonesia has been published as a chapter in WHO report:

World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia. (‎2022)‎. Shifting paradigm in frontline NCD services in the South-East Asia Region. World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/353968

My research has resulted in several policy documents:

Maharani A, Sinclair D, Adamson J, Bower P, Chandola T, Hanratty B, Nazroo J, Tampubolon G, Todd C, Wittenberg R, Matthews F, Pendleton N. (2021). Linking together area level (rurality and deprivation) and individual factors/assets with levels of frailty. National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Unit in Older People and Frailty

Maharani A, Sinclair D, Adamson J, Bower P, Chandola T, Hanratty B, Nazroo J, Tampubolon G, Todd C, Wittenberg R, Matthews F, Pendleton N. (2021). Frailty and receipt for care in England. (2021). National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Unit in Older People and Frailty

Sinclair D, Maharani A, Adamson J, Bower P, Tarani Chandola, Barbara Hanratty, James Nazroo, Gindo Tampubolon, Chris Todd, Raphael Wittenberg, Fiona Matthews, Neil Pendleton. (2020). Frailty among older adults and its distribution in England. National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Unit in Older People and Frailty. https://www.opfpru.nihr.ac.uk/our-research/project-2-frailty-data/

Maharani A, Tampubolon G. (2014). Has decentralisation affected child immunization status in Indonesia? Policy Brief No.4. ASEAN Integration and its Health Implications. Health Space Asia.

Research outputs

  • Journal articles

    Zaninotto, P., Maharani, A., Di Gessa, G. (2024) 'Vision and Hearing Difficulties and Life Expectancy Without ADL/IADL Limitations: Evidence From the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and the Health and Retirement Study..' The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 79(2)

    Coustaury, C., Jeannot, E., Moreau, A., Nietge, C., Maharani, A., Richards, L., Präg, P. (2023) 'Subjective socioeconomic status and self-rated health in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging: A fixed-effects analysis.' Social Science and Medicine, 336

    Hakeem, F.F., Maharani, A., Todd, C., O'Neill, T.W. (2023) 'Development, validation and performance of laboratory frailty indices: A scoping review.' Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 111pp. 104995-104995.

    Maharani, A., Sujarwoto, S., Ekoriano, M. (2023) 'Health insurance and contraceptive use, Indonesian Family Planning Census 2021.' Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101(8) pp. 513-521.

    Mekli, K., Lophatananon, A., Maharani, A., Nazroo, J.Y., Muir, K.R. (2023) 'Association between an inflammatory biomarker score and future dementia diagnosis in the population-based UK Biobank cohort of 500,000 people.' PLoS One, 18(7) pp. e0288045-e0288045.

    Pisani, E., Dewi, A., Palagyi, A., Praveen, D., Ihsan, B.R.P., Lawuningtyas Hariadini, A., Lyrawati, D., Sujarwoto, , Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G., Patel, A. (2023) 'Variation in Price of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine in Indonesia, and Relationship with Quality: A Mixed Methods Study in East Java.' The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 108(6) pp. 1287-1299.

    Maharani, A., Didikoglu, A., O'Neill, T.W., Pendleton, N., Canal, M.M., Payton, A. (2023) 'Education mediating the associations between early life factors and frailty: a cross-sectional study of the UK Biobank.' BMJ Open, 13(3)

    Maharani, A., Sinclair, D.R., Chandola, T., Bower, P., Clegg, A., Hanratty, B., Nazroo, J., Pendleton, N., Tampubolon, G., Todd, C., Wittenberg, R., O'Neill, T.W., Matthews, F.E. (2023) 'Household wealth, neighbourhood deprivation and frailty amongst middle-aged and older adults in England: a longitudinal analysis over 15 years (2002-2017).' Age and Ageing, 52(3)

    Davies, K., Maharani, A., Chandola, T., O'neill, T.W., Todd, C., Pendleton, N. (2023) 'A prospective analysis examining frailty remission and the association with future falls risk in older adults in England.' Age and Ageing, 52(2)

    Matthews, K., Dawes, P., Elliot, R., Pendleton, N., Tampubolon, G., Maharani, A. (2023) 'Trajectories of self-reported hearing and their associations with cognition: evidence from the United Kingdom and United States of America.' Age and Ageing, 52(2)

    Richards, L., Maharani, A., Präg, P. (2023) 'Subjective social status and allostatic load among older people in England: a longitudinal analysis.' Social Science and Medicine, 320pp. 115749-115749.

    Sujarwoto, , Maharani, A., Holipah, , Andarini, S., Saputri, R.A.M., Pakpahan, E., Oceandy, D., Tampubolon, G. (2023) 'Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional study in Malang District, Indonesia.' Frontiers in Public Health, 10

    Pratono, A.H., Maharani, A. (2023) 'Enhancing global supply chain resilience in the Indonesian medical device industry: a dynamic capability perspective.' Journal of Asia Business Studies,

    Sujarwoto, S., Maharani, A. (2023) 'Is knowledge about COVID-19 associated with willingness to receive vaccine, vaccine uptake, and vaccine booster uptake in rural Malang, Indonesia?.' Frontiers in Public Health, 11

    Ainy, A., Rosyada, A., Idris, H., Maharani, A. (2022) 'UNMET NEED FOR HEALTHCARE AMONG PEOPLE WITH HYPERTENSION IN INDONESIA.' Indonesian Journal of Health Administration, 10(2) pp. 177-187.

    Dewi, A., Patel, A., Palagyi, A., Praveen, D., Ihsan, B.R.P., Hariadini, A.L., Lyrawati, D., Sujarwoto, S., Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G., Jan, S., Pisani, E. (2022) 'A study of the quality of cardiovascular and diabetes medicines in Malang District, Indonesia, using exposure-based sampling.' BMJ Global Health, 7(11) pp. e009762-e009762.

    Sujarwoto, , Maharani, A. (2022) 'Participation in community-based healthcare interventions and non-communicable diseases early detection of general population in Indonesia.' SSM - Population Health, 19pp. 101236-101236.

    Gadsden, T., Maharani, A., Sujarwoto, S., Kusumo, B.E., Jan, S., Palagyi, A. (2022) 'Does social capital influence community health worker knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Malang district, Indonesia.' SSM - Population Health, 19pp. 101141-101141.

    Matthews, K., Dawes, P., Elliot, R., Maharani, A., Pendleton, N., Tampubolon, G. (2022) 'Allostatic load and risk of hearing impairment.' Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 25pp. 100496-100496.

    Gadsden, T., Sujarwoto, S., Purwaningtyas, N., Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G., Oceandy, D., Praveen, D., Angell, B., Jan, S., Palagyi, A. (2022) 'Understanding community health worker employment preferences in Malang district, Indonesia, using a discrete choice experiment.' BMJ Global Health, 7(8) pp. e008936-e008936.

    Sujarwoto, S., Maharani, A. (2022) 'Sociodemographic characteristics and health access associated with COVID-19 infection and death: a cross-sectional study in Malang District, Indonesia.' BMJ Open, 12(5) pp. e052042-e052042.

    Sujarwoto, S., Augia, T., Dahlan, H., Sahputri, R.A.M., Holipah, H., Maharani, A. (2022) 'COVID-19 Mobile Health Apps: An Overview of Mobile Applications in Indonesia.' Frontiers in Public Health, 10

    Sinclair, D.R., Maharani, A., Chandola, T., Bower, P., Hanratty, B., Nazroo, J., O’Neill, T.W., Tampubolon, G., Todd, C., Wittenberg, R., Matthews, F.E., Pendleton, N. (2022) 'Frailty among Older Adults and Its Distribution in England.' Journal of Frailty and Aging, 11(2) pp. 163-168.

    Sujarwoto, S., Holipah, H., Maharani, A. (2022) 'A Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices concerning COVID-19 Outbreaks in the General Population in Malang District, Indonesia.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7)

    Didikoglu, A., Walker, B., Maharani, A., Pendleton, N., Canal, M.M., Payton, A., Gibson, J., Brown, T. (2022) 'Associations between chronotype and employment status in a longitudinal study of an elderly population.' Chronobiology International, 39(8) pp. 1118-1131.

    Rafnsson, S.B., Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G. (2022) 'Social Contact Mode and 15-Year Episodic Memory Trajectories in Older Adults with and Without Hearing Loss: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.' Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(1) pp. 10-17.

    Maharani, A., Zaidi, S.N.Z., Jury, F., Vatter, S., Hill, D., Leroi, I. (2022) 'The long-term impact of loneliness and social isolation on depression and anxiety in memory clinic attendees and their care partners: A longitudinal actor–partner interdependence model.' Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 8(1)

    Gadsden, T., Mabunda, S.A., Palagyi, A., Maharani, A., Sujarwoto, S., Baddeley, M., Jan, S. (2021) 'Performance-based incentives and community health workers’ outputs, a systematic review.' Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 99(11) pp. 805-818.

    Sinclair, D.R., Maharani, A., Stow, D., Welsh, C.E., Matthews, F.E. (2021) 'Can vaccination roll-out be more equitable if population risk is taken into account?.' PLoS ONE, 16(November)

    Dawes, P., Leroi, I., Chauhan, N., Han, W., Harbishettar, V., Jayakody, D.M.P., Jones, L., Konstantinou, A., Maharani, A., Martini, A., Politis, A., Prabhakar, S., Prew, S., Prouskas, C., Russell, G., Sturrock, A., Sunarti, S., Taylor, J., Vorvolakos, T., Worthington, M. (2021) 'Hearing and vision health for people with dementia in residential long term care: Knowledge, attitudes and practice in England, South Korea, India, Greece, Indonesia and Australia.' International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(10) pp. 1531-1540.

    Angell, B., Lung, T., Praveen, D., Maharani, A., Sujarwoto, S., Palagyi, A., Oceandy, D., Tampubolon, G., Patel, A., Jan, S. (2021) 'Cost-effectiveness of a mobile technology-enabled primary care intervention for cardiovascular disease risk management in rural Indonesia.' Health Policy and Planning, 36(4) pp. 435-443.

    Didikoglu, A., Maharani, A., Pendleton, N., Canal, M.M., Payton, A. (2021) 'Early life factors and COVID-19 infection in England: A prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants.' Early Human Development, 155

    Davies, K., Maharani, A., Chandola, T., Todd, C., Pendleton, N. (2021) 'The longitudinal relationship between loneliness, social isolation, and frailty in older adults in England: a prospective analysis.' The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2(2) pp. e70-e77.

    Maharani, A., Dawes, P., Nazroo, J., Tampubolon, G., Pendleton, N. (2021) 'Healthcare system performance and socioeconomic inequalities in hearing and visual impairments in 17 European countries.' European Journal of Public Health, 31(1) pp. 79-86.

    Sujarwoto, S., Maharani, A. (2020) 'Participation in community-based health care interventions (CBHIs) and its association with hypertension awareness, control and treatment in Indonesia.' PLoS ONE, 15(12 December)

    Holipah, H., Sulistomo, H.W., Maharani, A. (2020) 'Tobacco smoking and risk of all-cause mortality in Indonesia.' PLoS ONE, 15(12 December)

    Holipah, H., Maharani, A., Sujarwoto, S., Hinoura, T., Kuroda, Y. (2020) 'Trends, spatial disparities, and social determinants of dtp3 immunization status in indonesia 2004–2016.' Vaccines, 8(3) pp. 1-12.

    Maharani, A. (2020) 'Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Function Later in Life: Evidence From a National Survey in Indonesia.' Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 33(4) pp. 214-222.

    Maharani, A., Dawes, P., Nazroo, J., Tampubolon, G., Pendleton, N., Bertelsen, G., Cosh, S., Cougnard-Grégoire, A., Delcourt, C., Constantinidou, F., Goedegebure, A., Helmer, C., Arfan Ikram, M., Klaver, C.C.W., Leroi, I., Meester-Smor, M., Nael, V., Oosterloo, N., Schirmer, H., Tiemeier, H., Tiemeier, H. (2020) 'Associations between self-reported sensory impairment and risk of cognitive decline and impairment in the health and retirement study cohort.' Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(6) pp. 1230-1242.

    Didikoglu, A., Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G., Canal, M.M., Payton, A., Pendleton, N. (2020) 'Longitudinal sleep efficiency in the elderly and its association with health.' Journal of Sleep Research, 29(3)

    Maharani, A., Dawes, P., Nazroo, J., Tampubolon, G., Pendleton, N., Bertelsen, G., Cosh, S., Cougnard-Grégoire, A., Delcourt, C., Constantinidou, F., Goedegebure, A., Helmer, C., Arfan Ikram, M., Klaver, C.C.W., Meester-Smor, M., Nael, V., Oosterloo, N., Schirmer, H., Tiemeier, H., Tiemeier, H. (2020) 'Trajectories of recall memory as predictive of hearing impairment: A longitudinal cohort study.' PLoS ONE, 15(6)

    Didikoglu, A., Maharani, A., Canal, M.M., Pendleton, N., Payton, A. (2020) 'Interactions between season of birth, chronological age and genetic polymorphisms in determining later-life chronotype.' Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 188

    Andarini, S., Madjri, A., Sujuti, H., Romi, R., Pratama, A.S., Azis, I.J., Riyu, E., Catur, T., Ariadi, F., Maharani, A. (2020) 'Endosulfan increases IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17, and TNF-α production in pregnant rats and causes fetal brain cell apoptosis.' Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 17(2) pp. 103-112.

    Maharani, A., Pendleton, N., Leroi, I. (2019) 'Hearing Impairment, Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Cognitive Function: Longitudinal Analysis Using English Longitudinal Study on Ageing.' American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(12) pp. 1348-1356.

    Maharani, A. (2019) 'Socio-economic inequalities in C-reactive protein levels: Evidence from longitudinal studies in England and Indonesia.' Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 82pp. 122-128.

    Pratono, A.H., Djoemadi, F.R., Avanti, C., Sinaga, N.F.N.T.B., Maharani, A. (2019) 'Civic engagement in the Indonesia health sector: The role of religiosity, empathy, and materialism attitude.' International Journal of Health Governance, 24(4) pp. 244-260.

    Patel, A., Praveen, D., Maharani, A., Oceandy, D., Pilard, Q., Kohli, M.P.S., Sujarwoto, S., Tampubolon, G. (2019) 'Association of Multifaceted Mobile Technology-Enabled Primary Care Intervention with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management in Rural Indonesia.' JAMA Cardiology, 4(10) pp. 978-986.

    Didikoglu, A., Maharani, A., Payton, A., Pendleton, N., Canal, M.M. (2019) 'Longitudinal change of sleep timing: association between chronotype and longevity in older adults.' Chronobiology International, 36(9) pp. 1285-1300.

    Maharani, A., Sujarwoto, , Praveen, D., Oceandy, D., Tampubolon, G., Patel, A. (2019) 'Cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalence and estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk scores in Indonesia: The SMARThealth Extend study.' PLoS ONE, 14(4)

    Naël, V., Pérès, K., Dartigues, J.F., Letenneur, L., Amieva, H., Arleo, A., Scherlen, A.C., Tzourio, C., Berr, C., Carrière, I., Delcourt, C., Helmer, C., Bertelsen, G., Cosh, S., Cougnard-Grégoire, A., Dawes, P., Constantinidou, F., Arfan Ikram, M., Klaver, C.C.W., Leroi, I., Maharani, A., Meester-Smor, M., Mutlu, U., Pendleton, N., Schirmer, H., Tampubolon, G., Tiemeier, H., von Hanno, T. (2019) 'Vision loss and 12-year risk of dementia in older adults: the 3C cohort study.' European Journal of Epidemiology, 34(2) pp. 141-152.

    Pratono, A.H., Maharani, A. (2018) 'Long-Term Care in Indonesia: The Role of Integrated Service Post for Elderly.' Journal of Aging and Health, 30(10) pp. 1556-1573.

    Maharani, A., Dawes, P., Nazroo, J., Tampubolon, G., Pendleton, N. (2018) 'Correction: Cataract surgery and age-related cognitive decline: A 13-year follow-up of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (LoS One (2018) 13:10 (e0204833) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204833).' PLoS ONE, 13(11)

    Tampubolon, G., Maharani, A. (2018) 'Trajectories of allostatic load among older Americans and Britons: Longitudinal cohort studies.' BMC Geriatrics, 18(1)

    Maharani, A., Dawes, P., Nazroo, J., Tampubolon, G., Pendleton, N. (2018) 'Cataract surgery and age-related cognitive decline: A 13-year follow-up of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.' PLoS ONE, 13(10)

    Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G. (2018) 'Does corporatisation improve organisational commitment? Evidence from public hospitals in Indonesia.' International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(13) pp. 1999-2026.

    Maharani, A., Dawes, P., Nazroo, J., Tampubolon, G., Pendleton, N. (2018) 'Visual and hearing impairments are associated with cognitive decline in older people.' Age and Ageing, 47(4) pp. 575-581.

    Cosh, S., Naël, V., Carrière, I., Daien, V., Amieva, H., Delcourt, C., Helmer, C., Bertelsen, G., Coshsq, S., Cougnard-Grégoire, A., Dawes, P., Delcourt, C., Constantinidou, F., Arfan Ikram, M., Klaver, C.C.W., Leroi, I., Maharani, A., Meester-Smor, M., Mutlu, U., Pendleton, N., Schirmer, H., Tampubolon, G., Tiemeier, H., Von Hanno, T. (2018) 'Bidirectional associations of vision and hearing loss with anxiety: Prospective findings from the Three-City Study.' Age and Ageing, 47(4) pp. 582-589.

    Maharani, A., Dawes, P., Nazroo, J., Tampubolon, G., Pendleton, N., Bertelsen, G., Cosh, S., Cougnard-Grégoire, A., Delcourt, C., Constantinidou, F., Helmer, C., Ikram, M.A., Klaver, C.C.W., Leroi, I., Meester-Smor, M., Mutlu, U., Nael, V., Schirmer, H., Tiemeier, H., von Hanno, T. (2018) 'Longitudinal Relationship Between Hearing Aid Use and Cognitive Function in Older Americans.' Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(6) pp. 1130-1136.

    Holipah, , Maharani, A., Kuroda, Y. (2018) 'Determinants of immunization status among 12- to 23-month-old children in Indonesia (2008-2013): A multilevel analysis.' BMC Public Health, 18(1)

    Tampubolon, G., Maharani, A. (2017) 'When Did Old Age Stop Being Depressing? Depression Trajectories of Older Americans and Britons 2002–2012.' American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(11) pp. 1187-1195.

    Tampubolon, G., Maharani, A. (2017) 'Depression Trajectories of Older Americans and Britons 2002–2012: A Rejoinder and a Hope.' American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(11)

    Maharani, A., Pendleton, N., Tampubolon, G., Nazroo, J., Dawes, P. (2017) '[O2–06–03]: SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS AND COGNITIVE AGEING AMONG OLDER EUROPEANS: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS.' Alzheimer's & Dementia, 13(7S_Part_11)

    Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G. (2017) 'The double-edged sword of corporatisation in the hospital sector: Evidence from Indonesia.' Health Economics, Policy and Law, 12(1) pp. 61-80.

    Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G. (2016) 'National economic development status may affect the association between central adiposity and cognition in older adults.' PLoS ONE, 11(2)

    Maharani, A., Femina, D., Tampubolon, G. (2015) 'Decentralization in Indonesia: Lessons from cost recovery rate of district hospitals.' Health Policy and Planning, 30(6) pp. 718-727.

    Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G. (2015) 'Has decentralisation affected child immunisation status in Indonesia?.' Global Health Action, 8(1)

    Maharani, A., Tampubolon, G. (2014) 'Unmet needs for cardiovascular care in Indonesia.' PLoS ONE, 9(8)

Press and media

My works on preventing cognitive decline have received attention from the media and appeared in several national newspapers on Friday 12th October 2018, including Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6266097/Hearing-aids-cataract-surgery-prevent-dementia.html), Metro page 23,Sun page 26, Telegraph page 6,and The Times. In the US, they resulted in an interview with National Public Radio, Inc. (https://www.scpr.org/news/2018/10/22/86771/want-to-keep-your-brain-shar…).