Susanne de Wolf-Linder PhD cand, MScN Palliative Care, RN

ZHAW Gesundheit
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 43 78
susanne.dewolf-linder@zhaw.ch

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / Dozentin
Projektmanagement der SENIORS Projekte

Berufserfahrung

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
ZHAW
08 / 2022 - heute
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
ZHAW
10 / 2016 - 07 / 2022
Quality Improvement Facilitator for the Outcome Assessment and Complexity Collaborative (OACC)
King`s College London, Cicely Saunders Institute
01 / 2014 - 09 / 2016
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care
Guy’s and St. Thomas Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
08 / 2015 - 08 / 2016
Research Nurse in Palliative Care
King`s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
11 / 2012 - 01 / 2014
Clinical Research Coordinator/Research Nurse
Clinical Research in Oncology and Palliative Medicine. Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
08 / 2008 - 10 / 2012
Pflegefachfrau akut Palliative Care Station
Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
11 / 2007 - 07 / 2008
Pflegefachfrau
Princess Alice Hospice
02 / 2007 - 11 / 2007
Pflegefachfrau
Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation
01 / 2006 - 01 / 2007
Stv. Stationsleitung
University Hospital Zürich
01 / 2002 - 12 / 2005
Pflegefachfrau
Kantonsspital Chur,
01 / 1999 - 12 / 2001

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Ausbildung

MSc / Palliative Care
King’s College London
08 / 2013 - 08 / 2016
BSc / Nursing
WE`G Hochschule für Gesundheit
09 / 2010 - 10 / 2011
Mentorship in Practice
St. Georges and Kingston University
08 / 2008 - 12 / 2008
Diploma of Higher Education in Cancer Nursing
Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation
01 / 2006 - 12 / 2006
Höhere Fachschule 1 / Nursing
Berufsschule für Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege
01 / 2000 - 08 / 2001
Pflegefachfrau DN 2
Schule für Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege am Spital Limmathal, Thedosianum
10 / 1994 - 08 / 1998

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3421-2418

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Kramer, Iris; Reisinger, Margarete; Murtagh, Fliss E. M.; Schubert, Maria; Ramsenthaler, Christina,

2024.

Empowering informal caregivers and nurses to take a person-centred view : adaptation and clinical utility of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS-Dem) for use in acute and community care settings.

BMC Geriatrics.

24(1030).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05608-8
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Kramer, Iris; Hersperger, Martina; Schubert, Maria; Bächi, Sonja; Stolz, Monika; Wolverson, Emma; Ramsenthaler, Christina; et al.,

2024.

Meaningful patient and public engagement in dissemination : embedding co-production in dementia research.

Frontiers in Dementia.

3(1426019).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/frdem.2024.1426019
Johnson, Miriam J.; Rutterford, Leah; Sunny, Anisha; Pask, Sophie; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Murtagh, Fliss E. M.; Ramsenthaler, Christina,

2024.

Benefits of specialist palliative care by identifying active ingredients of service composition, structure, and delivery model : a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression.

PLOS Medicine.

21(8), S. e1004436.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004436
Lehmann-Emele, Eva; Jansky, Maximiliane; Clapham, Sabina; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Bausewein, Claudia; Hodiamont, Farina,

2024.

Using normalization process theory to evaluate the use of patient-centred outcome measures in specialist palliative home care : a qualitative interview study.

BMC Palliative Care.

23(1).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01329-8
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Reisinger, Margarete; Gohles, Elisabeth; Wolverson, Emma L; Schubert, Maria; Murtagh, Fliss E M,

2022.

Are nurse's needs assessment methods robust enough to recognise palliative care needs in people with dementia? : a scoping review.

BMC Nursing.

21(194).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00947-6
Chiappinotto, Stefania; Papastavrou, Evridiki; Efstathiou, Georgios; Andreou, Panayiota; Stemmer, Renate; Ströhm, Christina; Schubert, Maria; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Longhini, Jessica; Palese, Alvisa,

2022.

Antecedents of unfinished nursing care : a systematic review of the literature.

BMC Nursing.

21(1), S. 137.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00890-6
Blum, David; Hertler, Caroline; Oberholzer, Rolf; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Joerger, Markus; Driessen, Christoph; Strasser, Florian,

2022.

Lenalidomide in cancer cachexia : a randomized trial of an anticancer drug applied for anti‐cachexia.

JCSM Rapid Communications.

5(1), S. 68-76.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1002/rco2.54
Spichiger, Frank; Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Murtagh, Fliss E. M.; Volken, Thomas; Larkin, Philip,

2021.

Improving caring quality for people with dementia in nursing homes using IPOS‐Dem : a stepped‐wedge cluster randomized controlled trial protocol.

Journal of Advanced Nursing.

77(10), S. 4234-4245.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14953
Hodiamont, Farina; Hock, Helena; Ellis-Smith, Clare; Evans, Catherine; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Jünger, Saskia; Diehl-Schmid, Janine; Burner-Fritsch, Isabel; Bausewein, Claudia,

2021.

Culture in the spotlight : cultural adaptation and content validity of the integrated palliative care outcome scale for dementia : a cognitive interview study.

Palliative Medicine.

35(5), S. 962-971.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211004403
Blum, David; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Oberholzer, Rolf; Brändle, Michael; Hundsberger, Thomas; Strasser, Florian,

2021.

Natural ghrelin in advanced cancer patients with cachexia : a case series.

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle.

12(2), S. 506-516.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12659
Johnson, Halle; Ogden, Margaret; Brighton, Lisa Jane; Etkind, Simon Noah; Oluyase, Adejoke O; Chukwusa, Emeka; Yu, Peihan; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Smith, Pam; Bailey, Sylvia; Koffman, Jonathan; Evans, Catherine J,

2020.

Patient and public involvement in palliative care research : what works, and why? A qualitative evaluation.

Palliative Medicine.

35(1), S. 151-160.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216320956819
Longhini, Jessica; Papastavrou, Evridiki; Efstathiou, Georgios; Andreou, Panayiota; Stemmer, Renate; Ströhm, Christina; Schubert, Maria; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Palese, Alvisa,

2020.

Strategies to prevent missed nursing care : an international qualitative study based upon a positive deviance approach.

Journal of Nursing Management.

29(3), S. 572-583.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13176
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Dawkins, Marsha; Wicks, Francesca; Pask, Sophie; Eagar, Kathy; Evans, Catherine J; Higginson, Irene J; Murtagh, Fliss E M,

2019.

Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? : an international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique.

Palliative Medicine.

33(8), S. 1058-1068.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319854154
Brighton, Lisa Jane; Pask, Sophie; Benalia, Hamid; Bailey, Sylvia; Sumerfield, Marion; Witt, Jana; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Etkind, Simon Noah; Murtagh, Fliss E. M.; Koffman, Jonathan; Evans, Catherine J.,

2018.

Taking patient and public involvement online : qualitative evaluation of an online forum for palliative care and rehabilitation research.

Research Involvement and Engagement.

4(14).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-018-0097-z
Pinto, Cathryn; Bristowe, Katherine; Witt, Jana; Davies, Joanna M.; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Dawkins, Marsha; Guo, Ping; Higginson, Irene J.; Daveson, Barbara; Murtagh, Fliss E. M.,

2018.

Perspectives of patients, family caregivers and health professionals on the use of outcome measures in palliative care and lessons for implementation : a multi-method qualitative study.

Annals of Palliative Medicine.

7(Suppl 3), S. 137-150.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21037/apm.2018.09.02
Selman, L.E.; Daveson, B.A.; Smith, M.; Johnston, B.; Ryan, K.; Morrison, R.S.; Pannell, C.; McQuillan, R.; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Pantilat, S.Z.; Klass, L.; Meier, D.; Normand, C.; Higginson, I.J.,

2017.

How empowering is hospital care for older people with advanced disease? Barriers and facilitators from a cross-national ethnography in England, Ireland and the USA.

Age and Ageing.

46(2), S. 300-309.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw193

Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Schubert, Maria; Ellis-Smith, C.; Reisinger, Margarete; Gohles, E.; Hodiamont, F.; Murtagh, F.E.,

2021.

Cultural adaptation of the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for Dementia (IPOS-Dem) for the Swiss context : a focus-interview study with relatives, district nurses and acute care nurses[Poster].

In:

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC 2021), online, 6-8 October 2021.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23492
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Zigan, Nicole; Hediger, Hannele; Volken, Thomas; Bosshard, G.; Koppitz, Andrea Luise,

2018.

Does an educational pain management intervention in a nursing home improve nurse's knowledge to decrease pain in patients with dementia?[Poster].

In:

EAPC 2018 Abstract Book.

10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Berne, 24-26 May 2018.

Bern:

Sage.

S. 214-215.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318787744
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Zigan, Nicole; Bosshard, G.; Volken, Thomas; Hediger, Hannele; Espin, A.; Spichiger, Frank; Payne, S.; Koppitz, Andrea Luise,

2018.

How do staff recognise clinical emergencies in a nursing home? : a case study[Poster].

In:

EAPC 2018 Abstract Book.

10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Berne, 24-26 May 2018.

Bern:

Sage.

S. 215.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318787744
Pinto, C.; Bristowe, K.; Witt, J.; Shipman, C.; Davies, J.; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Dawkins, M.; Higginson, I.; Daveson, B.; Murtagh, F.E.M.,

2018.

Making outcome measures work in the context of deteriorating health - lessons for implementation : a multi-method qualitative study[Poster].

In:

EAPC 2018 Abstract Book.

10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Berne, 24-26 May 2018.

Berne:

Sage.

S. 204.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318769196
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Witt, J.; Pask, S.; Brigthon, L.J.; Daveson, B.A.,

2018.

Patient and public involvement in palliative care research : a qualitative study to identify motivators and meaningful outcomes[Poster].

In:

EAPC 2018 Abstract Book.

10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Berne, 24-26 May 2018.

Berne:

Sage.

S. 201.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318769196
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Dawkins, M.; Wicks, F.; Pask, S.; Eager, K.; Evans, C.; Higginson, I.; Murtagh, F.E.M.,

2018.

Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? : results of an international expert workshop[Poster].

In:

EAPC 2018 Abstract Book.

10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Berne, 24-26 May 2018.

Berne:

Sage.

S. 206-207.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318769196

Weitere Publikationen

de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Kramer, Iris; Ellis-Smith, Clare; Hodiamont, Farina; Reisinger, Margarete; Gohles, Elisabeth; Murtagh, Fliss E.M.; Schubert, Maria,

2022.

Separated by a common language : cognitive interview study on the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for People with Dementia (IPOS-Dem) in the acute care- and district nurse-/community home care setting[Poster].

In:

12th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), online, 18-20 May 2022.

Sage.

S. 54-55.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221093145
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne,

2022.

Demenz personenzentriert dokumentieren.

Gerontologie CH : Praxis + Forschung.

2022(2), S. 18-19.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25432
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne,

2022.

Documentation des démences centrée sur la personne.

Gerontologie CH : Praxis + Forschung.

2022(2), S. 18-19.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30673
Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Spichiger, Frank; Volken, Thomas; Murthag, F.E.M.,

2019.

Does the POS-DemA improve dementia care in swiss nursing homes?[Poster].

In:

SAMW-Symposium, Bern, 21. November 2019.
Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Zigan, Nicole; Braun, Astrid; Spichiger, Frank; Bosshard, Georg; Volken, Thomas,

2019.

Pain intervention for people with dementia (PID)[Poster].

In:

SAMW-Symposium, Bern, 21. November 2019.
Volken, Thomas; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Zigan, Nicole; Braun, Astrid; Spichiger, Frank; Bosshard, Georg; Koppitz, Andrea Luise,

2019.

Pain intervention for people with dementia in nursing homes (PID): Recognition of pain events in routine nursing home care[Poster].

In:

16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, 23-25 May 2019.
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Pask, S.; Brighton, L.J.; Koffmann, J.; Evans, C.; Murthag, F.E.,

2016.

Innovating patient and public involvement in palliative care and rehabilitation research[Poster].

In:

NIHR-CLAHRC: Supportive and Palliative Care Research and Audit Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, 23 November 2016.

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

de Wolf-Linder, Susanne,

2022.

Erkennung von Schmerzen und weiteren Bedürfnissen bei Menschen mit einer Demenz : sind bekannte Assessment-Methoden robust genug dafür?.

In:

3. Nationale Fachtagung GERONTOLOGIE CH, Fribourg, Schweiz, 6. September 2022.
Efstathiou, G.; Papastavrou, E.; Andreou, P.; Longhini, J.; Stemmer, R.; Ströhm, C.; Zigan, N.; Schubert, M.; de Wolf-Linder, S.; Palese, A.,

2022.

Minimizing the phenomenon of missed nursing care : a qualitative international study among nurse managers working in nursing homes.

In:

RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 4-6 September 2022.
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Kramer, Iris; Bruschini, Milena; Ramsenthaler, Christina; Murtagh, F.E.M.; Schubert, Maria,

2022.

Person-centred outcome guided palliative care for people with dementia : SENIORS-D research protocol.

In:

National Research Day Palliative Care, Bern, Switzerland, 25 August 2022.
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Kupeli, N.; Crawley, S.; Reisinger, Margarete; Kenten, C.; Gohles, E.; Ellis-Smith, C.; Davies, N.; Moore, K.; Sleeman, K.; Schubert, Maria; Sampson, E.L.; Murtagh, F.E.M.; Evans, C.J.; et al.,

2021.

Using structured, person-centred measures for people with dementia unable to self-report to identify and meet palliative care needs : reflections from empowering better end of life dementia care.

In:

Abstracts from the 17th World Congress of the EAPC 2021.

17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC 2021), online, 6-8 October 2021.

Sage.

S. 8.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211035909
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Koppitz, Andrea Luise; Moser, A.; Spichiger, Frank; Friederich, H.; Blanc, Geneviève; Volken, Thomas; Bosshard, G.,

2017.

Patient safety in nursing homes depends on effective communication : how are we doing?.

In:

European Association for Nursing Science, Malmö, Schweden, 26. Juni 2017.
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Pask, S.; Brighton, L.; Bailey, S.; Ewart, C.; Daveson, B.A.; Koffman, J.; Evans, C.; Murtagh, F.E.,

2017.

Increasing opportunities for two-way dialogue for patient, family, and public involvement in palliative care research.

In:

15th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC 2017), Madrid, Spain, 18-20 May 2017.
Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Blanc, Geneviève; Bosshard, G.,

2017.

Pain Management for people with dementia in nursing homes: unrecognised challenges.

In:

European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Madrid, Spain, 18-20 May 2017.
Polit, Denise F.; Sidani, Souraya; Richards, David A.; Willman, Ania; Kitson, Alison; Huijben-Schoenmakers, Marleen; Rademaker, Arno; Scherder, Erik; Bjuresäter, Kaisa; Larsson, Maria; Bergsten, Ulrika; Smith, Margaret Coulter; Pearson, Claire; Tropea, Savina; O’May, Fiona; Irvine, Lindesay; Rush, Robert; Wilson, Rowena; Rahn, Anne C.; Behncke, Anja; Buhl, Anke; Köpke, Sascha; Rodrigues, Maria Goreti Da Rocha; Shaha, Maya; Hjelm, Markus; Bohman, Doris M.; Willman, Ania; Kristensson, Jimmie; Holst, Göran; Øverlie, Anne; Machiels, Mariska; Zwakhalen, Sandra M. G.; Metzelthin, Silke F.; Hamers, Jan P. H.; Darcy, Laura; Karlsson, Katarina; Galvin, Kathleen; Van Hecke, Ann; Malfait, Simon; Eeckloo, Kristof; Råberus, Anna; Holmström, Inger K.; Sundler, Annelie J.; Dijkstra, Ate; Gesar, Berit; Bååth, Carina; Hedin, Hanne; Hommel, Ami; Helou, Nancy; Shaha, Maya; Zanchi, Anne; Varsi, Cecilie; Børøsund, Elin; Mirkovic, Jelena; Marcheschi, Elizabeth; Von Koch, Lena; Pessah-Rasmussen, Hélène; Elf, Marie; Audulv, Åsa; Kneck, Åsa; Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Blanc, Geneviève; Bosshard, Georg; Volken, Thomas,

2017.

European academy of nursing science and the Swedish Society of Nursing summer conference 2017 : the future direction of European nursing and nursing research.

In:

European Academy of Nursing Science and the Swedish Society of Nursing Summer Conference, Malmö, Sweden, 4-5 July 2017.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-017-0218-2
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne,

2016.

Feedback to improve care.

In:

Workshop: Cicely Saunders Institute King's College, London, United Kingdom, November 2016.
de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Dawkins, Marsha,

2016.

Teaching outcome measures.

In:

Workshop: King's College, London, United Kingdom, November 2016.

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