Dr. Erika Harju
Dr. Erika Harju
ZHAW
Gesundheit
Institut für Pflege
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Persönliches Profil
Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Forschung & Entwicklung und MSc Pflege
Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse
RESEARCH TOPICS
- Psychosocial Research
- Mental Health: Psychological / Emotional Distress, Depression, Anxiety and Stress
- Implementation Science: Mental Health Assessments and Psychological Screening Tools
- Health and Social Behavior
- Vulnerable populations: childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
- COVID-19
Methods: Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research
Aus- und Fortbildung
UNIVERSITÄRE UND BERUFLICHE AUSBILDUNG
2017-2020
Doctor of Science (PhD) in Health Sciences and Certificate of Public Health (SSPH+)
Department of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
2015-2017
Master degree in Health Sciences, Specialization in Health and Social Behavior
Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
2010-2013
Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
2003-2007
Registered Nurse, Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education
College of Higher Education, Lindenhof Hospital Bern, Switzerland
FORTBILDUNGEN
2019
Good Clinical Practice Certificate: Investigator Level, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research
2018
Higher Education Teaching Certificate: Basic Training in Higher Education Teaching, University of Lucerne
BERUFLICHER WERDEGANG
08/2022 – date
Senior Research Associate, ZHAW
2020 – date
Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Master in Health Sciences
Department of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
Project Manager Corona Immunitas, study center Lucerne
Clinical Trial Unit, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
2017-2020
Research Associate and Teaching Assistant
Department of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
2016-2017
Research Assistant
Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
2010-2017
Registered Nurse and Expert in Oncology Care
University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
2009-2010
Registered Nurse and Teaching Assistant for nurses in education
University Hospital Balgrist, Switzerland
2008-2009
Registered Nurse and Hygiene Manager
Hirslanden Clinic Beau-Site, Bern, Switzerland
2007
Registered Nurse
Lindenhof Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Mitglied in Netzwerken
- International Guideline Harmonization Group
- Pan-European Network for Care of Survivors after childhood and adolescent cancer
- Swiss School of Public Health SSPH+
Projekte
Publikationen
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Tancredi, Stefano; Ulytė, Agnė; Wagner, Cornelia; Keidel, Dirk; Witzig, Melissa; Imboden, Medea; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Amati, Rebecca; Albanese, Emiliano; Levati, Sara; Crivelli, Luca; Kohler, Philipp; Cusini, Alexia; Kahlert, Christian; Harju, Erika; Michel, Gisela; Lüdi, Chantal; Ortega, Natalia; Baggio, Stéphanie; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia; Rodondi, Nicolas; Ballouz, Tala; Frei, Anja; Kaufmann, Marco; Von Wyl, Viktor; Lorthe, Elsa; Baysson, Hélène; Stringhini, Silvia; Schneider, Valentine; Kaufmann, Laurent; Wieber, Frank; Volken, Thomas; Zysset, Annina; Dratva, Julia; Cullati, Stéphane; et al.,
2023.
International Journal for Equity in Health.
22(1), S. 51.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2
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Harju, Erika; Speierer, Alexandre; Jungo, Katharina Tabea; Levati, Sara; Baggio, Stéphanie; Tancredi, Stefano; Noor, Nazihah; Rodondi, Pierre-Yves; Cullati, Stéphane; Imboden, Medea; Keidel, Dirk; Witzig, Melissa; Frank, Irène; Kohler, Philipp; Kahlert, Christian; Crivelli, Luca; Amati, Rebecca; Albanese, Emiliano; Kaufmann, Marco; Frei, Anja; von Wyl, Viktor; Puhan, Milo A.; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Michel, Gisela; Rodondi, Nicolas; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia,
2023.
International Journal of Public Health.
68(1606010).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606010
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Sabatini, Serena; Kaufmann, Marco; Fadda, Marta; Tancredi, Stefano; Noor, Nazihah; Van Der Linden, Bernadette W. A.; Cullati, Stéphane; Frank, Irene; Michel, Gisela; Harju, Erika; Luedi, Chantal; Frei, Anja; Ballouz, Tala; Menges, Dominik; Fehr, Jan; Kohler, Philipp; Kahlert, Christian R.; Scheu, Victor; Ortega, Natalia; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia; Rodondi, Nicolas; Stringhini, Silvia; Baysson, Hélène; Lorthe, Elsa; Zufferey, Maria Caiata; Suggs, L. Suzanne; Albanese, Emiliano; Vincentini, Julia; Bochud, Murielle; D’Acremont, Valérie; Nusslé, Samira Gonseth; Imboden, Medea; Keidel, Dirk; Witzig, Melissa; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; von Wyl, Viktor,
2023.
Factors associated with COVID-19 non-vaccination in Switzerland : a nationwide study.
International Journal of Public Health.
68(1605852).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605852
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Luedi, Chantal; Frank, Irène; Krähenbühl, Christine; Michel, Gisela; Harju, Erika,
2023.
Swiss Medical Weekly.
153(9), S. 40111.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.57187/smw.2023.40111
Publikationen vor Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, PEER-REVIEWED
Harju, E., Roser, K., Eisenhreich, B., Scheinemann, K., Michel, G. (2023). Psychological distress in survivors of childhood cancer and their parents before and after a follow-up appointment: the need for screening and validation of the Emotion Thermometer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice 5(2):, April-June 2023. doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000097
Tancredi, S., Chiolero, A., Wagner, C. et al. (2023) Seroprevalence trends of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated risk factors: a population-based study. Infection. doi.org/10.1007/s15010-023-02011-0
Christen, S., Roser, K., Harju, E., Gumy-Pause, F., Mader, L., Vetsch, J., von Bueren AO., Michel, G. (2023). Worries and anxiety in parents of adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study-Parents. Pediatric blood & cancer. e30246. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30246
Blankenberger, J., Kaufmann, M., Albanese, E., Amati, R., Anker, D., Camerini, A.-L., . . . on behalf of the Corona Immunitas Research, G. (2022). Is living in a household with children associated with SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in adults? Results from the Swiss national seroprevalence study Corona Immunitas. BMC Medicine, 20(1), 233. doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02431-z
Hendriks, M. J., Hartmann, N., Harju, E., Roser, K., & Michel, G. (2022). “I don’t take for granted that I am doing well today”: a mixed methods study on well-being, impact of cancer, and supportive needs in long-term childhood cancer survivors. Quality of Life Research, 31(5), 1483-1497. https:/doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-03042-6
Marchak, J. G., Christen, S., Mulder, R. L., Baust, K., Blom, J. M. C., Brinkman, T. M., . . . Michel, G. (2022). Recommendations for the surveillance of mental health problems in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: a report from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group. The Lancet Oncology, 23(4), e184-e196. doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00750-6
Speierer, A., Chocano-Bedoya, P. O., Anker, D., Schmid, A., Keidel, D., Vermes, T., . . . von Wyl, V. (2022). The Corona Immunitas Digital Follow-Up eCohort to Monitor Impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Switzerland: Study Protocol and First Results. International Journal of Public Health, 67. www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604506
Hendriks, M. J., Harju, E., Roser, K., Ienca, M., & Michel, G. (2021). The long shadow of childhood cancer: a qualitative study on insurance hardship among survivors of childhood cancer. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 503. doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06543-9
Hendriks, M. J., Harju, E., & Michel, G. (2021). The unmet needs of childhood cancer survivors in long-term follow-up care: A qualitative study. Psycho-Oncology, 30(4), 485-492. doi.org/10.1002/pon.5593
Harju, E., Hendriks, M. J., Roser, K., & Michel, G. (2020). Healthcare professionals' opinions on psychological screening in follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors. Swiss Med Wkly, 150, w20356. doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20356
Baenziger, J., Roser, K., Mader, L., Harju, E., Ansari, M., Waespe, N., . . . Michel, G. (2020). Post-traumatic stress in parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors compared to parents of the Swiss general population. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 2(3). journals.lww.com/jporp/Fulltext/2020/10000/Post_traumatic_stress_in_parents_of_long_term.10.aspx
Harju, E., Michel, G., & Roser, K. (2019). A systematic review on the use of the emotion thermometer in individuals diagnosed with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 28(9), 1803-1818. doi.org/10.1002/pon.5172
Michel, G., François, C., Harju, E., Dehler, S., & Roser, K. (2019). The long-term impact of cancer: Evaluating psychological distress in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in Switzerland. Psycho-Oncology, 28(3), 577-585. doi.org/10.1002/pon.4981
Harju, E., Roser, K., Dehler, S., & Michel, G. (2018). Health-related quality of life in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26(9), 3099-3110. doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4151-z
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Daniore, P., Moser, A., Höglinger, M., et al. An assessment on the interplay of digital proximity app use and vaccine uptake for SARS-CoV-2 transmission mitigation in Switzerland, 19 January 2023, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2491101/v1]
Harju E. From Care to Caring: Steps Towards Implementing Psychological Screening to Improve Follow-Up Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors. Zentral Bibliothek Luzern. 2020. Available from: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7863953
Harju E, Roser K, Michel G. A systematic review on the use of the emotion thermometer in individuals diagnosed with cancer. PROSPERO 2018 CRD42018084063. Available from: www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php
MÜNDLICHE KONFERENZBEITRÄGE UND POSTER
INVITED SPEAKER
Harju E. (2021) Corona Immunitas: The impact of the pandemic on the population of the Canton Lucerne, Research Seminar, Department of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
Harju E. (2020) Psychische Auswirkungen einer Krebsdiagnose im Kindes- und Jugendalter: Bedürfnisse und Kommunikation.
English: “Psychological effects of a cancer diagnosis during childhood and adolescence; needs and communication”. Virtuelle Jahrestagung der Deutschen, Österreichischen und Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und medizinische Onkologie, Basel, Switzerland.
PRESENTATION AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
Harju E, Roser K, Eisenreich B, Scheinemann K, Michel G. (2019) The Emotion Thermometer applied in follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors. Discussion Panel. 51st Annual Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, Lyon, France.
Harju E, Roser K, Eisenreich B, Scheinemann K, Michel G. (2019) The Emotion Thermometer applied in follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors. 24th Conference of the Pan-European Network for Care of Survivors after Childhood and Adolescent Cancer, Basel, Switzerland.
Harju E, Hendriks MJ, Roser K, Michel G. (2019) Health-care professionals’ opinion on psychological screening in follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors, Swiss Public Health Conference, Winterthur, Switzerland
Harju E, Roser K, Michel G. (2019) Health professionals’ opinion on psychological screening in follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors, Pediatric Psycho-Oncology Professionals and Providers International Meeting, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Harju E, Hendriks MJ, Roser K, Michel G. (2019) Health professionals’ opinion on psychological screening in follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors, 23rd Conference of the Pan-European Network for Care of Survivors after Childhood and Adolescent Cancer, Opatija, Croatia.
Harju E, Roser K, Michel G. (2019) Health professionals’ opinion on psychological screening in follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors, Symposium on psychosocial aspects of childhood cancer, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Harju E, Michel G, Roser K. (2018) A systematic review on the use of the emotion thermometer in individuals diagnosed with cancer, 21st Conference of the Pan-European Network for Care of Survivors after Childhood and Adolescent Cancer, Prague, Czech Republic.
Harju E, Roser K, Dehler S, Michel G. (2017) Health-related quality of life in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, 20th Conference of the Pan-European Network for Care of Survivors after Childhood and Adolescent Cancer, Lübeck, Germany.
POSTER PRESENTATION
Harju E, Roser K, Michel G. (2020) Mental Health in childhood cancer survivors before and after attending follow-up care. Swiss Public Health Conference, Lucerne, Switzerland
Harju E, Roser K, Eisenreich B, Scheinemann K, Michel G. (2019) The Emotion Thermometer applied in follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors. Discussion Panel. 51st Annual Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, Lyon, France.
Harju E, Michel G, Roser K. (2018) A systematic review on the use of the emotion thermometer in individuals diagnosed with cancer, 50th Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, Kyoto, Japan.