Dr. Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti, PhD

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Senior Researcher Nursing Research & Development
• Lecturer MSc Nursing

Experience

Lecturer and Senior Researcher
ZHAW, Institute of Nursing
09 / 2018 - today

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Social Sciences
  University of St.Gallen
  2013 - 2018
• Lic.phil. I/ MA / Sociology/ Work and Organisational Psychology/ Public Health
  University of Zurich
  09 / 2000 - 09 / 2006
• DNII / Paediatrics
  Children's Hospital St.Gallen
  1987 - 1990

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5149-0666

Projects

• Supporting Autonomous Living Across the Life Course for Persons with Disabilities and/or chronic illnesses – A Scoping Review / Team member / ongoing
• Sustained implementation of family systems care in the Swiss healthcare system: a realist evaluation using a mixed-methods multiple-case study design / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED) at the End-of-Life in Swiss Nursing Homes: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study to Develop a Patient-Centred ethical Best Practice Recommendation / Team member / ongoing
• Technologization and Digitalization in Swiss Residential and Nursing Homes / Team member / ongoing
• Non-ordinary experiences of nurses in Palliative Care : a qualitative interview study / Team member / ongoing
• Decision-making processes for assessing the stability of living situations in residencies for the erlderly – Development of a decision-making tool / Project leader / ongoing
• Loneliness and social isolation among older people – a community-based intervention to provide long-term support and improve quality of life / Co-project leader / ongoing
• Time distribution of services in palliative care in Switzerland – an evaluation study in hospital, hospice and Spitex / Co-project leader / ongoing
• Autonomous Ageing at home in the digital age: A mixed method evaluation of assistive apps and wearables / Team member / completed
• Open Online Course about "The decision to voluntarily refuse food and fluids" / Team member / completed
• Digital Support Against Social Isolation / Co-project leader / completed
• Challenges for families of longterm survivors of childhood cancer during transition from adolescence to young adulthood - phase 1 / Co-project leader / completed
• Development of an educational program for relatives of patients with refractory cachexia / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Händler-Schuster, D. et al. (2026) 'Förderung der interkulturellen Sensibilität im Master of Science in Nursing', Pädagogik der Gesundheitsberufe, 13(1), pp. 34–40. doi: 10.3936/s7p0hg18.
• Kuck, M. et al. (2026) 'Wie Angehörige das Erleben der pflegerischen Betreuung im Sterbeprozess beschreiben : eine qualitative Interviewstudie', Journal für Qualitative Forschung in Pflege- und Gesundheitswissenschaft, 13(1), pp. 54–62. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-36615.
• Jarva, E. et al. (2026) 'Translation and psychometric validation of instruments assessing healthcare professionals' digital competence and associated factors : an international multisite study', International Journal of Medical Informatics, 222(106712). doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106712.
• Lang, N., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Händler-Schuster, D. (2026) 'Resilienz betreuender Angehöriger von Menschen mit Demenz : eine qualitative deskriptive Studie', Pflege. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302/a001080.
• Stock, N. L. et al. (2026) 'Digitale Kompetenzen von Gesundheitsfachpersonen : deutsche Übersetzung und inhaltliche Validierung von DigiHealthCom und DigiComInf', Pflege, 39(3), pp. 121–130. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302/a001073.
• Mikkonen, K. et al. (2026) 'Digital health competence among healthcare professionals : a cross-sectional cluster analysis across 19 countries and regions', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 176(105348). doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105348.
• Regez, A., Preisig, M. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2025) 'Zusammenarbeit zwischen Pflegeteams und Pflegeexpert_innen in der ambulanten Pflege : eine qualitative Case Study', Pflege, 38(2), pp. 63–71. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302/a001003.
• Stalder, S., Händler-Schuster, D. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2024) 'Parents' experiences of family and daily life after their child's stay in the pediatric intensive care unit : a qualitative descriptive study', BMC Pediatrics, 24(1), p. 421. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04883-z.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F., Hechinger, M. and Fringer, A. (2024) 'Self-assessment instruments for supporting family caregivers : an integrative review', Healthcare, 12(10), p. 1016. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12101016.
• Christen, A., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Händler-Schuster, D. (2024) 'Connected health services : health professionals' role as seen by parents of a child with inflammatory bowel disease', Digital Health, 10. doi: 10.1177/20552076241271772.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. et al. (2023) 'Development of a tool for palliative care needs assessment and intervention : mixed methods research at a Swiss tertiary oncology clinic', Annals of Palliative Medicine, 12(3), pp. 496–506. doi: 10.21037/apm-22-994.
• Laube, S., Haslbeck, J. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2023) 'Leben nach Endometriumkarzinom – Herausforderungen und Bedürfnisse von betroffenen Frauen : eine qualitative Studie', Pflegewissenschaft, 25(3), pp. 140–147.
• Carron, T. et al. (2023) 'Integrated care models in Swiss primary care : an embedded multiple case study', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 29(6), pp. 1025–1038. doi: 10.1111/jep.13891.
• Stängle, S. et al. (2022) 'Use of digital technologies to combat loneliness and social isolation : a cross-sectional study in Swiss outpatient care during COVID-19 pandemic', BMC Nursing, 21(1), p. 181. doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-00946-7.
• Schmidt, E. B. et al. (2020) 'Tools for guiding interventions to address patient-perceived multidimensional unmet healthcare needs in palliative care : systematic literature review', BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 13(e1), pp. e1–e9. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002495.

Books, peer-reviewed

Fringer, A. et al. (2019) Das Buchser Pflegeinventar für häusliche Krisensituationen (BLiCK) : Analysen, Werkzeuge und Empfehlungen zur Krisenintervention. 1. Auflage. Edited by A. Fringer. Bern: Hogrefe. doi: 10.1024/85856-000.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2020) 'Offene Kommunikation bis ans Lebensende', in Hax-Schoppenhorst, T. and Herrmann, M. (eds) Treue und Vertrauen : Handbuch für Pflege-, Gesundheits- und Sozialberufe. Bern: Hogrefe, pp. 142–151.
• Hechinger, M. et al. (2019) 'Buchser Pflegeinventar für häusliche Krisen', in Fringer, A. (ed.) Das Buchser Pflegeinventar für häusliche Krisensituationen (BLiCK) : Analysen, Werkzeuge und Empfehlungen zur Krisenintervention. Bern: Hogrefe, pp. 65–210. doi: 10.1024/85856-000.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Reicherzer, L. et al. (2025) 'Apps and wearables to support autonomous living : perspectives of Swiss older adults and stakeholders', in World Physiotherapy Congress, Tokyo, Japan, 29-31 May 2025.

Other publications

• Mezger, M., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Fringer, A. (2026) Basiskurs Sterbefasten. Open Learnity. doi: 10.60877/8fwf-sx60.
• Reicherzer, L. et al. (2025) 'Ageing in place in the digital age : a mixed method evaluation of apps and wearables', in 7th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 3 September 2025. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34069.
• Stalder, S., Händler-Schuster, D. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2025) 'Family support program : navigating a critically ill child's journey to a new life', in ICN Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 9-13 June 2025.
• Ballmer, T. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2025) Die Rolle der «Live-in Care» durch migrantische Betreuungspersonen in der ambulanten Betreuung älterer Menschen in der Schweiz : ein Scoping Review. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2516.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F., Ballmer, T. and Steiger, C. (2024) Gemeindebasierte Netzwerke für autonomes Wohnen im Alter am richtigen Ort im Kanton Zürich : ein Scoping Review. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2493.
• Karabegovic, A. et al. (2023) 'Interkulturelle Kompetenz : eine Jahrhundertkompetenz', Krankenpflege, 2023(2), pp. 26–28. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-27199.
• Händler-Schuster, D. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2023) 'Digitale Hilfen und niederschwellige Angebote', in Händler-Schuster, D. and Budroni, H. (eds) Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege. Bern: Hogrefe, pp. 104–111. doi: 10.1024/86098-000.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Fringer, A. (2023) 'Unterstützung von betreuenden Angehörigen', in Händler-Schuster, D. and Budroni, H. (eds) Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege. Bern: Hogrefe, pp. 166–174. doi: 10.1024/86098-000.
• Mezger, M., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Stängle, S. (2023) 'Spiritualität und Religiosität zulassen', in Händler-Schuster, D. and Budroni, H. (eds) Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege. Bern: Hogrefe, pp. 356–364. doi: 10.1024/86098-000.
• Hechinger, M., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Händler-Schuster, D. (2023) 'Transitionen begleiten und unterstützen', in Händler-Schuster, D. and Budroni, H. (eds) Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege. Bern: Hogrefe, pp. 346–355. doi: 10.1024/86098-000.
• Kohler, S. K. et al. (2023) 'Interkulturelle Kommunikation in der onkologischen Pflege : «Behandle andere Menschen so, wie sie selbst behandelt werden möchten»', Onkologiepflege, 2023(1), pp. 15–16. Available at: https://www.onkologiepflege.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/zeitschrift/2023_1_Onkologiepflege_Soins_en_oncologie.pdf.
• Galatsch, M., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Fringer, A. (2023) 'Familienarbeit in der ambulanten palliativen Betreuung : ein (fast) unbezahltes Angebot', in Nationaler Palliative Care Kongress, Biel, Schweiz, 22.-23. November 2023.
• Galatsch, M., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Fringer, A. (2022) 'Übergänge in der Häuslichkeit am Lebensende', Pflegen: Palliativ, 2022(56), pp. 7–9.
• Bickel, V. G., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Haslbeck, J. (2022) 'Dank der autologen Stammzelltransplantation lebe ich noch!', Onkologische Pflege, 2022(3), pp. 51–58.
• Fringer, A., Nemecek, G. and Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2022) 'Einsamkeit und soziale Isolation pflegender Angehöriger', Psychotherapie im Dialog, 23(04), pp. 51–55. doi: 10.1055/a-1844-3349.
• Fringer, A. et al. (2022) Wallisellen : Zukunft für's Alter. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://youtu.be/Jjy5j50puyg.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. et al. (2022) Ergebnisbericht Bedarfssituation pflegebedürftiger Personen und deren betreuenden Angehörigen in der Gemeinde Wallisellen. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-27049.
• Waldboth, V. et al. (2021) 'The evaluation of an interprofessional education program for Advanced Practice Nurses in Switzerland', in 11th ICN NP/APN Network Conference, online, 29 August - 1 September 2021.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Fringer, A. (2020) 'Herausforderungen für Familien von Langzeitüberlebenden von Kinderkrebs in der Transition', Pflegerecht, 9(1), pp. 42–47.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F., Hechinger, M. and Fringer, A. (2020)
• Domeisen Benedetti, F., Hechinger, M. and Fringer, A. (2020)
• Stängle, S., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Fringer, A. (2019) '«Sterbefasten» : freiwilliger Verzicht auf Nahrung und Flüssigkeit in der Onkologie', Onkologiepflege, 2019(4), pp. 17–20. Available at: https://www.onkologiepflege.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/zeitschrift/2019_04_Onkologiepflege.pdf.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. et al. (2019) 'EduAReCa : development of a nursing education and counseling program for family caregivers of advanced cancer patients with refractory cachexia : the qualitative part of the study', in Closing symposium on the SAMS funding program 'Research in Palliative Care 2014-2018', Bern, 21. November 2019.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. et al. (2019) 'Development of a pilot clinical practice tool to monitor palliative care needs, triggers and interventions : MENTOR', in Closing symposium on the SAMS funding program 'Research in Palliative Care 2014-2018', Bern, 21. November 2019.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2019) 'Bedeutung von Offenheit und Gleichberechtigung in einem Palliativteam', Hospiz-Dialog Nordrhein-Westfalen, 2019(80), pp. 4–6. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-17958.
• Strasser, F. et al. (2018) 'INSPIRE : patient-needs-based multi-professional delivery of palliative interventions', in Nationaler Palliative Care Kongress, Biel, 14.-15. November 2018. palliative.ch.
• Fringer, A. et al. (2018) 'EDUAREKA : development of an educational program for relatives of patients with refractory cachexia', in Nationaler Palliative Care Kongress, Biel, 14.-15. November 2018. palliative.ch.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Christen, A., Domeisen Benedetti, F. and Händler-Schuster, D. (2024) 'Connected health services : health professionals` role as seen by parents of a child with inflammatory bowel disease. A qualitative study', in Jahreskongress pädiatrie schweiz, Luzern, Schweiz, 6.-7. Juni 2024.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. et al. (2023) 'Challenges for families of longterm survivors of childhood cancer during transition from adolescence to young adulthood : the CHANCE project phase 1', in 16th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC), Dublin, Ireland, 21-23 June 2023.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. (2022) 'Digitale Technologien bei Einsamkeit & sozialer Isolation während der COVID-19 Pandemie', in Gerontologie-Event in der Bibliothek: Neue Technologien für das Alter, ZHAW Hochschulbibliothek Winterthur, 6. April 2022.
• Stängle, S. et al. (2021) 'Use of digital tools for socially isolated people in home care and their relatives during social distancing', in 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15) : Family Nursing Throughout the Life Course, online, 28 June - 2 July 2021.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. et al. (2021) 'Self-assessment instruments for caring relatives : an integrative review to develop instrument-vignettes', in 15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15) : Family Nursing Throughout the Life Course, online, 28 June - 2 July 2021.
• Domeisen Benedetti, F. et al. (2019) 'Development of a nursing education and counseling program for family caregivers of advanced cancer patients with refractory cachexia : the qualitative part of the intervention study', in 14th International Family Nursing Congress, Washington D.C., USA, 13-16 August 2019.

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