Sara Frey

Work at ZHAW

Position

PhD student

Education and Continuing education

Education

• European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy / Occupational Therapy
  Karolinska Institutet; University College Zealand; Zurich University of Applied Sciences; Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences; University of Brighton
  09 / 2018 - 07 / 2020
• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy / Occupational Therapy
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  09 / 2015 - 07 / 2018

Projects

• Mobility, community participation, and health of persons with disabilities in Switzerland: a national mixed-method study / Team member / ongoing
• Serious Game Approach to improving Writing Skills in School-Aged Children / Team member / ongoing
• Artificial Intelligence for Myoelectrically Controlled Cooperative Arm Prostheses: A proof-of-concept Study / Team member / completed
• Quality Indicators for Occupational Therapy: a Scoping Review / Team member / completed
• Return to work of people with post-covid condition and the role of occupational therapy / Team member / completed
• Mobile Inclusion Lab / Team member / completed
• Artificial Intelligence for Myoelectrically Controlled Cooperative Arm Prostheses / Team member / completed
• mHealthINX – The mental Health eXperience; Indication - iNtervention - eXperience / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Sy, M. P. et al. (2025) 'The role of occupational therapists in return-to-work practice for people with post-COVID condition : a scoping review', WORK, 80(2), pp. 498–513. doi: 10.1177/10519815241289658.
• Ballmer, T. M. et al. (2024) 'Quality indicators for occupational therapy : a scoping review', BMC Health Services Research, 24(1054). doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11548-1.
• Sauerzopf, L. et al. (2024) 'Remotely assessing motor function and activity of the upper extremity after stroke : a systematic review of validity and clinical utility of tele-assessments', Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(9), pp. 1214–1225. doi: 10.1177/02692155241258867.
• Egger, S. M. et al. (2023) 'A literature review to identify effective web- and app-based mHealth interventions for stress management at work', Workplace Health & Safety, 71(10), pp. 452–463. doi: 10.1177/21650799231170872.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Ballmer, T. M. et al. (2026) 'Qualitätsindikatoren in der Ergotherapie : ein Scoping-Review', in Schröder, H. et al. (eds) Heilmittel-Report 2026. Berlin: Springer, pp. 111–122. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-73466-7_9.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Ballmer, T. et al. (2026) 'Quantifying quality : quality indicators for occupational therapy', in 19th World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-12 February 2026.
• Sauerzopf, L. et al. (2024) 'Are we ready for the use of tele-assessments? : insights for occupational therapists from a systematic review', in 6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.
• Brahmi, M. et al. (2023) 'Movement identification of a myoelectric prosthesis by kinematic and EMG measurements', in RehabWeek, Singapore, 24-28 September 2023.
• Frey, S., Klamroth-Marganska, V. and Baer, A. (2022) 'Stress prevention with an mHealth solution : importance of user involvement', in RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.
• Frey, S. et al. (2022) 'Artificial intelligence controlled cooperative arm prostheses : what do the users say?', in RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.

Other publications

• Greppin-Bécherraz, C. et al. (2023) Évaluation finale du projet « Pas à Pas + ». Berne: Promotion Santé Suisse. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32136.
• Frey, S. et al. (2023) 'AIMAP – Artificial Intelligence Myoelectrical Arm Prothesis : proof of concept study', in 5th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 24 August 2023. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31633.
• Frey, S. et al. (2022) 'Implementation of user-centred design for an AI-controlled cooperative arm prosthesis', in 4. Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Schweiz, 12. September 2022.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Frey, S., Ballmer, T. and Gantschnig, B. E. (2024) 'Quality indicators in occupational therapy : a scoping review', in 1st Occupational Therapy Europe Congress, Krakow, Poland, 15-19 October 2024.
• Götz, U. et al. (2022) 'Konditorei Kritzel : spielerisch Schreibmotorik trainieren', in Event der Digitalisierungsinitiative (DIZH) 'Gaming for Good', Zürich, Schweiz, 17. November 2022.

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