Azra Karabegovic
Azra Karabegovic
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Nursing
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Lecturer
Focus
Home Care, APN
Teaching
Lecturer
Experience
- Co-CEO / Head of Nursing
Carela AG
05 / 2024 - today - Lecturer
ZHAW
09 / 2019 - today - Advanced Practice Nurse
Spitex Zürich
12 / 2018 - 04 / 2024 - Research Assistant
Nursing Science, University Basel
05 / 2018 - 10 / 2018 - Nurse Specialist
Spitex Zürich
05 / 2015 - 03 / 2018 - Registered Nurse
Privatklinik Bethanien
02 / 2013 - 04 / 2015
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Dr. sc. med. (PhD)
UFL - Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein
09 / 2019 - 12 / 2025 - Master of Science in Nursing (MScN)
ZHAW
09 / 2015 - 02 / 2018 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
ZHAW
02 / 2013 - 08 / 2015 - Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education / Pediatrics/ Family Nursing
Careum
09 / 2009 - 02 / 2012
Continuing Education
- TraINErS Training Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students
EU Erasmus und Movetia Modul
05 / 2023 - Elene IP Empowering Learning Environments in Nursing Education Intensive Program
University of Turku
02 / 2021 - CAS Higher Education
ZHAW
07 / 2020 - Instructor High Fidelity Simulation
University Hospital Zurich
12 / 2019 - Certificate GCP Basic and Advanced
University Bern
07 / 2017 - RAI-Home Care (HC)
Careum
12 / 2016
Network
ORCID digital identifier
Projects
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Gerosa, T., Fortunato, R., Cellina, F., Ragettli, M., Marzorati, D., Baldassari, A., Levati, S., Karabegovic, A., & Baumann, I. (2025). An app-based intervention to protect home care workers from heat-related health risks : protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251405766
- Karabegovic, A., Indermaur, E., Santi, S., & Fierz, K. (2025). Prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and mental health disorders in the home care population : a systematic literature review. Journal of Community Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2025.2564069
- Indermaur, E., Karabegovic, A., & Fierz, K. (2025). The prevalence and characteristics of mental health symptoms among home care recipients in Zurich, Switzerland : a descriptive cross-sectional study. Geriatric Nursing, 64(103388). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103388
- Karabegovic, A., Indermaur, E., & Fierz, K. (2024). Die physische und psychische Gesundheit von Menschen mit häuslichem Pflegebedarf : eine quantitative Sekundärdatenanalyse. Pflege, 38(1), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.1024/1012-5302/a001008
- Karabegovic, A., Hediger, H., Eckert, P., Imhof, L., & Suter-Riederer, S. (2020). Sturzrisikofaktoren von zu Hause lebenden Menschen : Unterschiede zwischen ≤65-jährigen und >65-jährigen zu Hause lebenden Menschen hinsichtlich Mobilität, Kontinenz und Multipharmazie. Pflegewissenschaft, 2020(3), 116–125.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Fortunato, R., Bruno, S., Ragettli, M., Gerosa, T., Cellina, F., Karabegovic, A., Levati, S., Baldassari, A., Grebski, L., & Baumann, I. (2025, September 11). Heat protection strategies at the workplace : evidence from a Swiss survey on home care workers. Swiss Public Health Conference (SPHC), Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 September 2025.
Other publications
- Karabegovic, A., Schönbächler Marcar, C., Kupka, D., Domeisen Benedetti, F., Gisler, L., Kohler, S. K., & Schärli-Lim, S. (2023). Interkulturelle Kompetenz : eine Jahrhundertkompetenz. Krankenpflege, 2023(2), 26–28. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27199
- Kohler, S. K., Karabegovic, A., Schönbächler Marcar, C., Kupka, D., Domeisen Benedetti, F., & Schärli-Lim, S. (2023). Interkulturelle Kommunikation in der onkologischen Pflege : “Behandle andere Menschen so, wie sie selbst behandelt werden möchten”. Onkologiepflege, 2023(1), 15–16.