Mandy Scheermesser

Position at the ZHAW

Research Associate, School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy
Member of the Personnel Committee at the School of Health Professions

http://www.gesundheit.zhaw.ch/

Expertise and research interests

interdependency of society, technology and health (e.g. quantified self, robotics, ehealth)
Actor-network-theory
qualitative and quantitative research methods

ORCID iD: orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-7329

Educational background

PhD-Project "The socio-technical reconstruction of the acceptability of a wearable"

1995-2000
M.A. in Social Sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin

Professional milestones

Since 2008 Research Associate, School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy

2001-2008 Research Associate at Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment, Berlin (IZT)

Membership of networks

• Mitglied in der Koordinationsgruppe Bildung eHealth Suisse
• openTA: Fachportal des Netzwerks TA (NTA)

• Definition and validation of use cases for the application of the MyoSuit / Team member / Project ongoing
• Holoreach / Team member / Project ongoing
• Digital Health for parents facing language and cultural access barriers to the Swiss health system / Project co-leader / Project ongoing
• T-Chair 2 / Team member / Project ongoing
• Apps und Wearables in der Therapie / Team member / Project completed
• Wearables & Apps for mental health / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• The Social Integration of People with Chronic Diseases Through Quantified Self Technologies / Project leader / Project completed
• Entwicklung von Advanced Physiotherapy Practice (APP)-Modellen in der Schweiz / Project co-leader / Project completed
• Valedo Neck Therapy / Team member / Project completed
• Quantified self - halfway between lifestyle and medicine / Team member / Project completed
• Research evidence to support the work of the professional association / Team member / Project completed
• ExpAct / Team member / Project completed
• 2PCS - Personal Caring and Protection System / Team member / Project completed
• Robotics and autonomous devices in social and health care / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• Educational Activities for Health Professionals / Project leader / Project completed
• Direct Access to Physiotherapy in Switzerland / Team member / Project completed
• Cultural factors on the rehabilitation of back pain / Team member / Project completed

• Bauer, C.M.; Nast, I.; Scheermesser, M.; Kuster, R.P.; Textor, D.; Wenger, M.; Kool, J.; Baumgartner, D.,

  2021.

  A novel assistive therapy chair to improve trunk control during neurorehabilitation : perceptions of physical therapists and patients.

  Applied Ergonomics.

  94(103390).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103390

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Meidert, Ursula; Evers-Wölk, Michaela; Prieur, Yvonne; Hegyi, Stefan; Becker, Heidrun Karin,

  2018.

  Die digitale Selbstvermessung in Lifestyle und Medizin : eine Studie zur Technikfolgenabschätzung.

  Technikfolgenabschätzung - Theorie und Praxis.

  27(3), pp. 57-62.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4987

• Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Greco, Nicola; Schwank, Ariane; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Scheermesser, Mandy; Meichtry, André; Sievi, Noriane; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus,

  2017.

  Effect of counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation on self-determined motivation towards physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – protocol of a mixed methods study.

  BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

  pp. 115.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0457-8

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Bachmann, Stefan; Schämann, Astrid; Oesch, Peter; Kool, Jan,

  2012.

  A qualitative study on the role of cultural background in patients' perspectives on rehabilitation.

  BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

  13(5).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-5

• Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy; Prieur, Yvonne; Hegyi, Stefan; Stockinger, Kurt; Eyyi, Gabriel; Evers-Wölk, Michaela; Jacob, Mattis; Oertel, Britta; Becker, Heidrun Karin,

  2018.

  Quantified Self : Schnittstelle zwischen Lifestyle und Medizin.

  Zürich:

  vdf Hochschulverlag.

  ISBN 978-3-7281-3891-0.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1941

• Becker, Heidrun Karin; Scheermesser, Mandy; Früh, Michael; Treusch, Yvonne; Auerbach, Holger; Hüppi, Richard Alexander; Meier, Flurina,

  2013.

  Robotik in Betreuung und Gesundheitsversorgung.

  1. Auflage.

  Zürich:

  vdf Hochschulverlag.

  TA-Swiss ; 58.

  ISBN 978-3-7281-3520-9.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3218/3521-6

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Meidert, Ursula,

  2018.

  Eine Nutzungstypologie der Selbstvermesser/-innen [paper].

  In:

  Dreiländerkongress Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie 2018, Graz, Österreich, 5.-6. April 2018.

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Meidert, Ursula,

  2018.

  Exploring quantified self attitudes and practices [paper].

  In:

  SEG-SSE-SAA Annual Meeting «Knowledge (Trans) Formations in Anthropology», Zurich, 22-23 November 2018.

• Meidert, Ursula; Becker, Heidrun Karin; Scheermesser, Mandy,

  2018.

  M-Health apps and self-quantification technologies on the rise : opportunities and risks for use in practice [paper].

  In:

  World Congress of Occupational Therapy (WFOT), Cape Town, South Africa, 21-25 May 2018.

• Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy; Becker, Heidrun Karin,

  2018.

  Quantified Self : Empowerment und Partizipation von Patientinnen und Patienten durch Selbstvermessung? [paper].

  In:

  Swiss Congress for Health Professions, Zürich, 3.-4. September 2018.

• Brodbeck, Dominique; Degen, Markus; Stanimirov, Michael; Kool, Jan; Scheermesser, Mandy; Oesch, Peter; Neuhaus, Cornelia,

  2009.

  BACKTRAINER : computer-aided therapy system with augmented feedback for the lower back [paper].

  In:

  Azevedo, L.; Londral, A., eds.,

  Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics : HEALTHINF.

  HEALTHINF 2009, Porto, Portugal, 14-17 January 2009.

  Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information Control and Communication (INSTICC).

  pp. 66-73.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.5220/0001550400660073

• Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2020.

  Digitale Medien auf dem Prüfstand : eine Befragung unter angehenden Gesundheitsfachpersonen [poster].

  In:

  Dreiländertagung Public Health3: Gesundheitskommunikation im 21. Jahrhundert, Steckborn, 17.-18. Januar 2020.

• Nast, Irina; Mischker, Andrea; Repschläger, Ute; Heine, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid,

  2018.

  Das Modellvorhaben Physiotherapie der BIG direkt gesund und des IFK e. V. : welche Heilmittel wählen Physiotherapeuten bei Unabhängigkeit von der ärztlichen Verordnung?.

  Physioscience.

  14(2), pp. 69-79.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0602-0947

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Becker, Heidrun Karin; Früh, Michael; Treusch, Yvonne; Hüppi, Richard Alexander; Meier, Flurina,

  2014.

  Robotics and autonomous devices in health care : a technology assessment study of opportunity and risks [paper].

  In:

  Michalek, Tomáš; Hebakova, Lenka; Hennen, Leonhard; Scherz, Constanze; Nierling, Linda; Hahn, Julia, eds.,

  Technology Assessment and Policy Areas of Great Transitions : Proceedings from the PACITA 2013 Conference in Prague.

  PACITA 2013 Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 13-15 March 2013.

  Prague:

  Technology Centre ASCR.

  pp. 289-294.

  Available from: http://www.pacitaproject.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Conference-Book.pdf

• Nast, Irina; Allet, L.; Bürge, E.; Scheermesser, Mandy; Stegen, Cordula Mareike; Schämann, Astrid,

  2013.

  Direktzugang zur Physiotherapie : wie entscheiden Schweizer Physiotherapeuten beim Erstkontakt über das weitere Vorgehen?.

  Physioscience.

  9(4), pp. 153-160.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1355985

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Allet, L.; Bürge, E.; Stegen, Cordula Mareike; Nast, Irina; Schämann, Astrid,

  2011.

  Direktzugang zur Physiotherapie in der Schweiz : kulturelle Validierung eines Fragebogens und Untersuchung der Einstellung von Physiotherapeuten.

  Physioscience.

  7(4), pp. 143-149.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1281837

• Brodbeck, Dominique; Degen, Markus; Stanimirov, Michael; Kool, Jan; Scheermesser, Mandy; Oesch, Peter; Neuhaus, Cornelia,

  2009.

  Augmented feedback system to support physical therapy of non-specific low back pain [paper].

  In:

  Fred, A.; Filipe, J.; Gamboa, H., eds.,

  Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies.

  International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC), Porto, Portugal, 14-17 January 2009.

  Berlin:

  Springer.

  pp. 381-393.

  Communications in Computer and Information Science ; 52.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11721-3_30

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Kosow, Hannah; Rashid, Asarnusch; Holtmann, Carsten,

  2008.

  User acceptance of pervasive computing in healthcare: main findings of two case studies [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the second ICST international conference on pervasive computing technologies for healthcare.

  ICST International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Pervasive Health, Tampere, Finland, 30 January - 1 February 2008.

  ICST.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2539

• Scheermesser, Mandy,

  2021.

  Acceptance work by non-humans at the development of new technologies : a reconstruction from the actor-network-theory.

  In:

  2021 Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association : "Social Justice in Times of Uncertainty", Geneva, Switzerland (online), 28-30 June 2021.

• Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy,

  2021.

  Quantified self-technologies for better a disease management?.

  In:

  2021 Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association : "Social Justice in Times of Uncertainty", Geneva, Switzerland (online), 28-30 June 2021.

• Scheermesser, Mandy,

  2020.

  The constitutive work of non-humans at the development of a (self)-tracking technology : a reconstruction from the actor-network-theory.

  In:

  EASST/4S 2020 Conference, Prague, 18-21 August 2020.

• Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2019.

  Angehende Gesundheitsfachpersonen und ihre Gesundheitskonzepte im Lichte des digitalen Wandels.

  In:

  Dreiländerkongress Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie 2019, Winterthur, 27.-28. August 2019.

• Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2019.

  Gesundheitsbezogene digitale Kompetenzen angehender Gesundheitsfachleute.

  In:

  Digitalisierung der Arbeit im Gesundheits- und Sozialsektor, Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland, 21.-22. Mai 2019.

• Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Bruderer-Hofstetter, Marina; Heinzmann Stettler, Christine Therese; Saner-Bissig, Jeannette; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid; et al.,

  2019.

  Advanced practice in physiotherapy : an actual literature overview.

  In:

  WCPT Congress Proceedings.

  World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.

• Dratva, Julia; Juvalta, Sibylle; Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2019.

  Digital health literacy of health care profession students.

  In:

  12th European Public Health Conference, Marseille, France, 20 - 23 November 2019.

  Oxford University Press.

  pp. 32-33.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.069

• Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2019.

  Future health professionals on the use of digital media in their professional work.

  In:

  Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association 2019, Neuchâtel, 10-12 September 2019.

• Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid,

  2019.

  Who makes the treatment choice? : a randomized controlled trial of a German model of primary care with greater physiotherapists’ autonomy.

  In:

  WCPT Congress Proceedings.

  World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.

• Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Bruderer-Hofstetter, Marina; Heinzmann Stettler, Christine Therese; Horvath, Christian; Huber, Martin; Keller, Muriel; Müller, Ursula; Saner-Bissig, Jeannette; Tschupp, Katrin; Schämann, Astrid,

  2018.

  Enhancing professional perspectives : development of physiotherapy advanced practice models in Switzerland.

  In:

  1st International Conference: «Countering Staff Shortage Among Health Professions», Bern, 25-26 Oktober 2018.

• Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy; Becker, Heidrun Karin,

  2018.

  Partizipation von Patientinnen und Patienten durch Selbstvermessung?.

  In:

  Swiss eHealth Summit «Patients Leading the Digital Transformation», Bern, 12. September 2018.

  Available from: https://www.himss.eu/file/3035/download?token=FecNtNgU

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Meidert, Ursula,

  2017.

  Gesundheitsapps und Fitnesstracker – Was taugen sie in der Praxis?.

  In:

  Symposium Technologien in der Therapie «Vom Smartphone bis zur Robotik», Winterthur, 16. September 2017.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

• Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy,

  2017.

  Quantified self : Gesundheitsoptimierung durch Selbstvermessung.

  In:

  Schweizer Soziologiekongress, Zürich, 21.-23. Juni 2017.

• Scheermesser, Mandy,

  2013.

  Robotics and autonomous devices in health care : a technology assessment study.

  In:

  PACITA 2013 Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 13-15 March 2013.

  Technology Centre ASCR.

• Nast, Irina; Allet, Lara; Scheermesser, Mandy; Stegen, Cordula Mareike; Bürge, Elisabeth; Schämann, Astrid,

  2012.

  Direkt zur Physiotherapie? : Vorgehen Schweizer Physiotherapeutinnen und -therapeuten im Fall des Direktzugangs.

  In:

  Swiss Congress for Health Professions, Winterthur, 31. Mai - 1. Juni 2012.

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Kool, Jan; Oesch, Peter; Schämann, Astrid; Bachmann, Stefan,

  2009.

  Rehabilitation of low back pain in patients with a Southeast European cultural background : patient's perspectives on rehabilitation using a constructivist approach.

  In:

  EMH Swiss Medical Publishers.

Orwat, Carsten; Rashid, Asarnusch; Wölk, Michaela; Scheermesser, Mandy; Kosow, Hannah; Holtmann, Carsten; Graefe, Andreas, 2010. Adopting pervasiv computing for routine use in healthcare. IEEE Pervasive Computing. 9(2), S. 64-71. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2010.25

Hahn, Tobias; Scheermesser, Mandy, 2006. Approaches to corporate sustainability among german companies. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 13(3), S. 150-165. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1002/csr.100

Scheermesser, Mandy; Kosow, Hannah; Rashid, Asarnusch; Holtmann, Carsten, 2008. User acceptance of pervasive computing in healthcare : main findings of two case studies [Paper]. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2008 : PervasiveHealth. 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2008 : PervasiveHealth, Tampere, 30. Jan-1. Feb 2008, S. 205-213. New York: IEEE. Verfügbar unter: doi.org 10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2008.4571071

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