Mandy Scheermesser

Mandy Scheermesser
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Physiotherapy
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Research Associate, School of Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy
Member of the Personnel Committee at the School of Health Sciences
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 Sciences, 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)
Projects
- T-Chair II – Assistive therapy concept for trunk balance & stability after stroke / Team member / Project ongoing
- The blue tool of health apps – die ZHAW-Informationsplattform für Gesundheits-Apps / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Definition and validation of use cases for the application of the MyoSuit / Team member / Project completed
- Holoreach / Team member / Project completed
- Apps und Wearables in der Therapie / Team member / Project completed
- Wearables & Apps for mental health / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Digital Health for parents facing language and cultural access barriers to the Swiss health system / Project co-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
- Effect of counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation on self-determined motivation towards physical activity in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / 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
Publications
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Scheermesser, Mandy,
2022.
Nanoethics.
2022(16), pp. 81-93.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-022-00415-0
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Scheermesser, Mandy; Reicherzer, Leah; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Rezek, Spencer; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin,
2021.
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
16, pp. 2337-2350.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S315130
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Bauer, C.M.; Nast, I.; Scheermesser, M.; Kuster, R.P.; Textor, D.; Wenger, M.; Kool, J.; Baumgartner, D.,
2021.
Applied Ergonomics.
94(103390).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103390
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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
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Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Greco, Nicola; Schwank, Ariane; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Scheermesser, Mandy; Meichtry, André; Sievi, Noriane; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus,
2017.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
pp. 115.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0457-8
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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
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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
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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
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Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,
2022.
Digitale Heilsversprechen in Gesundheitsberufen
.
In:
Cappel, Valeska; Kappler, Karolin Eva, eds.,
Gesundheit – Konventionen – Digitalisierung : eine politische Ökonomie der (digitalen) Transformationsprozesse von und um Gesundheit.
Wiesbaden:
Springer.
pp. 137-158.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34306-4_5
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Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy,
2022.
Verschiedene Gesundheitskonzepte im Rahmen der digitalen Selbstvermessung
.
In:
Cappel, Valeska; Kappler, Karolin Eva, eds.,
Gesundheit – Konventionen – Digitalisierung : eine politische Ökonomie der (digitalen) Transformationsprozesse von und um Gesundheit.
Wiesbaden:
Springer.
pp. 335-359.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34306-4_12
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Radu, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Spiess, Martina; Schulze, Christina; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2023.
In:
7. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, Schweiz, 21. Januar 2023.
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Kofler, Nicole; Graf, Eveline; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Scheermesser, Mandy,
2022.
In:
RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.
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Scheermesser, Mandy; Meidert, Ursula,
2018.
Eine Nutzungstypologie der Selbstvermesser/-innen [paper].
In:
Dreiländerkongress Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie 2018, Graz, Österreich, 5.-6. April 2018.
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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.
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Meidert, Ursula; Becker, Heidrun Karin; Scheermesser, Mandy,
2018.
In:
World Congress of Occupational Therapy (WFOT), Cape Town, South Africa, 21-25 May 2018.
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Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy; Becker, Heidrun Karin,
2018.
In:
Swiss Congress for Health Professions, Zürich, 3.-4. September 2018.
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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
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Scheermesser, Mandy; Graf, Eveline; Wirz, Markus,
2022.
Physioactive.
2022(6), pp. 23-27.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27801
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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.
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Nast, Irina; Mischker, Andrea; Repschläger, Ute; Heine, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid,
2018.
Physioscience.
14(2), pp. 69-79.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0602-0947
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Scheermesser, Mandy; Becker, Heidrun Karin; Früh, Michael; Treusch, Yvonne; Hüppi, Richard Alexander; Meier, Flurina,
2014.
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
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Nast, Irina; Allet, L.; Bürge, E.; Scheermesser, Mandy; Stegen, Cordula Mareike; Schämann, Astrid,
2013.
Physioscience.
9(4), pp. 153-160.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1355985
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Scheermesser, Mandy; Allet, L.; Bürge, E.; Stegen, Cordula Mareike; Nast, Irina; Schämann, Astrid,
2011.
Physioscience.
7(4), pp. 143-149.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1281837
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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
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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
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Scheermesser, Mandy,
2021.
In:
2021 Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association : "Social Justice in Times of Uncertainty", Geneva, Switzerland (online), 28-30 June 2021.
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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.
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Scheermesser, Mandy,
2020.
In:
EASST/4S 2020 Conference, Prague, 18-21 August 2020.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid,
2019.
In:
WCPT Congress Proceedings.
World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.
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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.
In:
1st International Conference: «Countering Staff Shortage Among Health Professions», Bern, 25-26 Oktober 2018.
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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.
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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.
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Meidert, Ursula; Scheermesser, Mandy,
2017.
Quantified self : Gesundheitsoptimierung durch Selbstvermessung.
In:
Schweizer Soziologiekongress, Zürich, 21.-23. Juni 2017.
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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.
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Nast, Irina; Allet, Lara; Scheermesser, Mandy; Stegen, Cordula Mareike; Bürge, Elisabeth; Schämann, Astrid,
2012.
In:
Swiss Congress for Health Professions, Winterthur, 31. Mai - 1. Juni 2012.
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Scheermesser, Mandy; Kool, Jan; Oesch, Peter; Schämann, Astrid; Bachmann, Stefan,
2009.
In:
EMH Swiss Medical Publishers.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
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