Prof. Dr. Thomas Volken

Prof. Dr. Thomas Volken
ZHAW
School of Health Professions
Forschungsstelle Gesundheitswissenschaften
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Projects
- Corona Immunitas - Winterthur (CIW) / Team member / Project ongoing
- Prevention and Intervention of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers (NEXpro) / Team member / Project ongoing
- Palliative Care in long-term care facilities / Team member / Project completed
- Health and prevention in early childhood / Team member / Project completed
- Chronische Erkrankungen und Behinderungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen / Team member / Project completed
- PAN: prevention admission into nursing homes / retrospective data analysis / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Evaluation Via Pilot-Project Fall Prevention / Team member / Project completed
- Pain Intervention for people with dementia in nursing homes (PID) / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Emergency Recognition through Energy Data / Project leader / Project completed
- Intensität der Inanspruchnahme von Gesundheitsleistungen in der Schweizer Bevölkerung / Project leader / Project completed
- Blutversorgung 2035 / Project leader / Project completed
- Bedarfsanalyse migrationsgerechte Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention im Kanton Thurgau / Project leader / Project completed
- Expertise und Weiterentwicklung des Bedarfsplanungsinstruments der GD Zürich zur stationären Langzeitversorgung durch die ZHAW / Team member / Project completed
- Prognose Gesundheitsberufe Ergotherapie, Physiotherapie und Hebammen 2025 / Team member / Project completed
- Messinstrument zu psychischer Gesundheit-Krankheit in der Schweizerischen Gesundheitsbefragung / Project leader / Project completed
- Wirksamkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit von psychologischem Online-Coaching für Arbeitnehmende / Team member / Project completed
- Faktoren der Blutspende und Blutstammzellenspende / Project leader / Project completed
- Gesundheitsmonitoring der Migrationsbevölkerung / Project leader / Project completed
- Datenanalyse “Blutdruckwoche” / Team member / Project completed
Publications
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Pehlic, Vildana; Volken, Thomas; Holbro, Andreas; Jirout, Zuzana; Drexler, Beatrice; Buser, Andreas; Infanti, Laura,
2020.
Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1159/000509026
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Aegerter, Andrea ; Deforth, Manja ; Johnston, Venerina; Ernst, Markus ; Volken, Thomas; Luomajoki, Hannu ; Brunner, Beatrice ; Dratva, Julia ; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Elfering, Achim; Melloh, Markus ,
2020.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
21(391).
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03388-x
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Koch, Daniel; Kutz, Alexander; Haubitz, Sebastian; Baechli, Ciril; Gregoriano, Claudia; Conca, Antoinette; Volken, Thomas; Schuetz, Philipp; Mueller, Beat,
2020.
Applied Nursing Research.
54.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151274
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Ris, Irène ; Volken, Thomas; Schnepp, W.; Mahrer Imhof, Romy,
2020.
Pflegewissenschaft.
22(6),
pp. 361-371.
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Dratva, Julia ; Zysset, Annina ; Schlatter, Nadine; von Wyl, Agnes ; Huber, Marion ; Volken, Thomas,
2020.
Swiss university students’ risk perception and general anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic .
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
17(20),
pp. 7433.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207433
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Senn, Smeralda; Odenwald, Michael; Sehrig, Sarah; Haffke, Peter; Rockstroh, Brigitte; Pereyra Kröll, Devi; Menning, Hans; Wieber, Frank ; Volken, Thomas; Rösner, Susanne,
2020.
Journal of Addictive Diseases.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2020.1820810
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Allahqoli, Leila; Nithyanantham, Vinnaras; Rahmani, Azam; Fallahi, Arezoo; Fathi, Arzieh; Azadi, Nammam Ali; Pashaei, Tahereh; Volken, Thomas,
2019.
International Journal of Pediatrics.
7(8),
pp. 9853-9861.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.40305.3415
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Crawford, Rebecca J.; Volken, Thomas; Mhuiris, Áine Ni; Bow, Cora C.; Elliott, James M.; Hoggarth, Mark A; Samartzis, Dino,
2019.
Geography of lumbar paravertebral muscle fatty infiltration .
Spine.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000003060
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Meier, Noëmi R.; Volken, Thomas; Geiger, Marc; Heininger, Ulrich; Tebruegge, Marc; Ritz, Nicole,
2019.
Frontiers in Pediatrics.
7(208).
Available from : https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2019.00208
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Crawford, Rebecca J.; Volken, Thomas; Schaffert, René ; Bucher, Thomas ,
2018.
BMC Public Health.
18(1188).
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6105-2
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Volken, Thomas; Buser, Andreas; Castelli, Damiano; Fontana, Stefano; Frey, Beat M; Rüsges-Wolter, Ilka; Sarraj, Amira; Sigle, Jörg; Thierbach, Jutta; Weingand, Tina; Taleghani Mansouri, Behrouz,
2018.
Red blood cell use in Switzerland : trends and demographic challenges .
Blood Transfusion.
16(1),
pp. 73-82.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.2450/2016.0079-16
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Crawford, Rebecca; Elliott, James Matthew; Volken, Thomas,
2017.
European Spine Journal.
26(12),
pp. 3059-3067.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5212-6
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Volken, Thomas; Crawford, Rebecca; Amar, Soraya; Mosimann, Edgar; Tschaggelar, Anita; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz,
2017.
Blood group distribution in Switzerland : a historical comparison .
Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy.
44(4),
pp. 210-216.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1159/000479191
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Koppitz, Andrea Luise; Bosshard, Georg; Blanc, Geneviève; Hediger, Hannele ; Payne, Sheila; Volken, Thomas,
2017.
BMC Palliative Care.
16(27),
pp. 1-8.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-017-0200-5
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Volken, Thomas; Wieber, Frank ; Rüesch, Peter ; Huber, Marion ; Crawford, R.J.,
2017.
Public Health.
150,
pp. 152-165.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.07.007
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Crawford, Rebecca; Volken, Thomas; Valentin, Stephanie; Melloh, Markus ; Elliott, James Matthew,
2016.
Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders.
11(21).
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1186/s13013-016-0080-0
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Ni Mhuiris, Áine; Volken, Thomas; Elliott, James Matthew; Hoggarth, Mark; Samartzis, Dino; Crawford, Rebecca,
2016.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
17(1),
pp. 234-240.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1090-z
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Volken, Thomas; Rüesch, Peter ,
2014.
Health status inequality among immigrants in Switzerland .
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine.
4(6),
pp. 459-469.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2014.46054
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Dratva, Julia ; Balmer, Thomas; Gantschnig, Brigitte ; Grylka, Susanne ; Juvalta, Sibylle ; Volken, Thomas; Zysset, Annina ,
2020.
Chronische Krankheiten und Behinderungen
.
In:
Gesundheit in der Schweiz : Kinder, Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene : Nationaler Gesundheitsbericht 2020.
Bern:
Hogrefe.
pp. 136-175.
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Zysset, Annina ; Grylka, Susanne ; Volken, Thomas; Dratva, Julia ,
2019.
Projects on the accessibility of vulnerable families in Switzerland [ poster ].
In:
Swiss Public Health Conference 2019, Winterthur, 28.-29. August 2019.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18465
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de Wolf-Linder, Susanne ; Zigan, Nicole ; Hediger, Hannele ; Volken, Thomas; Bosshard, G.; Koppitz, Andrea Luise,
2018.
In:
EAPC 2018 Abstract Book.
10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Berne, 24-26 May 2018.
Bern:
Sage.
pp. 214-215.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318787744
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de Wolf-Linder, Susanne ; Zigan, Nicole ; Bosshard, G.; Volken, Thomas; Hediger, Hannele ; Espin, A.; Spichiger, Frank; Payne, S.; Koppitz, Andrea Luise,
2018.
How do staff recognise clinical emergencies in a nursing home? : a case study [ poster ].
In:
EAPC 2018 Abstract Book.
10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Berne, 24-26 May 2018.
Bern:
Sage.
pp. 215.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318787744
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Bräutigam, Michelle; Volken, Thomas; Plattner, Alexandra; Passweg, Jakob R; Halter, Jörg; Buser, Andreas; Infanti, Laura; Drexler, Beatrice; Heim, Dominik; Holbro, Andreas,
2018.
Occurence and dynamics of HLA and HPA antibodies in the setting of matched related HSCT [ poster ].
In:
44th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Lisbon, Portugal, 17-21 March 2018.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4759
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Baumann, Isabel ; Glässel, Andrea ; Volken, Thomas; Rüesch, Peter ; Dratva, Julia ; Wieber, Frank ,
2017.
Interprofessional collaboration in fall prevention [ paper ].
In:
European Journal of Public Health.
European Public Health Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2017.
pp. 410.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx186.024
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Aegerter, Andrea ; Deforth, Manja ; Johnston, Venerina; Ernst, Markus ; Volken, Thomas; Luomajoki, Hannu ; Brunner, Beatrice ; Dratva, Julia ; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Elfering, Achim; Melloh, Markus ,
2020.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
21(488).
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03507-8
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Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne ; Spichiger, Frank; Volken, Thomas; Murthag, F.E.M.,
2019.
Does the POS-DemA improve dementia care in swiss nursing homes? [ poster ].
In:
SAMW-Symposium, Bern, 21. November 2019.
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Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne ; Zigan, Nicole ; Braun, Astrid ; Spichiger, Frank; Bosshard, Georg; Volken, Thomas,
2019.
Pain intervention for people with dementia (PID) [ poster ].
In:
SAMW-Symposium, Bern, 21. November 2019.
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Volken, Thomas; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne ; Zigan, Nicole ; Braun, Astrid ; Spichiger, Frank; Bosshard, Georg; Koppitz, Andrea Luise,
2019.
In:
16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Berlin, 23-25 May 2019.
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Dratva, Julia ; Grylka, Susanne ; Volken, Thomas; Zysset, Annina ,
2019.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from : https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Dokument.aspx?DocumentID=50035
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Spichiger, Frank; Seiler, K.; Hediger, Hannele ; Volken, Thomas; Koppitz, Andrea Luise,
2018.
RAI und BESA : Wie gut werden darin End-of-Life Care Aktivitäten abgebildet? [ poster ].
In:
Nationaler Palliative Care Kongress, Biel, 14.-15. November 2018.
palliative.ch.
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Wieber, Frank ; Baumann, Isabel ; Glässel, Andrea ; Volken, Thomas; Rüesch, Peter ,
2017.
Evaluation „Via-Pilotprojekt Sturzprävention“ [Evaluation Via pilotproject on fall prevention] .
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
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Volken, Thomas,
2017.
Obst- und Gemüseverzehr : eine Frage der Nationalität? .
Schweizer Zeitschrift für Ernährungsmedizin.
2017(3),
pp. 9-12.
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Koppitz, Andrea Luise; Bosshard, Georg; Volken, Thomas; Hediger, Hannele ; Imhof, Lorenz,
2015.
In:
Nationale Palliative Care Tage, Bern, 2.-3. Dezember 2015.
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Rüesch, Peter ; Bänziger, Andreas; Dutoit, Laure; Gardiol, Lucien; Juvalta, Sibylle ; Volken, Thomas; Künzi, Kilian;
2014.
Prognose Gesundheitsberufe Ergotherapie, Hebammen und Physiotherapie 2025 .
ZHAW Reihe Gesundheit
; 3.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
ISBN 978-3-905983-07-4.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-87
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Pehlic, Vildana; Volken, Thomas; Holbro, Andreas; Jirout, Zuzana; Drexler, Beatrice; Buser, Andreas; Infanti, Laura,
2019.
In:
Abstract of 29th regional congress of the ISBT.
29th Regional Congress of the ISBT, Basel, 22-26 June 2019.
Wiley.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.12792
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Zysset, Annina ; Grylka, Susanne ; Volken, Thomas; Dratva, Julia ,
2019.
Projekte zur Erreichbarkeit von vulnerablen Familien in der Schweiz .
In:
Swiss Public Health Conference, Winterthur, 28. - 29. August 2019.
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de Wolf-Linder, Susanne ; Koppitz, Andrea Luise; Moser, A.; Spichiger, Frank; Friederich, H.; Blanc, Geneviève; Volken, Thomas; Bosshard, G.,
2017.
Patient safety in nursing homes depends on effective communication : how are we doing? .
In:
European Association for Nursing Science, Malmö, Schweden, 26. Juni 2017.
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Polit, Denise F.; Sidani, Souraya; Richards, David A.; Willman, Ania; Kitson, Alison; Huijben-Schoenmakers, Marleen; Rademaker, Arno; Scherder, Erik; Bjuresäter, Kaisa; Larsson, Maria; Bergsten, Ulrika; Smith, Margaret Coulter; Pearson, Claire; Tropea, Savina; O’May, Fiona; Irvine, Lindesay; Rush, Robert; Wilson, Rowena; Rahn, Anne C.; Behncke, Anja; Buhl, Anke; Köpke, Sascha; Rodrigues, Maria Goreti Da Rocha; Shaha, Maya; Hjelm, Markus; Bohman, Doris M.; Willman, Ania; Kristensson, Jimmie; Holst, Göran; Øverlie, Anne; Machiels, Mariska; Zwakhalen, Sandra M. G.; Metzelthin, Silke F.; Hamers, Jan P. H.; Darcy, Laura; Karlsson, Katarina; Galvin, Kathleen; Van Hecke, Ann; Malfait, Simon; Eeckloo, Kristof; Råberus, Anna; Holmström, Inger K.; Sundler, Annelie J.; Dijkstra, Ate; Gesar, Berit; Bååth, Carina; Hedin, Hanne; Hommel, Ami; Helou, Nancy; Shaha, Maya; Zanchi, Anne; Varsi, Cecilie; Børøsund, Elin; Mirkovic, Jelena; Marcheschi, Elizabeth; Von Koch, Lena; Pessah-Rasmussen, Hélène; Elf, Marie; Audulv, Åsa; Kneck, Åsa; Koppitz, Andrea Luise; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne ; Blanc, Geneviève; Bosshard, Georg; Volken, Thomas,
2017.
In:
European Academy of Nursing Science and the Swedish Society of Nursing Summer Conference, Malmö, Sweden, 4-5 July 2017.
Available from : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-017-0218-2