Prof. Armin Gemperli, PhD
Professor of Health Sciences with a focus in Health Services Research
T +41 41 229 59 40 • Alpenquai 4, Room 13 • armin.gemperli@unilu.ch
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Armin Gemperli holds a master’s degree in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Bern and a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Basel. He did research in spatial disease modeling as a postdoc at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and in environmental and genetic epidemiology at the University of Basel. From 2008 to 2012 he worked as statistician and group leader in clinical trials, first in a clinical research organization in Basel, later in the clinical trials unit of the University of Bern.
Publications
- Irrgang, S., Himmelhaus, S., Debecker, I., Gemperli, A., Kynast, K., & von Reumont, A. (2024). Assessments and interventions on body functions, structures and activity to prepare adults with acute spinal cord injury or disease for participation: a scoping review. Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2024.1272682
- Egger, S., Gantschnig, B. E., Filippo, M., Liechti, R., & Gemperli, A. (2024). Cost and financing of paratransit services and their effect on dissatisfaction with participation in daily activities of persons with disabilities. Journal of Transport & Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2024.101856
- Pattanakuhar, S., Kammuang-Lue, P., Komaratat, N., Chotiyarnwong, C., Kovindha, A., & Gemperli, A. (2024). Do individuals from an SCI-specialized rehabilitation facility have fewer secondary health conditions than those from a non-SCI-specialized rehabilitation facility? Analysis of the InSCI database from a middle-income country. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2023.2289690
- Pacheco Barzallo, D., Schnyder, A., Zanini, C., & Gemperli, A. (2024). Gender differences in family caregiving. Do female caregivers do more or undertake different tasks? BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11191-w
- Bychkovska, O., Pattanakuhar, S., Arora, M., Postma, K., Strøm, V., Joseph, C., … Gemperli, A. (2024). Gender differences in patient experience among persons with spinal cord injury: a comparison across 22 countries. Disability and Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101642
- Barzallo, D. P., OÑA MACIAS, A. L., Brach, M., & Gemperli, A. (2024). Healthcare service utilization and related costs. A comparison of the situation of persons with spinal cord injury to the general population. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1097/phm.0000000000002539
- Improving collaboration between specialists and general practitioners in services for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury living in rural areas of Switzerland: Baseline results from the SCI-Co study. (2024). The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2022.2097996
- Wagner, A., Brach, M., Scheel-Sailer, A., Friedli, M., Hund-Georgiadis, M., Jordan, X., … Gemperli, A. (2024). Is home care use associated with secondary health conditions in persons with spinal cord injury? Findings from a longitudinal cohort study. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1097/phm.0000000000002601
- Buclin, C., Doninelli, M., Bertini, L., Bodenmann, P., Cullati, S., Chiolero, A., … Courvoisier, D. S. (2024). Monitoring equity in the delivery of health services: a Delphi process to select healthcare equity indicators. Swiss Medical Weekly. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3714
- Eriks-Hoogland, I., Müller, L., Hirsch, B., Studer, L., Gemperli, A., & Anderson, C. E. (2024). Non-adherence to follow-up care in persons with spinal cord injury within 10 years after initial rehabilitation. Journal of rehabilitation medicine. https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v56.41083
- Diviani, N., Qama, E., Brach, M., Gemperli, A., Jordan, X., Scheel-Sailer, A., & Rubinelli, S. (2024). The complexity of health self-management behavior. beliefs and attitudes of individuals living with spinal cord injury in Switzerland. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1097/phm.0000000000002532
- MohamedSharif, A., Bastawi, M., & Gemperli, A. (2024). The needs of patients with chronic disease in transitional care from hospital to home in Sudan: A qualitative study. Health Services Insights. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329241249282
- Havranek, M., Dahlem, Y., Bilger, S., Rüter, F., Ehbrecht, D., Oliveira, L., … Beck, T. (2024). Validity of different algorithmic methods to identify hospital readmissions from routinely coded medical data. Journal of hospital medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13468
- Wagner, A., Schweizer, C., Ronca, E., & Gemperli, A. (2023). The Most Important Assistive Devices for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury in Switzerland: A Cross-Sectional Study. Disabilities, 3 (3). Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/3/3/24
- Gemperli, A., & Essig, S. (2023). Editorial: The role of primary and community care in rehabilitation. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4 (1235049).
- Bychkovska, O., Strøm, V., Tederko, P., Engkasan, J. P., Juocevičius, A., Battistella, L. R., … Gemperli, A. (2023). Health System’s Role in Facilitating Health Service Access among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury across 22 Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (11). Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/11/6056
- Bychkovska, O., Tederko, P., Strøm, V., Juocevicius, A., & Gemperli, A. (2023). Does stronger primary care improve access to health services for persons with spinal cord injury? Evidence from eleven European countries. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 0 (0). https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2023.2188390
- Glisic, M., Raguindin, P. F., Gemperli, A., Taneri, P. E., Salvador, D. Jr., Voortman, T., … Muka, T. (2023). A 7-Step Guideline for Qualitative Synthesis and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Health Sciences. Public Health Reviews, 44, 1605454 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8099262
- Fong, A., de Vries, W., & Gemperli, A. (2023). Association between the availability of mobility assistive products and participation outcomes in individuals with spinal cord injury in Switzerland. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.46292/sci22-00030
- Scheel-Sailer, A., Kamran, K., Lampart, P., F`ahndrich, C., Gm`under, H. P., Metzger, S., … Gemperli, A. (2023). Effect of a computerized decision support system in the treatment approach of stage III or IV pressure injury in patients with spinal cord injury: a feasibility study. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 103 ff. https://doi.org/0000-0002-2363-0625
- Effectiveness of hospital-to-home transitional care interventions and consultation for implementation in Sudan: a scoping review of systematic reviews. (2023). Frontier Health Service. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1288575
- Fähndrich, C., Gemperli, A., Baumberger, M., Harder, M., Roth, B., Schaefer, D., … Scheel-Sailer, A. (2023). Risk factors of major complications after flap surgery in the treatment of stage III and IV pressure injury in people with spinal cord injury/disorder: a retrospective cohort study. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-023-00944-9
- Stojic, S., Minder, B., Boehl, G., Rivero, T., Zwahlen, M., Gemperli, A., & Glisic, M. (2023). Systematic review and meta-analysis use in the field of spinal cord injury research: a bibliometric analysis. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2023.2251205
- Touhami, D., Debecker, I., Essig, S., Scheel-Sailer, A., & Gemperli, A. (2023). The effect of the general practitioner as first contact of care on satisfaction with health care services in persons living with chronic spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional study. Zeitschrift fuer Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitaet im Gesundheitswesen. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2022.12.004
- Wagner, A., Brach, M., Scheel-Sailer, A., Friedli, M., Hund-Georgiadis, M., Jordan, X., … Gemperli, A. (2023). Use of professional home care in persons with spinal cord injury in Switzerland: A cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 1393 ff.
- Pacheco Barzallo, D., Hernandez, R., Brach, M., & Gemperli, A. (2022). The economic value of long-term family caregiving: The situation of caregivers of persons with spinal cord injury in Switzerland. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30 (5), 2297–2307. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13668
- Improvement Strategies for the Challenging Collaboration of General Practitioners and Specialists for Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review. (2022). International Journal of Integrated Care, 22 (3), 4–13. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7327195
- Fekete, C., Debnar, C., Scheel‑Sailer, A., & Gemperli, A. (2022). Does the socioeconomic status predict health service utilization in persons with enhanced health care needs? Results from a population‑based survey in persons with spinal cord lesions from Switzerland,. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21 (1).
- Bychkovska, O., Tederko, P., Engkasan, J. P., & Gemperli, A. (2022). Healthcare service utilization patterns and patient experience in persons with spinal cord injury: a comparison across 22 countries. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1).
- Scheel-Sailer, A., Selb, M., Baumberger, M., Gemperli, A., Eriks-Hoogland, I., Jelmoni, L., … Stucki, G. (2022). Characterizing the Services of a Rehabilitation Centre Specialized in Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder using the International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation 2.0 and Implications for Health Reporting: A Demonstration Project. J Rehabil Med. https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v54.3035
- Tomaschek, R., Gemperli, A., & Essig, Stefan. (2022). Improving collaboration between specialists and general practitioners in services for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury living in rural areas of Switzerland: Baseline results from the SCI-Co study. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7327197
- Tomaschek, R., Gemperli, A., Baumberger, M., Debecker, I., Merlo, C., Scheel-Sailer, A., … Essig, Stefan. (2022). Role distribution and collaboration between specialists and rural general practitioners in long-term chronic care: A qualitative study in Switzerland. Swiss Medical Weekly. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7410412
- Egger, S. M., Gemperli, A., Filippo, M., Liechti, R., & Gantschnig, B. E. (2022). The experiences and needs of persons with disabilities in using paratransit services. Disability and Health Journal.
- Fähndrich, C., Gemperli, A., Baumberger, M., Bechtiger, M., Roth, B., Schaefer, D., … Scheel-Sailer, A. (2022). Treatment approaches of stage III and IV pressure injury in people with spinal cord injury: A scoping review. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
- Touhami, D., Essig, S., Scheel-Sailer, A., & Gemperli, A. (2022). Why do community-dwelling persons with spinal cord injury visit general practitioners: a cross-sectional study of reasons for encounter in Swiss general practice. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 15.
- Zanini, C., Amann, J., Brach, M., Gemperli, A., & Rubinelli, S. (2021). The challenges characterizing the lived experience of caregiving: A qualitative study in the field of spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 59 (5).
- Shared responsibility between general practitioners and highly specialized physicians in chronic spinal cord injury: Study protocol for a nationwide pragmatic nonrandomized interventional study. (2021). Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 24 (100873), 100873–7. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5821796
- Touhami, D., Brach, M., Essig, S., Ronca, E., Debecker, I., Eriks-Hoogland, I., … Gemperli, A. (2021). First contact of care for persons with spinal cord injury: a general practitioner or a spinal cord injury specialist. BMC Family Practice, 22, 195 ff.
- Fekete, C., Gurtner, B., Kunz, S., Gemperli, A., Gmünder, H., Hund-Georgiadis, M., … Stucki, G. (2021). Inception cohort of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury ohort Study (SwiSCI): Design, participant characteristics, response rates and non-response. J Rehabil Med.
- Pacheco Barzallo, D., Köhn, S., Tobler, S., Délitroz, M., & Gemperli, A. (2021). Measuring patient satisfaction in acute care hospitals: nationwide monitoring in Switzerland. The Journal of Evidence and Quality in Health Care. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2021.07.001
- Gross-Hemmi, M., Gemperli, A., Fekete, C., Brach, M., Schwegler, U., & Stucki, G. (2021). Methodlogy and study population of the second Swiss national community survey of functioning after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord.
- Tomaschek, R., Touhami, D., Essig, S., & Gemperli, A. (2021). Shared responsibility between general practitioners and highly specialized physicians in chronic spinal cord injury: Study protocol for a nationwide pragmatic nonrandomized interventional study. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100873
- The challenges characterizing the lived experience of caregiving. A qualitative study in the field of spinal cord injury. (2021). Spinal Cord.
- Fekete, C., Gurtner, B., Kunz, S., Gemperli, A., Hund-Georgiadis, M., Jordan, X., … Stucki, G. (2021). The inception cohort of the Swiss Spinal Cohort Injury (SwiSCI) study: design, participant characteristics, response rates and non-response. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.
- Pacheco Barzallo, D., Oña, A., & Gemperli, A. (2021). Unmet health care needs and inequality: A cross- country comparison of the situation of people with spinal cord injury. Health Services Research. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10. 1111/1475-6773.13738
- Gemperli, A., Brach, M., Debecker, I., Eriks-Hoogland, I., Scheel-Sailer, A., & Ronca, E. (2021). Utilization of health care providers by individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord.
- Huang, J., Münzel, N., Scheel-Sailer, A., & Gemperli, A. (2021). Who are the beneficiaries and what are the reasons for non-utilization of care respite and support services? A cross-sectional study on family caregivers. BMC Health Services Research, 21, 637 ff.
- Gysin, S., Meier, R., van Vught, A., Merlo, C., Gemperli, A., & Essig, S. (2020). Differences in patient population and service provision between nurse practitioner and general practitioner consultations in Swiss primary care: a case study. BMC Family Practice, 21 (1), 164 ff.
- Diviani, N., Zanini, C., Gemperli, A., & Rubinelli, S. (2020). An exploration of information seeking behavior among persons living with spinal cord injury in Switzerland. Spinal Cord.
- Cody, R., Gysin, S., Merlo, C. M., Gemperli, A., & Essig, S. (2020). Complexity as a factor for task allocation among general practitioners and nurse practitioners: A narrative review. BMC Family Practice, 43 ff.
- Zanini, C., Fiordelli, M., Amann, J., Brach, M., Gemperli, A., & Rubinelli, S. (2020). Coping strategies of family caregivers in spinal cord injury: A qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1764638
- Ronca, E. M., Scheel-Sailer, A., Eriks Hoogland, I., Brach, M., Debecker, I., & Gemperli, A. (2020). Factors influencing specialized health care utilization by individuals with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey. Spinal Cord.
- Bertschy, S., Ehrmann, C., Stute, P., Skempes, D., Maurer-Marti, F., & Gemperli, A. (2020). Improving reproductive health care services for women with a physical disability: Insights from a community survey of women with spinal cord injury in Switzerland. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine.
- Müller, R., Segerer, W., Ronca, E. M., Gemperli, A., Stirnimann, D., Scheel-Sailer, A., & Jensen, M. (2020). Inducing positive emotions to reduce chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial of positive psychology exercises. Disability and Rehabilitation.
- Diviani, N., Zanini, C., Jaks, R., Brach, M., Gemperli, A., & Rubinelli, S. (2020). Information seeking behavior and perceived health literacy of family caregivers of persons living with a chronic condition: The case of spinal cord injury in Switzerland. Patient Education and Counseling.
- Gemperli, A., Rubinelli, S., Zanini, C., Huang, J., Brach, M., & Pacheco Barzallo, D. P. (2020). Living situation of family caregivers of persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.
- Gross-Hemmi, M. H., Gemperli, A., Fekete, C., Brach, M., Schwegler, U. J., & Stucki, G. (2020). Methodology and study population of the second Swiss national community survey of functioning after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-020-00584-3
- Zanini, C., Lustenberger, N., Essig, S., Gemperli, A., Brach, M., Stucki, G., … Scheel-Sailer, A. (2020). Outpatient and community care for preventing pressure injuries in spinal cord injury. A qualitative study of service users’ and providers’ experience. Spinal Cord, 8, 882 ff. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-020-0444-4
- Huang, J., Pacheco Barzallo, D. P., Rubinelli, S., Münzel, N., Brach, M., & Gemperli, A. (2020). Professional home care and the burden of care for family caregivers of people with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances.
- Tawo, S., Gasser, S., Gemperli, A., Merlo, C., & Essig, S. (2019). General practitioners’ willingness to participate in research: a survey in central Switzerland. PLoS One, (e0213358).
- Trezzini, B., Brach, M., Post, M., & Gemperli, A. (2019). Prevalence of and factors associated with expressed and unmet service needs reported by persons with spinal cord injury living in the community. Spinal Cord, (57(6)), 490–500.
- Huang, J., Pacheco Barzallo, D., Rubinelli, S., Münzel, N., Brach, M., & Gemperli, A. (2019). What influences the use of professional home care for individuals with spinal cord injury? A cross-sectional study on family caregivers. Spinal Cord, (57(11)), 924–932.
- Tomaschek, R., Gemperli, A., Rupp, R., Geng, V., & Scheel-Sailer, A. (2019). A systematic review of outcome measures in initial rehabilitation of individuals with newly acquired spinal cord injury: providing evidence for clinical practice guidelines. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 55 (5), 605–617. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.19.05676-4
- Meier, C., Boes, S., Gemperli, A., Gmünder, H. P., Koligi, K., Metzger, S., … Scheel-Sailer, A. (2019). Treatment and cost of pressure injury stages III or IV in four patients with spinal cord injury – the Basel Decubitus Concept. Spinal Cord Series and Cases.
- Ronca, E., Brunkert, T., Koch, H. G., Jordan, X., & Gemperli, A. (2018). Residential location of people with chronic spinal cord injury: the importance of local health care infrastructure. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (657). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2551224
- Berendonk, C., Gemperli, A., & Himmel, W. (2018). Variability and dimensionality of students’ and supervisors’ mini-CEX scores in undergraduate medical clerkships - a multilevel factor analysis. BMC Medical Education, 18 (100). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2551226
- Wäckerlin, S., Gemperli, A., Sigrist-Nix, D., & Arnet, U. (2018). Need and availability of assistive devices to compensate for impaired hand function of individuals with tetraplegia. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 43 (1), 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2018.1479054
- Lampart, P., Gemperli, A., Baumberger, M., Bersch, I., Prodinger, B., Schmitt, K., & Scheel-Sailer, A. (2018). Administration of assessment instruments during the first rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury: a retrospective chart analysis. Spinal Cord.
- Hertig-Godeschalk, A., Gemperli, A., Arnet, A., & Hinrichs, T. (2018). Availability and need of home adaptations for personal mobility among individuals with spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
- Schindewolf, M., Fuss, T., Fink, H., Gemperli, A., Haine, A., & Baumgartner, I. (2018). Efficacy outcomes of endovascular versus surgical revascularization in chronic critical lower limb ischemia: results from a prospective cohort study. Angiology.
- Ronca, E., Scheel-Sailer, A., Koch, H. G., & Gemperli, A. (2018). Satisfaction with access and quality of healthcare services for people with spinal cord injury living in the community. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
- Bertolo, A., Pavlicek, D., Gemperli, A., Baur, M., Pötzel, T., & Stoyanov, J. (2017). Increased motility of mesenchymal stem cells is correlated with inhibition of stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro. J Stem Cells Regen Med, (J Stem Cells Regen Med 13(2)).
- Gemperli, A., Ronca, E., Scheel-Sailer, A., Koch, H.-G., & Trezzini, B. (2017). Healthcare utilization in persons with spinal cord injury: part 1 – outpatient services. Spinal Cord, (Spinal Cord 55(9)), 823–827.
- Ronca, E., Scheel-Sailer, A., Koch, H.-G., & Gemperli, A. (2017). Healthcare utilization in persons with spinal cord injury: part 2 – determinants, geographic variation and comparison to the general population. Spinal Cord, (Spinal Cord 55(9):828-833.).
- Hertig-Godeschalk, A., Gemperli, A., Arnet, A., & Hinrichs, T. (2017). Availability and need of home adaptations for personal mobility among individuals with spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, (in press).
- Pagnamenta, A., Chiesa, A., Previsdomini, M., Cottini, S., Llamas, M., & Rothen, H. (2016). Impact of a communication strategy on family satisfaction in the intensive care unit. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 60 (6), 800–809.
- Need and use of assistive devices for personal mobility by individuals with spinal cord injury. (2016). Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 39 (4), 461–467.
- Orth, M., Bronzova, J., Tritsch, C., Dorsey, E., Ferreira, J., & Gemperli, A. (2016). Comparison of Huntingtons disease in Europe and North America. Movement Disorders – Clinical Practice, 4 (3), 358–367.
- Prodinger, B., Brinkhof, M., & Gemperli, A. (2016). Subgroups in epidemiological studies on spinal cord injury: evaluation of international recommendations in the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48 (2), 141–148.
- Brinkhof, M., Fekete, C., Chamberlain, J., Post, M., & Gemperli, A. (2016). Swiss national community survey on functioning after spinal cord injury: Protocol, characteristics of participants and determinants of non-response. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48 (2), 120–130.
- Gemperli, A. (2016). Patientenzufriedenheitsmessung in der Rehabilitation: Feigenblatt oder Baum der Erkenntnis, Messungen der Patientenzufriedenheit – Standortbestimmung und Ausblick. SGGP-Schriftenreihe 60, (131), 49–57.
- Gysin-Maillart, A., Soravia, L., Gemperli, A., & Michel, K. (2016). Suicide ideation is related to therapeutic alliance in a brief therapy for attempted suicide. Archives of Suicide Research, 21 (1), 113–126.
- Ronca, E., Scheel-Sailer, A., Koch, H. G., Metzger, S., & Gemperli, A. (2016). Inpatient migration patterns in persons with spinal cord injury: A registry study with hospital discharge data. SSM Population Health, 2, 259–268.
- Süssmuth, S. D., Müller, V. M., Geitner, C., Landwehrmeyer, G. B., Iff, S., Gemperli, A., & Orth, M. (2015). Fat-free mass and its predictors in Huntington’s disease. Journal of Neurolology, 262 (6), 1533–1540.
- Fekete, C., Segerer, W., Gemperli, A., & Brinkhof, M. W. G. (2015). Surveying persons with disabilities: Participation rates and response behaviours in the community survey of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI). BMC Medical Research Methodology, (15), 8.
- Rogausch, A., Beyeler, C., Montagne, S., Jucker-Kupper, P., Berendonk, C., Huwendiek, S., … Himmel, W. (2015). The influence of students’ prior clinical skills and context characteristics on mini-CEX scores in clerkships – a multilevel analysis. BMC Medical Education, (15), 208.
- Speroni, C., Gobbi, D., Gemperli, A., Merlani, P., & Pagnamenta, A. (2015). Potential predictors of visiting hours policies in the intensive care setting. Minerva Anestesiologica, 81 (12), 1338–1345.
- Bertolo, A., Gemperli, A., Gruber, M., Gantenbein, B., Baur, M., Pötzel, T., & Stoyanov, J. (2015). In vitro cell motility as a potential mesenchymal stem cells marker for multipotency. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 4 (1), 84–90.
- Fekete, C., Weyers, S., Siegrist, J., Michel, G., & Gemperli, A. (2015). Poor nutrition and substance use in a Swiss cohort of adults with spinal cord injury. Journal of Public Health, 23 (1), 25–35. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4068213
- Al Hasani, F., Knoepfli, M., Gemperli, A., Kollar, A., Banz, V., Kettenbach, J., … Dufour, J. F. (2014). Factors affecting screening for hepatocellular carcinoma. Annals of Hepatology, 13 (2), 204–210.
- Gerger, H., Munder, T., Gemperli, A., Nüesch, E., Trelle, S., Jüni, P., & Barth, J. (2014). Integrating fragmented evidence by network meta-analysis: relative effectiveness of psychological interventions for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychological Medicine, 44 (15), 3151–3164.
- Weiler, S., Gemperli, A., Collet, T. H., Bauer, D. C., Zimmerli, L., Cornuz, J., … Rodondi, N. (2014). Clinically Relevant Quality Measures for Risk Factor Control in Primary Care: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Services Research, (14), 306.
- Montagne, S., Rogausch, A., Gemperli, A., Berendonk, C., Jucker-Kupper, P., & Beyeler, C. (2014). Mini-CEX during medical clerkships: Are learning needs and learning goals aligned? Medical Education, 48 (10), 1008–1019.
- Loymans, R. J. B., Gemperli, A., Cohen, J., Rubinstein, S. M., Sterk, P. J., Reddel, H. K., … ter Riet, G. (2014). Comparative effectiveness of long-term pharmacological treatment strategies to prevent asthma exacerbations: a network meta-analysis. British Medical Journal, 348.
- Gemperli, A., Sottas, A., & Stucki, G. (2014). Health professionals for the future. BMC Health Serv Res., 43 ff.
- Ségard, E. M., Depecker, M. C., Lang, J., Gemperli, A., & Cadore, J. L. (2013). Ultrasonographic features of PMEL17 (silver) mutant gene-associated multiple congenital ocular anomalies (MCOA) in Comtois and Rocky Mountain horses. Veterinary Ophthalmology, 429–435.
- Liu, L. J. S., Tsai, M. Y., Keidel, D., Gemperli, A., Ineichen, A., Hazenkamp-von Arx, M., … Schindler, C. (2012). Long-term exposure models for traffic related NO2 across geographically diverse areas over separate years. Atmospheric Environment, (46), 460–471.
- da Costa, B. R., Rutjes, A. W., Johnston, B. C., Reichenbach, S., Nuesch, E., Tonia, T., … Jüni, P. (2012). Methods to convert continuous outcomes into odds ratios of treatment response and numbers needed to treat: meta-epidemiological study. International Journal of Epidemiology, (41), 1445–1459.
- Gerbase, M. W., Keidel, D., Imboden, M., Gemperli, A., Bircher, A., Schmid-Grendelmeier, P., … Probst-Hensch, N. (2011). Effect modifcation of immunoglobulin E-mediated atopy and rhinitis by glutathione S-transferase genotypes in passive smokers. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, (41), 1579–1586.
- Gemperli, A., Curjuric, I., Imboden, M., Schindler, C., Downs, S. H., Hersberger, M., … Gaspoz, J. M. (. . . ). (2010). HMOX1 and GST variants modify attenuation of FEF25-75% decline due to PM10 reduction. European Respiratory Journal, (35), 505–514.
- Deubelbeiss, U., Gemperli, A., Schindler, C., Baty, F., & Brutsche, M. (2010). Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors. European Respiratory Journal, (35), 1088–1097.
- Gemperli, A. (2010). Safety analysis using Bayesian simulation methods in SAS 9.2. Pharmaceutical Programming, (3), 29–36.
- Ducret-Stich, R., Delfino, R. J., Tjoa, T., Gemperli, A., Ineichen, A., Wu, J., … Liu, L. J. S. (2010). Examining the representativeness of home outdoor PM2.5, EC, and OC estimates for daily personal exposures in Southern California. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 1–17.
- Ducret-Stich, R., Delfino, R. J., Tjoa, T., Gemperli, A., Ineichen, A., Wu, J., … Liu, L. J. S. (2009). Home outdoor models for traffic-related air pollutants do not represent personal exposure measurements in Southern California. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 151.
- Ackermann-Liebrich, U., Schindler, C., Frei, P., Probst-Hensch, N. M., Imboden, M., Gemperli, A., … Bircher, A. J. (2009). Sensitization to Ambrosia in Switzerland: a public health threat in waiting. Swiss Medical Weekly, 139, 70–75.
- Felber-Dietrich, D., Gemperli, A., Gaspoz, J. M., Schindler, C., Liu, L. J. S., Gold, D. R., … Ackermann-Liebrich, U. (2008). Differences in heart rate variability associated with long-term exposure to NO2. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116, 1357–1361.
- Imboden, M., Rochat, T., Brutsche, M., Schindler, C., Downs, S., Gerbase, M., … Thun, G. (2008). Glutathione S-transferase genotype increases risk of progression from bronchial hyperresponsiveness to asthma in adults. Thorax, 63, 322–328.
- Mlambo, G., Sullivan, D., Mutambu, S. L., Soko, W., Mbedzi, J., Chivenga, J., … Kumar, N. (2007). Analysis of genetic polymorphism in select vaccine candidate antigens and microsatellite loci in Plasmodium falciparum from endemic areas at varying altitudes. Acta Tropica, 102, 201–205.
- Mlambo, G., Sullivan, D., Mutambu, S. L., Soko, W., Mbedzi, J., Chivenga, J., … Kumar, N. (2007). High prevalence of molecular markers for resistance to chloroquine and pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum from Zimbabwe. Parasitology Research, 101, 1147–1151.
- Downs, S., Schindler, C., Liu, L.-J., Keidel, D., Bayer-Oglesby, L., Brutsche, M., … Nilly, R. (2007). Reduced exposure to PM10 and attenuated age-related decline in lung function. New England Journal of Medicine, 357, 2338–2347.
- Yang, G. J., Gemperli, A., Vounatsou, P., Tanner, M., Zhou, X. N., & Utzinger, J. (2006). A growing degree-days based time-series analysis for prediction of Schistosoma Japonicum transmission in Jiangsu province, China. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 75, 549–555.
- Mlambo, G., Mutambu, S. L., Mduluza, T., Soko, W., Mbedzi, J., Chivenga, J., … Kumar, N. (2006). Antibody responses to P. falciparum vaccine candidate antigens in three areas distinct with respect altitude. Acta Tropica, 100, 70–78.
- Gemperli, A., Vounatsou, P., Sogoba, N., & Smith, T. (2006). Malaria mapping using transmission models: application to survey data from Mali. American Journal of Epidemiology, 163, 289–297.
- Gemperli, A., Sogoba, N., Fondjo, E., Mabaso, M., Bagayoko, M., Briet, O. J. T., … Vounatsou, P. (2006). Mapping malaria transmission in West and Central Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11, 1032–1046.
- Gemperli, A., & Vounatsou, P. (2006). Strategies for fitting large, geostatistical data in MCMC simulation. Communications in Statistics: Simulation & Computation, 35, 331–345.
- Abdulla, S., Gemperli, A., Mukasa, O., Armstrong Schellenberg, J. R. M., Lengeler, C., Vounatsou, P., & Smith, T. (2005). Spatial effects of the social marketing of insecticide treated nets on malaria morbidity. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 10, 11–18.
- EPIDEMIO: earth observation in epidemiology, Proceedings of the 2004 Envisat & ERS Symposium. (2004). ESA Publications Division, 159, 64–72.
- Gemperli, A., Vounatsou, P., Kleinschmidt, I., Bagayoko, M., Lengeler, C., & Smith, T. (2004). Spatial patterns of infant mortality in Mali; the effect of malaria endemicity. American Journal of Epidemiology, 159, 64–72.
- Gemperli, A., & Vounatsou, P. (2003). Fitting generalized linear mixed models for point-referenced spatial data. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 2, 481–495.
- Schweri, T., Schlaepfer, P., Gemperli, A., & Helbling, A. (1999). Tonsillektomie und Entstehung von Allergien. Aktuelle Probleme der Otorhinolaryngologie, 22.
- Gemperli, A. (2024). Functioning as the key to a comprehensive 360-degree life course foundation for healthy longevity research. In National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Ed.), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.17226/27763
- Gemperli, A., & Ronca, E. (2018). Spezialisierte Versorgung – Nachsorge bei Personen mit Rückenmarksverletzung in der Schweiz. In Kessler, O., Jehle, K., Wächter, M., Gedamke, S. & Willisegger, J. (Eds.), Immer mehr – immer besser? Über-, Unter und Fehlversorgung im Schweizer Gesundheitswesen (pp. 163–174). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
- Courvoisier, D., Bodenmann, P., Jackson, Y., Marti, J., Buclin, C. P., Morisod, K., … Schick, M. (2023). Measuring equity of care in Swiss hospitals: a feasibility study. PRIORITY Study -- Panorama of Indicators on Equity in Healthcare. Bern.
- Gemperli, A., Rubinelli, S., Brach, M., Huang, J., Pacheco Barzallo, D., Essig, S., & Zanini, C. (2018). Supporting family caregivers of people with spinal cord injury,.
- Beeler, P. E., Grgicevic, K., Gemperli, A., Merlo, C., & Hug, B. (2022). Information exchange via electronic portals between practices and hospitals – a survey among primary care physicians in Central Switzerland. Presented at the WONCA Europe Conference, London, Great Britain, June 28th-July 1st, 2022, London.
- Beeler, P. E., Grgičević, K., Essig, S., Gemperli, A., Merlo, C., & Hug, B. (6 September 2021). How to Improve Information Exchange between Primary and Acute Care Providers. Presented at the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC), in virtual format due to pandemic, Bergen, Norway.
- Beeler, P. E., Grgicevic, K., Gemperli, A., Merlo, C., & Hug, B. (2021). State of Communication between Practices and Hospitals. A Survey among Primary Care Physicians in the Canton of Lucerne. Presented at the SGAIM Kongress Lausanne, Switzerland, 1.-3. Juni , 2022, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Achievements
- Biomatrix framework as a systems thinking tool for understanding the complexity of continuity and integration of care in low-income countries. Poster, European Implementation Event 23, European Implementation Collaborative, Basel, 2023
- Care transition interventions from hospital to home, evaluating effectiveness and relevance for low-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews. Poster, ICIC23 – 23rd International Conference on Integrated Care, International Foundation for Integrated Care, Antwerp, 2023
- Healthcare interventions to improve transitions from hospital to home in low income countries: a Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews. Lecture, Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, 2022, Health Systems Global, Virtual Conference, 2022
- How to Improve Information Exchange between Primary and Acute Care Providers. Lecture, Tag des akademischen Nachwuchs in der Hausarztmedizin (TANHAM), Interlaken, Switzerland, TANHAM, Interlaken, 2021
- Rural general practitioners’ and spinal cord injury specialists’ perceptions on collaboration and role distributions at the Swiss primary-secondary care interface: A qualitative study. Lecture, European Forum for Primary Care 2021 Online Conference, European Forum for Primary Care, Online, 2021
- Wer möchte die Zusammenarbeit verbessern? Zusammenarbeit zwischen Spezialisten und ländlichen Hausärzten in einem fragmentierten Gesundheitssystem. Lecture, 34. Jahrestagung Deutschsprachige Medizinische Gesellschaft für Paraplegiologie - Die multiprofessionelle Behandlung von Menschen mit Querschnittlähmung zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit, Deutschsprachige Medizinische Gesellschaft für Paraplegiologie, Online, 2021
Vested Interests
- Advisor for the Master plan Rehabilitation Research for the Pension Insurance Institution Austria (PVA), Pension Insurance Institution Austria (PVA), 2022–2021
- Dozent, Universität Zürich, 2020–
- Mitglied Scientific Board, Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Qualitätssicherung in den Chirurgischen Disziplinen (AQC), 2020–
- Mitglied Masterarbeitskommission, Universität Zürich, 2019–
- Mitglied Expertengremium/Gutachter, European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases, 2019–
- Gruppenleiter, Schweizer Paraplegiker-Forschung, Nottwil, Schweizer Paraplegiker-Forschung, Nottwil, 2012–2019
- Mitglied Qualitätsausschuss Patientenzufriedenheit Nationaler Verein für Qualitätsentwicklung in Spitälern und Kliniken (ANQ), Nationaler Verein für Qualitätsentwicklung in Spitälern und Kliniken (ANQ), 2015–2019
- Dozent Hochschule Luzern; Technik und Architektur, Hochschule Luzern; Technik und Architektur, 2018–
- Mitglied Schulkommission Kantonsschule Sursee, Kantonsschule Sursee, 2013–
