Prof. Dr. Irina Nast

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head of MSc focus area "professional development"

Experience

• lecturer and researcher at the institute of physiotherapy
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  10 / 2010 - today
• Teacher in psychology
  Educational center for business in Weinfelden
  08 / 2006 - 07 / 2011
• PhD student at the National Centre of Competence in Research sesam (Swiss Etiological Study of Adjustment and Mental Health)
  University of Basel
  10 / 2006 - 03 / 2010
• Research assistant
  ETH Zurich
  03 / 2003 - 09 / 2006

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Psychology
  University of Basel
  10 / 2006 - 12 / 2013
• MSc / Psychology, Psychopathology of adulthood, Social and preventive medicine
  University of Zurich
  09 / 1997 - 12 / 2005

Continuing Education

• Certificate of Advanced Studies in health economics
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  11 / 2021
• Certificate of Advanced Studies in University Didactics
  Zurich University of Teacher Education
  01 / 2016

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8791-9834

Projects

• Ethical dimensions of digital technology-assisted physiotherapy: fundamentals for ethics education of physiotherapists / Co-project leader / laufend
• Holoreach / Team member / abgeschlossen
• T-Chair II – Assistive therapy concept for trunk balance & stability after stroke / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Valedo Neck Therapy / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Mobility needs of clients with impairment using transport services / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Evaluation a of falls prevention programme / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Research evidence to support the work of the professional association / Project leader / abgeschlossen
• Experience keep people Active (ExpAct) / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Evaluation of a proposal for reform of the physiotherapy fee schedule / Team member / abgeschlossen
• 2PCS - Personal Caring and Protection System / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Physiotherapy Research Priorities: how are they defined and what is expected? / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Educational Activities for Health Professionals / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Direct Access to Physiotherapy in Switzerland / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Baumgartner, Daniel; Nast, Irina; Bansi, Jens; Kool, Jan; Bischof, Patrick; Bauer, Christoph,

  2024.

  Therapists and patients perceptions of a mixed reality system designed to improve trunk control and upper extremity function.

  Scientific Reports.

  14(6598).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55692-4

• Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Ernst, Markus; Sommer, Bettina; Schmid, Philipp Matthias; Weisenhorn, Martin; Bärtschi, Evelyne; Gomez, Daniela; Iten, Patricia; von Wartburg, Angela; Frey, Walter; Lünenburger, Lars; Bauer, Christoph,

  2024.

  Usability of a visual feedback system to assess and improve movement disorders related to neck pain : perceptions of physical therapists and patients.

  Heliyon.

  10(5), pp. e26931.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26931

• Reicherzer, Leah; Wirz, Markus; Nast, Irina,

  2023.

  Die berufliche Situation von Physiotherapeut*innen im Schweizer Gesundheitswesen : eine Analyse der Strukturerhebungsdaten 2016–2018.

  Physioscience.

  19(04), pp. 180-189.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2001-4705

• Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Nast, Irina; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2022.

  Understanding beliefs related to physical activity in people living with axial Spondyloarthritis : a theory-informed qualitative study.

  BMC Rheumatology.

  6(1), pp. 40.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-022-00270-2

• Ettlin, Lea; Bruderer-Hofstetter, Marina; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Nast, Irina; Gaugler, Olivier; Niedermann, Karin,

  2022.

  Evaluation of the strategy for implementing the GLA:D programme in Switzerland : protocol for an implementation-effectiveness hybrid type 3 design study with a mixed-method approach.

  BMJ Open.

  12(6), pp. e057993.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057993

• Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Vliet Vlieland, Theodora P. M.; Meichtry, André; van Bodegom-Vos, Leti; Topalidis, Beatrice; Büchi, Stefan; Nast, Irina; Ciurea, Adrian; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2022.

  Lessons learned from a pilot implementation of physical activity recommendations in axial spondyloarthritis exercise group therapy.

  BMC Rheumatology.

  6(12).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-021-00233-z

• Ettlin, Lea; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Nast, Irina; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2021.

  Applicability of exercise and education programmes for knee osteoarthritis management to Switzerland.

  Frontiers in Health Services.

  1(760814).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2021.760814

• Ettlin, Lea; Nast, Irina; Huber, Erika O.; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2021.

  Does the conservative non-pharmacological management of knee osteoarthritis in Switzerland reflect the clinical guidelines? : a survey among general practitioners, rheumatologists, and orthopaedic surgeons.

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences.

  2(658831).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2021.658831

• 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

• Mitteregger, Elena; Wehrli, Martina; Theiler, Manuela; Logoteta, Jana; Nast, Irina; Seliner, Brigitte; Latal, Beatrice,

  2021.

  Parental experience of the neuromotor development of children with congenital heart disease : an exploratory qualitative study.

  BMC Pediatrics.

  21(430).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02808-8

• Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Nast, Irina; Ciurea, Adrian; Vliet Vlieland, Thea; van Bodegom-Vos, Leti,

  2018.

  Barriers and facilitators of vigorous cardiorespiratory training in axial Spondyloarthritis : surveys among patients, physiotherapists, rheumatologists.

  Arthritis Care & Research.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23705

• Amacher-Schelldorfer, Astrid Esther; Nast, Irina; Zindel, Barbara; Schmid, Lukas; Krafft, Valérie; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2016.

  Experiences of general practitioners, home care nurses, physiotherapists and seniors involved in a multidisciplinary home-based fall prevention programme : a mixed method study.

  BMC Health Services Research.

  16(469).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1719-5

• Unternaehrer, Eva; Bolten, Margarete; Nast, Irina; Staehli, Simon; Meyer, Andrea H.; Dempster, Emma; Hellhammer, Dirk H.; Lieb, Roselind; Meinlschmidt, Gunther,

  2016.

  Maternal adversities during pregnancy and cord blood oxytocin receptor (OXTR) DNA methylation.

  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

  11(9), pp. 1460-1470.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsw051

• Nast, Irina; Tal, Amir; Schmidt, Stefan; Schoeb, Veronika; Rau, Barbara; Barbero, Marco; Kool, Jan,

  2016.

  Physiotherapy research priorities in Switzerland : views of the various stakeholders.

  Physiotherapy Research International.

  21(3), pp. 137-146.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.1621

• Schoeb, Veronika; Rau, Barbara; Nast, Irina; Schmid, Stefan; Barbero, Marco; Tal, Amir; Kool, Jan,

  2014.

  How do patients, politicians, physiotherapists and other health professionals view physiotherapy research in Switzerland? : a qualitative study.

  Physiotherapy Research International.

  19(2), pp. 79-92.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.1560

• Nast, Irina; Bolten, Margarete; Meinlschmidt, Gunther; Hellhammer, Dirk H.,

  2013.

  How to measure prenatal stress? : a systematic review of psychometric instruments to assess psychosocial stress during pregnancy.

  Allergology International.

  27(4), pp. 313-322.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12051

• Bolten, Margarete; Nast, Irina; Skrundz, Marta; Stadler, Christina; Hellhammer, Dirk H.; Meinlschmidt, Gunther,

  2013.

  Prenatal programming of emotion regulation : neonatal reactivity as a differential susceptibility factor moderating the outcome of prenatal cortisol levels.

  Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

  75(4), pp. 351-357.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.04.014

• Skrundz, Marta; Bolten, Margarete; Nast, Irina; Hellhammer, Dirk H.; Meinlschmidt, Gunther,

  2011.

  Plasma oxytocin concentration during pregnancy is associated with development of postpartum depression.

  Neuropsychopharmacology.

  36(9), pp. 1886-1893.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2011.74

• Bornmann, Lutz; Nast, Irina; Daniel, Hans-Dieter,

  2008.

  Do editors and referees look for signs of scientific misconduct when reviewing manuscripts? : a quantitative content analysis of studies that examined review criteria and reasons for accepting and rejecting manuscripts for publication.

  Scientometrics.

  77(3), pp. 415-432.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1950-2

• Nast, Irina; Niedermann, Karin; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch-Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wieber, Frank; Wirz, Markus,

  2023.

  Exercise is medicine : Integration in das Schweizer Gesundheitssystem und internationale Best Practices [paper].

  In:

  2. Sports, Medicine and Health Summit (SMHS), Hamburg, Deutschland, 22.-24. Juni 2023.

• Nast, Irina; Beyer, Swantje; Egli, Sarah; Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Wirz, Markus; Hetzel, Jürgen; Hofer, Markus,

  2023.

  Langzeitfolgen nach akuter SARS-Cov-2-Infektion : Evaluation der Post-COVID-Sprechstunde am Kantonsspital Winterthur aus der Perspektive der Patient:innen [poster].

  In:

  3. Public Health 3-Länder-Tagung, Lindau, Deutschland, 20.-21. Januar 2023.

• Kofler, Nicole; Graf, Eveline; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Scheermesser, Mandy,

  2022.

  Robots as therapists : patients' experiences, motivation and expectations with robot-assisted training - a qualitative study [poster].

  In:

  RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.

• Schmelzer, Sarah; Hollenstein, Eva; Huber, Marion; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Liberatore, Florian,

  2020.

  The impact of task shifting on perceived working conditions and interprofessional collaboration of health professionals : evidence from implementing two task shifting in a Swiss hospital [paper].

  In:

  20th EURAM Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 4-6 December 2020.

• Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Zindel, Barbara; Meichtry, André; Krafft, Valerie; Nast, Irina; Ernst, Markus; Wirz, Markus; et al.,

  2019.

  A single home-based fall prevention intervention reduces falls in seniors [paper].

  In:

  World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress 2019, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.

• Ettlin, Lea; Nast, Irina; Huber, Erika Omega; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2021.

  Conservative non-pharmacological management of knee osteoarthritis in Switzerland : there is an evidence-performance gap [poster].

  In:

  2. Kooperationskongress SMARTER REHA, online, 6.-7. Mai 2021.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22481

• Nast, Irina,

  2020.

  Indikatoren für den Fachkräftemangel in der Physiotherapie und das Potenzial innovativer Versorgungsmodelle.

  Physioactive.

  56(8), pp. 5-11.

• Schmelzer, Sarah; Hollenstein, Eva; Stahl, Johanna; Wirz, Markus; Huber, Marion; Nast, Irina; Liberatore, Florian,

  2020.

  Task Shifting in der inter-professionellen Zusammenarbeit.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20950

• Nast, Irina; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wieber, Frank; Wirz, Markus; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2020.

  Bewegung als Therapie : Schlussbericht im Auftrag des Bundesamts für Gesundheit (BAG).

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22129

• Nast, Irina,

  2019.

  Professionelle Grenzen überwinden : Chancen innovativer Versorgungsmodelle : Antrittsvorlesung am Departement Gesundheit der ZHAW.

• Eberli-Kappeler, Ursula; Nast, Irina; Huber, Erika; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2018.

  60plus : Förderfaktoren und Barrieren für die Teilnahme an einem Bewegungsförderungsprogramm.

  Physioscience.

  14(3), pp. 123-133.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0658-0483

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

  2018.

  Wissenschaftliche Methodik.

  Physiotherapie.

  pp. 12-14.

  Available from: https://www.ifk.de/sites/default/files/redaktion/anhaenge/PT_Sonderdruck_Modellvorhaben_18.pdf

• 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

• 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

• Wieber, Frank; Nast, Irina; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wirz, Markus; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2022.

  Prescribing physical activity : status quo of the integration in Swiss healthcare system and international best practices.

  In:

  17th Conference of the Swiss Psychological Society, Zurich, Switzerland, 4-6 September 2022.

  Available from: https://sps2022.psychologie.uzh.ch/symposia-monday-5-september-2022-1030-1200/

• Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Meichtry, André; Zindel, Barbara; Brunner, Beatrice; Ernst, Markus; Krafft, Valérie; Mattli, Renato; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Wieser, Simon,

  2021.

  Evaluation des Programms "Sicher durch den Alltag" : ist es nachhaltig wirksam und wirtschaftlich?.

  In:

  RLS Jahrestreffen für Physio- und Ergotherapeut/innen im Projekt "Sicher durch den Alltag", Zürich, 11. Juni 2021.

• Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Meichtry, André; Zindel, Barbara; Brunner, Beatrice; Ernst, Markus; Krafft, Valérie; Mattli, Renato; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Wieser, Simon,

  2021.

  Evaluation des Programms "Sicher durch den Alltag" : Ist es nachhaltig wirksam und wirtschaftlich?.

  In:

  Delegiertenversammlung Rheumaliga Schweiz, online, 21. Mai 2021.

• Niedermann Schneider, K.; Meichtry, A.; Zindel, B.; Brunner, B.; Ernst, M.; Krafft, V.; Mattli, R.; Nast, I.; Wirz, M.; Wieser, S.,

  2021.

  The fall prevention programme 'Sicher durch den Alltag' is effective and cost-effective.

  In:

  Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

  Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR 2021, virtual, 2-5 June 2021.

  BMJ Publishing Group.

  pp. 95.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3453

• Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Meichtry, André; Zindel, Barbara; Brunner, Beatrice; Ernst, Markus; Krafft, Valérie; Mattli, Renato; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Wieser, Simon,

  2021.

  Valutazione del programma "Sicuri tutti i giorni" : è sostenibile, efficace ed economico?.

  In:

  Jahrestreffen der Physio-/Ergotherapeut/innen im RLS Sturzpräventionsprojekt, Bellinzona, Schweiz, 15. Juni 2021.

• 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.

• Nast, Irina; Heine, Michael,

  2019.

  Auf zu neuen Ufern : das IFK-Modellvorhaben für mehr Autonomie.

  In:

  Therapie Leipzig, Leipzig, 9. März 2019.

• Nast, Irina; et al.,

  2019.

  Internationale Entwicklungen im Bereich Advanced Practice.

  In:

  1. Swiss APP-Symposium : Grundlagen und Zukunftsperspektiven, Winterthur, 25. Januar 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.

• Nast, Irina,

  2018.

  Erweiterte Rollenfunktionen von medizinischen Gesundheitsberufen in der Rehabilitation : Erfahrungen aus dem In- und Ausland.

  In:

  SAR-FORUM, Bad Zurzach, 14. Juni 2018.

• Wirz, Markus; Bauer, Christoph; Nast, Irina; Graf, Eveline; Schämann, Astrid,

  2016.

  Entwicklung, Implementierung und Evaluation neuer Technologien in der Physiotherapie.

  In:

  Abstractband Forschungssymposium Physiotherapie 2016.

  Forschungssymposium Physiotherapie - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Physiotherapiewissenschaft, Bochum, Deutschland, 17.-18. November 2016.

• Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Nast, Irina; Zenger, Daniela; Vliet Vlieland, Thea; van Bodegom-Vos, Leti,

  2014.

  Barrieren und Förderfaktoren für Herzkreislauf Training aus Sicht von Bechterew-Betroffenen und Physiotherapeuten.

  In:

  Symposium Health Professionals in Rheumatology, Interlaken, Schweiz, 4.-5. September 2014.

• Nast, Irina; Barbero, Marco; Schoeb, Veronika; Tal, Amir; Masotti, Barbara; Rau, Barbara; Schmid, Stefan; Kool, Jan,

  2012.

  Swiss research priorities : how are they defined and what is expected?.

  In:

  Physio Congress 2012, Geneva, 10-11 May 2012.

• 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.

• Schoeb, Veronica; Rau, Barbara; Nast, Irina; Barbero, Marco; Tal, Amir; Kool, Jan,

  2012.

  What do patients, politicians, physiotherapists and other health professionals think about physiotherapy research? : a nation-wide qualitative study.

  In:

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

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