Christina Ramsenthaler

Christina Ramsenthaler is a Professor of Research Methods and Statistics at the ZHAW School of Health Sciences, where she leads the (e)SENIORS projects. Her research focuses on patient-centred outcome measures (PCOMs) across palliative care, geriatrics, and community care, emphasizing their role in fostering patient-centred care for professionals and informal caregivers.

• Education:
  • PhD in Palliative Care (King's College London, 2017)
  • MSc in Palliative Care (King's College London, 2012)
  • Diploma in Psychology (University of Bremen, 2009)

She develops PCOMs for use in dementia care, acute care, and population-level healthcare monitoring, integrating psychometric methods (e.g., Rasch theory) and big data analysis. Her work addresses social inequality impacts on healthcare systems through quantitative frameworks and hybrid implementation trials. Recent publications center on IPOS-Dem validation, co-production in dementia research, and meta-analytic evaluations of palliative care service models.

• Network Memberships:
  • German Guideline Program in Oncology
  • Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre
  • POS and IPOS groups (Cicely Saunders Institute)
  • European Association for Palliative Care