Barbara Mitterlehner

Barbara Mitterlehner is a research associate at the School of Nursing Science and Practice at Paracelsus Medical University. Her work focuses on pain management, chronic disease self-management, and telecare technologies in community and nursing home settings.

Research Interests: Barbara's research spans chronic pain management, digital health interventions (e.g., Addison Care telecare system), and public health strategies to improve clinical practices in long-term care facilities.

Scientific Contributions include mixed-methods studies on telecare usability, adherence to pain management guidelines in nursing homes, and qualitative analyses of chronic pain coping mechanisms. Her work appears in journals like BMJ Open and Pain Research & Management.

She received the 2008 Leistungsstipendium from Johannes Kepler University Linz for outstanding scientific work. Barbara has contributed to key projects such as Action Alliance Pain-Free City Münster (2009-2014), Anima mentis mental health (2017-2019), and the PiloTT-A telecare pilot (2020-2022).