Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schmitt

Head of the Academic-Practice-Partnership of Insel Gruppe and Bern University of Applied Sciences (School of Health Professions)

interprofessional research in health care

Research is focused on project with clinical relevance in the fields of nursing, nutrition, physiotherapy and midwifery. Core topics include: interprofessionalism, implementation science, technology and digitization, lifestyle interventions, healthcare leadership.

Mattli, R., Weber, M., Raab, A., Haas, K., Vorster, A., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2025). Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation (Vol. 70). Frontiers Foundation. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11664

Cerrito, A., Wittwer, L., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2025). The effect of running experience and speed on local dynamic stability in running (Vol. 7). Frontiers Research Foundation. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11786

Thomann, S., Barbezat, I., Thomas, K., Siegrist-Dreier, S., Britt, C., Molls, S., Hahn, S., Richter, D., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2025). Restraint reduction in general hospital care by preventive patient involvement: a pilot study (Vol. 25, Issue 358). BMC BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11919

Fang, J., Cerrito, A., Gamero Schertenleib, S. J., von Raumer, P., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2025). The Technical Development of a Prototype Lower-Limb Therapy Device for Bed-Resting Users (Vol. 14, Issue 2). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11678

Gröble, S., Bilger, J. F., Britt, C., Kaspar, H., Herzig, S., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2024). The Socioeconomic Impact of Transport Costs for Adult Patients Requiring Haemodialysis: A Mixed Methods Study (Vol. 12). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11195

Schütz Hämmerli, N., Stoffel, L., Schmitt, K.-U., Humpl, T., Nelle, M., Stalder, O., & Cignacco Müller, E. (2024). Evaluation of a Model of Transitional Care After Preterm Birth on Parents’ Mental Health and Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial (Vol. 11, Issue 10). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11192

Weber, M., Raab, A., Schmitt, K.-U., Büsching, G., Marcin, T., Spielmanns, M., Puhan, M. A., & Frei, A. (2024). Efficacy of a digital lifestyle intervention on health-related QUAlity of life in non-small cell LUng CAncer survivors following inpatient rehabilitation: protocol of the QUALUCA Swiss multicentre randomised controlled trial. In BMJ Open (Vol. 14, Issue 3). BMJ. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21392

Geese, F., Kaufmann, S., Sivanathan, M., Sairanen, K., Klenke, F., Krieg, A. H., Müller, D., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2024). Exploring the Potential of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Inform and Assess Care in Sarcoma Centers : A Longitudinal Multicenter Pilot Study (Vol. 47, Issue 6). Wolters Kluwer. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11193

Cerrito, A., Fang, J., Schertenleib, S. J. G., Hunt, K. J., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2024). First iteration of a User-Centered Design process to develop an in-bed leg press. In Technology and Health Care. IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22242

Diego Godoy-Suter, M., Winteler, B. R., Schmitt, K.-U., Beckwée, D., & Raab, A. (2024). The Potential Benefits of Physiotherapy in the Emergency Department: Views of Patients and Healthcare Professionals (Vol. 11, Issue 1). Sciendo. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11194

Grand-Guillaume-Perrenoud, J. A., Geese, F., Uhlmann, K., Blasimann Schwarz, A., Wagner, F. L., Neubauer, F. B., Huwendiek, S., Hahn, S., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2023). Mixed methods instrument validation: Evaluation procedures for practitioners developed from the validation of the Swiss Instrument for Evaluating Interprofessional Collaboration. In BMC Health Services Research (Vol. 23, Issue 83). BioMed Central Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18792

Schmitt, K.-U., & Geese, F. (2023). Interprofessional Collaboration in Complex Patient Care Transition: A Qualitative Multi-Perspective Analysis. In Healthcare (Vol. 11, Issue 3). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18799

Weber, M., Schmitt, K.-U., Frei, A., Puhan, M. A., & Raab, A. (2023). Needs assessment in community-dwelling older adults toward digital interventions to promote physical activity: Cross-sectional survey study. In DIGITAL HEALTH (Vol. 9). Sage. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.20134

Siegrist‐Dreier, S., Thomann, S., Barbezat, I., Richter, D., Schmitt, K.-U., & Hahn, S. (2023). Experience of patients with restraints in acute care hospitals and the view of their relatives: A qualitative study. In Nursing Open (Vol. 10, Issue 11). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19772

Schmitt, K.-U., Strahm, R., Weber, M., & Wiest, R. (2023). Early Tube Feeding after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG): An Observational Study. In Nutrients (Vol. 15, Issue 5). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18914

Christoph, P., Aebi, J., Sutter, L., Schmitt, K.-U., Surbek, D., & Oelhafen, S. (2023). The extended gentle caesarean section protocol—expanding the scope and adding value for the family: a cross‑sectional study. In Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Vol. 307, Issue 5). Springer. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18743

Cerrito, A., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2023). Exploring end users’ perspectives for the development of an injury surveillance system in Swiss Olympic wrestling. In Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche (Vol. 182, Issue 9). Edizioni Minerva Medica. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/35591

Rostetter, R., Jenni, B., Eggmann, S., Meyer, J. T., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2022). Implementing an interprofessional user-centered design approach to develop a bedside leg exercise device. In Technology and Health Care (Vol. 30, Issue 4). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.17232

Schütz Hämmerli, N., Stoffel, L., Schmitt, K.-U., Khan, J., Humpl, T., Nelle, M., & Cignacco Müller, E. (2022). Enhancing Parents’ Well-Being after Preterm Birth—A Qualitative Evaluation of the “Transition to Home” Model of Care. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 19, Issue 7). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16795

Schmitt, K.-U., Zaugg, M., & Baur, H. (2022). Applying patient‑reported outcome measures (PROMs) in physiotherapy: an evaluation based on the QUALITOUCH Activity Index. In Archives of Physiotherapy (Vol. 12, Issue 1). BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18293

Winteler, B. R., Geese, F., Lehmann, B., & Schmitt, K.-U. (2021). Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in the Emergency Department
Evaluation of a New Physiotherapy Service in a Swiss University Hospital. In Physioscience (Vol. 18, Issue 02). Georg Thieme Verlag. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.15798

Schmitt, K.-U., Geese, F., Grand-Guillaume-Perrenoud, J. A., Linhart, M., Hahn, S., Uhlmann, K., Ritschard Ugi, K., Blasimann Schwarz, A., Stricker, D., Wagner, F., & Huwendiek, S. (2020). Anwendung und Optimierung des Schweizer Interprofessionalitäts-Evaluations-Instrumentariums SIPEI. Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16535

Thomann, S., Hahn, S., Schmitt, K.-U., Barbezat, I., Siegrist-Dreier, S., & Richter, D. (2021). Restraint use as a quality indicator for the hospital setting: a secondary data analysis. In Swiss Medical Weekly. EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16287

ORCID: 0000-0003-3439-9323