Research at the fh gesundheit is aimed at high-quality, applied research that contributes to the population's health and health maintenance. This also honours the commitment to a research-led culture in line with the fh gesundheit's mission statement "we educate the future".
Key research areas
The focus areas of the fh gesundheit cover current and highly socially relevant topics that are of regional, national, and international importance and are prioritised by the WHO in the Health 2020 concept.
Scientific practice
To be able to plan and conduct research and science at the fh gesundheit with scientific integrity, research staff and students are expected to adhere to good scientific practice as well as scientific honesty, sincerity, transparency and compliance with binding practice. This is also the basis for public trust in the research and development work at the fh gesundheit. Each research staff member at the health university of applied sciences is therefore responsible for basing their working methods on the principles of good scientific practice.
RCSEQ
Transparent, reliable and reproducible research
The RCSEQ is an independent, interdisciplinary decision-making body of the Tyrolean private university UMIT TIROL and the fh gesundheit.
Research should be conducted in a transparent, reliable and reproducible manner. It should respect the rights of the participants and serve the general public. International and European conventions as well as European and national legal standards regulate these proceedings.
Further information is available on the homepage of the Tyrolean private university UMIT TIROL.Scientific Integrity
In order to maintain scientific integrity at the Health University of Applied Sciences, we expect our research assistants and our students to comply with the agreed scientific practices and display honesty, sincerity, transparency, and a general regard for existing mandatory practices. This is also the foundation upon which the public trust in the research and development work carried out at the Health University of Applied Sciences is built. Each research associate at of the Health University of Applied Science is independently responsible for following the mission statement regarding good scientific practices.
The Health University of Applied Sciences is represented in the "Research Committee for Scientific and Ethical Questions (RCSEQ) ". The RCSEQ is an authorised collegial body of our partner university UMIT in Hall in Tirol and the Health University of Applied Sciences, and was installed to review and assess future studies regarding scientific and ethical criteria.
Publications more
Articles
- Phonemic fluency and rhyme production in people with aphasic word retrieval disorders: sub-lexical written language skills matter
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Wunderlich A (2025). International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 60:e70157
- "Wie wichtig das ist: Etwas tun, was glücklich macht" Förderung von Gesundheit und Lebenskompetenzen von Senior:innen durch das ergotherapeutische Programm LEBENSFREUDE - im Alltag tun, was gut tut®
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Costa UM, Tilch E, Pasqualoni PP. (2025). Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Springer Nature.
- Context dependent role of miR-486 promoting neuroregeneration of primary sensory neurons downstream of interleukin-6 signal transducer.
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Kalpachidou T, Kummer K, Handle V, Zimmermann D, Peteinareli M, Quarta S, Mach N, Castaldi L, Heppenstall PA, Haberberger RV, Soreq H, Kress M. (2025). Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids. Volume 36, Issue 3 3102670
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253125002240?via%3Dihub
- Experiences of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in the World Health Organization European region: A mixed-method study among 22 countries.
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Galle A, Berghman H, Mariani I, Verdecchia M, Bomben A, Vik ES, Drandic D, Pumpure E, Costa R, Elden H, Miani C, Baranowska B, Sarantaki A, Drglin Z, Radetic J, Liepinaitienė A, Rozée V, Abderhalden-Zellweger A, Cerimagic A, König-Bachmann M, Kolokotroni O, Chertok I, Arendt M, Vedove SD, Nedberg IH, Kurbanovic M, Lazdane G, Pinto TM, Lindén K, Batram-Zantvoort S, Tataj-Puzyna U, Metallinou D, Bohinec A, Ružičić J, Mizgaitienė M, de La Rochebrochard E, Gemperle M, Simon I, Karanikola M, Tasch B, Fumagalli S, Lazzerini M; IMagiNE EURO study group. (2025). Int J Gynaecol Obstet.
Book Contributions
- Resilienz auf Makro-, Meso- und Mikro-Ebene stärken: Planetary Health und One Health als integrative Bezugsrahmen.
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Costa U, Pennerstorfer C, Winder P, Wolf P, Lirussi F, Ziglio E. (2025). In Leal Filho W, Scherenberg V (Hrsg.): SDG 13: Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 243-257.
- Betätigungsübergänge (Occupational Transitions) von Kindern und Jugendlichen
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Schlögl M, Wetzelsberger B. (2025). In: Fechner K, Brings-Haase L, Wild D. (Hrsg.). Ergotherapie in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie. Schulz-Kirchner-Verlag. 270-282.
- Resilience as a Major Asset for Planetary Health: Taking an Integrative Occupational Approach Towards Climate Resilience.
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Costa UM, Boost M, Ziglio E. (2024). In: Leal Filho W, Vidal DG, Dinis MAP (eds). Planetary Health and Climate Change: Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change to the Well-Being of Our Planet. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham.
- Tuning Educational Structures in Europe. Guidelines and Reference Points for the Design and Delivery of Degree Programmes in Occupational Therapy. Edition 2024
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Occupational Therapy Tuning-CALOHEX Subject Area Group (2024).
Talks
- Junior Sustainability Practioner: Insights from Implementing Planetary Health within the Curriculum
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Schimatzek H, Jabinger E, Prokopetz M, Purtscher A E, Schlögl M. (2025). ENOTHE Annual Meeting 2025. Coimbra, Portugal.
- RT/MTR-Cardiac Ausbildung und Training mittels Simulator
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Preuer H-M. (2025). ÖRG - BRG Kongress 2025 Salzburg AT
- Nachhaltigkeit und Klimakompetenz als Schlüsselkompetenzen im Gesundheitswesen - Ein innovativer Bildungsansatz
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Oberhauser Heidi, Jabinger Eva: Planetary Health Konferenz, Pinkafeld, Österreich, September 2025
- Attitudes towards people with neurogenic communication disorders.
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Aichert, I, Wunderlich, A & Ziegler, W. (2025). Science of Aphasia Conference, Kopenhagen (Dänemark)
Poster
- Einfluss der thorakalen Masse auf die Ergebnisse der Myokardperfusionsszintigraphie mit Schwächungskorrektur
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Unterkircher N, Ossinger A, Wochinz M. (2025). 14. MTD-Forum, am 14.11.2025
"MTD-Berufe im Klimawandel:
Gesundheit schützen, Zukunft gestalten", ausgezeichnet mit dem MTD-Innovationspreis 2025. - Einfluss der datengesteuerten Atemgating-Technik auf die PET/CT-Bildgebung
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Kastl K, Wochinz M, Rossetti LM. (2025). 14. MTD-Forum, am 14.11.2025
"MTD-Berufe im Klimawandel:
Gesundheit schützen, Zukunft gestalten" - Myofasciale Selbstmassage am Arbeitsplatz - Prävention von Rückenschmerzen Ergebnisse einer Anwendungsbeobachtung
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Crepaz M.; - Präsentation der Ergebnisse der Anwendungsbeobachtung zur myofascialen Selbstmassage im betrieblichen Kontext und dessen präventive Wirkung auf die Prävention von Rückenschmerzen und Steigerung der Arbeitsfähigkeit.
- Erst die Küche, dann der Garten oder Vater, Mutter, Kinder…? Normdaten zur Inhaltssequenzierung bei der Beschreibung des neuen Cookie-Theft-Bildes.
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Wunderlich A & Aichert, I (2025). 24. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Aphasieforschung und -behandlung, GAB, Aachen