Publications 2026

Ahmedy F, Mohd Daud MN, Darsin Singh SK, Francis FA, Goh C, Patrick Engkasan J, Selb M, Stucki G: Can functioning scores guide rehabilitation referral in primary care? Extending ClinFIT to the community level. Front Rehabil Sci 2026, 7:1770872.
Anderson CE, Sartorius G, Bertschy S, Jordan X, Kessler TM, Liechti MD, Mahler JL, Möhr S, Pannek J, Brinkhof MWG, Birkhäuser V: Assessing sexual function in neurorehabilitation: insights and challenges from a spinal cord injury cohort. J Sex Med 2026, 23(1):qdaf330.
Avellanet M, Stucki G, Pages E, Boada-Pladellorens A, Grillo C, Minoves-Triquell J, Bickenbach J: Andorra as a living lab? The InSCI example. J Rehabil Med 2026, 58:jrm44222.
Bamert M, Rink JM, Inauen J: The immediate perceived and physiological stress-lowering effect of slow-paced breathing in daily life. Psychol Health 2026.
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Bekka E, Martinez-De la Torre A, Haschke M, Liakoni E, Weiler S: Toxicity profile of supratherapeutic loperamide: a systematic review and dose-response analysis. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2026, 64(4):250-264.
Bertolo A, Wettstein R, Valido E, Capossela S, Buergin J, Haumer A, Speck N, Nyfeler N, Widmer A, Pannek J, Krebs J, Stoyanov J: Microbial and inflammatory profiling of pressure injuries and urinary tract infections in spinal cord injury: a prospective cohort study. Sci Rep 2026, 16(1):14992.
Bickenbach J, Chhabra HS, Erhan B, Middleton JW, Stucki G; InSCI; Engkasan J: International Spinal Cord Injury Survey: The Way Forward. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 107(4):608-612.
Capone C, Pötzel T, Bratelj D, Rudnick M, Verma RK, Fiechter M: Passive surgical correction of rigid adult spine deformities to normative alignment and balance. Sci Rep 2026, 16(1):7868.
Crespi F, Rossi I, Diana L, Fortis P, Vallar G, Bolognini N, Ronchi R: NeBa - Neglect battery: updated norms, new scores, and guidelines of a neuropsychological battery for the assessment of unilateral spatial neglect and associated disorders. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2026, 41(3):acag018.
de Miquel C, Van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Merecz-Kot D, Sinokki M, Rodeiro-Boliart J, Sweetman J, Staszewska K, Vorstenbosch E, Porricelli D, Peeters S, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Salvador-Carulla L, Lukersmith S, Borrega O, Sabariego C, Vanroelen C, Raggi A, Porcheddu D, Haro JM, Olaya B: Effectiveness and Lessons Learned From an Occupational E-Mental Health Intervention for Enhancing Workplace Mental Health: The EMPOWER Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Interact J Med Res 2026, 15:e66041.
Del Furia MJ, Minozzi S, Battel I, Cordani C, Arienti C, Atkinson-Graham M, Bakaa N, Capodaglio P, Côté P, Décary S, De Groote W, Duttine A, Engeda EH, Frontera WR, Gimigliano F, Konstantinidis T, Liguori S, Mudau Q, Paoletta M, Ryan R, Sabariego C, Touhami D, Kiekens C, Negrini S: Delivery arrangements for rehabilitation services in health systems: an overview of systematic reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2026, 4(4):CD016348.
Escorpizo R, Osterthun R, Hiekkala S, Kim O, Avellanet M, Berna L, Arsh A; InSCI; Leiulfsrud AS: People With Spinal Cord Injury/Disease in the Labor Market: A Comparative Outlook. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 107(4):587-594.
Feller A, Wetterblad S, Eriks-Hoogland I, Jordan X, Maguire C, Schubert M, Brinkhof MWG: Rehabilitation length of stay in individuals with spinal cord injury in Switzerland: A population-based study. J Spinal Cord Med 2026.
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Fiordelli M, Diviani N, Ort A, Rubinelli S: Effective Communication Within and Across Public Health Institutions: A Qualitative Study in Switzerland. Int J Public Health 2026, 70:1609055.
Fuchs B, Ejtehadi M, Cisnal A, Pannek J, Scheel-Sailer A, Riener R, Eriks-Hoogland I, Paez-Granados D: Robust learning framework for a scalable remote monitoring of autonomic dysreflexia: use-case in spinal cord injury. Sci Rep 2026, 16(1):9618.
Gimigliano F, Liguori S, Arienti C, Paoletta M, Butzbach O, Iolascon G, Atkinson-Graham M, Bakaa N, Battel I, Capodaglio P, Cordani C, Côté P, Décary S, De Groote W, Del Furia MJ, Duttine A, Engeda EH, Frontera WR, Kiekens C, Konstantinidis T, Minozzi S, Mudau Q, Ryan R, Sabariego C, Touhami D, Negrini S, Moretti A: Financial arrangements for rehabilitation services in health systems: an overview of systematic reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2026, 2(2):CD016327.
Glisic M, Llane A, Stojic S, Llanaj E, Roa-Díaz ZM, Raguindin PF, Kastrati L, Weed L, Turakhia MP, Ashley E, Muka T, Ioannidis JPA: An umbrella review of systematic reviews of the impact of wrist-worn wearables on health outcomes. Physiol Rev 2026, 106(2):935-969.
Gross-Hemmi MH, Brach M, Popa D, Setiono S, Singhal B, Sunnerhagen KS; InSCI; Stucki G: Methodology and Epidemiologic Data of the Second International Spinal Cord Injury (InSCI) Community Survey. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 107(4):553-562.
Ha NCM, Sabariego C, Pacheco Barzallo D: The impact of chronic diseases on labour market exit: a difference-in-differences approach. BMC Public Health 2026.
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Häfliger C, Rubinelli S, Diviani N, Brach M, Zanini C: "This trike is cool, but...": a qualitative study on real-world adoption of an outdoor mobility device in people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2026, 64(2):192-198.
Hertig-Godeschalk A, Flueck JL, Perret C, Scheel-Sailer A, Brinkhof MWG, Verma RK: Vitamin D supplementation has no effect on bone mineral density in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury - results from a randomized controlled trial. Spinal Cord 2026, 64(2):158-164.
Hodel J, Rothacher Y, Moreira B, Fellinghauer C, Pacheco Barzallo D, Weisstanner D, Ehrmann C, Sabariego C: Disability severity transitions in the community-dwelling Swiss ageing population: secondary analysis of the Swiss version of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) using multistate models. BMJ Open 2026, 16(2):e104871.
Holliger NS, Zipser-Mohammadzada F, Carpanese DF, Schubert M, Filli L: Evidence for Increased High Alpha Intermuscular Coherence as a Measure of Reticulospinal Motor Drive. Eur J Neurosci 2026, 63(8):e70517.
Imhof S, Achermann S, Rasenack M, Eriks Hoogland I, Zörner B: Reliability and validity of the 12-item multiple sclerosis walking scale in adults with chronic cervical or thoracic incomplete spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2026, 64(1):53-59.
Inauen J, Allan J, Aulbach MB, Bamert M, Blechert J, Lüthi S, Powell D, Ruf A, O'Connor DB: Investigating stress and health behaviour relationships in daily life: towards a framework for advancing future research. Health Psychol Rev 2026.
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Küng P, Bierbauer W, Berli C, Höhener PS, Lüscher J, Bermudez T, Banik A, Luszczynska A, Scholz U: Does preference for self-reliance moderate associations of health-related social control with physical activity and smoking cessation? Two intensive longitudinal studies. Br J Health Psychol. 2026, 31(2):e70082.
Lenherr C, Schimmel M, Stucki G, Selb M: Identification of Important and Relevant Functioning-Based Outcomes for Persons With an Oral Health Condition From the Patient's Perspective. J Oral Rehabil 2026, 53(1):211-235.
Mahler JL, Krebs J, Wunderlin C, Diviani N, Pannek J: Creating space for sexuality: supporting healthcare professionals in spinal cord injury or disease rehabilitation settings - a mixed-methods study. Disabil Rehabil 2026.
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Manríquez-Cisterna RJ, Mishra P, Peña-Queralta J, Perez-Serrano M, Garyfallidis S, Kupper L, Ejtehadi M, Breuss A, Ravankar AA, Salazar Luces JV, Riener R, Hirata Y, Paez-Granados D: ROS 4 healthcare: a framework for physiological human sensing for social, assistive, rehabilitation, and medical robotics. Front Robot AI 2026, 13:1745197.
Martinez-De la Torre A, Leshetkina P, Ahanor O, Maritz R: Integrating and standardizing functioning outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis pharmacological trials: a scoping review informed by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). J Clin Epidemiol 2026, 190:112093.
Metzger S, Polanco B, Eriks-Hoogland I, Gemperli A, Oña A, Pacheco Barzallo D: Cost-effectiveness of (sub)acute rehabilitation services for spinal cord injury: a retrospective cohort analysis. Cost Eff Resour Alloc 2026.
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Minder U, Perret C, Wunderlin C, Bossuyt FM, Arnet U: Reliability and validity of shoulder muscle strength measurements using portable dynamometers: A systematic review. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2026, 88:103146.
Noonan VK, Kovindha A, Perrouin-Verbe B, Corrales ACY, Hajjioui A, Joseph C, Arora M; InSCI*; Barzallo DP: Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Care Systems in People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-Country Comparison From the Second InSCI Community Survey. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 107(4):595-607.
Oña A, Hajjioui A, Avellanet M, Postma K, Joseph C, Perrouin-Verbe B, Boekel A, Popa D, Sabariego C, Barzallo DP: Examining inequalities in people with spinal cord injury through functioning. J Spinal Cord Med 2026.
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Oña A, Pacheco Barzallo A, Toaquiza J, Pacheco Barzallo D: Environmental barriers to participation for people with spinal cord injury. The case of Ecuador. Disabil Health J 2026, 19(1):101929.
Oña A, Strøm V, Sabariego C, Gemperli A, Pacheco Barzallo D: Evaluating the modified spinal cord injury secondary conditions scale (SCI-SCS) combining severity and mortality-based weights. Spinal Cord 2026, 64(2):126-133.
Oña A, Yánez C, Pacheco Barzallo A, Cárdenas D, Espinosa V, Glisic M, Pacheco Barzallo D: Epidemiological profile of people with spinal cord injury in Ecuador: A population-based design and cohort profile. J Spinal Cord Med 2026, 49(1):182-192.
Pacheco Barzallo D, Baricich A, Grisales MP, Yousefzadeh-Chabok S, Chan E, Otom A; InSCI; Hasnan N: Health Services Needs and Utilization of Persons Aging With SCI: A Cross-Country Comparison. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 107(4):576-586.
Pannek J, Wöllner J: Surgical Insertion of Suprapubic Catheters in Patients with Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: An Old Method Revisited. Urol Int 2026, 110(2):140-144.
Pfrunder L, Vallesi V, Hertig-Godeschalk A, Zito GA, Verma RK, Perret C, Ammann F: Muscle Volume Gain Following 20 Training Sessions on an Eccentric Arm-Crank Ergometer. Int J Sports Med 2026, 47(2):139-144.
Rexha E, Hersche R, Maritz R, Sabariego C, Kaelin VC: Exploring Documentation Burden and the Use of Artificial Intelligence Among Swiss Rehabilitation Professionals. Stud Health Technol Inform 2026, 336:1597-1598.
Rinderknecht S, Bertolo A, Valido E, Stojic S, Wong S, Farkas GJ, Iyer P, Jaric I, Stoyanov J, Glisic M: The role of short-chain fatty acids in spinal cord injury: A systematic review of human and animal evidence. J Spinal Cord Med 2026.£
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Ruggeri T, Wiedemann G, Schärz N, Hügli B, Limacher A, Hirzel C, Porret N, Zeerleder S: Quantifying endothelial damage by digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of endothelial cell-free DNA in COVID-19 patients. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2026, 10(1):103320.
Sabariego C, Glisic M, Brach M, Freund P, Hund-Georgiadis M, Jelmoni L, Jordan X, Prince L, Bickenbach J, Stucki G, SwiSCI Scientific Committee: Future of the SwiSCI: Perspectives of the First National Cohort Study Built on a 360 degrees Research Model. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 105(5):448-455.
Saillen G, Diviani N, Rubinelli S: Reputation and trust in health insurance: A scoping review of key drivers and outcomes. PLoS One 2026, 21(3):e0345875.
Schmandt C, Llukovi E, Capossela S, Wettstein R, Valido E, Gamba M, Perret C, Stoyanov J, Bertolo A: The association between pressure injury microbiome and wound healing: a systematic review. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2026, 15:1703418.
Schmandt C, Trunz J, Perret C, Hertig-Godeschalk A, Stanga Z, Stoyanov J: Optimizing blue poo: A validated, cost-effective method for measuring whole gut transit time. MethodsX 2026, 16:103741.
Seijas V, Maritz R, Yee J, Moreira B, Lussi C, Limacher A, Yon Y, Kiani S, Zapata T, Sabariego C: Rehabilitation Service Delivery Models to Foster Healthy Ageing in the WHO European Region: Results From a Cross-Sectional Stakeholder Consultation Involving 45 Countries. Adv Rehabil Sci Pract 2026, 15:27536351261419007.
Sritharan J, Diana L, Vallesi V, Brunello N, Feuring L, Ugowe JJ, Oertli R, Eriks-Hoogland I, Scheel-Sailer A, Moro V, Verma RK, Zito GA: Altered functional connectivity underpins cognitive changes in chronic spinal cord injury. Brain Commun 2026, 8(2):fcag050.
Strøm V, Weidner N, Sadowsky C, Hla KM, Uddin T, Rapidi CA; InSCI; Sabariego C: Self-reported Secondary Health Conditions in Relation to Age and Time Living With Spinal Cord Injury: Results From the Second International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 107(4):563-575.
Stucki G, Bickenbach J: Why we need to move to a two-dimensional health system. Lancet 2026, 407(10524):125-126.
Stucki G, Frontera WR, Bickenbach J: Editorial: The Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Survey (SwiSCI). Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2026, 105(5):375-376.
Touhami D, Ryan R, Engeda EH, Arienti C, Atkinson-Graham M, Bakaa N, Battel I, Capodaglio P, Cordani C, Côté P, Décary S, De Groote W, Del Furia MJ, Duttine A, Frontera WR, Gimigliano F, Kiekens C, Konstantinidis T, Liguori S, Minozzi S, Mudau Q, Paoletta M, Negrini S, Sabariego C: Implementation strategies for rehabilitation services in health systems: an overview of systematic reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2026, 2(2):CD016324.
Trunz J, Schmandt C, Hertig-Godeschalk A, Glisic M, Stoyanov J, Perret C: Probiotic and Prebiotic Supplementation for Gastrointestinal Discomfort in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (PRO-GIDSCI): A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial Protocol. Methods Protoc 2026, 9(1):14.
Türközer HB, Zeng V, Hoang D, Sritharan J, Iska N, Ivleva EI, Clementz BA, Pearlson GD, Keedy S, Gershon ES, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, Lizano P: Neuroanatomical Deficits in Visual Cortex Subregions of Individuals With Psychosis Spectrum Disorders Linked to Symptoms, Cognition, and Childhood Trauma. Schizophr Bull 2026, 52(2):sbaf262.
Vallesi V, Krammer W, Federspiel A, Missimer JH, Pastore-Wapp M, Kägi G, Wiest R, Weder BJ: Escitalopram promotes recovery from hand paresis in cortical sensori-motor stroke: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled longitudinal study. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2026, 23(1):83.
Vidakovic E, Bamberg E, Zörner B, Ostheim K, Minder B, Bertschy S, Pannek J, Stute P, Glisic M: The role of sex hormones in neurological and functional recovery following spinal cord injury in females: a systematic review of the literature. Spinal Cord 2026, 64(5):403-415.
Winiker K, Stierli S, Brinkhof MWG, Hamzic S, Schwegler H, Mueller G: Outcomes of Tracheostomy Decannulation: Study Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Study. Int J Lang Commun Disord 2026, 61(1):e70165.
Wunderlin C, Burgisser F, Gemperli A, Perret C, Widmer M: Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Versus Conventional Occupational Therapy on Changes in Upper Extremity Function After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (Armeo X-over Trial): Study Protocol of a Randomised Crossover Trial. Methods Protoc 2026, 9(2):31.
Wunderlin C, Koch-Borner S, Arnet U, Schibli S: Functional Goals of Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury undergoing Surgical Reconstruction for Elbow Extension and their Representation in Standard Assessments. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026.
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Xu H, Cieza A, Qama E, Hu Y, Li M, Yang J, Wu J: Evidence on implementing WHO Package of Essential Non-communicable (PEN) Diseases Interventions: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open 2026, 16(2):e112469.
Yang FA, Huang CC, Lu CH, Wu PJ, Escorpizo R, Chen HC: Speech therapy for poststroke aphasia: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PeerJ 2026, 14:e21118.
Zhou X, Valido E, Krebs J, Bertolo A, Zeh R, Minder B, Glisic M, Potzel T, Fiechter M, Grigorov M, Sommerstein R, Stoyanov J: Mupirocin-based nasal decolonization to prevent Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections: A meta-analysis of randomized control trials. Int J Infect Dis 2026, 167:108570.
Zito GA, Sartoris TM, Atkinson-Clement C, Jegathesaan P, Beranger B, Hartmann A, Czernecki V, Tarrano C, Rosso C, Burbaud P, Roze E, Gallea C, Worbe Y: Distinct cerebellar networks underpin clinical improvement in adolescent Tourette disorder. Brain 2026, 149(4):1278-1288.

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