Maria Caiata-Zufferey

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University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland

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Professor Maria Caiata-Zufferey is a faculty member at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland. Her research areas include decision-making in genetic testing, narrative strategies in health communication, and the interdisciplinary study of cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent articles highlight her focus on the implications of genetic risk for breast cancer, family dynamics in hereditary conditions, and the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare behaviors.

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REWORK: Returning to work after a breast cancer diagnosis

Open Date: 2022-01-01

Close Date: 2023-01-01

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LIVES: Quality of life of patients living with vascular LIVEr diseaseS. Developing research on the social impact of rare diseases

Open Date: 2022-01-01

Close Date: 2025-01-01

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COSMO: Covid-19 e salute mentale dei giovani. Studio qualitativo

Open Date: 2021-06-01

Close Date: 2021-12-01

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SCOUT: Social dynamics in contexts of uncertainty

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-01

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PERSPECTIVES: Understanding perspectives about COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination among school staff in Switzerland. A mixed-methods study

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2022-01-01

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Articles (17)

Navigating complex choices through legitimation: Narrative strategies in risk-reduction mastectomy decision-making among unaffected women with genetic risk for breast cancer in Switzerland

Modes of responsibility in disclosing cancer genetic test results to relatives: An analysis of Swiss and Korean narrative data

Crucial and fragile: a multi-methods and multi-disciplinary study of cooperation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic

Factors Associated With COVID-19 Non-Vaccination in Switzerland: A Nationwide Study.

Motivational interviewing for prevention in Swiss family medicine: Opportunities and challenges

Acceptability and Usability of the Family Gene Toolkit for Swiss and Korean Families Harboring BRCA1/BRAC2 Pathogenic Variants: A Web-Based Platform for Cascade Genetic Testing

Predicting Openness of Communication in Families With Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome: Natural Language Processing Analysis

Privacy and utility of genetic testing in families with hereditary cancer syndromes living in three countries: the international cascade genetic screening experience

Joys or Sorrows of Parenting During the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Scoping Review

New insights into fever phobia: a pilot qualitative study with caregivers and their healthcare providers

Decision-making on COVID-19 vaccination: A qualitative study among health care and social workers caring for vulnerable individuals

Relatives from Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Lynch Syndrome Families Forgoing Genetic Testing: Findings from the Swiss CASCADE Cohort

The Communication Chain of Genetic Risk: Analyses of Narrative Data Exploring Proband–Provider and Proband–Family Communication in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

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Intention to Inform Relatives, Rates of Cascade Testing, and Preference for Patient-Mediated Communication in Families Concerned with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Lynch Syndrome: The Swiss CASCADE Cohort

Genetic Literacy and Communication of Genetic Information in Families Concerned with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Cross-Study Comparison in Two Countries and within a Timeframe of More Than 10 Years

Home Treatment for Acute Mental Health Care: Protocol for the Financial Outputs, Risks, Efficacy, Satisfaction Index and Gatekeeping of Home Treatment (FORESIGHT) Study

Collaborators (17)

Silvia Stringhini

Carla Pedrazzani

Sue Kim

Sharlene Hesse-Biber

Emiliano Soldini

Maddalena Fiordelli

Maria C. Katapodi

Bernadette van der Linden

Sara Levati

Simon Wieser

Chang Ming

Gerhard Lauer

Sofia Merajver

JISUN KIM

L. Suzanne Suggs

Florina M. Ciorba

Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz

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