Salome Christen MA
Research Assistant (Prof. Dr. Gisela Michel)
T +41 41 229 59 15 • Room 1.B08 • salome.christen@unilu.ch
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After completing her BSc in Physiotherapy (Zurich University of Applied Sciences) in 2011, Salome Christen worked as a physiotherapists for two years. Then, she took up the master program MA in Health Sciences (University of Lucerne) and graduated in 2015. For her master thesis, she investigated preferences of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors for long-term follow-up. Since May 2015, she has been a research associate at the University of Lucerne in the team of Prof. Dr. Gisela Michel.
Research
- Epidemiology
- Guidelines development
- Childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: late effects, long-term follow-up
- Parents of childhood cancer survivors
Projects
Publications
- Christen, S., Roser, K., Mulder, R. L., Ilic, A., Lie, H. C., Melblom, A. V., … Michel, G. (2020). Recommendations for the Surveillance of Cancer-Related Fatigue in Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Report from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 14 (6), 923–938. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4282886
- Christen, S., Weishaupt, E., Vetsch, J., Rueegg, C. S., Mader, L., Dehler, S., & Michel, G. (2019). Perceived information provision and information needs in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. European Journal of Cancer Care; Eur J Cancer Care, 28 (1), 12892 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2385859
- Christen, S., Mader, L., Baenziger, J., Roser, K., Schindera, C., Tinner, E. M., & Michel, G. (2019). “I wish someone had once asked me how I’m doing”: Disadvantages and support needs faced by parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer; Pediatr Blood Cancer, 66 (8), 27767 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3243515
- Roser, K., Baenziger, J., Mader, L., Christen, S., Dehler, S., & Michel, G. (2018). Attendance to Follow-Up Care in Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 7 (5), 584–591. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2384361
- Baenziger, J., Roser, K., Mader, L., Christen, S., Kuehni, C. E., Gumy-Pause, F., … Michel, G. (2018). Can the Theory of Planned Behavior help explain attendance to follow-up care of childhood cancer survivors? Psycho-Oncology, 27 (6), 1501–1508. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2385853
- Michel, G., Christen, S., & Roser, K. (2018). Nachsorge bei jungen Malignompatienten: Ein risikobasiertes Modell für die Prävention und Früherkennung von Langzeitfolgen. Schweizer Zeitschrift für Onkologie, (2), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2528288
- Mader, L., Vetsch, J., Christen, S., Baenziger, J., Roser, K., Dehler, S., & Michel, G. (2017). Education, employment and marriage in long-term survivors of teenage and young adult cancer compared with healthy controls. Swiss Medical Weekly, (147), 14419 ff. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2017.14419
- Christen, S., Vetsch, J., Mader, L., Dehler, S., Korol, D., Kuehni, C., … Michel, G. (2016). Preferences for the organization of long-term follow-up in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24 (8), 3425–3436. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2385481
Achievements
- Recommendations for the Surveillance of Cancer-Related Fatigue in Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers. Poster, Swiss Public Health Conference 2020, Public Health Schweiz; SSPH+; Universität Luzern, Luzern (virtuelle Konferenz), 2020
- Grandparents’ involvement and psychosocial outcomes when a grand child is diagnosed with cancer: Acute and long-term outcomes. (Panel) contribution, 24th PanCare Meeting, PanCare Committee, Basel, 2019
- Supportive needs in parents of childhood cancer survivors. Lecture, PanCare Meeting, PanCare, Prag, 2018
- Perceived information provision and information needs in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Lecture, PanCare Meeting, PanCare, Lübeck, 2017
- Can the theory of planned behaviour help explain follow-up attendance of childhood cancer survivors? Lecture, Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Padova, 2017
- Can the theory of planned behaviour help explain follow-up attendance of childhood cancer survivors? Lecture, PanCare Meeting, PanCare, Lund, 2017
- Education, employment and marriage in survivors of teenage and young adult cancer. Poster, 48th Congress of the International Society of Paeditric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paeditric Oncology (SIOP), Dublin, 2016
- Follow-up care attendance in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: implementation of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Lecture, 48th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Dublin, 2016
- Can the Theory of Planned Behavior help explain follow-up attendance of childhood cancer survivors? Lecture, 48th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Dublin, 2016
- Follow-up care attendance in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: implementation of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Poster, 5th European Symposium on Late Complications after Childhood Cancer (ESLCCC), European Symposium on Late Complications after Childhood Cancer (ESLCCC), Kopenhagen, 2016
- Can the Theory of Planned Behavior help explain follow-up attendance of childhood cancer survivors? Poster, 5th European Symposium on Late Complications after Childhood Cancer (ESLCCC), European Symposium on Late Complications after Childhood Cancer (ESLCCC), Kopenhagen, 2016
- Harmonization of guidelines for the long-term follow-up of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors. Lecture, Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (SPOG) Scientific Meeting, Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (SPOG), Bern, 2016
- Can the Theory of Planned Behavior help explain follow-up attendance of childhood cancer survivors? Lecture, Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (SPOG) Scientific Meeting, Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (SPOG), Bern, 2016