2026
Zúñiga F, Kotkowski K, Guerbaai RA, Simon M, Serdaly C, Geest S, Zeller A, Kressig RW, Wellens NIH, Brunkert T. Understanding a Complex Intervention to Reduce Unplanned Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes: Process Evaluation of INTERCARE. Health Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 11;9(1):e71748. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.71748
Zúñiga F, Saringer-Hamiti L, Siqeca F, Holzer S, Guerbaai RA, Brunkert T, Islam F, Bartáková J, Orschulko A, Staudacher S, Kressig RW, Zeller A, Serdaly C, Wellens NIH, De Geest SM, Litschgi V, Zimmermann N, Simon M. Sustainable improvement of interprofessional care for better resident outcomes: protocol for the INTERSCALE hybrid type III effectiveness cluster-randomized trial comparing individualized and collaborative delivery of an evidence-based care model for long-term care. Implement Sci. 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s13012-026-01489-0
Zúñiga F, Siqeca F. Response to: Integrating Oral Care Into Nurse-Led Models: A Critical Step to Reduce Pneumonia in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026;74(5):1489-1490. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70304 Epub 2026 Feb 17
Zúñiga F, Kotkowski K, Guerbaai RA, Simon M, Serdaly C, Geest SD, u. a. Understanding a Complex Intervention to Reduce Unplanned Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes: Process Evaluation of INTERCARE. Health Science Reports. 2026;9: e71748. 10.1002/hsr2.71748
2024
Saringer-Hamiti L, Zúñiga F, Islam F, Siqeca F. Möglichkeiten um der doppelten Vulnerabilität in Langzeitpflegeeinrichtungen zu begegnen: Die Umsetzung des INTERCARE Versorgungsmodells». Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association. Vulnerable Societies: Risks and Responses. Muttenz. 2024:56. https://www.fhnw.ch/de/die-fhnw/hochschulen/soziale-arbeit/events/sgs-kongress-2024/media/ssa-congress-2024-program_final.pdf
Guerbaai RA, Serdaly C, Simon M, De Pietro C, Kotkowski K, Wellens N, Bartakova J, Kressig RW, Zeller A, De Geest S, Zúñiga F. Ein pflegegeleitetes Versorgungsmodell zur Stärkung der geriatrischen Kompetenz in Pflegeinstitutionen: Implementierung und Evaluation des INTERCARE-Modells. Institut für Pflegewissenschaft, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Basel.
2023
Zúñiga F, Litschgi V, Saringer-Hamiti L. Stärkung der geriatrischen Expertise durch das Intercare-Versorgungsmodell. Heime & Spitäler. 2023;4:44-47.
Zúñiga F, Litschgi V, Saringer-Hamiti L. Ein Modell zur Stärkung des geriatrischen Fachwissens. Artiset. 2023;10-11:43-45.
Guerbaai, R.A., De Geest, S., Popejoy, L.L., Simon, M., Wellens, N.I.H., Denhaerynck, K., Zúñiga, F. Evaluating the implementation fidelity to a successful nurse-led model (INTERCARE) which reduced nursing home unplanned hospitalisations. BMC Health Serv Res 23, 138 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09146-8
2022
Litschgi, V., Zúñiga, F., Brunkert, T., De Geest, S., Simon, M., Staudacher S., Kressig, R.W., Wellens, N.I.H., Serdaly, C., Bartakova, J., Guerbaai, R.A. Sustainable improvement of INTERprofessional care for better resident outcomes: SCALing up an Evidence-based care model for nursing homes (INTERSCALE). A protocol for a scoping literature review (1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6881266
Guerbaai, R.A., Zeller, A., Kressig, R.W., Simon, M., Wellens, N., Serdaly, C., De Pietro, C., Zúñiga, F. und die INTERCARE Forschungsgruppe (2022). INTERCARE – Umsetzung eines pflegegeleiteten Versorgungsmodell in Pflegeinstitutionen zur Reduktion von Spitaleinweisungen. Primary and Hospital Care. 2022;22(11):335–336. doi : 10.4414/phc-d.2022.10568
Zúñiga, F., Wicki, R., Staudacher, S., & Basinska, K. Wie Pflegeexpert_innen in Deutschschweizer Pflegeheimen ihre Rollenentwicklung gestalten. Pflege. 2022; 35(6):337–43. https://doi.org/10.1024/1012-5302/a000889
Bartakova, J., Zúñiga, F., Guerbaai, R.A., Basinska, K., Brunkert, T., Simon, M., Denhaerynck, K., De Geest, S., Wellens, N.I.H., Serdaly, C., Kressig, R.W., Zeller, A., Popejoy, L., Nicca, D., Desmedt, M., De Pietro, C. Health Economic Evaluation of A Nurse-Led Care Model from The Nursing Home Perspective Focusing on Residents’ Hospitalizations. BMC Geriatrics. 2022; 22(496): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03182-5
Basinska, K., Zúñiga, F., Simon, M., De Geest, S., Guerbaai, R.A., Wellens, N.I.H., Nicca, D., Brunkert, T. Implementation of a complex intervention to reduce hospitalizations from nursing homes: A mixed-method evaluation of implementation process and outcomes. BMC Geriatrics. 2022; 22(196): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02878-y
Guerbaai, R.A., Kressig, R.W., Zeller A., Tröger, M., Nickel, C.H., Benkert, B., Wellens, N.I.H., Osińska, M., Simon, M., Zúñiga, F., Identifying Appropriate Nursing Home Resources to Reduce Fall-Related Emergency Department Transfers. The Journal of the American Directors Association. 2022; 23(8):1304-1310.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.063
Zúñiga, F., (shared first authorship), Guerbaai, R.A., (shared first authorship), De Geest, S., Popejoy, L.L., Bartakova, J., Denhaerynck, K., Trutschel, D., Basinska, K., Nicca, D., Kressig, R.W., Zeller, A., Wellens, N.I.H., De Pietro, C., Desmedt, M., Serdaly, C., Simon, M. Positive effect of the INTERCARE nurse-led model on reducing nursing home transfers: a non-randomized stepped-wedge design. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022; 70:1546–1557. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17677
2021
Basinska, K., Künzler-Heule, P., Guerbaai, RA., Zúñiga, F., Simon, M., Wellens, N. I. H., Serdaly, C., Nicca, D. Residents’ and Relatives’ Experiences of Acute Situations: A Qualitative Study to Inform a Care Model. The Gerontologist. 2021; 61(7):1041–52. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab027
2020
Basinska, K., Wellens, N. I. H., Simon, M., Zeller, A., Kressig, R. W., & Zúñiga, F. Registered nurses in expanded roles improve care in nursing homes: Swiss perspective based on the modified Delphi method. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2021; 77(2):742–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14644
2019
Zúñiga, F., De Geest, S., Guerbaai, R.A., Basinska, K., Nicca, D., Kressig, R.W., Zeller, A., Wellens, N.I.H., De Pietro, C., Vlaeyen, E., Desmedt, M., Serdaly, C., Simon, M. (2019). Strengthening Geriatric Expertise in Swiss Nursing Homes: INTERCARE Implementation Study Protocol. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(10), 2145-2150. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16074
2017
Zúñiga, F., Basinska, K., Kressig, R.W., Zeller, A., Simon, M. Das Projekt INTERCARE, Pflegegeleitete Versorgungsmodelle in der Langzeitpflege. Primary and Hospital Care, 17(14), 270-271. https://doi.org/10.4414/phc-d.2017.01553
SBK-Zeitschrift April 17 – INTERCARE (1): Projekt INTERCARE: Pflegegeleitete Versorgung