Activity Patterns and Stress – Prognostic Factors for Pain Persistence and Disability in Acute Neck Pain: A 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Rita Morf, Leah Reicherzer, Jürgen Degenfellner, Sabina Hotz-Boendermaker. Activity Patterns and Stress – Prognostic Factors for Pain Persistence and Disability in Acute Neck Pain: A 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study. European Journal of Pain, 2026. Link
Correlates of weekday sleep duration before and during the COVID-19 lockdown: Evidence from two Austrian national surveys from 2017 and 2020
Jürgen Degenfellner, Stefan Seidel, Kyriaki Papantoniou, Eva Schernhammer, Susanne Strohmaier. Correlates of weekday sleep duration before and during the COVID-19 lockdown: Evidence from two Austrian national surveys from 2017 and 2020. Chronobiology International, 2026. Link
Frequencies of persistence, activity pacing, fear avoidance and general stress in acute neck pain
Rita Morf, Leah Reicherzer, Jürgen Degenfellner, Monika Hasenbring, Anna Erat, Sabina Hotz-Boendermaker. Frequencies of persistence, activity pacing, fear avoidance and general stress in acute neck pain. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, Volume 23, 2025. Link
Sex- and Ethnic Differences in the Cross-sectional Association Between Sleep Regularity and Obesity Among US Adults, NHANES 2011–2014
Jürgen Degenfellner, Susanne Strohmaier, Dorothee Fischer, Eva Schernhammer. Sex- and Ethnic Differences in the Cross-sectional Association Between Sleep Regularity and Obesity Among US Adults, NHANES 2011–2014. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 2025. Link
Identifying Risk and Protective Factors for Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Insights from UK Biobank Night Shift Workers
Jürgen Degenfellner, Susanne Strohmaier, Magdalena Zebrowska, Ingvild Saksvik-Lehouillier, Eva Schernhammer. Identifying Risk and Protective Factors for Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Insights from UK Biobank Night Shift Workers. Clocks & Sleep, 2025. Link
Prognostic value of activity patterns and stress measures for persistent pain and disability in acute neck pain: a 3-month follow-up study
Rita Morf, Cyrill Kernwein, Julia Jaeger, Leah Reicherzer, Jürgen Degenfellner, Sabina Hotz-Boendermaker, on behalf of Pain in Motion. Prognostic value of activity patterns and stress measures for persistent pain and disability in acute neck pain: a 3-month follow-up study. Frontiers in Pain Research, 2025. Link
Can technology-based gait training result in relevant changes of ambulatory function in people with chronic, neurological diagnoses? A longitudinal, cohort study
Eveline S. Graf, Dino De Bon, Johanna Stahl, Jürgen Degenfellner, Deborah Knechtle, Daniel Zutter, Florian Liberatore, Markus Wirz. Can technology-based gait training result in relevant changes of ambulatory function in people with chronic, neurological diagnoses? A longitudinal, cohort study. PLOS ONE, 2025. Link
Modeling bee hive dynamics: Assessing colony health using hive weight and environmental parameters
Jürgen Degenfellner, Matthias Templ. Modeling bee hive dynamics: Assessing colony health using hive weight and environmental parameters. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Volume 218, 2024, Pages 108742. Link
Construct validity and test-retest reliability of the Modified Agility T-Test in healthy adults
John Zürcher, Seraina Liechti, Jürgen Degenfellner, Fabian Pfeiffer, Christoph Bauer. Construct validity and test-retest reliability of the Modified Agility T-Test in healthy adults: A single-center cross-sectional study. Physioscience, 2024. Link
Evaluating inter- and intra-rater reliability in assessing upper limb compensatory movements post-stroke: creating a ground truth through video analysis?
Lena Sauerzopf, Celina G. Chavez Panduro, Andreas R. Luft, Elena Gavagnin, Tim Unger, Christopher Easthope Awai, Josef G. Schönhammer, Jürgen Degenfellner, Martina R. Spiess. Evaluating inter- and intra-rater reliability in assessing upper limb compensatory movements post-stroke: creating a ground truth through video analysis?. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2024. Link
Meal-timing patterns and chronic disease prevalence in two representative Austrian studies
Isabel Santonja, Leonie H. Bogl, Jürgen Degenfellner, Gerhard Klösch, Stefan Seidel, Eva Schernhammer, Kyriaki Papantoniou. Meal-timing patterns and chronic disease prevalence in two representative Austrian studies. European Journal of Nutrition, Volume 62, 2023, Pages 1879–1890. Link
Shift work tolerance
Jürgen Degenfellner, Eva Schernhammer. Shift work tolerance. Occupational Medicine, Volume 71, Issue 9, December 2021, Pages 404–413. Link
Sleep complaints in former and current night shift workers: findings from two cross-sectional studies in Austria
Jakob Weitzer, Isabel Santonja, Jürgen Degenfellner, Lin Yang, Galateja Jordakieva, Richard Crevenna, Stefan Seidel, Gerhard Klösch, Eva Schernhammer, Kyriaki Papantoniou. Sleep complaints in former and current night shift workers: findings from two cross-sectional studies in Austria. Chronobiology International, Volume 38, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 893-906. Link
Help-seeking behavior of young and middle-aged Austrians with chronic insomnia: Results from the 2017 national sleep survey
Stefan Seidel, Gerhard Klösch, Anna Kosheleva, Kyriaki Papantoniou, Lin Yang, Jürgen Degenfellner, Jakob Weitzer, Eva Schernhammer. Help-seeking behavior of young and middle-aged Austrians with chronic insomnia: Results from the 2017 national sleep survey. Sleep Epidemiology, Volume 1, December 2021, 100002. Link
Sleep, Shift Work and Health: From Circadian Disruption to Clinical Outcomes
Jürgen Degenfellner. Sleep, Shift Work and Health: From Circadian Disruption to Clinical Outcomes. Doctoral Thesis (Applied Medical Science), Medical University of Vienna, 2026. Link
Analysis of bee hive data using robust methods
Jürgen Degenfellner. Analysis of bee hive data using robust methods. Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien, 2019. Link
Manuscripts in Preparation
- Submitted Schirin Akhbari Ziegler, Isabel N. Widmer, Christina Schulze, Jürgen Degenfellner, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin. Family Outcome Early Intervention: Development of a Family Member-Reported Outcome Measure. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
- In revision Jasmin Erni, Evelyn Baertschi, Jürgen Degenfellner, Hannu Luomajoki, Florian Brunner. Inter-rater Agreement of a pathophysiology-derived clinical assessment tool for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I in physiotherapy: An explorative study. BMC.
- Submitted Brigitta Steinmann, Jürgen Degenfellner, Monika Bolliger, Jonas Florin, Stefan Gysin, Jasmin Naumann. Evaluating Interprofessional Collaboration Skills in Swiss Health Professions Education: A Multi-Site Study. Journal of Interprofessional Care.
- In preparation Denise Nyfeler, Micha Mohler, Fabian Pfeiffer, Guillaume Christe, Stefan Schmid, Ben Darlow, Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter, Jürgen Degenfellner. Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability investigation of the German version of the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ-G). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
- In preparation Petra Gmünder, Sabina Hotz Boendermaker, Rita Morf, Leah Reicherzer, Jürgen Degenfellner, Markus J. Ernst. Prediction of Disability and Pain Intensity at Three-Month Follow-Up in Patients with Acute Neck Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
- In preparation Ursula Meidert, Jürgen Degenfellner, Markus Wirz, Cécile Ledergerber, Christina Stettler Heinzmann. Assessing Intercultural Competence among Students of Health Professions in Switzerland. Health Equity.
- In preparation Fabian Pfeiffer, Jürgen Degenfellner. Longitudinal Study of Time-Varying Biopsychosocial Factors in Acute Low Back Pain: Insights from a Community-Based Cohort. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
- In preparation Dat Thien Tran, Jürgen Degenfellner, Susanne Strohmaier, Magdalena Żebrowska, Jing Zhang, Tala El Ghoul, Kyriaki Papantoniou, Ingvild Saksvik-Lehouillier, Rebecca Richmond, Eva S. Schernhammer. Breast cancer risk in relation to genetic determinants of shift work tolerance and interaction with night work: a narrative review.
Reviewing & Editorial Activities
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Invited book proposal reviewer for Chapman & Hall/CRC (Taylor & Francis Group), Statistics Section.