Center for Public Health (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine)
Position: Research Associate (Postdoc)
ORCID: 0000-0002-3612-7332
T +43 1 40160-034892
sandra.a.haider@meduniwien.ac.at
Keywords
Nutritional Status; Physical Therapists; Public Health; Sports Nutritional Sciences
Research interests
Sandra is a nutrition and exercise scientist with a PhD in endocrinology and metabolism. For her PhD project, she focused on a community intervention aimed at improving the nutritional status and physical activity levels of non-institutionalized older adults with frailty. At the same time, her clinical focus shifted to neuro-rehabilitation, and she began working as an exercise therapist specializing in training and gait analysis at the Neurological Rehabilitation Centre "Rosenhügel" in Vienna. In 2021, she also completed her "Habilitation" in Public Health, concentrating on physical activity in older adults. Sandra is passionate about creating opportunities and environments that promote healthy living through optimal nutrition and physical activity.
Selected publications
- Mack, M. et al. (2024) ‘Chronic exercise effects on overall depression severity and distinct depressive symptoms in older adults: A protocol of a systematic and meta-analytic review’, PLOS ONE. Edited by C.D. Rosa, 19(5), p. e0297348. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297348.
- Schiffler, T. et al. (2024) ‘Perceptions of Therapeutic Climbing for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Neurorehabilitation: A Qualitative Study’, Healthcare, 12(6), p. 674. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060674.
- Haider, S. et al. (2023) ‘The Association between Vegan Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity—A Cross-Sectional Online Survey’, Nutrients, 15(8), p. 1847. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081847.
- Haider, S. et al. (2021) ‘Associations between Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Time Spent Outdoors with Mental Health during the First COVID-19 Lock Down in Austria’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), p. 9168. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179168.
- Haider, S. et al. (2017) ‘Impact of a Home-Based Physical and Nutritional Intervention Program Conducted by Lay-Volunteers on Handgrip Strength in Prefrail and Frail Older Adults: A Randomized Control Trial’, PLOS ONE. Edited by Y. Fukumoto, 12(1), p. e0169613. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169613.