Martina Ospelt, PhD
Postdoc (Prof. Gisela Michel)
T +41 41 229 59 38 • Alpenquai 4, Raum 6 • martina.ospelt@unilu.ch
Publications
- Ospelt, M. I., Bolliger, C., & Roser, K. (2026). Psychosocial support needs and utilization of support among survivors of cancer in young adulthood in Switzerland: A report from the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Psychosocial Health Study. Psycho-Oncology, 35 (2), e70399 ff.
- Michel, G., Holmer, P., & Ospelt, M. I. (2025). Fertility‐Related Concerns in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review. Cancer Medicine, 14 (13), e71045 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16948559
- Michel, G., & Ospelt, M. I. (2025). Attending Childhood Cancer Follow-Up Care: Travel Time, Disparities and Health—A Canadian Cohort Study. Psycho-Oncology, 34 (12), e70344 ff. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70344
- Ospelt, M. I., Kälin, S., Roser, K., & Michel, G. (2025). Parental employment adjustment during and after childhood cancer treatment — a report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study‑Parents. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, 556 ff. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15747615
- Ospelt, M. I., Holmer, P., Michel, G., Kälin, S., & Roser, K. (2024). Insurance, legal, and financial hardships of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors - a systematic review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17341841
- Roser, K., Michel, G., Kälin, S., & Ospelt, M. I. (6 December 2025). The insurance, legal, and financial situation of parents of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a systematic review (PsyArXiv). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17952650
- Kälin, S., Ospelt, M. I., Roser, K., & Michel, G. (2025). Satisfaction with follow-up consultations among Swiss childhood cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study (Authorea). https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175872252.22541835/v1
Achievements
- The long shadow of childhood cancer: a qualitative study on insurance, legal, and financial hardships faced by childhood cancer survivors. Poster, Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Amsterdam, 2025
- The insurance, legal, and financial situation of parents of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a systematic review. Poster, Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Amsterdam, 2025
- Attending Childhood Cancer Follow-up Care: Travel time, disparities and health – a Canadian cohort study. Poster, 57th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Amsterdam, 2025
- Parental Career Adaptations Throughout and Beyond Childhood Cancer Treatment in Switzerland - A report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study-Parents. Lecture, 22nd American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) Conference, American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2025
- Insurance, legal, and financial hardships of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors - A systematic review. Poster, 22nd American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) Conference, American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2025
- Career evolution: Parental adaptations throughout and beyond childhood cancer treatment in Switzerland - A report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study - Parents. Lecture, Research Symposium Health, HSLU Hochschule Luzern; University of Lucerne; XUND, Lucerne, 2025
- The long shadow of childhood cancer: insurance, legal and financial hardships faced by parents of childhood cancer survivors. Lecture, Research Symposium Health Lucerne, Universität Luzern, Luzern, 2025
- Career evolution: Parental adaptations throughout and beyond childhood cancer treatment in Switzerland – A report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study-Parents. Poster, 56th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Honolulu, Hawaii, 2024
- THE COSTS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER - Insurance, Legal, and Financial Hardships of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivors – A Systematic Review. Poster, 56th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Honolulu, Hawaii, 2024
- Career evolution: Parental adaptations throughout and beyond childhood cancer treatment in Switzerland – A report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study-Parents. Lecture, 56th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Honolulu, Hawaii, 2024
- Family burden among parents of children with cancer using multilevel latent profile analysis: A report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study – Parents. Poster, International Symposium on Late Complications after Childhood Cancer (ISLCCC), ISLCCC, Lucerne, 2024
- Heterogeneity of family burden among parents of children with cancer. Lecture, 2nd Research Symposium Health Lucerne, University of Lucerne, Hochschule Luzern, Xund, Lucerne, 2024
- The long shadow of childhood cancer: Insurance, legal, and financial hardships - perspectives of parents, survivors, and experts in Switzerland. Lecture, 2nd Research Symposium Health Lucerne, University of Lucerne, Hochschule Luzern, Xund, Lucerne, 2024
- Insurance, Legal, and Financial Hardships of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivors and their Parents – A Systematic Review. Lecture, 29th PanCare Meeting, PanCare network, Gent, 2023
- Variability in parents’ family burden during their child’s cancer. Lecture, IPOS 2023 World Congress, IPOS, Milano, 2023
- Differences in mothers’ and fathers’ perception of family burden due to their child’s cancer. Lecture, SPOG SSPHO Scientific Meeting 2023, SPOG SSPHO, Bern, 2023
- The Costs of Childhood Cancer: Insurance, Legal, and Financial Hardships of Childhood Cancer Survivors and their Parents - A Systematic Review. Poster, 24th IPOS World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, International Psycho-Oncolocy Society (IPOS), Mailand, 2023
