Prof. Anna Zisberg
Research Interests
Higher Education
Recent Publications
Research Interests
- Understanding mechanisms that account for changes in functional and cognitive status in older adults during times of health challenges such as hospitalization.
- Exploring the effects of organizational structure and quality of care on hospitalization outcomes.
Higher Education
Degree | Name of Institution and Department | Period of Study |
B.A. in Nursing, registered nurse (RN) | University of Tel-Aviv “Sheba” School of Nursing, Medical Center in Tel-HaShomer | 1992-1995 |
M.A. in Nursing, | University of Tel-Aviv Department of nursing, Sackler School of Medicine | 1995-1998 |
Ph.D. | University of Washington, Seattle, WA, School of Nursing | 2001-2005 |
Recent Publications
- Rayan-Gharra N, Werner S, Saad O, Yellon T, Hochwald IH, Ohana I, Zisk-Rony RY, Rozani V, Zaguri-Greener D, Zisberg A. Beyond attitudes: Understanding geriatric career intentions among nursing students in traditional and accelerated programs. Geriatr Nurs. 2026 Aug 10;73:104201. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104201. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42580254.
- Kurtz C, Ben Harush O, Zisberg A, Buedo P, McLennan S, Shadmi E. Toward inclusive healthy ageing: a systematic review of equity in healthy ageing interventions. Int J Equity Health. 2026 Jun 8;25(1):198. doi: 10.1186/s12939-026-02905-z. PMID: 42260540; PMCID: PMC13474880.
- Smichenko J, Zisberg A, Shochat T. Mental health in the peri-hospital period of older patients: the roles of physical symptoms burden and sleep quality. Age Ageing. 2026 Apr 4;55(4):afag076. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afag076. PMID: 41967034; PMCID: PMC13071403.
- Zisberg A, Birati Y, Fraiman PS, Sheps J, Peterfreund I, Gilmartin MJ, Kolpina L, Squires AP. Psychometric evaluation of the current geriatric Institutional assessment profile: a tool for age-friendly care evaluation. BMC Nurs. 2026 Feb 12;25(1):255. doi: 10.1186/s12912-026-04332-5. PMID: 41680768; PMCID: PMC13005571.
- King B, Boltz M, Fraiman S, Zisberg A. Age-Friendly Health Care Systems: State of the Science, Past and Future Directions. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2026 Jan-Feb;19(1):7-13. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20260105-02. Epub 2026 Jan 1. PMID: 41558008.
- Meyer S, Lopez RP, Zaguri-Greener D, Kolpina L, Zisberg A. Building Trust, Enhancing Decision-Making Self-Efficacy in Nursing Home Dementia Care: The Role of Communication and Cultural Context in Israel. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2026 Mar-Apr;19(2):75-83. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20251126-01. Epub 2025 Dec 5. PMID: 41342487.
- Gur A, Sher-Censor E, Zisberg A, Gur-Yaish N. Nurses’ attachment styles, burnout and intention to leave: the role of cognitive appraisal and responses to conflicts with patients’ relatives. J Health Organ Manag. 2025 Nov 24:1-16. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-04-2025-0191. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41271565.
- Squires A, Dutton HJ, Casales-Hernandez MG, López JIR, Saldarriaga-Dixon P, Jimenez-Sanchez J, Lee SA, Lee T, Smichenko J, Lickiewicz J, Malinowska-Lipien I, Damiran D, Khatun S, Skela-Savič B, Anyorikeya M, Cheng HY, Rojas DM, Skipalska H, Yanjmaa E, Castillo TP, Zisberg A, Aborigo R, Burka L, Zhuo L, Engel P, Mobarki A, Jones S. Understanding the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic From a Nursing Perspective: A Multi-Country Descriptive Study. J Adv Nurs. 2026 Aug;82(8):8006-8032. doi: 10.1111/jan.70380. Epub 2025 Nov 11. PMID: 41217107; PMCID: PMC13356300.
- Zaguri-Greener D, Palan Lopez R, Gharra N, Kolpin L, Zisberg A. Translation and psychometric testing of the Hebrew version self-transcendence for family caregivers of people living with dementia. Geriatr Nurs. 2025 Nov-Dec;66(Pt A):103559. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103559. Epub 2025 Aug 20. PMID: 40834445.
- Birati Y, Kolpina L, Zisberg A. Adapting and psychometrically testing the mobile health app usability questionnaire for older adults in primary care. Geriatr Nurs. 2025 Sep-Oct;65:103536. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103536. Epub 2025 Jul 19. PMID: 40684474.