Dr. Yosefa Birati
Research Interests
Higher Education
Recent Publications
Research Interests
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- Digital health adoption and usability among older adults
- Rehabilitation and telerehabilitation across care settings
- Age-friendly health care systems
- Digital health equity and culturally adapted care
Higher Education
Period of Study
| Name of Institution and Department | Degree |
1995 – 1999 | Hadassah Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel. | B.S.N |
2003 – 2006 | Nursing Department, The Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. | M.S.N |
2016 – 2020 | College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. USA. | PhD |
Recent Publications
- 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.
- Birati Y, Tzemah-Shahar R. Barriers to Digital Health Adoption in Older Adults: Scoping Review Informed by Innovation Resistance Theory. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Feb 2;28:e75591. doi: 10.2196/75591. PMID: 41627850; PMCID: PMC12863245.
- 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.
- Weitz MV, Bloch JR, Birati Y, Rundio A, Fisher K, Byrne S, Guerra L. The Relationship Between Yoga Practice Dosage and Perceived Stress, Anxiety, and Self-reported Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors Who Practice Yoga. Holist Nurs Pract. 2023 Nov-Dec 01;37(6):347-355. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000610. PMID: 37851351.
- Donovan J, Chiatti BD, McKeever A, Bloch JR, Gonzales MS, Birati Y. “Yes, I can bond.” Reflections of autistic women’s mothering experiences in the early postpartum period. Womens Health (Lond). 2023 Jan-Dec;19:17455057231175312. doi: 10.1177/17455057231175312. PMID: 37209090; PMCID: PMC10201178.
- Birati Y, Yefet E, Perlitz Y, Shehadeh N, Spitzer S. Cultural and Digital Health Literacy Appropriateness of App- and Web-Based Systems Designed for Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Scoping Review. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Oct 14;24(10):e37844. doi: 10.2196/37844. PMID: 36240008; PMCID: PMC9617190.
- Birati Y, Bloch JR, McKeever A, Chiatti BD. Relationships Among Neighborhood Poverty, Access to Healthy Food, and Diabetes Self-Management in Women Who Received Perinatal Nurse Home Visits. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2022 Jan;51(1):41-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2021.10.004. Epub 2021 Nov 3. PMID: 34742686.