Andrea E. Schmidt

Research affiliate

EDUCATION

DSc (Dr.rer.soc.oec) in Social Sciences and Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria)

LANGUAGES

German (mother tongue), English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Climate and health, resilient health systems, health equity, and long-term care.

 
 

 

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Schmidt, A. E., et al. (2026). Leaving no one behind in the era of climate change and digitalisation? Barriers for healthy and climate-friendly living among informal caregivers. Das Gesundheitswesen. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2898-4159
  • Krisch, A., Lampl, C., Schmidt, A., & Aigner, E. (2026). Interweaving systems, embedding practices: Multi-system practice constellations in just sustainability transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 59, 101107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2026.101107
  • Aldridge, S. J., Schmidt, A. E. (second first author), et al., & Lyons, R. A. (2024). Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed existing patterns of non-COVID-19 health care utilization? A retrospective analysis of six regions in Europe. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Suppl. 1), i67–i73. Special Issue “Population Health Information Research Infrastructure: From Data to Public Health Actions“. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad180
  • Schwarz, T., Schmidt, A. E., Bobek, J., & Ladurner, J. (2022). Barriers to accessing health care for people with chronic conditions: A qualitative interview study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 1037. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08426-z
  • Rodrigues, R., Ilinca, S., & Schmidt, A. E. (2018). Income-rich and wealth-poor? The impact of measures of socio-economic status in the analysis of the distribution of long-term care use among older people. Health Economics, 27(3), 637–646. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3607
  • Schmidt, A. E. (2018). Older persons’ views on using cash-for-care allowances at the crossroads of gender, socio-economic status and care needs in Vienna. Social Policy & Administration, 52(3), 710–730. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12334
  • Schmidt, A. E. (2017). Analysing the importance of older people’s resources for the use of home care in a cash-for-care scheme: Evidence from Vienna. Health & Social Care in the Community, 25(2), 514–526. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12334