Hannah Tschenett
Hannah Tschenett
BSc MSc
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Liebiggasse 5
A-1010 Vienna
Room: O1.27
+43-1-4277-47246
Research Areas
Stress and mindfulness in COPD
CV
I am postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (University of Vienna). I completed my PhD in 2025 at the University of Vienna under the supervision of Prof. Urs Nater, focusing on digital health interventions targeting stress in the daily lives of different clinical and healthy populations. In my current work, I am investigating a digital stress management intervention for people living with lung cancer and aim to identify which just-in-time interventions are effective in which stressful situations and for whom.
Publications
Szaszkó, B., Tschenett, H., Ansorge, U., & Nater, U. M. (2025). Hatha yoga reduces momentary stress but does not impact diurnal profiles of salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase: A randomized controlled trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 171, Article 107191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107191
Tschenett, H., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., Zwick, R. H., Valipour, A., Funk, G. C., & Nater, U. M. (2025). Digital mindfulness-based intervention for people with COPD – a multicentre pilot and feasibility RCT. Respiratory Research, 26(1), Article 199. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-025-03243-4
Tschenett, H., Zambrano Garza, E., Pauly, T., Madden, K. M., Ashe, M. C., Murphy, R., Gerstorf, D., Linden, W., & Hoppmann, C. A. (2025). Does mindful awareness decrease stress in partners of individuals post stroke? Findings from a daily diary study. International journal of behavioral medicine, 32, 54-55.
Plumbaum, N., Dreisörner, A., Tschenett, H., Nater, U. M., & Nater-Mewes, R. (2025). Efficacy of an App-Based Stress Management Intervention for Reducing Somatic Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial using Ecological Momentary Intervention. International journal of behavioral medicine, 32(Suppl 1).
Tschenett, H., Egger, E., Urban-Ferreira, L., Kirchbacher, K., Müser, N., Saalmüller, J., Funk, G.-C., & Nater, U. M. (2025). Managing stress in the daily lives of lung cancer outpatients: Findings from a pilot study. International journal of behavioral medicine, 32(Suppl 1), 54.
Tschenett, H., Funk, G.-C., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., & Nater, U. M. (2024). Patient Perspectives on Mindfulness-Based Interventions During Hospitalization for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Exploratory Interview Study. Mindfulness, 15(7), 1638-1649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02387-6
Tschenett, H., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., Zwick, R. H., Valipour, A., Funk, G.-C., & Nater, U. M. (2024). Late Breaking Abstract - A digital mindfulness-based intervention improves mental health in COPD - Findings from a pilot RCT. European Respiratory Journal, 64(S68).
Szaszkó, B., Schmid, R. R., Pomper, U., Maiworm, M., Laiber, S., Lange, M. J., Tschenett, H., Nater, U. M., & Ansorge, U. (2024). Testing the impact of hatha yoga on task switching: a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18, Article 1438017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1438017
Ali, N., Tschenett, H., & Nater, U. M. (2023). Biomarkers of stress and disease. In H. S. Friedman, & C. H. Markey (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health (3. ed., Vol. Vol. 1, pp. 221-231). Elsevier.
Szaszkó, B., Schmid, R. R., Pomper, U., Maiworm, M., Laiber, S., Tschenett, H., Nater, U. M., & Ansorge, U. (2023). The influence of hatha yoga on stress, anxiety, and suppression: A randomized controlled trial. Acta Psychologica, 241, Article 104075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104075
Tschenett, H., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., Funk, G.-C., & Nater, U. M. (2023). A digital mindfulness-based intervention for COPD patients: A pilot study investigating the effects on psychological distress and stress. European Respiratory Journal, 62(suppl 67), S67. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.PA1590
Tschenett, H., Funk, G.-C., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., & Nater, U. M. (2023). A pilot randomized controlled trial investigating the feasibility of a digital mindfulness-based intervention and its effects on psychological distress and stress in COPD patients. International journal of behavioral medicine, 30(S73).
Tschenett, H., Funk, G.-C., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., & Nater, U. M. (2023). The effects of a digital mindfulness-based intervention on psychological distress and stress in COPD: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift: The Central European Journal of Medicine, 135.
Tschenett, H., Funk, G.-C., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., & Nater, U. M. (2021). A brief digital mindfulness-based intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Protocol and preliminary results of a pilot randomized controlled trial: Abstracts of the WASAD Congress 2021: an International Congress of the World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders, held on 20–22 September 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Journal of Neural Transmission, 128(11), 1771. Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-021-02422-z
Tschenett, H., Funk, G.-C., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., & Nater, U. M. (2021). A pilot randomized controlled trial to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of a brief digital mindfulness-based intervention for COPD patients following exacerbations: Abstract Anne H Berman - incoming ISBM president. International journal of behavioral medicine, 28(Suppl. 1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-021-09997-7
Tschenett, H., Funk, G.-C., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., & Nater, U. M. (2021). Exploring the feasibility and implementation of mindfulness-based interventions in COPD patients following acute exacerbations – An interview study: Abstract Anne H Berman – incoming ISBM president. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 28(Suppl. 1), 14-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-021-09997-7
Tschenett, H., Vafai-Tabrizi, F., Nater, U. M., & Funk, G.-C. (2020). Mindfulness interventions in acute exacerbations of COPD – A feasibility study. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 132(19-20), 616-616. Article P26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-020-01745-3