All projects from the School of Health Sciences
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Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in children and adolescents
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Evaluation of a proposal for reform of the physiotherapy fee schedule
The health insurance «Caisse Nationale de Santé-D'Gesondheetskeess» (CNS) of Luxembourg and the Luxembourgish Association of Physiotherapists (ALK) conjointly elaborated a proposal for reform of the physiotherapy fee schedule. On behalf of the Cellule d’expertise médicale (CEM), the ZHAW institute of physiotherapy ...
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Evaluation of a dynamic seat for wheelchair
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WeTakeCare
WeTakeCare project aims to empower the collaborative caring and training between an elderly person and their non-professional care-giver, in order to promote independent living of the older person. Hence, the autonomous performance of Activities of the Daily Living (ADL) by the elderly person will be encouraged ...
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Telecare Technology for an Ageing Society in Europe
Background:Ageing societies in western countries lead to more people with chronic health conditions and in need of care. Recent developments in technology have led to more devices supporting elderly people. They provide health care and enable elderly people to maintain their autonomy and allow them to live ...
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Treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents in the Swiss canton of Zurich
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Admission into a nursing home: Experiences from the perspectives of residents
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Care quality in nursing homes: a best practice example
In many countries people over 85 years of age are relocated involuntarily or unplanned to a nursing home. In Switzerland 43% of elderly over 85 years are admitted to nursing homes after hospital discharge. This percentage is higher than in the United States with 32.5% or in Germany with only 19%. Therefore, the aim ...
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Cognitive and Physical Ergonomics of Translation
Like many other knowledge workers, professional translators spend much of their day making decisions at a computer: reading texts in one language, searching for background information in many languages, referring to terminology databanks to ensure consistency and appropriacy of lexical choices, checking parallel ...
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PPS Paraplegiology
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Dying at life's beginning
Background The disclosure of a diagnosis during pregnancy of a fetal congenital malformation incompatible with life normally comes completely unexpectedly to the parents. While a body of international literature has considered the topic, there is little direct evidence generated in Switzerland. This study aimed to ...
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Overcoming Language Barriers in Homecare Nursing (OLBiHN)
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Professional careers and roles in the context of changing formations in nursing in Switzerland
In the context of changes in training and education in the field of nursing and the existing and expected shortage in the workforce, it is crucial to have scientific knowledge to the entry into the profession and the professional careers of nurse. The main goal of this study is to investigate the entry into the ...
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family counselling
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Palliative Care for people with dementia
Background 39% of people living in Swiss nursing homes suffer from dementia. Detailed data about type and course of symptoms displayed by these patients in their terminal phase are lacking. Methods This descriptive, retrospective study analysed 65 nursing documents from deceased people with dementia in four nursing ...
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Decision-making in complex birth situations: a grounded theory study
Background: Women who plan an out of hospital birth in developed countries are generally classified as low risk. Nevertheless, during birth, unexpected complications may arise, which need competent decisions from the responsible health professionals. Aim: The aim of this study is to document the process of decision ...
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2PCS - Personal Caring and Protection System
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Robotics and autonomous devices in social and health care
Background : Demographic developments, shortage of skilled personnel and growing economic pressure in the health sector lead to an increased focus on technical solutions in the field of medical care and treatment of people. So far, robots are mainly technology-driven and still in the development and testing phase. ...
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"Valeo Movement Lab": The portable movement laboratory measures movement quality of the lumbar spine.
Low back pain – Novel technology improves patient assessment Clinicians frequently encounter patients suffering from low back pain with degraded lumbar movement and movement control. Measuring lumbar movement is difficult because existing measurement systems such as visual observation lack accuracy and ...
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Cesarean Section: Incidents, Indications and Consequences
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Mobility Enhancing Nursing Intervention (MENI)
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Physiotherapy Research Priorities: how are they defined and what is expected?
The aim of this study was to establish physiotherapy research priorities in Switzerland considering multiple stakeholders’ opinions. The following stakeholder groups were surveyed in the German-speaking, French-speaking and Italian-speaking regions of Switzerland: physiotherapy researchers, practitioners and ...
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The influence of a 4-week treadmill training using unstable shoes in patients with low back pain
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Effects of simulated crouch gait on foot kinematics and kinetics in healthy children
Identification of secondary and tertiary impairments in neurologically induced gait deviations, such ascrouch gait, is not always straightforward, but essential in order to decide upon the most efficientmedical treatment in patients with cerebral palsy (CP). Until now, exact intersegmental dependency ofthe ...
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Educational Activities for Health Professionals
eHealth is defined as "the integrated use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the design, support and networking of all processes and participants in the healthcare sector" (BAG 2007). eHealth is a term for the general use of ICT in health care to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and ...