Health Research and Development
Five health care research units
Five profession-specific research units are together under one roof and make an important contribution to quality assurance and the further development of health care.
Occupational Therapy Research Unit
The research and development in this unit aims to ensure the quality of occupational therapy services for individuals and groups in the context of the provision of health care. We deal with research questions from health care practice and answer them in close cooperation with interdisciplinary partners. The results flow back into practice through publications as well as our degree and continuing education programmes.
Public Health Research Unit
The Public Health Research Unit deals with issues of health promotion and prevention, epidemiology, determinants of health problems, as well as health systems and the provision of health care.
Midwifery Research Unit
The Midwifery Research Unit promotes evidence-based midwifery practice, quality assurance of the work of midwives, and needs-based care during pregnancy, birth, and early childhood. The focus is on providing the best possible care for women, children, and families during pregnancy and birth, in the postpartum period and while breastfeeding.
Nursing Science Research Unit
The Nursing Science Research Unit is committed to the further development and strengthening of clinical, professional, and informal nursing within its four focal areas of nursing in acute care, nursing in the home, family-centred nursing, and community-based integrated care. To this end, it conducts institutional, national, and international research projects in close cooperation with partners from research and clinical practice.
Physiotherapy Research Unit
The Physiotherapy Research Unit promotes the quality and further development of physiotherapy and engages in teaching degree and continuing education programmes. The team includes scientists involved in physiotherapy, psychology, sociology, and kinesiology. A modern laboratory for motion analysis and mobile measuring equipment form the core of the unit’s research infrastructure.
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Latest projects
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Return to work of people with post-covid condition
Moving forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems around the world are adapting to new ways of providing health care services alongside discovering pressing global health issues including mental health issues, substance misuse and abuse, and the disruption in people’s everyday living among others. According ...
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Substance use to maintain occupational performance among persons with chronic pain
Background Around 18 % of the Swiss population suffers from chronic pain at least once in their live. Chronic pain affects all areas of daily life and has a negative impact on quality of life, workability and well-being. Prescribed medications such as opioids are taken by persons with chronic pain primarily for pain ...
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Ask the Patient: Improving Swiss Healthcare Value through Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs)
Background Scientifically validate a generic patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for use in Switzerland. Aim Does the PROMIS-29 instrument exhibited acceptable psychometrics for recommendable use in Switzerland? Method PROM-Stakeholder meeting already conducted. Systematic literature review of previous PROMs in ...
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International Affairs
The ZHAW frequently carries out research with international partners, placing a particular focus on Europe.
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