Projects
The following projects were carried out by, or in cooperation with, the School of Health Sciences at the ZHAW.
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Patient Experiences of the Mobility Enhancing Nursing Intervention (MfP)
Neurological disease is the most common cause of long-term disability. Approximately 100,000 individuals in Switzerland live with the consequences of cerebrovascular accident (CVA), multiple sclerosis (MS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although the symptoms and limitations experienced vary by diagnosis and the ...
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Risk Adjustment for Home Care Quality Indicators in Switzerland
Since 2014, Swiss home care organizations have had the possibility to use the results of regular reports on 19 quality indicators in their efforts for quality improvement. However, comparison of quality indicators between organizations should be interpreted with caution, because these indicators may also be affected ...
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FairCare
FairCare intends to improve the coordination of formal and informal care and to bring together supply and demand for care for the elderly. In Switzerland, there is a large number of private and public service providers offering a wide range of services for the elderly in need. However, it is difficult to find one's ...
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Powered mobility training in young children with cerebral palsy
Background Children with disability (e.g., cerebral palsy) have problems in body functions and structures which often impact their mobility and participation in different areas of life (e.g., school). Earlier studies showed that enabling mobility of children with disability due to powered mobility facilitate their ...
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Becoming an adult with neuromuscular disease: Experiences of individuals affected by neuromuscular disease and their families
Background This study explored experiences of young persons affected by neuromuscular disease and their families during transition into adulthood. Becoming an adult is considered to be a normal developmental stage within the human life cycle. However, a chronic childhood condition can disrupt that transition and ...
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iCareCooperatives
The iCareCoops project tackles the increasing demand for elderly care at a time of limited resources. Eight partners from seven European countries aimed to create novel ICT-driven solutions to empower care givers and older people in need of care to extend the time they can live in their preferred environment by ...
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Emergency Recognition through Energy Data
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Giving birth
Aim: To develop a model of the emerging expectations of the mode of giving birth and the subsequent experiences of healthy primigravid women in Switzerland. Research questions: What are healthy primigravid women’s expectations in early pregnancy of giving birth? How do these expectations change during pregnancy? ...
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Measuring Functional Performance: The translation and adaptation of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory - Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) for it’s use in German speaking countries
Background: The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) is a useful clinical and research assessment to measure functional performance in children but has limitations in content and age range. Therefore the PEDI-CAT, a computer adaptive testing version, has recently been developed. The addition of new ...
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Offices, Change & Health