Projects
The following projects were carried out by, or in cooperation with, the School of Health Sciences at the ZHAW.
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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)