In light of the rising life expectancy and financial pressure on old age pension systems, many European countries have increased or plan to increase the eligibility age for retirement pension. The consequences of these policy reforms in terms of elderly people’s health are difficult to predict. On the one hand, ...

In the context of the research project "Promoting Children", two online surveys with experts on the subject of ADHD were conducted to take their perspectives into account. 1) Survey of teachers and curative educators On the one hand, teachers and curative educators (n=223) in German-speaking Switzerland were ...

Parents and particularly young mothers increasingly use the internet to obtain information about child health and child development. In Switzerland there are no data on the prevalence of parents' use of digital information sources related to child health and development. Most importantly, in Switzerland as well as ...

The present project aims to develop competencies for inter-professional cooperation and appropriate teaching formats for the Swiss context. In addition, a framework for all health professions for inter-professional training and cooperation is to be developed.

Little is known in Switzerland about the availability, demand for, and quality of home care services. This study, which is scheduled to start in mid-2017, aims to fill the gap. The study will analyse as well as further develop the database HomeCareData (HCD) operated by the Swiss Home Care Association (Spitex). ...

BACKGROUND In Switzerland, no data of longitudinal studies to professional careers of nurses exist. Little is known about job retention as well as why nurses leave their profession. This project is part of a cooperation between the Swiss Universities in Health to establish a competence center for workforce ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men: In Switzerland, each year, about 6’000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Men with early-stage prostate cancer are faced with difficult decisions. They are confronted with different treatment alternatives, each with its own benefits and risks. ...