All projects from the School of Health Sciences
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COPILOT - Cooperative Online Peer-assisted Online Learning in Occupational Therapy
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The Size and Structure of the Swiss Occupational Therapy Workforce
Background The shortage of skilled workers in the health professions is also present in occupational therapy. In order to determine the need for occupational therapists in the various regions and fields of practice in Switzerland, to plan study places and to make political decisions, empirical data on the number and ...
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Feasibility and cost description of intensive rehabilitation involving new technologies in patients with sub-acute stroke: A multicenter single arm trial of the Swiss RehabTech Initiative
The objective of the current study is to develop and investigate training concepts involving rehabilitation technology, which aim at exploiting the potential for regaining the ability to perform skilled movements by maximizing training intensity and keeping the motivation of patients high. The evaluation focuses on ...
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Occupational Therapy for children with experience of displacement
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Research on international health promotion and prevention projects for the elderly
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Development of an educational program for relatives of patients with refractory cachexia
The refractory cachexia can lead to suffering conditions in relatives of cancer-affected people, which can have a reciprocal impact. Educative interventions can alleviate this suffering and increase the quality of life of the actors involved in the disease process through an interdisciplinary approach. The aim is, ...
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Does the POS-DemA improve dementia care in Swiss nursing homes
Background: 50% of nursing home residents are suffering from dementia (PwD) including other co-morbidities, which may lead to uncontrolled symptom burden. A comprehensive symptom assessment in order to avoid symptoms being ignored or misinterpreted, is difficult to conduct due to memory deficits and communication ...
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Health and prevention in early childhood
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How to assess participation and environment together in children and youth?
Introduction The Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) (Coster et al., 2011) is a standardized parent-reported assessment to determine the extent and participation pattern of children and youth between 5 and 17 years, their levels of participation involvement, related environmental ...
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Psychosomatic comorbidities: Use of Screening instruments in General and Pediatric Practice
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Cross-cultural Validation of the German Version of the Amsterdam Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire® for elderly people with and without mild neurocognitive disorder
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Outdoor play for all
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The impact of delayed retirement on health outcomes
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, ...
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Expert surveys ADHD
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 ...
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Implementation of public health recommendations on physical activity in axSpA exercise groups.
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T-Chair II – Assistive therapy concept for trunk balance & stability after stroke
Trunk control is a key factor for a successful rehabilitation outcome early after stroke. Training must start early after stroke in sitting as trunk control is essential for standing and walking. A robot assisted medical chair enables therapies at various levels of trunk-control impairment. The need for such a robot ...
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Collection of normative data with a cluster and trunk marker model
Movement analyses using stereophotogrammetry are commonly conducted in order to assess pathologic or healthy movements under different conditions. The plug-in gait marker set, used so far at the movement laboratory at ZHAW, is depending on precise placement of markers on specific anatomical landmarks. However, when, ...
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Digital Parent Advisor
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 ...
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DIPEx Swiss - The Swiss Database of Health and Illness Experiences
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Development ST Reha
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Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in Switzerland
This project is embedded in the work collaboration between the ZHAW and Swiss Learning Health System (SLHS). The purpose of the SLHS is to close the gap between evidence from research and clinical practice in the Swiss health system and to foster the dialogue between stakeholders. This specific project focuses on ...
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MBSR and Stroke
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Tonefit Reha
To modify an existing exercise device aimed at improved cardiovascular functioning and balance to meet the demands of neuro-orthopaedic rehabilitation. The modification will allow patients with noncommunicable diseases and related limited mobility to achieve effective levels of exercise intensity in early stages of ...
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Competences for inter-professional cooperation and appropriate teaching formats
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.
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Swiss Home Care Data: Better data on the quality of home care
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). ...