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 Via Pilot-Project Fall Prevention
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Leadership of Occupational Therapy Group Therapy
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Prehabilitation - Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery
This single site study investigates whether a preoperative training reduces the number and severity of perioperative complications in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery according to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway. The study will be approved by a local ethical committee and conducted ...
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Evaluation a of falls prevention programme
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Networking of independent midwives in Switzerland: access to early childhood promotion programs for families with newborn babies
Midwives in Switzerland accompany women and families during pregnancy and childbirth up to eight weeks after birth. During this time they not only attend the mother during labour and birth, they also promote the health of the mother and her child and support parents in caring for their newborn child. During the ...
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Quantified self - halfway between lifestyle and medicine
Starting position Inexpensive sensors in portable devices and an increasing number of applications (apps) for lifestyle, wellness and health tracking allow users to record their physical activity and behaviour. This self-tracking has become known as Quantified Self (QS) and provides a wealth of data (big data) that ...
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Assessment of centre of pressure excursion during sitting after stroke
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Psycho-social Care and Support
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Research evidence to support the work of the professional association
The professional association physioswiss assigned a group of researchers from the ZHAW and the HES-SO with the study “research topics to support occupational policy”. The aim of the study was to collect evidence on the population of Swiss physiotherapists and the health care structures, in which they are active. On ...
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XoSoft – soft modular biomimetic exoskeleton to assist people with mobility impairments
Background: Between 2000 and 2050, the older population (80 years+) is projected to almost quadruple from approximately 100 million to 395 million people worldwide. Many of the elderly and patient groups such as stroke sufferers or patients with incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs) experience varying degrees of ...