Research projects in Nursing Science

The research specialisations at the School of Nursing Science of the Faculty of Health at the University of Witten/Herdecke are part of the interdisciplinary healthcare at the University of Witten/Herdecke. They deal with current and future nursing and health challenges in our society.

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ACHIEVE study

The ACHIEVE study has developed an intervention manual with measures to change the behavior of patients with heart failure.

Communio firmo prosperamus

Development of a concept to promote the experience of a good community in inpatient care facilities

eDEM-CONNECT

Development of a communication and service platform for family carers of people with dementia with behaviour-related problems

FamiLe - Family health in the course of life

The project gained insights into the role of families in promoting health and coping with illness and the need for care.

Innovative care for acutely ill residents in retirement homes (IVA)

The aim of the project was to avoid or reduce hospital admissions for residents of retirement homes.

MINDED.RUHR joint project

My INdividual Digital EDucation.RUHR - Establishment and networking of a moodle-compatible and individualised learning management system in the health care system

MoNoPol-Sleep

The MoNoPol-Sleep research project aims to investigate which measures can contribute to improved sleep behaviour in people with dementia.

Opportunities for social participation in care homes despite Covid-19

The project deals with the digital provision of recommendations for action and interventions for maintaining contacts and social activities.

ParDeVI

Participatory focus group-based development of an individualised video feedback intervention programme for people with dementia living at home and their family carers

ParGenDA

Women and men experience dementia differently, but many of these differences have hardly been researched to date. ParGenDA wants to change that.

S1 Guideline

On social participation and quality of life in residential care for the elderly under the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic

Self-organised flat-sharing communities for technology-dependent people in North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview of self-organised shared flats with outpatient nursing care and description of the situation of people with respiratory support measures

The Fundamentals of Care Framework (FOC)

Transfer and clarification of relevance for the care of older people in Germany

The night in German care homes

The study focusses on the situation during night shifts in the nursing professions.

Transfer of a nursing curriculum and development of training structures in Suzhou (TRAPAS)

The aim of the project was to qualify people in China to provide nursing care for the elderly.

You just need time for that

Limits and possibilities of participatory research with family carers of people with dementia