«Healthy up High» Gesund alt werden im Hochhaus

Hochhaussiedlungen sind beliebte Wohnorte für ältere Menschen in Bern. Viele dieser Häuser sind renovationsbedürftig und entsprechen nicht mehr den heutigen Bedürfnissen. Ein interdisziplinäres Team der BFH hat untersucht, wie die Hochhäuser mit Blick auf ihre älteren Bewohner*innen revitalisiert werden können

Development of an Interrelated Definition of Psychosocial Health for the Health Sciences Using Concept Analysis

The term psychosocial health encompasses a variety of defi nitions and references among diff erent disciplines, and it is widely used in various settings within the health professions and health sciences; however, the term is diffi cult to conceptualize, which has led to its random and unspecifi ed usage. To bring clarity to use of this term, a concept analysis was conducted. After a careful selection process, 15 articles, including those with their primary published defi nition, were analyzed and synthesized. The central attributes of the concept of psychosocial health were identifi ed, and an overarching defi nition addressing its various aspects was proposed. The resulting defi nition is comprehensive and applicable to a variety of disciplines within the health rofessions. The defi nition provides a new understanding and increased clarity for this complex term. Importantly, it will also assist in promoting the psychosocial health of patients as well as health professionals

The Connection between Health Promotion, Prevention, and Psychosocial Health: An Innovative Action Model

The promotion of psychosocial health among individuals, groups, and society is becoming an increasingly important task and research topic in the field of public health. Psychosocial health is a complex interaction between the psyche of an individual and the social environment in which that individual lives. Promoting psychosocial health is often challenging and complex for health care professionals. Therefore, an important question of public health significance is: how can we address and improve the psychosocial health of individuals, groups, as well as society in general? An interdisciplinary team of specialists at the Department of Health Professions at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, focused on the connection between health promotion, prevention, and psychosocial health. This team newly defined these topics in relation to how they could be synergistically combined to promote psychosocial health. Additionally, they presented an action model to graphically depict their connection. The proposed action model is based upon already well-established concepts, models, frameworks in health promotion, and prevention practice. In a further step, they have depicted them in a way that clearly integrates and combines their core concepts for their practical application in promoting psychosocial health. As these topics are overlapping, their clear illustration is important in promoting their systematic and planned usage. This new and innovative approach encourages the systematic usage of health promotion and prevention for the promotion of psychosocial health. The next step would be the implementation and evaluation of this action model, especially the measurement of the outcome (psychosocial health). The integrative and intentional use of health promotion and prevention is an innovative approach for the promotion of psychosocial health in public health practice

Im Hochhaus gesund alt werden

In Bern leben etliche ältere Menschen in Hochhaussiedlungen. Viele dieser Hochhäuser sind renovationsbedürftig und ihre Umgebung entspricht nicht mehr den heutigen Bedürfnissen. Die BFH hat untersucht, was nötig ist, damit die älteren Bewohner*innen hier gesund altern können

“It somehow worked in the end”: Managing demanding communication situations between nurses and migrant families in the paediatric hospital setting through the use of communication aids

Context: Clear and comprehensible communication is essential in the hospital setting and is crucial for the well-being of patients. However, maintaining cost-effective health care systems while ensuring efficient communication, is particularly challenging for healthcare staff. This is a relevant issue, especially when migrant patients are involved. Language barriers constrain medical treatment, can endanger patients’ safety and are a notable challenge to hospital staff, especially to nurses. To provide appropriate treatment, staff must often rely on communication aids. Aim: The aim of this project was to research which criteria were most important in the development of digital communication aids, to improve the care of paediatric patients in the hospital setting. Research question: What requirements do nurses have regarding communication aids in the care of migrant paediatric patients and their relatives? Methods: This paper is the subsequent part of a previously-conducted (Kaufmann et al. 2020). The initial study was conducted by the same interdisciplinary team consisting of design and nursing researchers. It utilized Thematic Analysis qualitative research methodology. The following steps of data collection were undertaken: (1) literature research on two topics corresponding to the research questions, (2) a focus group interview with paediatric hospital nurses, (3) observation of the communication between paediatric nurses and children/parents through shadowing, (4) individual interviews with paediatric nurses and (5) a focus group interview with experts. Findings: The initial study revealed that a variety of communicative challenges influenced the care of migrant paediatric patients (Kaufmann et al. 2020). The results also highlighted which requirements communication aids should fulfil, in order to increase their acceptability by nurses, paediatric patients and their relatives. Using case examples, this paper focuses on these requirements, for the design of sustainable communication aids. Keywords: communication aids, nursing staff, children, migrant patients, foreign-language patient

Communication challenges between nurses and migrant paediatric patients

Background: Many people receiving medical treatment in Switzerland speak none of the country’s four languages or English, which is a major communicative barrier for health staff. Appropriate treatment in hospitals depends on the successful communication between hospital staff and patients. Consequently, migrant patients can be particularly challenging for hospital staff. Aims: The aim of this project was to examine the following topics: (a) which communicative challenges hospital nurses are confronted with in the care of migrant paediatric patients and how they cope with them, and (b) what requirements nurses (and other stakeholders) have regarding a digital communication aid to improve the care of migrant paediatric patients in the hospital setting. Methods: This study used a qualitative approach. The following steps of data collection were undertaken: (a) two literature searches corresponding to the research questions, (b) a focus group interview with paediatric hospital nurses, (c) observation of communication between paediatric nurses/healthcare professionals and children/parents through shadowing, (d) short interviews with paediatric nurses who were being shadowed, and (e) a focus group interviewwith experts. Data analysis was based on thematic analysis and was supported by MAXQDA software. Results: Evaluation of the data showed there are multiple communicative challenges that emerge in the care of migrant paediatric patients. These challenges influence each other and appear at different moments in the hospital stay. Additionally, the results revealed that digital communication aids must be user friendly and easily accessible. Conclusions: This study highlights the areas of hospital care in which a digital communication aid could be feasible. However, many of the described communication challenges stem from issues that cannot be solved solely with a digital communication aid. Instead, strategies to tackle these issues must be embedded in the training of nursing staff, in the hospital management strategy and at the political level