Renate Ruckser-Scherb

• Senior Researcher and Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria

we did an online survey and qualitative interviews to derive insight to userneeds as a basis to develope a digital applications for easier multidisciplinary collaboration with out-patients in community-based settings

qualitative research: interviews with experts to get an update on joint protection education in rheumatoid arthritis

how activity pacing can help persons with rheumatoid arthritis

how to foster digital health literacy of people with chronical illness

Patients with chronic diseases require specific skills for managing their symptoms. Therefore, an education programme for chronically ill people will be developed at the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professionals Upper Austria. The programme will comprise six workshops, individual coaching sessions, and regular group meetings.

Background: Many patients suffering from post-acute COVID-19 syndrome must deal with fatigue. They need physical and psychological support, strengthening, and adaption of their individual lifestyle. The use of apps can foster fatigue management. Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse experiences of patients with fatigue caused by post-...

In diesem Beitrag wird die Methoden-Kombination von Interview und Beobachtung dargestellt. Im theoretischen Teil erfolgen Überlegungen zum Einsatz von Interview, Beobachtung und der Kombination der beiden Methoden als Forschungsstrategie. Anschließend wird zur Verdeutlichung des Einsatzes der Methoden-Kombination ein Beispiel aus der ergotherapeuti...

Owing to ongoing changes in the working world and the resulting changing requirements of university graduates, requirements for teachers are continuously changing. Although this is currently being taken into account at universities, there is a need to take action in the area of fieldwork education. The aim was to create a skill profile for fieldwor...

The presentation will describe a concept of an interdisciplinary internship for students of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy in the field of Occupational Medicine. The main issues are giving information concerning the project that was done between academic staff of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (Physiotherapy and Occupation...

Background: Interdisciplinary cooperation – two different professional groups working together in one team – has been one of the most important goals in health promotion since at least 1978 Alma Ata Declaration and prioritises a guarantee of the best healthcare for the population. For example, long-term musculoskeletal complaints may be avoided thr...

Acquired brain injury, mostly after a stroke or an accident, is a hard cut in a person’s life and often followed by a long process of rehabilitation with many ups and downs. Therapy can be perceived as monotonous due to the (therapeutically necessary) repetitive nature of the tasks. Therapy nowadays does not only involve conventional settings but o...

Introduction This study was conducted in order to identify differences in motor abilities and coping in children with and without developmental coordination disorder. The study also discusses the relationship between coping and motor abilities. Method A cross-sectional design with two independent groups was chosen to identify the differences. The...

Acquired brain injury, mostly caused by stroke, is one main cause for adult disability, often involving cognitive impairment. Neuro-rehabilitation aims at treating these impairments by maximizing the effect of brain plasticity and functional reorganization. Specific exercises help patients to regain skills that have temporarily been lost. Yet, conv...

Acquired brain injury, mostly caused by stroke, is one main cause for adult disability, often involving cognitive impairment. Neuro-rehabilitation aims at treating these impairments by maximizing the effect of brain plasticity and functional reorganization. Specific exercises help patients to regain skills that have temporarily been lost. Yet, conv...

Einleitung: Beobachtungen aus der ergotherapeutischen Praxis zeigen, dass Kinder mit gering entwickelter Spielfähigkeit oft Schwierigkeiten mit der Bewältigung ihres Alltags haben – im Besonderen mit angepasstem Verhalten. Spiel und Coping wurden für sich jeweils schon oft untersucht, ihr direkter Zusammenhang aber selten. Die hier vorgestellte Stu...