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Hospital-acquired pneumonia in non-intubated patients is a frequent and serious complication. They increase the risk of dying in hospital, prolong hospital stays and cause high healthcare costs.
The good news is that a large proportion of these pneumonia can be prevented if suitable preventive measures are taken. Oral hygiene (toothbrushing) and mobilization during the hospital stay have proven to be effective.
In the hectic hospital routine, these simple and effective measures are sometimes overlooked or not systematically implemented. Although many patients could carry out these measures themselves, they or their relatives are rarely informed about the preventive aspects and directly asked to participate.
This project aims to develop suitable "solutions" (such as videos, posters, smaller interactive products, etc.) together with representatives of patients, relatives and hospital staff to inform, remind and generally empower patients and relatives to help prevent pneumonia. To do this, the project team uses a patient-centered "human-centered design (HCD)" approach.
In a first step, they will examine the needs of patients and relatives (needs assessment) by observations and interviews. In a second step, the team will develop appealing "solutions" together with patients, relatives, hospital staff and designers in design-workshops. In a third step, they will evaluate these "solutions" in everyday hospital life with regard to relevant metrics. This will be done by introducing them into everyday hospital life and surveying patients, relatives and hospital staff using questionnaires and interviews.
The research team includes researchers from the fields of hospital hygiene, implementation science and Design, and two PPI representatives who are actively involved in all phases of the study. PPI stands for Patient and Public Involvement and means that patients are actively involved in the planning and implementation of new research projects. The aim is to shape research with those affected.
For the half-day design workshops, the team is looking for citizen scientists, patient representatives and family representatives who will actively and creatively contribute to the development of the "solutions". Their perspectives and experiences make a decisive contribution to developing needs-based and patient-friendly solutions that are actually effective and accepted in practice.
