Sterbesettings – Eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive
In a collaboration with the Centre for Palliative Care at the City Hospital Waid in Zurich, we examined the role of language, care, design, as well as religion, in the daily live of the terminally ill.
Factsheet
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Schools involved
School of Health Professions
Bern Academy of the Arts -
Institute(s)
Institute of Design Research
Nursing - Research unit(s) Social Design
- Strategic thematic field Thematic field "Caring Society"
- Funding organisation SNSF
- Duration 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2023
- Head of project Prof. Dr. Corina Caduff
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Project staff
Prof. Dr. Eva Soom Ammann
Tanja Schwarz
Bitten Anja Stetter
Tina Braun
Dr. Francis Müller
Gaudenz Metzger
Eva Wandeler
Dr. Julia Rehsmann -
Partner
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Stadtspital Waid - Keywords Dying and Desing, Design in Palliative Care
Situation
Next to a number of scientific publications (among them two PhD theses), we developed new approaches to the design of care items and products of visual communication, in collaboration with our partner institution.
Course of action
From our transdisciplinary angle, we analysed various intersections between language, care, design, and religion. What role does the religious or spiritual domain play in care? How are acts of care reflected in the ways of speaking? What's the function of design with regard to care items, spatial surroundings and others? A video artist reflected the research process and contributed to the publication of the results.
Result
In addition to scientific publications – including two dissertations – we conducted applied research into the redesign of care products and communication aids, see, for example, the publication ‘Sterben gestalten’ (2024).
