Nursing and Aging - A Responsibility of Society as a Whole

For the Department of Nursing Science and Gerontology, research is as a multidisciplinary, inter-, and transprofessional task. In intra- and inter-university collaboration, nursing research is carried out on a systemic, institutional, and individual level, using the principles of fundamental and applied research, and prepared for decision-makers and the public.

our areas of research

Fundamental and applied research in nursing (use of standardized methods and statistics, qualitative methods, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, assessment instruments, wound, pain, & symptom management, care of acute and chronic conditions, effectiveness and efficiency of nursing and health care interventions)
Advanced Practice (Community Health Nursing, Integrated Care research, disease-related, population-based, and individual strategies, Palliative Care, ageing and digitalization)
Nursing and health education (Education and educational research in the health care system)
Nursing and health care management (management in and of nursing and care organizations, quality of care)