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Educating Parents about Fever in Childhood Evaluation of the Effect of an Information Leaflet.
(2023-09) Himbert, Christina; Jenetzky, Ekkehart; Wagenpfeil, Gudrun; Kerdar, Sara Hamideh; Schwarz, Silke; Martin, David
Fever is an important immune reaction of the body in infections and plays a major role in childhood. Fear and uncertainty in dealing with fever are still widespread among parents. Information leaflets on the knowledge and handling of fever in childhood can serve as an educational tool for parents. It has not yet been investigated whether this type of information transfer is a suitable tool for educating parents.
Person-Centeredness in Integrative Health Care and Integrative Medical Education
(2017-04-27) Längler, Alfred; Schwermer, Melanie; Berger, Bettina; Schwarz, Christiane; Cramer, Holger; Boehm, Katja
Healing Architecture for Sick Kids.
(2019-01) Fricke, Oliver; Halswick, Daniel; Längler, Alfred; Martin, David
Scientific data are sparse on hospital design in child and adolescent psychiatry. The present article aims to give an overview of various concepts of hospital design and to develop concepts how architecture can consider the special needs of children and adolescents in their recovery from psychiatric diseases. Literature research is provided from PubMed and collected from architectural and anthroposophic bibliography. Access to daylight and nature, reduced level of noise and an atmosphere of privacy are general principles to support convalescence in patients. Especially in psychiatry, spatial structures and colour can strengthen appropriate social interrelations on both the patient and staff level. Authors suggest that children and adolescents benefit from architectural concepts which consider the issues: Welcome, Path, Territory, Area of Freedom, Outdoor Space, Access to Light, Motion in the Structure and Orientation of Space.
Individuating Through the 7 Life Processes
Life is a continual series of encounters between ourselves and the world. The extent to which we can learn from and be nourished by them, and then also give back or keep out what is not needed, determines our overall health and longevity. These processes of encounter lead to inner transformation and creative development as individuals. They can be described as seven discrete activities: The first three involve ways in which we take in the world around us and make it our own. They primarily include processes of breakdown and transformation. The last three relate to our inner creative activities- how we renew and regenerate ourselves. And the middle process integrates and harmonizes between these two polarities.
