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Entries by Friederike J. S. Thilo

A complement, not a replacement, in residential long-term care: How an AI reminiscence radio is experienced in everyday care

Since July 2026, seven Swiss care institutions have been testing the AI-supported reminiscence radio VRENI for the first time in the care of people with and without dementia. Initial feedback from the pilots shows what potential healthcare professionals see in it and which next steps are needed.  VRENI – why? In communication and interaction, people […]

Digital and AI Literacy in Nursing Education: How Students Assess Themselves

Nurses are expected to help shape digital tools and AI in their everyday work. How well prepared do nursing students feel for this? For the first time, BFH has used the questionnaire of the international NURS-DIAL study in German : most of the 71 participating students rate themselves as competent in using digital tools and […]

Promoting Mental Health: The Potential of Social Robots in Schools

The mental health of students is a central component of successful learning and healthy social and emotional development. How can a social robot support this? What tasks and roles can it take on to assist teachers? A research team at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) is exploring these questions. Social robots are becoming increasingly […]

Technology Adoption in Care – What Are the Success Factors?(Part 3)

What conditions must be met for nurses to adopt technology, integrate it into their daily routines, and use it consistently? Researchers at BFH Health explored this question as part of an Innosuisse project named RAMOS. In a three-part series of articles, the research team provides insights into topics such as data utilisation, process design and […]

Care@home: Core Competencies for Home-Based Treatment

Care@home is a care model where patients with acute illnesses are treated in their home environment. This approach presents healthcare professionals with new challenges and requires special competencies. Healthcare is facing a paradigm shift: Care@home, the treatment of patients with acute illnesses in their own homes, is gaining increasing importance [1] . In the psychiatric […]