Search results for "disability"

Good clinical response, remission, and predictors of remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-α blockers: The GI…

2007

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of good clinical response and remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with longstanding disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) drugs at outpatient clinics. METHODS: Retrospective national study of 14 academic tertiary referral rheumatology medical centers. RA patients with a Disease Activity Score (DAS28) > 3.2 were defined as having active disease and could start TNF-alpha blockers. All patients received one TNF-alpha blocker plus methotrexate (10-20 mg/wk). At the third month the patients were categorized as responders or nonresponders, based on improvement of at least 0.25 of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).…

The effectiveness of using LEGO® robotics kits as cognitive and social rehabilitative toys

2020

The present article offers a theoretical contribution to the understanding of the effectiveness of using robotics as cognitive and social rehabilitative toys. Starting from the theoretical foundations of educational robotics in the framework of constructionism, it provides methodological indications related to game activities with robotics behaviour construction kits, such as LEGO® Ev3. Moreover, it discusses empirical studies that evaluated the effectiveness of the use of robotics behaviour construction kits in the field of intellectual disabilities. Practical implications of the present study might be useful for educators, school psychologists, or rehabilitative therapists in the field of…

Emotional Profile and Intellectual Functioning

2015

Insufficient literature has been produced addressing children with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and gifted intellectual functioning (GIF). The goal of this work is to compare levels of self-esteem, depression, anxiety at school, and insecurity among children with BIF and GIF, and a control group of average intellectual functioning (AIF). There were participants of 104 children (fourth grade of primary school). Analyses revealed that children with BIF showed a lower level of self-esteem and higher levels of depression and school anxiety. Moreover, our findings highlight the co-occurrence of school anxiety, depressed mood, and insecurity among the BIF and AIF groups. One of the …

Self-esteem and intentions mediate perceived fitness with physical activity in Finnish adolescents with long-term illness or disabilities

2014

Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is recognised as the common language in disability research. However, personal factors in the ICF are not explicitly coded because of cultural differences that influence physical activity (PA) participation. The ICF suggests using fitness as a personal factor, as well as other psychological assets. Intentions may serve as such psychological assets and studies on the antecedents to intentions which prompts PA behaviours is lacking in adolescent long term illness or disability (LTID) populations. Objective: The purpose of this study was to report how ICF personal factors can influence participation in PA.…

Faire face ou faire avec. Situations de vulnérabilité et situations de handicap

2020

Nous sommes tous victime lorsqu’un aléa survient au cours d’un déplacement (grève, panne, situation climatique exceptionnelle, etc.), par définition imprévisible. Mais il peut rendre vulnérables les personnes en situation de handicap cognitif et/ou mental plus particulièrement. La distinction sémantique entre situation de handicap et situation de vulnérabilité doit ici garder tout son sens. Et la tendance à employer indifféremment l’une et l’autre notion en sciences humaines et sociales, mérite d’être dénoncée. Différencier l’une et l’autre notion, c’est admettre et reconnaître les tactiques résilientes que les personnes en situation de handicap mettent en œuvre quotidiennement pour compens…

Osoby z niepełnosprawnością w przestrzeni środowiska społecznego: lokalnego i sąsiedzkiego

2020

Disability in Older People and Socio-Economic Deprivation in Italy: Effects on the Care Burden and System Resources

2021

The sustainability of European Long-Term Care systems faces the demographic and socio-economic circumstances, mainly the increasing ageing of the population, with its chronic disease conditions, and the simultaneous economic general crises, exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond the increase in general rate of relative poverty, there is a higher risk of poverty among elderly and families in a high demand of care, especially if situations of Activities Daily Living (ADL) disability are present. Italian welfare, which is based on family care regimes and regional strategies, and is oriented to private or public care, is a relevant case study with which to analyze such a relationsh…

Dienas centra loma redzes invalīdu integrācijai plašākā sabiedrībā

2015

Šī bakalaura darba galvenais mērķis ir noskaidrot, kā dienas centrs, kas paredzēts redzes invalīdu brīvā laika pavadīšanai un dažādu pakalpojumu saľemšanai, ietekmē un sekmē šo indivīdu integrāciju plašākā sabiedrībā. Pētījumā iesaistīto informantu grupa ir redzes invalīdi vecumā no 39-78 gadu vecumam. Darba teorētiskās literatūras analīze sniedz vispārinātu priekšstatu par maľām antropoloģijā, izklāstīti tādi koncepti kā integrācija- iekļaušanās, socializācija indivīda dzīvē, nespējas (disability) sociālais modelis antropoloģijas kontekstā. Mērķa sasniegšanai tiek izmantotas kvalitatīvās pētījuma metodes- daļēji strukturētas padziļinātas intervijas, lauka darba dienasgrāmata un piezīmes, u…

Sociālais darbs ar jauniešiem ar īpašām vajadzībām

2018

Maģistra darbā “Sociālais darbs ar jauniešiem ar īpašām vajadzībām” aplūkots kā jaunieši ar dažādiem funkcionalitātes traucējumiem spēj apzināties, stiprināt un attīstīt savu rīcībspēju. Darbā tiek identificētas jauniešu ar invaliditāti ikdienas vajadzības un spēju šī vajadzības patstāvīgi apmierināt. Darba ietvaros tiek aplūkota sociālā darba nozīmība jauniešu ar īpašām vajadzībām motivēšanā būt patstāvīgiem un apzināties sevi kā līdzvērtīgu sabiedrības locekli. Apzinot intervijas ar jauniešiem un sociālajiem darbiniekiem, tiks vērtēta savstarpējā saskarsme un sadarbība jauniešu ar īpašām vajadzībām dzīves kvalitātes sekmēšanā. Nepieciešams izzināt jauniešu ar īpašām vajadzībām rīcībspējas…

I segni parlano. Prospettive di ricerca sulla Lingua dei Segni Italiana

2008

I segni parlano perché cominciano a farsi più visibili nella società italiana: le ricerche sulla Lingua dei Segni Italiana (LIS) – avviate in modo sistematico in Italia dagli inizi degli anni ‘80 – sono aumentate rispetto a diversi anni fa, così come è aumentata la consapevolezza dell’importanza di questa lingua, non solo per le persone sorde. È una lingua infatti che sempre più persone – familiari, amici e colleghi di persone sorde, operatori, insegnanti, studenti – desiderano apprendere ed utilizzare non solo per necessità ma per avvicinarsi a nuove modalità comunicative. Una lingua che purtroppo ancora oggi sente il peso del pregiudizio e fatica a liberarsi di quel senso di inferiorità r…