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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Disabled patients"”.
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Resilience of auxiliary nurses caring for intellectually disabled patients
… important element of wellness, healthcare to patients with intellectual disabilities still remains neglected and under-resourced in most societies. Auxiliary nurses are crucial in providing nursing care to patients with intellectual disabilities. These nurses may not be prepared to handle …
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The role and task of the medical social worker in a rehabilitation setting : an evaluation of selected patients at the Rehabilitation Clinic, Karl Bremer Hospital, Bellville
… the psycho-social characteristics of physically disabled patients would influence the role and task of the medical social worker at the Rehabilitation Clinic. Therefore an attempt was made to determine the psycho-social characteristics of patients referred to the Rehabilitation Clinic. …
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Comparing the pelvis kinematics of able-bodied children during normal gait and when riding a therapeutic horse.
… theory about how hippotherapy may benefit disabled patients.
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Adaptation and Control State Detection Techniques for Brain-Computer Interfaces
… the usual neuromuscular pathways. Using BCI, disabled patients can communicate with a computer or control a prosthetic device just by modulating his/her brain activity. This thesis focuses on two of the desirable capabilities of a usable and practical BCI system - adaptation and control state …
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Knowledge, self-efficacy and practices of advanced practice nurses regarding the provision of gynecological and reproductive healthcare services to disabled women with impaired mobility
… healthcare services and the majority sees disabled patients. The APNs, however, received little-to-no education in their APN coursework regarding providing healthcare services to persons with disability. While overall knowledge scores were high, knowledge was lacking in care of the woman …
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Glucose-powered neuroelectronics
… to provide paralyzed or otherwise disabled patients with instantaneous, natural, thought-based control of robotic prosthetic limbs and other external devices. This thesis presents a detailed discussion of the decoding algorithms, descriptions of the low-power analog and digital …
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Electrode and Headgear Design for Accurate TDCS
… can immeasurably increase the number of patients that are able to be treated with TDCS, researchers studying its effects and increase its efficiency. 3 Improving the design of the sponge electrodes and making a TDCS headgear that ensures the precise placement of the electrodes all while …