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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Physical impairment"”.
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'I am simply an athlete' : a psychological exploration of athletic identity in physical impairment and amputation
Individuals with limb loss or other physical impairments are subject to devalued ‘disability’ identities. There is an increasing amount of research to show that negative experiences of ‘disability’ can be attributed to stigmatising societal attitudes. The first aim of the thesis was to complete a …
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The association between cognition, social functioning, physical impairment, and relationship factors in individuals with multiple sclerosis
… which may impact on the psychological and physical functioning of the individual diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). A systematic search of five databases identified 11 papers meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The findings are reported as well as a discussion of the clinical …
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Death, disability, and diversity: An investigation of physical impairment and differential mortuary treatment in Anglo-Saxon England
Until recently, individuals with physical impairment have been overlooked within the field of archaeology due to the controversy surrounding the topics of disability and care in the past. The current research adds to the growing body of archaeological disability studies with an exploration of …
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The prevalence and associated factors of poststroke depression
… predictors of PSD were a history of stroke, physical impairment, and impairment of simple attention abilities. The strongest predictors of PSD at 12 months poststroke were a history of stroke, and physical impairment. The prevalence of clinically significant symptoms of psychological disorder …
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Elderly Offenders: An American Corrections Catch-22?
… are evaluated, including unique age-related impairments, disability accommodations, constitutional protections, and programs and policies addressing the elderly offender population. A review of sentencing policy in Kansas will then be conducted, with specific focus on downward departure …
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A Framework for Physical Rehabilitation Using Natural User Interface with Electromyography Biofeedback
Physical rehabilitation is a medical specialty concerned with diagnosis, evaluation, and management of persons of all ages with physical impairment and disability [1]. Patients regain their muscle strength through physical therapy, which includes range of motion improvement. This thesis prepares a …
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Disability Loophole a critical analysis of the definition of Disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
… law it demonstrates how people with mental and physical impairment had been not gained the protection of Section 1, as previously envisaged when the Act was first passed. Furthermore, the research shows how limited the definition of disability is when considering inclusions and exclusions under …
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The Perceived Effectiveness of School-Based Accommodations for Students with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
… patients to experience neurocognitive and/or physical impairment. The cyclical nature of the illness consists of flare and remission phases. The present study explored the topic of pediatric lupus in the school setting due to the severe impact of the illness on youth. It examined the …
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Evaluating the musculoskeletal health state of intensive care unit survivors
… critical illness frequently experience long-term physical impairment, decreased health-related quality of life and low rates of return to employment. There has been limited investigation of the underlying problems impacting physical function of patients post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. …
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Self-esteem and social anxiety following brain injury
… as opposed to focusing solely on cognitive or physical impairment. The first paper systematically reviewed 27 quantitative studies to identify predictors or correlates of self-esteem following acquired brain injury (ABI) in adulthood. Various psychological variables are associated with low …
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Language of Accommodation
… activists. This lens is based on the idea that a physical impairment does not disable someone, but rather that the artificial barriers we, as a society, create are the factors that truly disable someone. If we as architects approach the world through the social model point of view, we can remove …
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Bodenreaktionskräfte bei Kindern mit Cerebralparese vor und nach selektiver dorsaler Rhizotomie
… and displays one of the most common reasons for physical impairment in children. It is therefore of major importance for the daily mobility and overall quality of life of these children, to continuously optimize current treatment options that improve motor function. Selective dorsal rhizotomy …
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The relationship of cognitive and emotional coping to adjustment to chronic myofascial pain
… as low levels of sensory and affective pain, physical impairment, and depression. Results of this study revealed that both cognitive and emotional factors were important in the prediction of physical and psychological adjustment outcomes in chronic myofascial pain patients. When factor …
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Additional Validation of the Pain Medication Questionnaire in a Sample of Patients with Chronic Pain
… including medication, psychological, and physical therapy disciplines. The risk of a patient's pain medication misuse, as predicted by the PMQ, was found to significantly decrease following interdisciplinary intervention. Cut-off scores were created from the distributed PMQ scores by …
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Economic Costs of Dementia in Low and Middle Income Countries
… of social care costs were due to informal care. Physical impairment and Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) led to higher costs of informal care, but not for medical care. Average attributable costs of dementia were I$5164, and were higher than for depression and other …
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The helper/helped relationship within a day centre system for the younger physically impaired.
… of day centres with regard to young people with physical impairments aged between 16 and 30, b/ describes and evaluates the interactions between users and staff within the day centre environment, c/ outlines and assesses the level of user participation in the centres with reference to activities, …
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CHARACTERIZATION OF SOD-INDUCED ALFALFA SEEDLING INJURY (ALLELOPATHY, ANAEROBIOSIS)
… experiments. Seedling vigor was not hindered by physical impairment of seed germination, inadequate soil fertility, weed or sod competition, soil moisture, herbicide injury, or predators.</p><p>Time interval between tillage of sod and planting date affected seedling vigor. Seedlings growing in …
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Leadership in Youth Baseball: Awareness of Health & Safety Issues
… in sports such as baseball provides great physical opportunities for the youth population in this country. Unfortunately, children can and do get hurt while playing baseball. For some, these injuries can cause a life long physical impairment or possible death. The purpose of this study was …
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Dress, credentials and rater's sex in evaluation of physically impaired job applicants
… the interplay of dress and qualifications of physically impaired males in a simulated employment-screening situation. The research design was a 3 x 2 x 2 factorial, with the independent variables being applicant's appropriateness of dress (high, moderate, low), applicant's credentials (high, …
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Visuomenės vaistinėse besilankančių pacientų galvos skausmo tyrimas /
… severe MIDAS group was associated with lower physical activity (p<0.001), activity limitation due to physical activity (p=0.001), perception of pain and vigor (p=0.01), social function (p<0.001), activity limitation due to physical impairment (p<0.001), emotional state (p=0.012) and mental …
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