Search for dissertations about: "disabled"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 swedish dissertations containing the word disabled.

2. 1. Older Women and Food : Dietary Intake and Meals in Self-Managing and Disabled Swedish Females Living at Home

   Author : Jenny Andersson; Sölve Elmståhl; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Domestic sciences; elderly; women; dietary intake; meals; self-managing; disabled; dietary assessment methods; participation rate; Hushållsvetenskap; Domestic science and nutrition; Hushålls- och kostvetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to study elderly self-managing and disabled women’s dietary intake and meals in relation to age, household structure (single-living or cohabitant), disability and cooking ability. The women were aged 64-88 years and living at home, in the mid-eastern part of Sweden. The self-managing women were randomly selected. READ MORE

4. 2. FACE : Disabled People, Technology and Internet

   Author : Peter Anderberg; Bodil Jönsson; Alan Roulstone; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Design; FACE; Independent Living; Disability Studies; Social Model; Internet; Functioning; Rehabilitation Engineering; Care and help to handicapped; Handikappade; vård och rehabilitering; SoTL; Design; FACE; Independent Living; Disability Studies; Social Model; Internet; Functioning; Rehabilitation Engineering; Care and help to handicapped; Handikappade; vård och rehabilitering; SoTL;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on the Internet experiences of people withsignificant mobility/physical impairments who are proficient andexperienced computer users in their computer world but havelimitations in mobility that severely restrict their functioning inthe physical world. The Internet functioning of this group isanalysed by means of the factors attitude, control and enabling,with the main focus on what is achievable when all accessproblems such as unadapted interfaces, beginners’ difficulties andthe digital divide are overcome. READ MORE

5. 3. Design for Participation and Inclusion will Follow : Disabled People and the Digital Society

   Author : Stefan Johansson; Jan Gulliksen; Per-Olof Hedvall; Bodil Jönsson; Katarina Lindblad-Gidlund; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Design; Accessibility; Universal Design; Participation; Disability Digital Divide; Inclusion; Människa-datorinteraktion; Human-computer Interaction;

   Abstract : Digitalization is rapidly taking over all aspects of society, but still there are parts of the population who have to struggle for access to, and to be able to use, the digital resources. Design processes and outcomes in the form of artefacts, that takes accessibility into account, is key to participation. READ MORE

6. 4. Student-environment fit for students with physical disabilities

   Author : Helena Hemmingsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; sektionen för arbetsterapi Institutionen Neurotec Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Schools; environment; disabled children; adolescents; participation; Schools; environment; disabled children; adolescents; participation.;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the research presented here was to identify and explore aspects of the school environment that influence the participation of students with physical disabilities. The first study examined the reliability and validity of the School Setting Interview (SSI), which is a new assessment still under development. READ MORE

7. 5. Needs of Support and Service in Mentally Disabled Clients : Population-Based Studies in a Swedish County

   Author : Lennart Jansson; Frits-Axel Wiesel; Karin Sonnander; Lars Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; Needs assessment; Questionnaires; Epidemiology; Schizophrenia; Community Mental Health Services; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : The general aim of the present thesis is to investigate needs of support and service in clients with long-term mental disabilities living in the community. A further aim is to study changes in these client needs during a 3.5-year follow-up. READ MORE