Search for dissertations about: "rehabilitation in different environments"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words rehabilitation in different environments.

2. 1. Non-formal Learning through Ludic Engagement within Interactive Environments

   Author : Eva Petersson; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; didaktik; Pedagogik; Pedagogy and didactics; sensorteknologi; rehabilitering; intuitiv interaktion; interaktiva miljöer; interaktiv lek; icke-formellt lärande; handling; fallstudier; Aktivitet; sensor technology; rehabilitation; non-intrusive interface; non-formal learning; intuitive interaction; interactive play; interactive environments; case studies; Action; activity; non-formal learning;

   Abstract : daptive responsive environments that encourage interaction for children with severe disabilities offer a distinct potential for play and learning in rehabilitation. Physical training and therapy for these children is often enduring, tedious, and boring through repetition - and this is often the case for both the child and the facilitator/therapist. READ MORE

4. 2. Occupational Perspectives on Health in People with Schizophrenia

   Author : Ulrika Bejerholm; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; revalidation; kinesitherapy; Physical medicine; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Mental Health; Time Use; Schizophrenia; rehabilitation; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ;

   Abstract : The thesis has provided with systematic information about how people with schizophrenia live their everyday life, and the results have shown significant relationships between occupational perspectives and health. The thesis departed in two in-depth studies that concerned time use and occupational engagement in relation to what people with schizophrenia do in their everyday life, with whom they are with, where they are and how they perceive and experience what they do, as reflected by time-use diaries. READ MORE

5. 3. Physical performance and physical activity in the later stage post-stroke

   Author : Christiane Carvalho; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cerebrovascular accident; exercise test; gait; healthy control; muscle strength; physical activity; physical therapy; rehabilitation; secondary prevention; stroke; walking;

   Abstract : Aims: The overall purpose of this thesis was to increase knowledge about physical performance and activity in the later stage post-stroke by measuring walking performance in different environments coupled to muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness evaluation and self-reported physical activity. Methods: The studies reported in the thesis included a total of 83 subjects with prior stroke living in the community and 144 clinically healthy subjects from the same area. READ MORE

6. 4. Designing virtual environments for brain injury rehabilitation

   Author : Mattias Wallergård; Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : Virtual Reality (VR) has shown great potential in various training applications. In the field of cognitive rehabilitation it has been shown that VR technology can become a useful complement to conventional rehabilitation techniques (e.g. Rizzo et al. READ MORE

7. 5. Older adults participation in occupation in the context of home based rehabilitation

   Author : Kjersti Vik; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Participation; environment; home-based rehabilitation; older adults; agency.;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to enhance the occupational therapy knowledge base concerning how older adults with disabilities experience participation in occupation during and after home-based rehabilitation, with a special focus on the perceived influence of the environment. Listening to the subjective experiences of older adults can generate new knowledge about how home-based rehabilitation services can support participation in occupation, which is a stated aim in occupational therapy. READ MORE