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2. 1. Impact on participation and service for persons with deafblindness

   Author : Kerstin Möller; Berth Danermark; Claes Möller; Rune Simeonsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deafblindness; ICF; participation restriction; service barrier; Usher Syndrome; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Social sciences; Socialvetenskap; Social work; Socialt arbete; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Medicinsk handikappvetenskap; Medical Disability Research;

   Abstract : Persons with deafblindness experience difficulties in daily life and they experience service to sometimes barrier. The overall aim of this thesis is therefore to discover, evaluate and explain: 1. mechanisms that might have impact on participation restrictions for people who have visual and hearing impairment i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. Life Strategies, Work and Health in People with Usher Syndrome

   Author : Mattias Ehn; Claes Möller; Agneta Anderzén Carlsson; Kerstin Möller; Berth Danermark; Moa Wahlqvist; Lene Martin; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Deafblindnesss; health; life strategies; lived experience; Usher syndrome; work;

   Abstract : Introduction: People with Usher syndrome (USH) have an inherited disorder causing congenital deafness or hearing loss combined with progressive vision loss and, in some cases, balance problems. Previous research has shown that people with USH have poor physical and psychological health. READ MORE

5. 3. Functioning and disability in adults with hearing loss : the preparatory studies in the ICF Core sets for hearing loss project

   Author : Sarah Granberg; Berth Danermark; Kerstin Möller; Claes Möller; Jerome Bickenbach; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hearing loss; adults; ICF; classification; functioning; disability; linking; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

   Abstract : Hearing loss (HL) is a health condition that affects more than 360 million people worldwide. The findings from previous research point at the adverse relationship between adults with hearing loss and important aspects of everyday life such as social relations, communication and work-related tasks. READ MORE

6. 4. Dizziness, balance and rehabilitation in vestibular disorders

   Author : Lena Kollén; Claes Möller; Margareta Möller; Monika Fagevik Olsén; Mikael Karlberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; static balance; dynamic balance; unilateral vestibular loss; dizziness; walking; vestibular rehabilitation; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Abstract : Dizziness and balance problems are common symptoms at all ages. The aims were; to evaluate rehabilitation, static, dynamic balance and recovery in acute unilateral vestibular loss (AUVL), to evaluate the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) with assessment of static and dynamic balance and to evaluate the prevalence of dizziness and BPPV in a population of 75-year-olds. READ MORE

7. 5. Health and People with Usher syndrome

   Author : Moa Wahlqvist; Berth Danermark; Claes Möller; Kerstin Möller; Elina Mäki-Torkko; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Usher syndrome; Deafblindness; Health; General Health; Physical Health; Psychological Health; Social Trust; Financial Situation; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Research;

   Abstract : The present thesis concerns people with Usher syndrome (USH) and their health. People with USH have a congenital hearing loss of various degrees and an eye disease with a progressive course; for some, the balance is also affected. Three clinical groups have been identified 1, 2 and 3, and 13 genes have currently been identified. READ MORE