Search for dissertations about: "People with disability"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 212 swedish dissertations containing the words People with disability.
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1. Adults with Cerebral Palsy : living with a lifelong disability
Abstract : Although Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a lifelong disability, the research has mainly focused in children with CP. However, in recent years new studies have examined the different aspects of being an adult with a congenital disability. READ MORE
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2. Family, disability and (im)mobility : geographies of families with wheelchair-using children with cerebral palsy
Abstract : Mobility is important in shaping people’s lives and experiences through places visited and social interactions with other people. In families with children, mobilities are usually complex and include negotiations between various family members, affecting how they move about in time-space. READ MORE
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3. Living with physical disability : experiences of the rehabilitation process, occupations and participation in everyday life
Abstract : A comprehensive understanding is lacking of the experiences persons with acquired physical disabilities have of changes in their engagement in occupations and of the conditions influencing these experiences Furthermore, little is known about the experiences these people have of the rehabilitation process and whether the rehabilitation services satisfy their needs. Access to such knowledge would significantly add to the ability to design rehabilitation services intended to enhance participation in everyday life. READ MORE
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4. Functioning and disability in adults with hearing loss : the preparatory studies in the ICF Core sets for hearing loss project
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
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5. Assessment of participation in people with a mild intellectual disability
Abstract : The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to explore an assessment of participation according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in people with a mild intellectual disability.Study I used secondary data and explored how participation can be assessed. READ MORE