Search for dissertations about: "family life of children with disabilities"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words family life of children with disabilities.
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1. Proximal processes of children with profound multiple disabilities
Abstract : In this thesis four empirical studies dealt with children with profound multiple disabilities and their parents with regard to: (a) how parents perceived interaction with their children (b) how observed child/parent interaction was linked to behavior style of the children as perceived by the parents (c) how parents of children with profound multiple disabilities perceived child/parent interaction and behavior style of their children in comparison to parents to children without disabilities matched for communicative ability and age respectively, and, (d) how social networks and family accommodations were linked to child/parent interaction and child behavior style over time for these families according to parental appraisals. The results in study I showed that child/parent interaction occurred through out the day and constituted of mutual experience and joy. 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. Everyday life experiences among relatives of persons with mental disabilities
Abstract : This thesis, which consists of two articles and a policy analysis of the document SOU (Swedish Government Official Report), laying the ground for psychiatric reform, deals with everyday life experiences among 18 close relatives of persons with mental disabilities. This study was conducted among relatives of people with mental illness within a health care district in Northern Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Participation in everyday activities among children with intellectual disabilities in mainland China : The development, verification, and application of the Picture My Participation instrument
Abstract : Background: Participation in everyday activities is seen as a main outcome of rehabilitation for children. ‘Picture My Participation’ (PMP) is a validated questionnaire for assessing participation in everyday activities by children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries, but it is not yet available in simplified Chinese. READ MORE
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5. Children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and their participation in family activities
Abstract : Background. Families are essential parts of any community and throughout childhood one’s family serves as the central setting wherein opportunities for participation are offered. READ MORE
