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Quality of Life of People with hearing loss /Impaired Hearing Persons
ŠKOPKOVÁ, Monika
This bachelor's thesis called Quality of Life of People with Hearing Impairment is concerned with opportunities for people with hearing impairment in the field of education, employment and free time. The research aims also at real help offered to people with hearing impairment and the biggest obstacle in their lives these days. The first theoretical part of the thesis guides us through different types of hearing impairment. We are going to find more on e.g. hearing aids, communication of people with hearing impairment, upbringing and education, integration of children with hearing impairment into the society and the culture of the Deaf. The practical part of the thesis works with the interviews with employees of Svaz neslyšících a nedoslýchavých ČR (Union of Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Czech Republic). There is also an interview with a co-founder of a civic organization ORBI PONTES (Prague) and a presentation of Tichá kavárna (Silent Café, Prague).
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Readiness of hospitals for admission of children with surdopaedic defects
TENKLOVÁ, Monika
Hearing is the most sensitive of all human senses. Together with sight, it serves as a means of communication and social interaction. Children with congenital hearing impairment lack the preconditions for development of speech. In this case, a long-term speech therapy is needed. The theoretical part of the thesis is concerned with hearing impairments. It mentions children with hearing impairments and also the education of nurses. I describe paediatric units and the work of nurses in these units. Two objectives were set for this bachelor's thesis: to find out whether nurses working in a hospital paediatric unit are ready to care for patients with hearing impairment and to examine how well the hospitals are equipped to care for these patients. The research part of the thesis was conducted as a qualitative research with nurses working in a paediatric unit in the form of a semi-structured interview. The interviews with nurses were then transcribed using verbatim transcription. Altogether, ten nurses working in three different hospitals were interviewed; two of these hospitals are located in the South Bohemian Region and one in the Central Bohemian Region. The first part of the research examined the qualification education, lifelong learning and education possibilities for nurses in the area of deaf education. We were also interested in the experience of nurses with the hospitalisation of children with hearing impairment in the paediatric unit. In the next part of the research, we examined the deaf education tools and modern technologies that could make care of children with hearing impairment easier. We were also interested in cooperation between the hospitals and special education teachers. In both hospitals in the South Bohemian Region, a teacher (not specialised in special education) is available in the unit, but the hospital in the Central Bohemian Region has not had any teachers in their unit for several years. So far, none of the nurses have experienced a special education teacher working in their unit. The last part of the research is aimed at nursing care of patients with hearing impairment. The nurses think that they are ready to provide nursing care or that they are expected to be. The research showed that there are occasionally children with hearing impairment in the paediatric units, but the nurses are not able to communicate with them using sign language. The paediatric units have experience with hospitalising these children, but in spite of that, they have no deaf education tools or modern technology available for them. These findings will be published in a nursing journal.
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Integration of Persons with Hearing Disabilities into Socio-Cultural Environment of Majority Society
URBÁNKOVÁ, Veronika
This diploma dissertation is focused on integration of hearing handicapped people in the society. The objective of the diploma dissertation is the analysis of possibilities to integrate the hearing handicapped people in socio-cultural milieu of the majority society. The diploma dissertation is an investigation work and it is divided into two parts, namely to theoretical and practical ones. In the first theoretical part, I am dealing with a brief division of hearing defects, communication and personality types of hearing handicapped individuals and further with areas of education, employment and culture. Methods and techniques of the qualitative research are described in the practical part. The research method is used in the diploma dissertation and data collection technique is represented by the semi-controlled conversation with hearing handicapped people. The research was implemented on the territory of the capital city of Prague. The research set is made up of 10 respondents altogether having different types of hearing handicap. The cardinal question set within the framework of the research is What are the chances of integration of the hearing handicapped people in the socio-cultural milieu of the majority society? Further, other secondary investigative questions were set. It resulted from the research that chances for education of hearing handicapped persons are not sufficient and further that the hearing handicapped people have a limited access to labour market due to their hearing defects. In addition, the investigation showed that the highest barriers in relation to the hearing society consist in communication and information barriers and further in persistent prejudices of the society and that the hearing handicapped people do not have an adequate access to cultural enjoyment equally over the entire Czech Republic territory. One of the outcomes of the dissertation thesis for practical utilization is the description how to find out the chances of integration of the hearing handicapped persons in the socio-cultural milieu of the majority society, which may contribute not only to better awareness of both the expert public and general public, but also to finding conceivable needs of social services for these people.
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Specific elemets of civil defence of the population regarding physically disabled people of the Slovak Republic.
HARMANOVÁ, Veronika
In Slovak Republic, fundamentals of protection of people, property and environment are established by the Constitution of Slovak Republic, the Security Strategy of Slovak Republic and by numerous Acts, Declarations or Regulations of Government which refer to Civilian Protection and Integrated Rescue System. Legislative standards with regards to protection of health or property does not take into account people with health disabilities despite the fact that the right for safety and timely warning of imminent danger is granted for every citizen on the territory of Slovak Republic. Objective of my diploma work is to investigate readiness of institutions participating on solutions of extraordinary events which struck people with health disabilities. Based on results of quantitative survey we would like to point out on deficiencies of the system and to propose a solution to improve procedures of the Integrated Rescue System and Civil Protection with regards to people with health disabilities. Further objective is to process a proposal of methodical tutorial which would contain basis gesticulation important for communication with the hearing impaired. Theoretical part of the diploma work consists of several chapters. The first part discusses basic families, classes and types of health impairment. Further on system of Civil Protection and its mission was processed. Last part is dedicated to the Integrated Rescue System. In that chapter we described fundamental and other rescue branches which by large participated on solutions of extraordinary events. The theory was processed by means of law legislation, sources of literature and internet websites. The empirical (practical) part of the thesis has been used qualitative research method. Because it is extremely difficult to collect such data were made through guided interview with experts of Civil Protection and managers of particular rescue branches (Fire fighting and Rescue Force, Rescue Health Service, Police Force) only in three selected counties of Presov region (Poprad, Stará Ľubovňa, Prešov). Results of the managed interview were evaluated by SWOT analysis which compares the internal and external environment. On the basis of empirical phenomenon a searching strategy (WO) was chosen whereby the focus was laid on utilizing opportunities and eliminating weaknesses. Based on results we concluded that issue of health disability isn?t incorporated into law legislation and plans to solve extraordinary events. There is no common education of managerial and executive rescue branches which would enable them to gather fundamental knowledge of classes and specifications of health disability, possibilities of communication and means of first-aid provision. For further qualitative and quantitative development of education there is a deficiency of material-didactic instruments which serve to accomplish the objective. We also concluded that when rescuing health-impaired people there are no special procedures and methods taken into account. At the same time for the hearing-impaired there is no system of timely warning and information of imminent danger and possibility to call rescue branches through the emergency phone line. With regards to existing deficiencies we proposed practical recommendations. To improve communication with hearing impaired people we created a proposal of a methodical instrument for rescue branches which contains basic signs. As a part of it there is also a one-hand and two-hand finger alphabet for refinement and visualisation of words.
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The availability social counseling for clients with hearing impairments in South Bohemian region.
MURÁŇOVÁ, Veronika
This thesis deals with professional social counseling for persons with hearing impairment, namely the availability of this service in the South Bohemian Region. Theoretical part describes persons with hearing impairment and social counseling for these clients. It also deals with the following areas of communication with disabled persons, and describes the competencies of South Bohemia in solving this issue. The first part is devoted to a quantitative research, the aim was to show the low availability of professional social counseling for persons with hearing disabilities in the South Bohemian Region. Using questionnaires sent out by the organizations,it was found that the availability of social counseling in our region is different than the registers. This problematic situation is mainly due to lack of funding from the MPSV and the organizations that are unevenly distributed demographically.
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Colour modification of Wartegg drawing completion test in children with hearing impairment
WERNEROVÁ, Tereza
This thesis examines the common features occuring in processing of the color modification of Wartegg's drawing test by hearing impaired children and children with multiple disabilities. Multiple disabilities mean in this case hearing impairement and mental disability occuring in one individual. At the beginning of the thesis there is a theoretical background of the problem. The work is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part explains terms as projective drawing techniques, Wartegg's drawing test and hearing and mental disabilities. Twenty tests done by children with hearing impairement attending elementary school and practical elementary school were selected. In the empirical part a research question is formulated and is answered at the and of the work. Research results are first classified by age and then according to different criteria. The results show that hearing-impaired children draw the most often geometrical structures, vehicles, buildings, figures and their parts. Drawings are not integrated into a broader context. To name the pictures the children use short appellation corresponding to the drawn item.
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Family with a hearing-impaired child.
KORBELOVÁ, Hana
The thesis deals with the attitude of the society towards people with special needs, their rights, integration and kinds of disabilities highlighting the hearing impairment. It further describes how the family accepts a child with special needs, the importance of the early care, family therapy and relationships of the family and people around it. The goal of this thesis is to present the subject of hearing impairment and to draw attention to the problems the deaf child family has to cope. In the practical part the reader can find a survey based on questionnaires filled in by parents of children with a hearing impairment. It focuses mainly on parents, their situation, doctors´approach, the impact such handicap has on family and ways to accept it. Besides the questions in the questionnaire, the parents were given the opportunity to express their experience with children. Findings of the survey are interesting from the point of view of the research in this field and they can also serve as an inspiration to families who find themselves in a similar situation.
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Application of I. King's Interactive Model in Taking Care for Patients with Hearing Impairment
MALÁKOVÁ, Lenka
The number of patients suffering from hearing impairment steadily increases. I. King's model is oriented to caring and complex nursing. The nurse's task within I. King's model is to help individuals by means of interaction. The nurse and the patient put up goals and they choose means to achieve them. I have chosen the topic of application of I. King's nursing model in my work in order to point out the issue of nursing models and to show their application in practice. The research survey was quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative research survey was carried out by the questioning method. A questionnaire was applied to collect data. At the ORL departments 100 questionnaires in total were handed out to the nurses, of which 50 were handed in fully completed. The results are presented in graphs. The qualitative research survey was carried out by a questioning method. The nurses had been working with paperwork according to I. King's method for one month. Then an individual in-depth interview took place. The nurses were asked to give their opinion on the paperwork. The results have been processed in tables. The bachelor thesis aimed at finding out the possibilities of the nurses in interaction with a hearing impaired patient. The aim was fulfilled and the following hypotheses have been set. H1- nurses are interested in training in sign language was confirmed. H2- nurses are not interested in using pictograms. was not confirmed. H3- nurses follow the principles in communication with hearing impaired patients was confirmed. The second aim of the bachelor thesis was to study the possibilities of application of I. King's model in taking care for patients with a hearing impairment being hospitalized at ORL departments. The research question was, whether the paperwork according to I. King's model can be applied in taking care for patients with a hearing impairment. This aim was fulfilled. Based on the interviews the following hypothesis was set: the training of nurses influences their ability to apply the paperwork according to I. King's model. The nurses gave a positive evaluation on the application of I. King's model. According to their opinion they get more information about the patient and the communication between the nurse and the patient is improved. The results of this paper will be offered to nurses at ORL departments working with hearing impaired patients. The results can be published in specialized publications.
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Canistherapy in child client
KOCAROVÁ, Lucie
Objective of the work is to find an effect of individual practised canistherapy on child client with hearing impairment and client with ADHD. Theoretical part includes global characteristic of canistherapy, its history and dog preparation for canistherapy, continues chosen handicap, which is ADHD and hearing impairment. Practical part seeks for objective valuation of canistherapy applied by client with handicap. Here is detailed description of recorded results in-process individual practiced canistherapy. The results are processed in ``casuistic{\crqq} form. On the basis of pertinent observation, document analysis and semi-standard conversation found the authoress conclusion that canistherapy makes improving of fine kinetic skilld and concentration, enlargement of language skills and in last but not least is very good used in socialization process.
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