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Mapping of the most common difficulties in the performance of activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson's disease
Šťastná, Klára ; Hoskovcová, Martina (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
OF THE DIPLOMA THESIS Name: Bc. Klára Šťastná Thesis supervisor: Mudr. Martina Hoskovcová, Ph.D. Thesis consultant: Mgr. Bc. Anna Rejtarová Title: Mapping of the most common difficulties in the performance of activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson's disease. Abstract of the diploma thesis: The aim of the diploma thesis is to map the most common difficulties in people with Parkinson's disease in the field of personal activities of daily living and to compare the subjective perception of difficulties in activities in relation to the motor symptoms. The secondary goal is to compare the objective evaluation of motor symptoms with the subjective one. The theoretical part summarizes findings of Parkinson's disease. Subsequently, motor symptoms, which include rigidity, bradykinesia, tremor, posture and balance disorders are described. Various treatment options are also described. In the occupational therapy part, there is the influence of the symptoms of the disease on the occupational performance and the quality of life of people with Parkinson's disease. The work continues with a description of an evaluation and intervention in occupational therapy. In the practical part, the questionnaire created by the author is presented, which is used to collect data in quantitative research in the...
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The role of occupational therapist in addictology
Hieková, Karolína ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
Author of bachelor thesis: Karolína Hieková Thesis supervisor: Bc. Zuzana Rodová, M.Sc. Title of bachelor thesis: The Role of Occupational Therapist in Addictology Abstract of bachelor thesis: This bachelor's thesis is concerned with methods of occupational therapists and their work with patients who suffer for substance use. The first aim of this thesis is to find the role of occupational therapist in work with an addiction in the Czech Republic. The work is divided into two parts - theoretical and practical. The first theoretical part defines addiction with dependence factors, system of an addiction care, relationship between occupational therapy and addictology, role of occupational therapist in a multidisciplinary team and possibilities of intervention that occupational therapists have in work with these patients. The second part includes analysis of 4 interviews with occupational therapists who are based in Czech Republic in different facility and who work with patients with addition. The interview contained a general chapter characterizing the facility, patients, an occupational therapist's practice; further defining the general role of the occupational therapist in addictology; the role of an occupational therapist in a multidisciplinary team; occupational therapy methods, standardized tests...
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Occupational therapy approaches in patients with chronic pain focusing on fibromyalgia
Havelková, Anna ; Nováková, Olga (advisor) ; Sládková, Petra (referee)
Name of thesis: Occupational therapy approaches in patietns with chronic pain focusing on fibromyalgia Aim: The aim of my thesis is to find out whether occupational therapy has something to offer patients with fibormyalgia, as well as the determination of the individual problem areas of these patients, in particular from the perspective of occupational therapy and designing specific therapy approaches. Method: In the theoretical part I focus on the summary of the information from the available literature on pain in general and also on the latest findings in the field of diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia. In the practical part I focus on three patients suffering from fibromyalgia. The necessary information to determine the individual problem areas I gained by using the methods of qualitative research, using structured interview and therapeutic examination. Results: Based on studying of literature and the implementation of my exploratory investigation I came to the conclusion that Occupational therapy in these patients is very essential part of the healing process. Key words: Pain, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, occupational therapy approaches
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The effect of maternal diabetes on embryonic cardiovascular development and fetal programing
Čerychová, Radka ; Pavlínková, Gabriela (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee) ; Neckář, Jan (referee)
Maternal diabetes mellitus negatively affects embryonic development and increases the risk for congenital malformations. Besides direct teratogenicity, diabetic intrauterine milieu can predispose an individual to chronic diseases later in life, including cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and diabetes mellitus, in a process termed fetal programing. Molecular mechanisms of embryonic and fetal responses to maternal diabetes are still not fully elucidated. Using mouse model, we show that maternal diabetes induces gene expression changes in the hearts of developing embryos. The most significant changes in the expression of 11 selected genes were detected at the developmental stage associated with completion of cardiac septation, myocardial mass expansion, and increased insulin production in the embryonic pancreas. These affected genes encode products involved in the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, a crucial process in heart development. Using immunohistochemistry, we detected increased hypoxia in the diabetes-exposed hearts at the critical stage of cardiac development. Correspondingly to increased hypoxia, the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor A was increased in the heart of diabetes-exposed embryos. Based on our results indicating the...
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Alberta Infant Motor Scale - Motor Development of Infant from Birth to One Year
Krylová, Adéla ; Vítová, Veronika (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
Summary: Goals - The purpose of this work is to introduce the Canadian standardized assessment - Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) to specialists. The test evaluate motor development of infants from birth to the eighteen months of age. Theoretical part - In this part I have summarized the need of standardized assessment for occupational therapists and the importance of early intervention for infants to one year age. The next chapter is about psychomotor development of newborn and infant. The main part is devoted to informations about the assessment AIMS. The last part is dealt with an overview of methods used in the pediatric occupational therapy. Practical part - I used AIMS assessment in practice and then in the form of case study, I have put the results of my testing with practical proposals for occupational therapy intervention.
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