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Driving Simulator and Its Use in the Rehabilitation of People with Acquired Brain Injury
Strubinská, Šárka ; König, Jan (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
DIPLOMA THESIS ABSTRACT Name, surname: Bc. Šárka Strubinská Supervisor: Mgr. Jan König Consultant: Mgr. Eliška Burdová, Mgr. Bc. Jitka Bonková Sýkorová Title: Driving Simulator and Its Use in the Rehabilitation of People with Acquired Brain Injury Abstract: The diploma thesis describes the utilization of a driving simulator for manual control in the rehabilitation of individuals with acquired brain injury. The main objective of this thesis is to determine the feasibility of using a driving simulator and its potential to increase the likelihood of returning to driving by clients with acquired brain injury in the chronic stage. The first sub-objective is to investigate the influence of driving simulator training on attention and the potential to increase the likelihood of returning to driving by clients with acquired brain injury in the chronic stage. The second sub-objective is to determine whether the proposed set of tests is appropriately designed as a criterion for inclusion in the driving simulator research. The theoretical part summarizes the knowledge about acquired brain injury and its consequences, cognitive functions, impairments, car driving, and legislative regulations or possibilities for driving skills testing. Furthermore, this section provides information about rehabilitation by acquired brain...
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Distance Therapy and Telerehabilitation in Occupational Therapy: Contemporary Use in Patients after Acquired Brain Injuries.
Altmanová, Šárka ; Hoidekrová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
DIPLOMOVÉ PRÁCE Jméno, příjmení: Bc. Šárka Altmanová Vedoucí práce: PhDr. Kristýna Hoidekrová, Ph.D. Title: Distance therapy and telerehabilitation in occupational therapy: contemporary use in patients after acquired brain injuries Abstract: Acquired brain injuries (ABI) are the most represented type of injuries in neurorehabilitation. In the Czech Republic, there is a shortage of outpatient occupational therapists. The involvement of telerehabilitation appears to be a possible solution to the lack of therapists. These methods are already being used with a good effect around the world. The aim of this thesis is to compare the possibilities of telerehabilitation against conventional occupational therapy in patients with ABI. A partial goal is to undertake a SWOT analysis of telerehabilitation and evaluate the communication platform eAmbulance. There are four single case studies. The patients are aged between 27-81 years (two women and two men) with different severity of right-sided hemiparesis. These patients underwent interventions of 60 minutes per week for a period of four weeks. The content of each therapy was different. Patients filled in a feedback questionnaire following each intervention. The results show that a large variation of approaches from conventional therapies can be used. The...
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Executive function assessment in patients with acquired brain damage: translation and clinical use of the ‚‚Weekly Calendar Planning Activity"
Michálková, Nikol ; Krivošíková, Mária (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
Name, Surname: Nikol Michálková Thesis supervisor: Bc. Mária Krivošíková, M.Sc. Title: Executive function assessment in patients with acquired brain damage: Translation and clinical use of the "Weekly Calendar Planning Activity" Abstract: Executive functions are absolutely essential for everyday life and when they are violated, a person is often severely limited in all areas of their life. People with a disorder of these functions tend to have problems, for example with starting an activity and planning individual steps, or are unable to complete the activity correctly and efficiently. Executive functions are localized primarily in the area of the frontal lobes and when they are damaged, an executive deficit is manifested. Clinically, the impairment of executive functions manifests itself in very diverse ways. The degree and severity of the disability depends on many factors, such as the etiology of the acquired brain damage, its location or education of the patient. The aim of this bachelor's thesis is the one-way translation of the "Weekly Calendar Planning Activity" test from English to Czech language and its subsequent verification in practice on selected patients with acquired brain damage. This is a so-called performance test that evaluates executive functions using an activity (filling in a...
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System of Prevocational Assessment Centers in the Czech Republic and his Functioning in the Process of Prevocational Assessment from the Perspective of Occupational Therapist
Pudichová, Anna ; Sládková, Petra (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
Title: System of Prevocational Assessment Centers in the Czech Republic and his functioning in the process of Prevocational Assessment from the perspective of the Occupational therapist Abstract: Prevocational assessment is a process intended for people with disabilities, during this process, the work potential of the client is evaluated for employment purposes. The applicant for this examination can be the Labor Office, the employer or the client himself. The prevocational assessment examination is attended by an interprofessional rehabilitation team, an integral part of this team are doctors, as well as non-medical professions, including an occupational therapist. The prevocational assessment examination is a very important component of the entire prevocational assessment, as it is the most time-consuming part of this examination.The examination takes place in one of thirteen specialized Prevocational Assessment centers in the Czech Republic. All centers must meet personal, substantive and material standards. Conclusions from individual examinations are presented by experts from the team at a case conference. The output of the prevocational assessment examination is a final report that contains a positive recommendation of what the client can handle or could handle. The aim of the thesis was to find out...
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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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