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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 Use of Craft and Creative Arts in Occupational Therapy
Fürstenzellerová, Anna Kristina ; Sýkorová, Jitka (advisor) ; Rodová, Zuzana (referee)
BAKALÁŘSKÉ PRÁCE Jméno, příjmení: Anna Kristina Fürstenzellerová Vedoucí práce: Mgr. Bc. Jitka Sýkorová Title: The Use of Craft and Creative Arts in Occupational Therapy Abstract: The bachelor thesis addresses the topic of Arts and Crafts in occupational therapy. Arts and Craft are linked with the profession from its beginnings. Craft activities were one of the first meaningful occupations the occupational therapists ever used in their work. These activities were also the first occupations expertly analyzed by occupational therapists. As the society evolved, the role of arts and crafts in occupational therapy changed. Today, the use of Arts and Crafts in therapy is a controversial topic that divides occupational therapists. Some see Arts and Crafts only as a historical part of the profession, outdated and anachronistic, and refuse to use them in their work. Others feel their potential and try to find ways of purposefully including them in their patients' rehabilitation plans. The bachelor thesis presents a view of Arts and Crafts as a therapeutic tool. It charts the inclusion of these activities in the history of the profession and describes the current situation. It also identifies the problems that occupational therapists face when including these activities in their therapy. The aim of the study...
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The Role of Occupational Therapy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Janatová, Adéla ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Klimošová, Sylva (referee)
Author of bachelor thesis: Adéla Janatová Thesis supervisor: Bc. Zuzana Rodová, M.Sc. Title of bachelor thesis: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Abstract of bachelor thesis: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common childhood neuromuscular disease and is characterised by progressive symmetrical muscular weakness of the girdle and trunk muscles. This disease is linked to the X chromosome and therefore affects mostly males. This progressive muscular disease gradually leads to limited mobility and high dependence in activities of daily living. Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy need constant care based on a multidisciplinary approach. Around age 10, because of the progression of the disease, they lose the ability to walk independently and they become dependent on a wheelchair. In the second decade of their lives the weakness spreads to the upper limbs, their lung capacity decreases, and cardiac abnormalities begin to appear. Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy have a life expectancy of about 35 years. The goal of this bachelor thesis is to describe the role of occupational therapy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and to show its irreplaceability. The theoretical part of this bachelor thesis describes the general issues concerning the prevalence of the...
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Pilot Usability Testing of the Box and Block Test in Occupational Therapy by People after Stroke Subtitle: Creating a Video Manual
Poláková, Magdaléna ; Rybářová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Tichá, Zuzana (referee)
Title: Pilot Usability Testing of the Box and Block Test in Occupational Therapy by People after Stroke: Creating a Video Manual Abstract: Stroke often results in impaired upper limb function. Occupational therapists use standardized tests to objectively assess hand dexterity. An example is Box and Block Test (BBT), which assesses mainly fine and gross motor skills. The tested subject's task is to sequentially move as many blocks as possible from one side of the test box over partition to the other side using only the tested limb within one minute. For this test, only working versions of Czech translations of instructions by Mathiowetz et al. from 1985 were used in the Czech Republic. Therefore, in 2021 Rybářová et al. created Extended Czech Version of Manual for BBT with instructions in Czech. It also contains new more detailed rules that should ensure greater objectivity in the standardised implementation of BBT. According to these rules, it is possible to evaluate, for example, the situation when block falls outside the test box. The main goal of the bachelor thesis was to create video manual for correct administration of BBT according to the new manual. Therefore, video documentation was obtained using two healthy subjects as well as the author of this thesis. The video manual was then created in...
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Occupational therapy intervention in patients after vestibular schwannoma surgery
Havlíková, Darina ; Táborská, Silvie (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Jaroslav (referee)
Title: Occupational therapy intervention in patients after vestibular schwannoma surgery Abstract: Vestibular schwannoma is a benign tumor of the vestibulocochlear nerve and contains about 8-10% of all intracranial tumors. With an incidence of approximately 1 new case per 100,000 population, it is a rare disease that, although we can now successfully treat, can without an early diagnosis and treatment have debilitating consequences. The main manifestations of schwannomas include hearing loss, tinnitus, vetigo, balance disorders and significantly reduced quality of life. This thesis mainly focuses on the rehabilitation of patients after VS resection. These patients most commonly visit rehabilitation facilities for balance impairment, postoperative paresis n. facialis or deteriorated orientation. Attention is also specifically paid to occupational therapy intervention. The theoretical part approaches the issue of vestibular schwannomas generally, it describes the symptoms and options of treatment. A large part is also devoted to rehabilitation. This work founds a basis for the creation of a clinical practice guideline focused on the rehabilitation of patients after resection of VS. The last section then contains a summary of the intervention for occupational therapy. This paper responds to the absence of...
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Evaluation of Cerebellar Ataxia from the Perspective of an Occupational Therapist. Subtitle: Translation of "Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia"
Merklová, Kateřina ; Rejtarová, Anna (advisor) ; Šebková, Natálie (referee)
Title: Evaluation of Cerebellar Ataxia from the Perspective of an Occupational Therapist Abstract: The bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of occupational therapy in patients with cerebellar ataxia, especially with the possibilities of examination and evaluation of ataxia using assessment tools. The theoretical part of the thesis describes the types of ataxia. Further focuses only on cerebellar ataxia. The paper defines the individual terms characterizing the symptoms of cerebellar lesions. It also describes how these individual symptoms are examined. Further details on the tools found to assess cerebellar ataxia are included. One chapter also focuses on the role of occupational therapy in patients with cerebellar ataxia. It describes the possibilities of occupational therapy intervention in these patients and presents some therapeutic approaches. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to create a translation of the "Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA)" tool from English into Czech using the so-called "back translation" method and to evaluate its applicability in practice. The practical part describes the creation of the translation and the subsequent evaluation process. The translation was created with the help of two impartial translators on a native English speaker level and was...
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Evaluation of executive functions in patients with acquired brain damage: translation and clinical use of the "Executive Function Performance Test"
Pepřová, Tereza ; Krivošíková, Mária (advisor) ; Tichá, Zuzana (referee)
Title: Evaluation of executive functions in patients with acquired brain damage: translation and clinical use of the "Executive Function Performance Test" Abstract: Patients with acquired brain damage that have affected the frontal lobes usually develop a deficit in executive function (Kulišťák, 2017). Within self-care activities, they are limited for example in initiation, organization, sequencing, emotional control, memory, or self-evaluation. Occupational therapists can use a range of standardized tests to describe the extent of the deficit and select an appropriate rehabilitation. Executive Function Performance Test, which I used in my Bachelor's thesis, is one test from this category. The aim of the Bachelor thesis was the clinical evaluation of executive functions in patients with acquired brain damage using the Executive Function Performance Test. The minor goal was the one-way translation of the Executive Function Performance Test to the Czech language and the subsequent adaptation of the tasks for Czech patients. Furthermore, the Bachelor thesis contains a description of screening tests, clinical tests, and other standardized tests that are evaluating executive function. As well as a description of the executive functions in healthy adults. The practical part of the thesis contains a description of...
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Inter-rater Reliability of the Purdue Pegboard Test in Adults after a Stroke
Ćmielová, Daniela ; Rybářová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kotková, Karla (referee)
Title: Inter-rater Reliability of the Purdue Pegboard Test in Adults after a Stroke Abstract: The Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) is a standardized tool which evaluates fine motor skills, finger and hand dexterity. This test is used to assess and evaluate not only neurological patients. The official Czech translation of the manual has not been available in the Czech Republic yet. To unify the administration of PPT, a new Czech extended version of the manual for PPT: Model 32020A was created. It includes new evaluation rules, unification of scoring and interpretation of tested individuals' performance and also provides exact instructions for administration of recommended three trials of each subtest. The main aim of this study was to determine inter-rater reliability of the PPT administered according to new Czech extended manual version. Therefore, 31 Czech-speaking adult patients after a stroke were tested by PPT at the Rehabilitation Center Kladruby. The evaluation of these patients, based on the analysis of the video documentation obtained from their testing, was performed by two independent occupational therapists. Data from the results of both evaluators were analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient. The correlation coefficient ranged from 0,967 to 1,000 for all subtests which is considered...
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Handwriting assessment in patients after stroke.
Holinková, Radka ; Krivošíková, Mária (advisor) ; Gerlichová, Markéta (referee)
The thesis deals with graphomotor skills in adult patients after stroke. The aim of the thesis is to map the need for and method of assessing graphomotor skills in adults by non- medical professions using a questionnaire survey. Another aim is to find out the level of graphomotor skills in adult post-stroke patients using the Handwritind Assessment Battery for aduls. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on a brief description of stroke and its impact on hand function and writing. It gives a summary of graphomotor difficulties after stroke, possible graphomotor evaluation and the method of rehabilitation intervention. The practical part deals with the mapping of the situation regarding the assessment of graphomotor skills by various non-medical and non-health professions in the Czech Republic and points out the missing areas in the current assessment of graphomotor skills used in practice. The questionnaire survey was conducted from November 2021 to February 2022 and a total of 368 respondents reacted. It was found that the most frequent assessment of graphomotor skills is carried out by clinical speech and language therapists and special pedagogues. The majority of respondents considered grip function assessment, assessment of manipulative use of writing utensils and assessment of writing...
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Occupational therapy group work in psychiatric hospital
Kotrbová, Kateřina ; Pluhaříková-Pomajzlová, Jana (advisor) ; Kotková, Karla (referee)
BACHELOR THESIS ABSTRACT Name, Surname: Kateřina Kotrbová Supervisor: Mgr. Jana Pluhaříková-Pomajzlová Title: Occupational Therapy Group Work in Psychiatric Hospital Abstract: The bachelor thesis studies occupational therapy group work for patients with mental illness during hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital. It focuses on leading aimed group activity in occupational therapy and offers specific therapeutic units usable in practise that have been designed as a part of this paper and most of them have been verified in practice. Another outcome of the work is a workbook on the topic of time management which occupational therapists may use to manage group therapy and individual therapy as well. It also describes the role of occupational therapy in mental health care, its therapeutic benefits, and recommendations for working with a group. It aims at adult hospitalized patients with serious mental disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.) who often receive aftercare as a part of their hospitalization. A total of 12 therapies performed in the aim group were described in the form of case reports with their preparation, course, conclusion, and reflection. The conclusion of the work summarizes and evaluates the practical experience with the created follow-up program on a selected topic within...
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