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Cognitive rehabilitation of people with multiple sclerosis
Bílková, Tereza ; Novotná, Klára (advisor) ; Krivošíková, Mária (referee)
BACHELOR THESIS ABSTRACT Name, Surname: Tereza Bílková Supervisor: Mgr. Klára Novotná, Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Eliška Rotbartová Title: Cognitive rehabilitation of people with multiple sclerosis Abstract: This bachelor thesis focuses on the topic of cognitive rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis, which takes place in a home environment using the computer program HAPPYneuron. Multiple sclerosis is classified as an autoimmune disease, during which the cells of our central nervous system are damaged. The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to test whether cognitive rehabilitation of 16 weeks, conducted through the computer program HAPPYneuron, has a positive impact on spatial orientation, short-term memory, attention and speech in MS patients. In the theoretical part of the bachelor thesis I describe the actual issue of multiple sclerosis, including the clinical picture and types of multiple sclerosis. I then go on to describe in more detail the most affected domains of cognitive function, their examination and the possibilities of cognitive rehabilitation. Last but not least, I describe cognitive rehabilitation using computer programs, with a more detailed description of the HAPPYneuron program. In the practical part, three patients were first examined by a clinical neuropsychologist. Based on this,...
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Rehabilitation care for children with epilepsy in the Czech Republic and in the world
Chrásková, Anežka ; Carbajo, Anna (advisor) ; Nováková, Pavlína (referee)
The goal of this bachelor thesis is to summarize rehabilitation procedures for children with epilepsy used in the Czech Republic and worldwide. The first part focuses on the general characteristics of children epilepsy from the neurological point of view, its aetiology, patho- physiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment specific for paediatric patients. The second part deals with rehabilitation care for children with epilepsy provided in our country and other countries. In the discussion, these rehabilitation procedures are compared and evaluated. Several chapters are devoted to physical activity and cognitive rehabilitation in relation to children epilepsy, which play an essential role in rehabilitation and their importance should not be underestimated. The practical part is a case study of a paediatric patient with epilepsy, in whom we observe the changes and the effect of rehabilitation after neurosurgical removal of the epileptiform lesion. We use the Barthel Index to assess the patient's self-sufficiency, the Gross Motor Fuction Measure (GMFM) to assess his motor function, and the Box and Block test and the Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) to post-assess manual dexterity. The practical part also includes a questionnaire survey on rehabilitation care of paediatric patients with...
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Screening for impairment and design of a rehabilitation program for executive function in substance abusers from the perspective of an addictionologist
Votavová, Aneta ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Miovský, Michal (referee)
Background: The entire research is based on the hypothesis that due to regular and long-term abuse of addictive psychotropic substances, the risk of damage to executive and cognitive functions in a given user increases. If a deficit develops, very often there is a decrease in the quality of life of the individual. The addictologist should be able to notice a deficit in his patients and, if confirmed, also intervene in the right way. Aim: The aim of the research is to create a proposal for two cognitive rehabilitation programs that could be implemented in clinical work with addictological patients. If an executive or cognitive deficit is detected in a patient, the selected programs should be able to provide high- quality and effective rehabilitation. In this way, each of the programs could bring a higher quality of life in selected patients. Another aim of the diploma thesis is to test the selected research set for damage to executive functions. The research set is divided into four groups. Each group is characterized by an abuse of a selected addictive substance or group of addictive substances. Methods: Each participant in the research set was tested through a test battery. The test battery was composed of several parts. These included frontal Assessment Battery, Pathway Test (version A, version...
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Occupational Therapy During Hospitalization of Alcohol-dependent Persons:Proposing Therapeutic Program for the Rehabilitation of Cognitive Functions
Gašparová, Pavlína ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Pluhaříková-Pomajzlová, Jana (referee)
DIPLOMA THESIS ABSTRACT Name, Surname: Bc. Pavlína Gašparová Thesis supervisor: Bc. Zuzana Rodová, M.Sc. Title of the Diploma Thesis: Occupational Therapy During Hospitalization of Alcohol- dependent Persons: Proposing Therapeutic Program for the Rehabilitation of Cognitive Functions Abstract: This diploma thesis is focused on the matter of rehabilitation of cognitive functions in alcohol-dependent persons. Main aim of the thesis is to design and evaluate a therapeutic program focused on the most frequently damaged cognitive functions in persons with alcohol dependence. Secondary objectives of this thesis are to create materials for parts of program and to find out how satisfied patients are with the program. Theoretical part of the thesis contains general knowledge concerning alcohol dependence and cognitive functions. Attention is also paid to the issue of brain damage due to alcohol dependence and related cognitive rehabilitation. At the end of the theoretical part, possibilities of occupational therapy intervention in the field of addictology and current state of occupational therapy in addictology care in the Czech Republic are presented. Practical part of the thesis includes a design of a therapeutical program for the rehabilitation of cognitive functions and four case studies to evaluate its impact...
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Use of an Interactive Whiteboard in Occupational Therapy in Patients with Brain Damage Subtitl: Focused on the Training of Cognitive Functions
Holubová, Kateřina ; Oktábcová, Alice (advisor) ; Krulová, Anna (referee)
BAKALÁŘSKÉ PRÁCE V AJ Jméno: Kateřina Holubová Vedoucí práce: Bc. Alice Oktábcová Oponent práce: Název bakalářské práce: Využití interaktivní tabule v ergoterapii u pacientů po poškození mozku Podnázev bakalářské práce: Zaměřeno na trénink kognitivních funkcí Abstract: This bachelor thesis deals with an interactive whiteboard and its use in occupational therapy. The aim of this thesis is to find out whether the interactive whiteboard is usable in occupational therapy in cognitive functions training of patients with brain damage. The theoretical part provides information on cognitive functions, their damage impact on life and their rehabilitation. It also describes the interactive whiteboard, its components and accessories. The practical part is based on using the interactive whiteboard at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department of the Military University Hospital Prague. Two patients with brain damage and cognitive deficit were treated with help of the whiteboard there and the course of the treatments, as well as documenting the examination, was the basis for two case studies. The observation of these treatments, together with the feedback from the patients, were used to summarize the advantages and disadvantages of using of the interactive whiteboard in cognitive functions...
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Cognitive Rehabilitatiton in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by an Occupational Therapist. Subtitle: Testing a New Application for Touch Devices.
Holeňová, Martina ; Novotná, Klára (advisor) ; Straková, Eva (referee)
BACHELOR THESIS ABSTRACT Name, Surname: Martina Holeňová Thesis supervisor: Mgr. Klára Novotná Thesis opponent: Title of the Bachelor Thesis: Cognitive Rehabilitation Cognitive Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by an Occupational Therapist: Testing a New Application for Touch Devices Abstract: This bachelor thesis deals with cognitive rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) from the perspective of an occupational therapist, who together with a psychologist or a speech therapist practise cognitive function training. The extent of cognitive functions is variable, occur mild to moderate disorders, therefore has cognitive rehabilitation in patients with MS great importance. There are many cognitive rehabilitation software available, but none of them is primarily focused on MS patients. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate feasibility of the new sofrware for cognitive rehabilitation in people with MS (called Kote). In bachelor thesis is used the research method of a written questionnaire survey and on the basis of the evaluation of the non - standardized questionnaire the authors will be provided with suggestions for further software upgrades. Another aim is to prepare instructions for every game and to assign the area of cognitive functions that is trained in the game. The thesis is...
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A design of software applicable in occupational therapy A design, realization and evaluation of a PC program for shopping practice for people with cognitive deficits
Rohlenová, Eva ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Svobodová, Tereza (referee)
The main goal of this thesis was to design a computer program applicable in occupational therapy in cognitive rehabilitation. I designed a PC program focused on shopping practice. Its main advantages are: the absence of any charges, the possibility of using it on an ordinary PC and the accessibility via the Internet. The designed program, named Trénink nakupování (~Shopping training), had been implemented in a beta version. Afterwards, it was tested and evaluated with a questionnaire by five stroke patients. The results show that all patients evaluated the program very positively and they believe in its benefits for the rehabilitation. The theoretical part describes cognitive training and shopping from the perspective of an occupational therapist. Four PC training programs focused on shopping training are described. Other sections provide detailed information about the designed program. The practical part consists of testing, the evaluation of questionnaires and suggesting ways to improve the program in the future. Key words: cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive training, iADL, shopping, program design, computer-assisted training, PC program, brain injury Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Attention and its aspects of people after traumatic brain injury
Kasalická, Michaela ; Kulišťák, Petr (advisor) ; Uhlář, Pavel (referee)
The theoretical part of this thesis includes the theoretical concepts of cognitive functions and attention. The following section deals with traumatic brain injuries, their division and measurement of their severity. Another chapter includes characteristics and aspects of attention disorders that can set in as a result of traumatic brain injury, and the problems that can be caused by the attention impairment in the activities of daily living. The main point of this work is the neuropsychological assessment of attention and the following rehabilitation, especially the cognitive rehabilitation of attention and compensatory strategies of attention disorders. The practical part consists in the research proposal of efficacy of physical activity as the supportive supplement to the cognitive rehabilitation of attention via cognitive-rehabilitation program Neurop-2. It is based on the recent findings of the presence and characteristics of neurogenesis in adult persons. Keywords: traumatic brain injury, attention impairment, neuropsychological assessment of attention, cognitive rehabilitation, physical activity
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The utilization of CogniPlus system in cognitive-functions training during the occupational therapy for people with acquired brain injury
Pilzová, Martina ; Zemánková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Nováková, Olga (referee)
Aquired brain injury is still a current topic and a serious problem nowadays. After a treatment, a lot of consequences appear which cause a long-term inability to work and invalidation of many people. One of the serious problems is a disorder of cognitive functions which disables people to get back to a normal life. One of the options how to affect the cognitive functions impairment is a system called CogniPlus. Theoretical part of this work presents aquired brain injury, its dividing, basic classification and the consequences. Furthermore, this work dedicates to rehabilitation of cognitive functions using both computers and conventional methods. It also shows the work of the occupational therapist and the possibility of cognitive function testing. The aim of the research is to find out if CogniPlus cognitive function training is more effective than the conventional pencil-paper method. 20 people were tested in this study. Unfortunately, one of them had to quit due to health problems. The experimental and the control group had a therapy once or twice a week. All the participants went through Addenbrooke cognitive test and through a questionnaire of cognitive mistakes at the beginning and at the end of the testing. The experimental group showed a significant improvement in the global score ACE and...
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Efficiency of the Cognitive Training Program Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment for People with Parkinson's Disease
Plzáková, Vladimíra ; Soukupová, Tereza (advisor) ; Lucká, Barbora (referee)
The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment training (FIE) in respondents with Parkinson's disease (PD) in comparison with another type of cognitive training. The specific aim of the study was to verify whether there were differences between the effectiveness of the FIE and the training of the individual cognitive domains for cognitive functions in respondents with PD. The study included patients with PD who underwent an examination by a neuropsychological battery before the beginning of the training in order to evaluate the level of cognitive functions. Based on the demographic characteristics and the overall score in the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale-II (DRS-II), the respondents (n = 24) were randomly divided into two research groups. The experimental group (EXP) trained using the FIE method for 60 minutes once a week during three months. The control group (CON) trained the individual cognitive domains. After the cognitive training the respondents were examined again in order to detect changes of the level of each one of the cognitive functions. The examination revealed significant differences in the first and the second phases of testing in the EXP respondents (n = 12) in the level of current anxiety (p = 0.024), memory for non-verbal...
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