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Home Assessment from the View of Occupational Therapy. Subtitle: A Survey among Occupational Therapists from the Czech Republic and Abroad on Home Assessments and Home Visits
Rohlenová, Eva ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Krulová, Anna (referee)
Home assessment is an important part of occupational therapy intervention. It can help improve patients' quality of life in many ways: lower the risk of falls, improve their self-dependence, increase participation etc. Despite that, there is little information about home assessment in Czech literature. There is no overview of home assessment tools nor any study summarizing information about current home assessment practice. The main goal of this thesis was to explore home assessment and home visit practice in the Czech republic using a questionaire-based survey among Czech occupational therapists. The results were to be compared to data gathered from foreign respondents. Theoretical part discusses the topic of the thesis iand presents information on home assessment tools. Chosen ones are described in detail (Cougar, WeHSA, Housing Enabler, SEMAFOR home). Practical part summarizes the results of the questionaire using tables, graphs and statistical analysis. Data from 144 Czech and 135 foreign respondents was gathered and analysed. Research hypotheses were that the majority of Czech occupational therapists don't do home visits and don't evaluate home environment using existing home assessment tools. Furthermore, foreign occupational therapists were expected to perform home visits and use existing...
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Occupational therapy evaluation of home environment of people with acquired brain injury. Case study focoused on facilitators and barriers according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Podzemná, Dorota ; Krulová, Anna (advisor) ; Uhlířová, Jaromíra (referee)
Home environment should be accesible, barrier free and safe for people with disabilities. There is one possibility how to achieve these conditions the possibility is to let an occupational therapist to assess your home environment. The main parts of occupational therapy are: evaluation of home environment, suggesting of reconstrucitons needed and recommendations about helping aids. Environment is according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health one of the factors which are very important. The main goal of this diploma thesis was to design new evaluation of home environment of people with acquired brain injury made according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Partial goals were: to identify barriers of home environment, to determine facilitators which are already existing and to suggest helping aids and reconstructions if it is necessary. All for achieving the best quality of self-sufficiency of client. Theoretical part is about acquired brain injury, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, issues of evaluation of home environment and assessments which are already existing. Practical part describes the proces of creation of evaluation and intervetions in home environment. Both described by case...
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Home Assessment from the View of Occupational Therapy. Subtitle: A Survey among Occupational Therapists from the Czech Republic and Abroad on Home Assessments and Home Visits
Rohlenová, Eva ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Krulová, Anna (referee)
Home assessment is an important part of occupational therapy intervention. It can help improve patients' quality of life in many ways: lower the risk of falls, improve their self-dependence, increase participation etc. Despite that, there is little information about home assessment in Czech literature. There is no overview of home assessment tools nor any study summarizing information about current home assessment practice. The main goal of this thesis was to explore home assessment and home visit practice in the Czech republic using a questionaire-based survey among Czech occupational therapists. The results were to be compared to data gathered from foreign respondents. Theoretical part discusses the topic of the thesis iand presents information on home assessment tools. Chosen ones are described in detail (Cougar, WeHSA, Housing Enabler, SEMAFOR home). Practical part summarizes the results of the questionaire using tables, graphs and statistical analysis. Data from 144 Czech and 135 foreign respondents was gathered and analysed. Research hypotheses were that the majority of Czech occupational therapists don't do home visits and don't evaluate home environment using existing home assessment tools. Furthermore, foreign occupational therapists were expected to perform home visits and use existing...
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