Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "Rehabilitation"
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Implementing a system to evaluate quality assurance in rehabilitation in Greece
(2015)Background: Use of a widely accepted quality assurance tool is an essential procedure of effective and result-oriented quality management in the rehabilitation sector, and generally in health care and social services, but ... -
Informal in-hospital care in a rehabilitation setting in Greece: An estimation of the nursing staff required for substituting this care
(2006)Purpose. To explore: ( a) the type and frequency of care-giving activities provided by family members in the Rehabilitation Setting (RS), (b) opportunities for family members to receive training in care-giving activities, ... -
INVESTIGATING DEAF STUDENTS' USE OF VISUAL MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES IN READING COMPREHENSION
(2013)A MIXED RESEARCH DESIGN was used to examine how deaf students used the visual resources of a multimedia software package that was designed to support reading comprehension. The viewing behavior of 8 deaf students, ages ... -
The movement assessment battery in Greek preschoolers: The impact of age, gender, birth order, and physical activity on motor outcome
(2011)Early identification of possible risk factors that could impair the motor development is crucial, since poor motor performance may have long-term negative consequences for a child's overall development. The aim of the ... -
Paraplegia from spinal cord injury: Self-esteem, loneliness, and life satisfaction
(2002)With advances in health care sciences, people with spinal cord injuries can now live to old age. Rehabilitation of the disabled is a dynamic process and should include not only attaining maximum function, but also receiving ... -
Paraplegia-related alterations of bone density in forearm and hip in Greek patients after spinal cord injury
(2003)Purpose: Paraplegia due to spinal cord injury is related with sublesional bone demineralization with an increased incidence of pathologic fractures in lower extremities. This study was carried out in order to evaluate bone ... -
Quality assessment systems in rehabilitation services for people with a disability in Greece: A critical review
(2013)Background: Despite international interest on quality assessment systems (QAS) and their importance in health care accreditation, implementation of a Rehabilitation Services Quality Measurement System still remains a ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONS AND CONFIDENCE AMONG GREEK ATHLETES FROM DIFFERENT COMPETITIVE SPORTS
(2010)Emotional relationships are crucial for an accurate prediction and control of the impact of emotions on athletic performance. The Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning (IZOF) model attempts to describe and explain emotions ... -
The role of educational experiences in the development of deaf identity
(2006)In this study, the analytical educational experiences of 25 deaf adults are explored in relation to their identity. The qualitative analysis indicated that the most critical educational experiences for the participants' ... -
The role of the descending inhibitory pain mechanism in musculoskeletal pain following high-velocity, low amplitude thrust manipulation. A review of the literature
(2014)BACKGROUND: Although the antinociceptive effect of high-velocity, low amplitude thrust manipulation (HVLAM) has been recognized by numerous systematic reviews, the underlying mechanism for manipulation-related pain relief ... -
Sitting bodily configuration: A study investigating the intra-tester reliability of positioning subjects into a predetermined sitting posture
(2014)Sitting posture predominates in lifestyle and workplace, but quantitative postural designation is limited due to divergence of methodology used in the studies. To date, no study has investigated the upper body's habitual ... -
Sport orientations and goal perspectives of wheelchair athletes
(2001)The purpose was to examine the sport orientations and goal perspectives of wheelchair adult athletes who differed on gender and type of sport. Participants were 34 male and 14 female marathoners and 166 male and 29 female ... -
TEACHER BIASES IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES: AN APPLICATION OF THE LOGISTIC MULTILEVEL MODEL
(2008)The purpose of the present study was to investigate the presence of teacher biases with regard to identification of students with learning disabilities (LD). Factors related to teachers' gender, age, and experience, along ... -
TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY OF HANDGRIP STRENGTH MEASUREMENT USING A HYDRAULIC HAND DYNAMOMETER IN PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY
(2014)Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability of handgrip strength measurement using a hydraulic hand dynamometer in patients with cervical radiculopathy (CR). Methods: A convenience ... -
Walking kinematics and kinetics following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage
(2013)The goal of this investigation was to investigate how walking patterns are affected following muscle-damaging exercise by quantifying both lower limb kinematics and kinetics. Fifteen young women conducted a maximal isokinetic ...