Browsing by Subject "Rehabilitation"
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Ballet Injuries: Injury Incidence and Severity Over 1 Year
(2012)STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive single-cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence and severity of injuries to a professional ballet company over 1 year. METHODS: Data for an elite-level ballet company of 52 ... -
Braille literacy skills: An analysis of the concept of spelling
(2006)This article analyzes the braille spelling errors of 16 Greek students who are blind. More specifically, it explores the types of spelling errors, the students' attitudes toward spelling, and the relationship between ... -
Braille Reading Accuracy of Students Who Are Visually Impaired: The Effects of Gender, Age at Vision Loss, and Level of Education
(2015)Introduction: The present study assesses the performance of students who are visually impaired (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) in braille reading accuracy and examines potential correlations among the ... -
Brain hemisphericity and developmental dyslexia
(2013)The present study examined the link between brain hemisphericity and dyslexia in secondary school students, using the Preference Test (PT), a widely used self-report index of preferred hemisphere thinking styles. The ... -
Caregivers' attachment patterns and their interactions with cancer patients' patterns
(2015)To provide a brief review of the empirical literature regarding the attachment style of the cancer patients' caregivers as well as the link between attachment, caregiving, and care-receiving behaviors are defined. An ... -
Cerebellum and reading
(2007)Background: Traditionally, the cerebellum has been considered to control coordinated movement. However, in recent years it has been argued that it contributes to higher cognitive functions. Objectives: This review aims to ... -
Creating a Brief Rating Scale for the Assessment of Learning Disabilities Using Reliability and True Score Estimates of the Scale's Items Based on the Rasch Model
(2013)The purpose of the present studies was to provide the means to create brief versions of instruments that can aid the diagnosis and classification of students with learning disabilities and comorbid disorders (e.g., ... -
Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire for English- and Greek-Speaking Individuals
(2015)STUDY DESIGN: Clinical measurement. OBJECTIVES: To translate the German version of the Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire (EILP-G) to Greek and English and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Greek version. ... -
Deaf and hearing individuals' beliefs about the capabilities of deaf people
(2004)The study explored the beliefs of 100 residents of Greece about the capabilities of deaf people living in that country. Participants included deaf adults who communicated in Greek Sign Language (GSL), deaf adults who ... -
DEAF CLUBS TODAY: DO THEY STILL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY? THE CASES OF CYPRUS AND GREECE
(2011)THE PRESENT STUDY investigated the current functions of Deaf clubs in Cyprus and in Greece. The researchers conducted in-depth semistructured interviews with 24 Cypriot and 22 Greek deaf individuals ages 19-54 years. The ... -
Disabled students' narratives about their schooling experiences
(2015)An ongoing interest in disabled learners' voices has been reflected in a number of studies that explore students' experiences of schooling, as part of the quest to understand how inclusive education can be achieved. These ... -
Discrimination and comprehension of synthetic speech by students with visual impairments: The case of similar acoustic patterns
(2008)This study examined the perceptions held by sighted students and students with visual impairments of the intelligibility and comprehensibility of similar acoustic patterns produced by synthetic speech. It determined the ... -
Earthquake resistant design and rehabilitation of masonry historical structures
(2005)A general methodology for the earthquake resistant design and rehabilitation of damaged masonry historical structures is presented. The whole process is illustrated through a case study: The rehabilitation of Zoodohos Pigi ... -
The effect of cervical traction combined with neural mobilization on pain and disability in cervical radiculopathy. A case report
(2013)Cervical radiculopathy is the result of cervical nerve root pathology that may lead to chronic pain and disability. Although manual therapy interventions including cervical traction and neural mobilization have been advocated ... -
Effects of a trampoline exercise intervention on motor performance and balance ability of children with intellectual disabilities
(2013)Balance and motor impairments are most evident among inactive individuals with ID that might be particularly susceptible to a loss of basic functioning and further limit the person's autonomy in activities of daily living. ... -
Examining psychological factors during injury rehabilitation
(1997)The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of goal setting on performance and on a number of psychological variables such as self-efficacy, pretesting anxiety, and self-satisfaction during an injury rehabilitation ... -
Factors affecting the quality of life after total knee arthroplasties: a prospective study
(2012)Background: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the self-reported outcomes in the first year after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to determine factors influencing the quality of life (QoL) 6 weeks, 3, 6, ... -
Hand preference of individuals with blindness in everyday activities: The effects of age of sight loss, age, and gender
(2014)The research aims of the present study were: (a) to assess the hand preference of blind persons in everyday activities on the basis of gender, type of blindness, and age; and (b) to conduct the above analysis at both the ... -
The impact of personal educational experiences and communication practices on the construction of deaf identity in Cyprus
(2007)THE AIM OF THE STUDY was to investigate for the first time the impact of educational experiences on the development of Cypriot deaf people's identity. To obtain relevant information in depth, semistructured interviews were ... -
The impact of the perspectives of teachers and parents on the literacy media selections for independent study of students who are visually impaired
(2008)This study explored the choices of literacy media for independent study of students with visual impairments. The predictors that were taken into account were teachers' use of technology, experience in teaching, and mastery ...