239 research outputs found
Analytical validation of innovative magneto-inertial outcomes: a controlled environment study.
peer reviewe
EMERGING APPLICATIONS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF BODY COMPOSITION AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO DISEASE RISK
Ph.D
Health of children and adolescents
The publication is intended for researchers, university teachers, students, experts in the field of health and education, as well as anyone interested in the well-being of children and adolescents. The
authors of contributions have presented their research findings and examples of good practices in the following thematic areas: (1) psychosocial health in childhood and youth(2) nutrition of children and youth(3) information and communication technology solutions
and services for the health of children and youth(4) the child and youth – the environment, and (5) physical (in)activity of children and youth.Publikacija je namenjena raziskovalcem, visokošolskim učiteljem, študentom, strokovnjakom na področju zdravstva ter vzgoje in izobraževanja ter vsem, ki se zanimajo za dobro počutje otrok in mladostnikov. Avtorji prispevkov so v prispevkih predstavili rezultate in primere dobrih praks v naslednjih tematskih sklopih: (1) psihosocialno zdravje v otroštvu in mladosti(2) prehrana otrok in mladostnikov(3) informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnološke rešitve in storitve za zdravje otrok in mladostnikov(4) otrok in mladostnik –okolje ter (5) gibalna (ne)aktivnost otrok in mladostnikov
An exploration of movement and handling by physiotherapists in a rehabilitation setting: a motion analysis study.
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) affect between 56-80% of physiotherapists, with patient handling often reported as a risk factor. Physiotherapists use therapeutic handling to aid patient rehabilitation. Therapeutic handling involves the physiotherapist "guiding, facilitating, manipulating or providing resistance" to the patient. Therapeutic handling can subject physiotherapists to high loading forces during patient handling. The aims of this doctoral thesis were to quantify physiotherapists' movement during therapeutic patient handling tasks, assess risk of injury against a frequently used ergonomic tool, and investigate whether there may be a relationship between patient handling and WRMSD. This research employed a descriptive cross-sectional study design and a positivistic approach to explore and quantitatively measure physiotherapist movement. A portable three-dimensional motion analysis system, Xsens MTw Awinda, was used to measure physiotherapist movement during patient treatments in a neurological setting. The physiotherapists' movement and posture were quantified, described and assessed using the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) tool. The incidence and personal impact of WRMSD were investigated with the extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ-E) and potential patient tasks of risk were discussed. The physiotherapists used four main positions during patient handling tasks: 1) kneeling; 2) half-kneeling; 3) standing; and 4) sitting. Eight patient handling tasks were identified: 1) lie-to-sit; 2) sit-to-lie; 3) sit-to-stand; 4) upper limb; 5) lower limb; 6) trunk; 7) standing; and 8) walking facilitation. Kneeling or sitting positions were used by the physiotherapists most often during lie-to-sit, sit-to-lie, sit-to-stand, upper limb, trunk and standing facilitation tasks. Standing was the most common physiotherapist position during lower limb and walking tasks. Kneeling, half-kneeling and sitting positions demonstrated greater neck extension, which scored highly with the RULA and indicated potential risk of injury. Standing demonstrated more cervicothoracic flexion than kneeling and sitting, which demonstrated greater lumbosacral flexion than standing. The physiotherapists' hips and knees often maintained end-range flexion when kneeling or half-kneeling, which is discouraged in ergonomics literature. The low back was the most frequent anatomical area of WRMSD, with 60% of the physiotherapists having experienced discomfort there within their career. Physiotherapists were found to temporarily have changed jobs, sought professional help or taken medication for their shoulder, elbow or low back discomfort. However, none of the physiotherapists had taken sick leave in the last twelve months. This research found that tasks were more often performed in kneeling or sitting positions than in standing. Moving and handling guidance considers the handler in a standing position; guidance should therefore start to consider the handler in the variety of positions found in clinical practice. Ergonomic assessments, such as the RULA, consider the trunk as one joint. This research investigated three trunk joints, with different postures found at the cervicothoracic and lumbosacral junctions. Future research should appreciate how the position of the handler can impact trunk posture. More research needs to be conducted to qualitatively investigate physiotherapists' perceptions and experiences of patient handling. This research has provided a detailed exploration into therapeutic handling the neurological setting which can be used to guide future research
Efectos de un programa de actividad físicoeducativo sobre el consumo de sustancias adictivas nocivas y factores psicosociales (ocio digital, autoconcepto y motivación)
Tesis Univ. Granada
Accessibility of Health Data Representations for Older Adults: Challenges and Opportunities for Design
Health data of consumer off-the-shelf wearable devices is often conveyed to users through visual data representations and analyses. However, this is not always accessible to people with disabilities or older people due to low vision, cognitive impairments or literacy issues. Due to trade-offs between aesthetics predominance or information overload, real-time user feedback may not be conveyed easily from sensor devices through visual cues like graphs and texts. These difficulties may hinder critical data understanding. Additional auditory and tactile feedback can also provide immediate and accessible cues from these wearable devices, but it is necessary to understand existing data representation limitations initially. To avoid higher cognitive and visual overload, auditory and haptic cues can be designed to complement, replace or reinforce visual cues. In this paper, we outline the challenges in existing data representation and the necessary evidence to enhance the accessibility of health information from personal sensing devices used to monitor health parameters such as blood pressure, sleep, activity, heart rate and more. By creating innovative and inclusive user feedback, users will likely want to engage and interact with new devices and their own data
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